STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC (SWK) Technical Analysis
NYSE:SWK • US8545021011
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SWK Technical Rating and Analysis
Overall SWK gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. SWK has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
- The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
- SWK has an average volume of 1970560 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
- When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, SWK turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 49% of all stocks.
- SWK is an average performer in the Machinery industry, it outperforms 42% of 131 stocks in the same industry.
- SWK is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so SWK is lagging the market.
- In the last month SWK has a been trading in the 66.26 - 74.28 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
SWK Weekly and Daily overview Charts
SWK Setup Rating and Analysis
SWK has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 72.36. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 71.72, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for SWK in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
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SWK Support and Resistance Analysis
63.79
3 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @71.72 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 67.28 to 68.22. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 64.43 to 64.55. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 72.36 to 74.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @90.01 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
SWK Technical Indicator Signal Analysis
The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for SWK is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for SWK is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 49.36 | NEUTRAL | SWK is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SWK is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SWK is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of SWK is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.98 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SWK is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.87 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests SWK has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 81.24 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests SWK may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.82 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SWK suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 27.6 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for SWK suggests a strong trend. |
SWK Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
SWK Technicals: Chart, Performance Metrics, Trend & Indicators
72.35
+0.16 (+0.22%)
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC / SWK TA FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill technical rating for STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 2 / 10 to SWK.
Can you provide the trend direction for STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC?
The current trend direction for STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC (SWK) is Bearish.
What is the RSI signal for STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC (SWK) stock?
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC (SWK) has an RSI value of 48.9798. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
What is the short term momentum for SWK stock?
The short term momentum for STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC (SWK) is neutral.
What are the support and resistance levels for STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC (SWK) stock?
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC (SWK) has a support level at 71.72 and a resistance level at 72.36. Check the full technical report for our detailed analysis of SWK support and resistance levels.