Taking everything into account, VAW scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. VAW scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
VAW has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately.
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We found 2 important support areas.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for VAW is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for VAW is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 36.11 | NEUTRAL | VAW is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VAW is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VAW is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VAW is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 49.8 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VAW is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.63 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests VAW has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 74.83 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VAW is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.4 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for VAW suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.63 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VAW suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 2 / 10 to VAW.
The current trend direction for VANGUARD MATERIALS ETF (VAW) is Bearish.
VANGUARD MATERIALS ETF (VAW) has an RSI value of 49.8045. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
The MACD indicator for VANGUARD MATERIALS ETF (VAW) has a value of 0.6261, indicating a bearish trend.
The short term momentum for VANGUARD MATERIALS ETF (VAW) is neutral.