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Walgreen Company (WAG) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:WAG - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9314221097

76.05  -0.74 (-0.96%)

After market: 76.36 +0.31 (+0.41%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

10

Taking everything into account, WAG scores 10 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, WAG is showing a nice and steady performance.

The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that WAG is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 87% of all stocks.
WAG is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
In the last month WAG has a been trading in the 66.45 - 77.98 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
WAG has an average volume of 5271780 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
Walgreen Company / WAG Weekly stock chart
Walgreen Company / WAG Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

4

Although WAG has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.

Support and Resistance Analysis

60.73

77.56

When analyzing the support we can see 4 important areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 70.14 to 70.90. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 66.75 to 67.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
  • Support @63.21 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • Support @61.34 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 76.46 to 76.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for WAG is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for WAG is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength87.84POSITIVEWAG has a high relative strength, it outperformed 87.84% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of WAG is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of WAG is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of WAG is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)67.33NEUTRALThe RSI value for WAG is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.27POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests WAG has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)2.32MEDIUM VOLATILITYThe ATR as a percentage value for WAG suggests some volalility.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Walgreen Company / WAG Daily stock chart

Walgreen Company

NYSE:WAG (12/30/2014, 8:13:24 PM)

After market: 76.36 +0.31 (+0.41%)

76.05

-0.74 (-0.96%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.96%
1 Week2.4%
2 Weeks3.55%
1 Month12.22%
3 Month25.14%
6 Month2.8%
12 Month33.84%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.94
ATR(20)%2.32%
ATR Inc-45.73%
Range Today0.88
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS87.84
Mansfield0.62
10 Day High77.98
10 Day Low71.46
20 Day High77.98
20 Day Low66.45
52 Week High77.98
52 Week Low55.27
CS1 End70.9
CR1 Start76.46
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.71%
DER(5)-2.54%
Volume2.80M
Volume Incr-28.83%
Vol(5)4.50M
Vol(50)5.27M