Walgreen Company (WAG) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:WAG - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9314221097
Overall WAG gets a technical rating of 10 out of 10. Both in the recent history as in the last year, WAG has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
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.
WAG has an excellent technical rating, but the quality of the setup is only medium 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.
More info and screens
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.
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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for WAG is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for WAG is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 87.84 | POSITIVE | WAG has a high relative strength, it outperformed 87.84% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of WAG is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of WAG is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of WAG is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 67.33 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for WAG is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.27 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests WAG has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.32 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for WAG suggests some volalility. |
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)
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