Wabco Holdings Inc (WBC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:WBC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -
Taking everything into account, WBC scores 7 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, WBC is only an average performer.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
WBC 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.
WBC has an average volume of 1329480 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, WBC turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 66% of all stocks.
In the last month WBC has a been trading in a tight range between 133.95 and 136.50.
Although WBC 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.
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129.46
137.88
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 133.97 to 136.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @130.77 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 136.47 to 136.51. 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 WBC is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for WBC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 66 | NEUTRAL | WBC is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of WBC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of WBC is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of WBC is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 61.15 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for WBC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.08 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests WBC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 99.22 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests WBC may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.38 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for WBC suggests low 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)
Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.
| ENTRY | EXIT | DISTANCE | CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136.52 | 134.73 | 1.79 (1.31%) | 25.00% |
| An entry @136.52. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone. | An exit @134.73. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low. | The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 1.79 points, which is 1.31%. | When investing 25.00% of your capital in this trade, your total portfolio risk will be 0.33%. |
- The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
- This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.
136.46
-0.02 (-0.01%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.01%
1 Week0.05%
2 Weeks1.01%
1 Month1.84%
3 Month1.01%
6 Month1.27%
12 Month4.24%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.44
ATR(20)%0.38%
ATR Inc-87.56%
Range Today0.04
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
CRS66
Mansfield-0.01
10 Day High136.5
10 Day Low134.74
20 Day High136.5
20 Day Low133.95
52 Week High136.5
52 Week Low117.2
CS1 End136.27
CR1 Start136.47
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.79%
DER(5)1.54%
Volume2.61M
Volume Incr45.63%
Vol(5)1.63M
Vol(50)1.33M