WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:WLDN - Nasdaq - US96924N1000 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall WLDN gets a technical rating of 8 out of 10. In the last year, WLDN was one of the better performers, although we are getting mixed signals now in both the short and medium term time frames.
The short term is neutral, but the long term trend is still positive. Not much to worry about for now.
Looking at the yearly performance, WLDN did better than 90% of all other stocks. On top of that, WLDN also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.
WLDN is one of the better performing stocks in the Professional Services industry, it outperforms 90% of 82 stocks in the same industry.
WLDN is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
In the last month WLDN has a been trading in the 36.43 - 41.19 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Besides having an excellent technical rating, WLDN also presents a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 38.66, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for WLDN in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
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We found 4 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 38.07 to 38.66. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 36.89 to 36.96. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @34.67 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @33.43 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @40.84 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 41.69 to 41.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 43.07 to 43.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS90.44
Mansfield0.68
10 Day High39.73
10 Day Low36.6
20 Day High41.19
20 Day Low36.43
52 Week High50
52 Week Low27.19
Performance
1 Week3.95%
2 Weeks0.85%
1 Month-3.99%
3 Month10.91%
6 Month-10.26%
12 Month25.28%
2 Year167.58%
3 Year45.83%
5 Year54.57%
10 Year175.86%
15 Year1568.09%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.06
RSI(14)52.61
LBB37.06
UBB39.94
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40.85 | 38.06 | 2.79 (6.83%) | 14.64% |
| An entry @40.85. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone. | An exit @38.06. This is a Stop Loss order right below the support zone. | The trade has a worst case loss of 2.79 points, which is 6.83%. | For a 1.00% total portfolio risk, you can invest 14.64% of your capital in this trade. |
- 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.
39.2
-0.38 (-0.96%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg-0.96%
1 Week3.95%
2 Weeks0.85%
1 Month-3.99%
3 Month10.91%
6 Month-10.26%
12 Month25.28%
2 Year167.58%
3 Year45.83%
5 Year54.57%
10 Year175.86%
15 Year1568.09%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.46
ATR(20)%4.49%
ATR Inc-40.4%
Range Today1.08
ADR(20)1.72
ADR(20)%4.4%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS90.44
Mansfield0.68
10 Day High39.73
10 Day Low36.6
20 Day High41.19
20 Day Low36.43
52 Week High50
52 Week Low27.19
CS1 End38.66
CR1 Start40.84
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.88%
DER(5)1.36%
Volume97.00K
Volume Incr-31.81%
Vol(5)78.36K
Vol(50)139.81K