WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WLTW) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:WLTW - Nasdaq - Common Stock
Taking everything into account, WLTW scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. WLTW has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
WLTW has an average volume of 1287370 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, WLTW outperforms 59% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
WLTW is part of the Insurance industry. There are 144 other stocks in this industry, WLTW did better than 57% of them.
WLTW is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so WLTW is lagging the market.
In the last month WLTW has a been trading in a tight range between 228.43 and 240.51.
WLTW has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 226.81, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- 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.
More info and screens
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251.02
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 223.40 to 226.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 201.59 to 206.07. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 233.36 to 237.53. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @243.08 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 247.77 to 248.53. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for WLTW is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for WLTW is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 59.7 | NEUTRAL | WLTW is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of WLTW is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of WLTW is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of WLTW is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 42.73 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for WLTW is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.4 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests WLTW has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 46.08 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for WLTW is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.8 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for WLTW 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)
231.56
-2.78 (-1.19%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-1.19%
1 Week-2.5%
2 Weeks-2.07%
1 Month-0.34%
3 Month-4.66%
6 Month1.47%
12 Month13.71%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)3.97
ATR(20)%1.8%
ATR Inc-1.75%
Range Today4.24
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
CRS59.7
Mansfield-0.89
10 Day High240.51
10 Day Low231.26
20 Day High240.51
20 Day Low228.43
52 Week High271.87
52 Week Low197.63
CS1 End226.81
CR1 Start233.36
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.97%
DER(5)-1.01%
Volume1.23M
Volume Incr-22.88%
Vol(5)1.05M
Vol(50)1.29M