WILLIAMS COS INC (WMB) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:WMB - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9694571004 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 3 out of 10 to WMB. Although WMB is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
In the last month WMB has a been trading in the 56.50 - 63.45 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that WMB is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 77% of all stocks. On top of that, WMB also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.
WMB is part of the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. There are 211 other stocks in this industry. WMB outperforms 79% of them.
WMB is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so WMB is lagging the market slightly.
WMB has an average volume of 8200400 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
WMB has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 58.18, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
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63.51
We found 4 important support areas.
- Support @58.18 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 56.48 to 57.06. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Strong support @55.52 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 53.49 to 54.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 59.20 to 59.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 62.68 to 62.88. 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 WMB is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for WMB is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 77 | POSITIVE | WMB has a high relative strength, it outperformed 77% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of WMB is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of WMB is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of WMB is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 43.22 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for WMB is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.36 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests WMB has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 20.17 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for WMB is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.54 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for WMB suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 19.39 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for WMB suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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)
58.22
+0.44 (+0.76%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg0.76%
1 Week-0.72%
2 Weeks-7.4%
1 Month-2.02%
3 Month3.25%
6 Month4.86%
12 Month35.46%
2 Year69%
3 Year70.78%
5 Year204.34%
10 Year10.94%
15 Year199.95%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.53
ATR(20)%2.54%
ATR Inc-26.39%
Range Today0.82
ADR(20)1.46
ADR(20)%2.51%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS77
Mansfield-0.06
10 Day High63.45
10 Day Low56.5
20 Day High63.45
20 Day Low56.5
52 Week High63.45
52 Week Low40.41
CS1 End58.18
CR1 Start59.2
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.61%
DER(5)0.27%
Volume7.55M
Volume Incr-19.24%
Vol(5)7.48M
Vol(50)8.20M