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Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:WMC - US95790D2045 - REIT

9.18 USD
+0.39 (+4.44%)
Last: 12/5/2023, 8:25:54 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

3

Taking everything into account, WMC scores 3 out of 10 in our technical rating. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. WMC was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.

73% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than WMC.
WMC is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
Warning: WMC has an average volume of 21188 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
In the last month WMC has a been trading in the 8.11 - 9.20 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
WMC is part of the Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)" industry. There are 69 other stocks in this industry, WMC did better than 50% of them.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation / WMC Weekly stock chart
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation / WMC Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

3

The technical rating of WMC is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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.

Support and Resistance Analysis

7.91

10.42

We found 3 important support areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 8.52 to 8.57. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 8.19 to 8.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 7.99 to 8.04. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.

  • Resistance @9.42 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • Resistance @10.32 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe long term trend for WMC is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for WMC is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength27.49NEGATIVEWMC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 72.51% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of WMC is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNMIXEDThe current price of WMC is above a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)DOWNMIXEDThe current price of WMC is above a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)66.55NEUTRALThe RSI value for WMC is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.09POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests WMC has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)93.96OVERBOUGHTThe high Stochastics value suggests WMC may be overbought.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)3.36MEDIUM VOLATILITYThe ATR as a percentage value for WMC suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)18.89NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for WMC suggests a weak or negative trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation / WMC Daily stock chart

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation

NYSE:WMC (12/5/2023, 8:25:54 PM)

9.18

+0.39 (+4.44%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryMortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)"
Performance
% Chg4.44%
1 Week11.27%
2 Weeks9.55%
1 Month9.29%
3 Month-12.99%
6 Month1.89%
12 Month1.21%
2 Year-56.49%
3 Year-71.84%
5 Year-88.99%
10 Year-93.83%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.31
ATR(20)%3.36%
ATR Inc18.08%
Range Today0.54
ADR(20)0.3
ADR(20)%3.31%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS27.49
3 months CRSN/A
6 months CRSN/A
Mansfield-0.86
10 Day High9.2
10 Day Low8.11
20 Day High9.2
20 Day Low8.11
52 Week High11.64
52 Week Low7.82
CS1 End8.57
CR1 Start9.42
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.45%
DER(5)2.1%
Volume33.50K
Volume Incr5.44%
Vol(5)21.52K
Vol(50)21.19K

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation / WMC FAQ

What is the ChartMill technical rating of Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) stock?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 3 / 10 to WMC.


What is the trend direction for WMC stock?

The current trend direction for Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) is Bearish.


Can you provide the RSI signal for Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation?

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) has an RSI value of 66.5483. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.


What is the short term momentum for Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) stock?

The short term momentum for Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) is positive.