WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:WTW - Nasdaq - IE00BDB6Q211 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, WTW scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. WTW 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.
In the last month WTW has a been trading in the 293.76 - 318.36 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, WTW outperforms 55% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
WTW is part of the Insurance industry. There are 143 other stocks in this industry, WTW did better than 54% of them.
WTW is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so WTW is lagging the market slightly.
The technical rating of WTW 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.
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335.86
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 295.95 to 296.32. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 304.88 to 317.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @332.53 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
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 WTW is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for WTW is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 55 | NEUTRAL | WTW is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of WTW is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of WTW is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of WTW is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 36.68 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for WTW is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -1.46 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests WTW has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 16.43 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests WTW may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.86 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for WTW suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 29.34 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for WTW suggests a strong 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)
296.33
-4.78 (-1.59%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-1.59%
1 Week-4.17%
2 Weeks-6.39%
1 Month-4.41%
3 Month-8.71%
6 Month-4.84%
12 Month16.08%
2 Year25.83%
3 Year50.12%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)5.94
ATR(20)%1.86%
ATR Inc-13.45%
Range Today4.85
ADR(20)5.49
ADR(20)%1.85%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS55
Mansfield-0.65
10 Day High318.36
10 Day Low293.76
20 Day High318.36
20 Day Low293.76
52 Week High344.14
52 Week Low254.44
CS1 End296.32
CR1 Start304.88
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.53%
DER(5)0.58%
Volume578.80K
Volume Incr19.52%
Vol(5)581.68K
Vol(50)671.04K