WESTERN UNION CO (WU) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:WU - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9598021098 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to WU. WU's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, WU is a bad performer in the overall market: 86% of all stocks are doing better.
WU is part of the Financial Services industry. There are 99 other stocks in this industry, of which 82% are performing better than WU.
WU is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month WU has a been trading in the 9.06 - 10.03 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
WU has an average volume of 7354730 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
WU 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 9.12, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
8.99
12.05
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 9.08 to 9.12. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 6 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.30 to 9.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.64 to 9.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.15 to 10.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @10.57 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @10.97 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @11.93 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for WU is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for WU is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.33 | NEGATIVE | WU has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.67% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of WU is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of WU is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of WU is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 35.8 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for WU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests WU has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 21.53 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for WU is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.18 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for WU suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 28.45 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for WU 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)
9.13
-0.12 (-1.3%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryFinancial Services
Performance
% Chg-1.3%
1 Week-1.83%
2 Weeks-2.04%
1 Month-5.39%
3 Month-14.51%
6 Month-15.15%
12 Month-24.3%
2 Year-22.17%
3 Year-44.57%
5 Year-57.77%
10 Year-55.09%
15 Year-38.77%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.21
ATR(20)%2.18%
ATR Inc2.11%
Range Today0.16
ADR(20)0.19
ADR(20)%2.07%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.33
Mansfield-2.11
10 Day High9.51
10 Day Low9.06
20 Day High10.03
20 Day Low9.06
52 Week High13.12
52 Week Low9
CS1 End9.12
CR1 Start9.3
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.87%
DER(5)2.61%
Volume8.89M
Volume Incr15.15%
Vol(5)7.07M
Vol(50)7.35M