ASHLAND INC (ASH) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:ASH - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0441861046 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, ASH scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. ASH'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, ASH is a bad performer in the overall market: 87% of all stocks are doing better.
ASH is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Chemicals industry. 69% of 85 stocks in the same industry do better.
ASH is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. ASH is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month ASH has a been trading in the 45.21 - 60.83 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
ASH has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium 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.
More info and screens
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74.32
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- Resistance @51.76 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @55.46 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @71.60 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @73.58 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.15
Mansfield-3.27
10 Day High51.96
10 Day Low45.21
20 Day High60.83
20 Day Low45.21
52 Week High102.5
52 Week Low45.21
Performance
1 Week3.89%
2 Weeks-4.9%
1 Month-9.65%
3 Month-29.33%
6 Month-42.47%
12 Month-47.41%
2 Year-50.32%
3 Year-51.91%
5 Year-18.17%
10 Year-20.1%
15 Year69.51%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-0.03
RSI(14)40.39
LBB44.25
UBB59.23
50.48
+0.93 (+1.88%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg1.88%
1 Week3.89%
2 Weeks-4.9%
1 Month-9.65%
3 Month-29.33%
6 Month-42.47%
12 Month-47.41%
2 Year-50.32%
3 Year-51.91%
5 Year-18.17%
10 Year-20.1%
15 Year69.51%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.3
ATR(20)%5.67%
ATR Inc-51.89%
Range Today1.25
ADR(20)2.57
ADR(20)%5.1%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.15
Mansfield-3.27
10 Day High51.96
10 Day Low45.21
20 Day High60.83
20 Day Low45.21
52 Week High102.5
52 Week Low45.21
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start51.76
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.55%
DER(5)-0.52%
Volume404.30K
Volume Incr-39.64%
Vol(5)538.38K
Vol(50)788.50K