BECTON DICKINSON AND CO (BDX) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BDX - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0758871091 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, BDX scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. BDX scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
72% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BDX.
BDX is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
BDX is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
BDX has an average volume of 2126720 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
BDX is part of the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. There are 191 other stocks in this industry, BDX did better than 58% of them.
Although the technical rating is bad, BDX does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 201.70, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
194.63
246.27
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 196.60 to 201.70. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 217.48 to 219.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @225.48 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 230.24 to 232.62. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 241.87 to 243.83. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS28.65
Mansfield-0.89
10 Day High208.04
10 Day Low193.82
20 Day High229.8
20 Day Low193.03
52 Week High251.99
52 Week Low193.03
Performance
1 Week3.21%
2 Weeks2.99%
1 Month-10.33%
3 Month-15.76%
6 Month-13.88%
12 Month-11.43%
2 Year-22.41%
3 Year-17.04%
5 Year-18.79%
10 Year45.58%
15 Year168.54%
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)0.5
RSI(14)42.68
LBB195.72
UBB208.76
205.08
+0.63 (+0.31%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg0.31%
1 Week3.21%
2 Weeks2.99%
1 Month-10.33%
3 Month-15.76%
6 Month-13.88%
12 Month-11.43%
2 Year-22.41%
3 Year-17.04%
5 Year-18.79%
10 Year45.58%
15 Year168.54%
Volatility
ATR(14)7.58
ATR(20)%3.5%
ATR Inc-58.01%
Range Today3.39
ADR(20)6.88
ADR(20)%3.35%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS28.65
Mansfield-0.89
10 Day High208.04
10 Day Low193.82
20 Day High229.8
20 Day Low193.03
52 Week High251.99
52 Week Low193.03
CS1 End201.7
CR1 Start217.48
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.25%
DER(5)-1.89%
Volume1.69M
Volume Incr-19.52%
Vol(5)2.05M
Vol(50)2.13M