CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:CLW - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US18538R1032 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to CLW. CLW scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, CLW is a bad performer in the overall market: 83% of all stocks are doing better.
CLW is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Paper & Forest Products industry. 62% of 9 stocks in the same industry do better.
CLW is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. CLW is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month CLW has a been trading in the 23.05 - 26.87 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, CLW does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 25.33. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 24.27, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
23.71
32.13
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 23.95 to 24.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.33 to 25.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @26.48 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @31.81 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
CRS17.58
Mansfield-2.37
10 Day High26.24
10 Day Low23.55
20 Day High26.87
20 Day Low23.05
52 Week High57.13
52 Week Low22.58
Performance
1 Week-0.73%
2 Weeks-0.24%
1 Month-1.81%
3 Month-21.99%
6 Month-10.08%
12 Month-39.25%
2 Year-32.3%
3 Year-26.19%
5 Year2.09%
10 Year-61.79%
15 Year-61.62%
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)0.04
RSI(14)45.5
LBB23.56
UBB25.8
24.44
+0.04 (+0.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products
Performance
% Chg0.16%
1 Week-0.73%
2 Weeks-0.24%
1 Month-1.81%
3 Month-21.99%
6 Month-10.08%
12 Month-39.25%
2 Year-32.3%
3 Year-26.19%
5 Year2.09%
10 Year-61.79%
15 Year-61.62%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.41
ATR(20)%5.44%
ATR Inc-54.19%
Range Today0.62
ADR(20)1.26
ADR(20)%5.16%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS17.58
Mansfield-2.37
10 Day High26.24
10 Day Low23.55
20 Day High26.87
20 Day Low23.05
52 Week High57.13
52 Week Low22.58
CS1 End24.27
CR1 Start25.33
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.09%
DER(5)1.24%
Volume223.50K
Volume Incr-29.24%
Vol(5)206.22K
Vol(50)290.16K