ECOLAB INC (ECL) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:ECL - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US2788651006 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, ECL scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. Although ECL is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, 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.
ECL is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 84 other stocks in this industry. ECL outperforms 86% of them.
ECL has an average volume of 1555840 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Looking at the yearly performance, ECL did better than 80% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 10 months ago.
ECL is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
In the last month ECL has a been trading in the 221.62 - 257.56 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
ECL has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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
223.38
272.53
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 233.98 to 235.07. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 225.64 to 229.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 243.59 to 247.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 253.18 to 254.03. 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 269.27 to 269.83. 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
CRS80.19
Mansfield0.44
10 Day High251.2
10 Day Low221.62
20 Day High257.56
20 Day Low221.62
52 Week High273.69
52 Week Low217.27
Performance
1 Week2.66%
2 Weeks-4.6%
1 Month-5.24%
3 Month0.55%
6 Month-8.69%
12 Month9.43%
2 Year42.24%
3 Year40.98%
5 Year23.37%
10 Year113.19%
15 Year388.8%
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)-0.09
RSI(14)43.26
LBB222.53
UBB257.8
238.73
+2.77 (+1.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg1.17%
1 Week2.66%
2 Weeks-4.6%
1 Month-5.24%
3 Month0.55%
6 Month-8.69%
12 Month9.43%
2 Year42.24%
3 Year40.98%
5 Year23.37%
10 Year113.19%
15 Year388.8%
Volatility
ATR(14)8.15
ATR(20)%2.84%
ATR Inc-36.98%
Range Today5.07
ADR(20)6.61
ADR(20)%2.77%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS80.19
Mansfield0.44
10 Day High251.2
10 Day Low221.62
20 Day High257.56
20 Day Low221.62
52 Week High273.69
52 Week Low217.27
CS1 End235.07
CR1 Start243.59
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.75%
DER(5)-1.52%
Volume1.41M
Volume Incr-10.51%
Vol(5)1.47M
Vol(50)1.56M