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W.R. Grace & Company (GRA) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:GRA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -

69.99  +0.02 (+0.03%)

After market: 69.99 0 (0%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

10

Taking everything into account, GRA scores 10 out of 10 in our technical rating. Both in the recent history as in the last year, GRA has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.

Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
Looking at the yearly performance, GRA did better than 80% of all other stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by GRA over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
GRA is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 85 other stocks in this industry. GRA outperforms 82% of them.
GRA is currently making a new 52 week high. This is a strong signal. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
In the last month GRA has a been trading in a tight range between 69.43 and 70.00.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
W.R. Grace & Company / GRA Weekly stock chart
W.R. Grace & Company / GRA Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

8

GRA has an excellent technical rating and also presents a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 70.00. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 69.92, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for GRA in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.

  • Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
  • A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
Support and Resistance Analysis

54.67

72.04

2 important support areas can be observed.

  • A support zone ranging from 68.28 to 69.92. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Support @55.22 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 70.00 to 71.33. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Statistics, Performance, Trends, Indicators, Chart- and CandleStick Patterns
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS80.02
Mansfield0.51
10 Day High70
10 Day Low69.61
20 Day High70
20 Day Low69.43
52 Week High70
52 Week Low38.7
Performance
1 Week0.1%
2 Weeks0.5%
1 Month0.81%
3 Month1.32%
6 Month14.96%
12 Month69.06%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
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)0.02
RSI(14)77.3
LBB69.55
UBB70.13
Example Setup

Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.

ENTRYEXITDISTANCECAPITAL
70.0169.600.41 (0.58%)25.00%
An entry @70.01. This is a Buy Stop order right above the 10 day high.An exit @69.60. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low.The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 0.41 points, which is 0.58%.For a 0.14% total portfolio risk, you can invest 25.00% of your capital in this trade.

  • The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
  • This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.
W.R. Grace & Company / GRA Daily stock chart

W.R. Grace & Company

NYSE:GRA (9/21/2021, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 69.99 0 (0%)

69.99

+0.02 (+0.03%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg0.03%
1 Week0.1%
2 Weeks0.5%
1 Month0.81%
3 Month1.32%
6 Month14.96%
12 Month69.06%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.08
ATR(20)%0.14%
ATR Inc-67.58%
Range Today0.03
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS80.02
Mansfield0.51
10 Day High70
10 Day Low69.61
20 Day High70
20 Day Low69.43
52 Week High70
52 Week Low38.7
CS1 End69.92
CR1 Start70
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.47%
DER(5)2.86%
Volume1.16M
Volume Incr169.31%
Vol(5)1.07M
Vol(50)537.24K