SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC (SWX) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:SWX - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US8448951025 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall SWX gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. SWX has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
SWX is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Gas Utilities industry. 92% of 14 stocks in the same industry do better.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, SWX turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 62% of all stocks.
SWX is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, so SWX is still doing slightly better than the market.
In the last month SWX has a been trading in the 64.69 - 77.14 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, SWX does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 75.87. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 71.94, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
66.24
79.95
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 68.42 to 71.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @66.91 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 75.87 to 76.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 78.16 to 79.16. 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
CRS62.54
Mansfield0.75
10 Day High74.67
10 Day Low64.69
20 Day High77.14
20 Day Low64.69
52 Week High80.29
52 Week Low64.31
Performance
1 Week1.46%
2 Weeks4.69%
1 Month-3.99%
3 Month-2.09%
6 Month-1.94%
12 Month-3.83%
2 Year28.8%
3 Year-18.14%
5 Year-4.84%
10 Year31.15%
15 Year131.93%
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)0.41
RSI(14)49.35
LBB66.8
UBB75.34
72.13
-1.48 (-2.01%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGas Utilities
Performance
% Chg-2.01%
1 Week1.46%
2 Weeks4.69%
1 Month-3.99%
3 Month-2.09%
6 Month-1.94%
12 Month-3.83%
2 Year28.8%
3 Year-18.14%
5 Year-4.84%
10 Year31.15%
15 Year131.93%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.62
ATR(20)%3.25%
ATR Inc-30.71%
Range Today1.94
ADR(20)2.26
ADR(20)%3.13%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS62.54
Mansfield0.75
10 Day High74.67
10 Day Low64.69
20 Day High77.14
20 Day Low64.69
52 Week High80.29
52 Week Low64.31
CS1 End71.94
CR1 Start75.87
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.41%
DER(5)-2.59%
Volume213.00K
Volume Incr-49.33%
Vol(5)276.00K
Vol(50)435.25K