WATERS CORP (WAT) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:WAT - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9418481035 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to WAT. WAT 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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
WAT 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.
In the last month WAT has a been trading in the 297.14 - 377.52 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
WAT is part of the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. There are 56 other stocks in this industry. WAT outperforms 81% of them.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, WAT outperforms 44% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
WAT has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 321.00, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
297.82
388.83
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Support @321.00 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @300.83 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- Resistance @336.53 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 364.81 to 366.43. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @384.98 from a horizontal 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
CRS44.39
Mansfield-0.15
10 Day High342.85
10 Day Low297.14
20 Day High377.52
20 Day Low297.14
52 Week High423.56
52 Week Low279.24
Performance
1 Week2.02%
2 Weeks-6.99%
1 Month-11.62%
3 Month-20.54%
6 Month-7.87%
12 Month8.41%
2 Year6.88%
3 Year5.94%
5 Year71.66%
10 Year156.42%
15 Year345.91%
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)-1.05
RSI(14)39.48
LBB298.02
UBB368.62
321.01
-0.09 (-0.03%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg-0.03%
1 Week2.02%
2 Weeks-6.99%
1 Month-11.62%
3 Month-20.54%
6 Month-7.87%
12 Month8.41%
2 Year6.88%
3 Year5.94%
5 Year71.66%
10 Year156.42%
15 Year345.91%
Volatility
ATR(14)20.26
ATR(20)%5.45%
ATR Inc-49.18%
Range Today9.24
ADR(20)16.15
ADR(20)%5.03%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS44.39
Mansfield-0.15
10 Day High342.85
10 Day Low297.14
20 Day High377.52
20 Day Low297.14
52 Week High423.56
52 Week Low279.24
CS1 End321
CR1 Start336.53
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.14%
DER(5)-0.65%
Volume430.10K
Volume Incr-30.34%
Vol(5)440.54K
Vol(50)569.17K