Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:WDR - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -
Overall WDR gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. In the last year, WDR was a medium performer in the overall market. We are getting mixed signals now in both the short and medium term picture.
WDR is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
The short term trend is negative, but the long term trend is still positive. So although the long term is still positive, this may be a trend turning.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, WDR turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 67% of all stocks.
In the last month WDR has a been trading in a tight range between 24.92 and 25.21.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, WDR 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 24.98. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 24.94, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
18.15
25.85
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 24.75 to 24.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @18.33 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 24.98 to 25.59. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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
CRS67.31
Mansfield1
10 Day High25
10 Day Low24.93
20 Day High25.21
20 Day Low24.92
52 Week High25.9
52 Week Low12.46
Performance
1 Week-0.08%
2 Weeks0.08%
1 Month-0.68%
3 Month-1.23%
6 Month62.74%
12 Month77.29%
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
RSI(14)46.45
LBB24.94
UBB25.01
24.98
-0.01 (-0.04%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.04%
1 Week-0.08%
2 Weeks0.08%
1 Month-0.68%
3 Month-1.23%
6 Month62.74%
12 Month77.29%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.02
ATR(20)%0.17%
ATR Inc-48.78%
Range Today0.02
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
CRS67.31
Mansfield1
10 Day High25
10 Day Low24.93
20 Day High25.21
20 Day Low24.92
52 Week High25.9
52 Week Low12.46
CS1 End24.94
CR1 Start24.98
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.99%
DER(5)1.48%
Volume5.53M
Volume Incr217.96%
Vol(5)1.38M
Vol(50)688.12K