WEST BANCORPORATION (WTBA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:WTBA - Nasdaq - US95123P1066 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall WTBA gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. Although WTBA 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.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
Warning: WTBA has an average volume of 26940 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
Looking at the yearly performance, WTBA did better than 80% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 10 months ago.
WTBA is an average performer in the Banks industry, it outperforms 59% of 398 stocks in the same industry.
WTBA 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 WTBA has a been trading in the 17.33 - 20.87 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
WTBA 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 a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 19.67. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 18.54, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
17.79
22.35
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 17.97 to 18.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 19.67 to 19.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 21.67 to 22.13. 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
CRS80.06
Mansfield0.33
10 Day High20.29
10 Day Low17.88
20 Day High20.87
20 Day Low17.33
52 Week High24.85
52 Week Low16.18
Performance
1 Week5.02%
2 Weeks6.62%
1 Month-1.8%
3 Month-8.39%
6 Month-5.57%
12 Month17.65%
2 Year14.1%
3 Year-21.36%
5 Year5.7%
10 Year3.69%
15 Year141.82%
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)0.17
RSI(14)51.68
LBB17.98
UBB19.69
NASDAQ:WTBA (4/24/2025, 2:01:07 PM)
19.02
-0.64 (-3.26%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryBanks
Performance
% Chg-3.26%
1 Week5.02%
2 Weeks6.62%
1 Month-1.8%
3 Month-8.39%
6 Month-5.57%
12 Month17.65%
2 Year14.1%
3 Year-21.36%
5 Year5.7%
10 Year3.69%
15 Year141.82%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.12
ATR(20)%4.9%
ATR Inc-26.79%
Range Today0.86
ADR(20)0.89
ADR(20)%4.67%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS80.06
Mansfield0.33
10 Day High20.29
10 Day Low17.88
20 Day High20.87
20 Day Low17.33
52 Week High24.85
52 Week Low16.18
CS1 End18.54
CR1 Start19.67
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.11%
DER(5)-3.16%
Volume7.99K
Volume Incr-6.59%
Vol(5)27.92K
Vol(50)26.94K