WESTERN UNION CO (WU) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:WU - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9598021098 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to WU. WU scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, WU is a bad performer in the overall market: 71% of all stocks are doing better.
WU is part of the Financial Services industry. There are 101 other stocks in this industry, of which 66% are performing better than WU.
WU 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.
WU has an average volume of 6610050 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month WU has a been trading in the 9.00 - 10.67 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, WU does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
9.61
12.05
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 9.71 to 10.04. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.38 to 10.57. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 11.29 to 11.32. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 11.63 to 11.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @11.93 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
CRS29.78
Mansfield-0.82
10 Day High10.26
10 Day Low9.22
20 Day High10.67
20 Day Low9
52 Week High13.6
52 Week Low9
Performance
1 Week4.41%
2 Weeks1.9%
1 Month-3.78%
3 Month-0.78%
6 Month-8.86%
12 Month-24.42%
2 Year-6.86%
3 Year-39.26%
5 Year-46.62%
10 Year-49.8%
15 Year-44.22%
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)0.05
RSI(14)50.92
LBB9.26
UBB10.36
10.18
+0.07 (+0.69%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryFinancial Services
Performance
% Chg0.69%
1 Week4.41%
2 Weeks1.9%
1 Month-3.78%
3 Month-0.78%
6 Month-8.86%
12 Month-24.42%
2 Year-6.86%
3 Year-39.26%
5 Year-46.62%
10 Year-49.8%
15 Year-44.22%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.49
ATR(20)%3.96%
ATR Inc-1.42%
Range Today0.63
ADR(20)0.39
ADR(20)%3.84%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS29.78
Mansfield-0.82
10 Day High10.26
10 Day Low9.22
20 Day High10.67
20 Day Low9
52 Week High13.6
52 Week Low9
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start10.12
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.48%
DER(5)0.77%
Volume10.44M
Volume Incr23.89%
Vol(5)8.87M
Vol(50)6.61M