Occidental Petroleum Corporation stock price up 2.03% on Wednesday

The Occidental Petroleum Corporation stock price gained 2.03% on the last trading day (Wednesday, 25th May 2022), rising from $65.07 to $66.39. During the day the stock fluctuated 2.46% from a day low at $65.04 to a day high of $66.64. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a 10.47% gain for the last 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -2 million shares and in total, 18 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $1.21 billion. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

Susquehanna is very positive about OXY and gave it a "$71.00 - $73.00" rating on May 12, 2022. The price target was changed from 59.22 to 1.46.Over the last 90 days, this security got 13 buy, 0 sell, and 1 hold ratings.

The stock lies in the upper part of a very wide and strong rising trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break-up at the top trend line at $69.07 will firstly indicate a stronger rate of rising.Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 20.02% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $66.31 and $82.90 at the end of this 3-month period.

The Occidental Petroleum Corporation stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term moving averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $65.19 and $60.55. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, and so far it has fallen -2.28%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found.

On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $58.13 and $57.50.There is natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, Occidental Petroleum Corporation finds support just below today's level at $58.13. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $57.50 and $56.15.

This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $1.60 between high and low, or 2.46%. For the last week, the stock has had a daily average volatility of 4.79%.

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Occidental Petroleum Corporation stock to perform well in the short-term.