British American Tobacco p.l.c. Stock Forecast
Explanation to Bollinger's Bands
Bollinger Bands was created by John Bollinger in the early 1980s, its purpose is to define price action relative to the assets highs and lows. This technical indicator is used to identify buy and sell signals and has proven very well in doing so.
Bollinger Bands consist of a set of three curves drawn in relation to securities prices. The middle band is a measure of the intermediate-term trend, usually a simple moving average, that serves as the base for the upper and lower bands. The interval between the upper and lower bands and the middle band is determined by volatility, typically the standard deviation of the same data that were used for the average. StockInvest.us uses Bollingers suggested 20 day average.
Middle Bollinger Band = 20-period simple moving average
Upper Bollinger Band = Middle Bollinger Band + 2 * 20-period standard deviation
Lower Bollinger Band = Middle Bollinger Band - 2 * 20-period standard deviation
BandWidth defines the current width of the band.
%b defines the current position within the band.
BandWidth = (Upper Bollinger Band - Lower Bollinger Band) / Middle Bollinger Band
%b = (Last - Lower Bollinger Band) / (Upper Bollinger Band - Lower Bollinger Band)
Live Samples:
Bottlenecks in bandwidth indicate an upcoming change. Break up through the moving average line or continuous movements above the moving average line indicate a break up, and vice versa.
Source: http://www.bollingerbands.com
British American Tobacco p.l.c. stock price down 0.471% on Friday
(Updated on Apr 26, 2024)
The British American Tobacco p.l.c. stock price fell by -0.471% on the last day (Friday, 26th Apr 2024) from £2,337.00 to £2,326.00. It has now fallen 3 days in a row. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.29% from a day low at £2,325.00 to a day high of £2,355.00. The price has fallen in 5 of the last 10 days but is still up by 0.82% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day along with the stock, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the stock. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -5 million shares and in total, 3 million shares were bought and sold for approximately £6.20 billion.
The stock lies in the middle of a falling trend in the short term and further fall within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -2.44% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between £2,199.06 and £2,371.62 at the end of this 3-month period.
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BATS.L Signals & Forecast
There are mixed signals in the stock today. The British American Tobacco p.l.c. stock holds sell signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a more negative forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections up, there will be some resistance from the lines at £2,333.14 and £2,344.77. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. Volume fell together with the price during the last trading day and this reduces the overall risk as volume should follow the price movements. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, and so far it has risen 2.60%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for British American Tobacco p.l.c. stock
British American Tobacco p.l.c. finds support from accumulated volume at £2,319.00 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and with good liquidity the risk is considered very low in this stock. During the last day, the stock moved £30.00 between high and low, or 1.29%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 1.35%.
Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.
Trading Expectations (BATS.L) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 29th
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 29th we expect British American Tobacco p.l.c. to open at £2,335.33, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between £2,290.89 and £2,361.11, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-£35.11 (+/-1.51%) up or down from last closing price. If British American Tobacco p.l.c. takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.02% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at £2,319.00 (0.30%) than the resistance at £2,340.50 (0.62%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Is British American Tobacco p.l.c. stock A Buy?
British American Tobacco p.l.c. holds several negative signals and we believe that it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We, therefore, hold a negative evaluation of this stock.
Current score: -1.830 Sell Candidate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for British American Tobacco p.l.c. of Monday, April 29, 2024
| Fair opening price April 29, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| £2,335.33 ( 0.401%) | £2,326.00 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for BATS.L
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 2,365.33 | 1.69 % | |
| R2 | 2,353.87 | 1.20 % | ||
| R1 | 2,346.79 | 0.89 % | ||
| Current price: | 2,326.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 2,323.87 | -0.0914 % | |
| S2 | 2,316.79 | -0.396 % | ||
| S3 | 2,305.33 | -0.89 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 2,376.00 | 2.15 % | |
| R2 | 2,366.00 | 1.72 % | ||
| R1 | 2,340.50 | 0.623 % | ||
| Current price | 2,326.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 2,319.00 | -0.301% | |
| S2 | 2,310.00 | -0.688% | ||
| S3 | 2,308.00 | -0.774% |
BATS Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 19, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Feb 03, 2025 | £58.88 | 2.53% |
| 2 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Nov 01, 2024 | £58.88 | 2.53% |
| 3 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Aug 02, 2024 | £58.88 | 2.53% |
| 4 | Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | May 02, 2024 | £58.88 | 2.53% |
| 5 | Jul 13, 2023 | Jul 13, 2023 | Jul 13, 2023 | £57.72 | 2.29% |
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