Walker & Dunlop Inc 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
Walker & Dunlop Inc stock upgraded to Buy Candidate.
(Updated on May 02, 2024)
The Walker & Dunlop Inc stock price gained 1.58% on the last trading day (Thursday, 2nd May 2024), rising from $92.76 to $94.23. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 4.30% from a day low at $93.00 to a day high of $97.00. The price has risen in 8 of the last 10 days and is up by 4.72% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 46 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 255 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $24.01 million.
The stock is moving within a wide and horizontal trend and further movements within this trend can be expected. Given the current horizontal trend, you can expect Walker & Dunlop Inc stock with a 90% probability to be traded between $86.64 and $98.68 at the end of this 3-month period. A break of a horizontal trend is often followed by a large increase in the volume, and stocks seldom manage to go directly from the bottom of a trend up to the top. Stocks turning up in the middle of a horizontal trend are therefore considered to be potential runners.
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WD Signals & Forecast
Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The Walker & Dunlop Inc stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock, but the stock has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $93.13 and $93.55. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Monday, April 15, 2024, and so far it has risen 4.83%. 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). Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Walker & Dunlop Inc stock
Walker & Dunlop Inc finds support from accumulated volume at $92.93 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock is usually traded at a good volume, and with minor daily changes, the risk is considered to be low. During the last day, the stock moved $4.00 (4.30%) between high and low. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.82%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $89.40 (-5.12%) (This stock has low daily movements and this gives low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 13 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (WD) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Friday 3rd
For the upcoming trading day on Friday, 3rd we expect Walker & Dunlop Inc to open at $94.74, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $91.37 and $97.09, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$2.86 (+/-3.04%) up or down from last closing price. If Walker & Dunlop Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 6.07% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $94.42 (0.20%) than the support at $92.93 (1.38%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.
Is Walker & Dunlop Inc stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity, as there is a fair chance for Walker & Dunlop Inc stock to perform well in the short-term period. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Sell to a Buy candidate.
Current score: 2.533 Buy Candidate Upgraded
Predicted Opening Price for Walker & Dunlop Inc of Friday, May 3, 2024
| Fair opening price May 3, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| $94.74 ( 0.545%) | $94.23 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for WD
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 98.74 | 4.79 % | |
| R2 | 97.22 | 3.17 % | ||
| R1 | 96.27 | 2.17 % | ||
| Current price: | 94.23 | |||
| Support | S1 | 93.22 | -1.08 % | |
| S2 | 92.27 | -2.08 % | ||
| S3 | 90.74 | -3.70 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 98.86 | 4.91 % | |
| R2 | 95.45 | 1.29 % | ||
| R1 | 94.42 | 0.202 % | ||
| Current price | 94.23 | |||
| Support | S1 | 92.93 | -1.38% | |
| S2 | 92.18 | -2.18% | ||
| S3 | 90.99 | -3.44% |
WD Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 14, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | $0.650 | 0.726% |
| 2 | Nov 08, 2023 | Nov 22, 2023 | Dec 08, 2023 | $0.630 | 0.674% |
| 3 | Aug 02, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 | Sep 01, 2023 | $0.630 | 0.742% |
| 4 | May 03, 2023 | May 17, 2023 | Jun 02, 2023 | $0.630 | 0.85% |
| 5 | Feb 21, 2023 | Mar 07, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | $0.630 | 0.87% |
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