ABT technical analysis

Price vs EMAs

• – Weekly close: 97.5.
• – Below EMA20 at 102.08 by -4.48%.
• – Below EMA50 at 106.5 by -8.45%.
• – Below EMA200 at 113.66 by -14.22%.

EMA stack

• – The stack is bearish: 20 < 50 < 200.
• – This stack describes trend, not entry timing.

Cross

• – Last EMA50/EMA200 cross: death cross on 2026-04-20, 24 bars ago.

What would change this read

• – A weekly close back above 102.08 would put price above EMA20.
• – A weekly close back above 106.5 would put price above EMA50.
• – A move that reverses the death cross on 2026-04-20 into a fresh EMA50/EMA200 golden cross would change the longer-term trend read.

• – MACD vs signal line: MACD is -0.5439 and signal is -0.5094, so MACD is below the signal line in a bearish posture. The last signal-line crossover was bearish on 2026-10-02, which is 0 bars ago.
• – Histogram: Histogram is -0.0345, so it is negative. The 4-bar change is -1.5988, which indicates momentum is decelerating further on the weekly basis.
• – Zero line: MACD is below zero. The last zero-line cross was bearish on 2026-09-28, which is 1 bars ago. This is separate from the signal-line crossover: the signal-line cross was on 2026-10-02, while the zero-line cross was on 2026-09-28.
• – Divergence checks: Nothing was found for bearish divergence. Nothing was found for bullish divergence. The reported pivot comparisons did not confirm a divergence signal.

What would change this read:

• – A weekly close and MACD move back through the signal structure, with MACD no longer below -0.5094.
• – MACD moving back above zero, reversing the current below zero condition and the bearish zero-line cross on 2026-09-28.
• – A fresh divergence finding replacing the current “none” results from the pivot checks, or a reversal of the latest bearish crossover on 2026-10-02.

• – Current weekly RSI(14): 43.16.
• – State: neutral, with overbought defined as >= 70 and oversold defined as <= 30.
• – RSI 4 bars ago: 47.9.
• – The RSI has been falling over the last four weeks.
• – Most recent band event: recovered above 30 on 2026-06-01.
• – That event was 18 bars ago.
• – Bearish divergence check: nothing was found.
• – The reported pivot comparison was 2026-06-01 close 91.07 / rsi 33.56 -> 2026-08-17 close 116.64 / rsi 66.95, and it did not qualify as bearish divergence.
• – Bullish divergence check: nothing was found.
• – The reported pivot comparison was 2026-05-04 close 84.32 / rsi 18 -> 2026-07-06 close 93.93 / rsi 41.34, and it did not qualify as bullish divergence.
• – If weekly RSI moved back above "70", the state would change to overbought.
• – If weekly RSI fell to "30" or below, the state would change to oversold.
• – If the next pivot pair produced a divergence instead of "none", that would change the divergence read.

Current RSI

Direction over the last four weeks

Most recent 70/30 band event

Divergence checks

What would change this read

ATR and percentage of price

• – ATR(14) is 5.73, which is 5.87% of the latest weekly close of 97.5.
• – This means the stock’s typical weekly movement is about 5.73 in price terms, on average.

Volatility trend versus 8 weeks ago

• – ATR(14) was 5.99 eight weeks ago and is 5.73 now.
• – That lower reading means weekly volatility is contracting.

What the 1x and 2x ATR bands imply

• – The 1x ATR band from the latest weekly close is 91.77 to 103.23.
• – That band describes a normal expected weekly range around the close, not a price forecast.
• – The 2x ATR band is 86.04 to 108.96.
• – That wider band describes a larger but still normal weekly movement range.

What would change this read

• – A move in ATR(14) above 5.99 would reverse the current contracting reading.
• – A move toward the 1x ATR edge at 91.77 or 103.23 would show weekly movement reaching the expected band limits.
• – A move toward the 2x ATR edge at 86.04 or 108.96 would indicate a much larger weekly range than the 1x band.

• – 52-week high: 133.34, set on 2025-10-13.
• – 52-week low: 81.97, set on 2026-05-11.

52-week high and low:

How far price sits from each

• – Latest weekly close is 97.5.
• – That is 26.88% below the 52-week high.
• – That is 18.95% above the 52-week low.

What the range position says about the longer cycle

• – The midpoint of the 52-week range is 107.65.
• – The current position in the 52-week range is 30.2%, where 0% is the low and 100% is the high.
• – That places ABT in the lower portion of its weekly 52-week range, below the midpoint, but not at the low.

What would change this read

• – A move back to the 52-week high of 133.34 would shift the range read materially toward the upper end.
• – A move back to the 52-week low of 81.97 would shift the read toward the bottom of the range.
• – A move through the midpoint of 107.65 would change the current below-midpoint positioning in the weekly cycle.