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National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) Technical Analysis

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Summary:
Weekly :Overbought sectorWilliams' Percentage Range is strongly overboughtLane's Stochastic and MACD bearish divergenceBroken trend resistance line
Daily :Williams' Percentage Range is strongly overboughtDaily  MACD line has moved above its signal line
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It was a second consecutive positive week for the National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV). During the week, the NOV gained 1.12 points, or 6.83%, and closed at 17.53 on Friday, January 9, 2026. It was the best weekly gain since October 24, 2025. Weekly volume was 26% above average.

NOV is a member of Energy Sector. Energy is the most overbought sector. Sector/industry rotation is considered a proven strategy to beat the market. Use the following links to find overbought/oversold technical indicators by Sector or by Industry.

Long-term trend: [See NOV long-term trend chart]
A long-term downtrend had started on January 27, 2023 at 24.83 and reached 10.84 on April 8, 2025. NOV lost 13.99 points, or 56.34%, in 114 weeks. The chart has formed a Falling Wedge chart pattern. The downtrend resistance line (9.53) is broken. Usually a broken resistance is considered to be a long-term bullish signal, but since daily indicators are overbought a short-term pull back is possible. NOV may retest the broken resistance line. It is considered to be a support line now. Use the following links to access Trend Support/Resistance Help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with broken trend resistance line in a long-term trend.

Medium-term trend: [See NOV medium-term trend chart]
A medium-term uptrend had started on August 11, 2025 at 11.78 and reached 17.84 on January 9, 2026. NOV gained -6.06 points, or -51.44%, in 21 weeks. The chart has formed a Rising Channel chart pattern. The trend support level is at 16.36 and resistance is at 18.37. A Rising Channel represents price movement contained between parallel lower (support) and upper (resistance) trend lines. Trading Channeling stocks is one of the most reliable and accurate trading techniques that provide traders with precise entry and exit points as well as stop-losses and take-profit recommendations. Use the following link to access a Rising Channel chart pattern help, or use a Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with Rising Channel pattern in a medium-term trend.

Weekly Technical Indicators: [See NOV weekly technical indicators chart]
Weekly Williams' Percentage Range is strongly overbought. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with strongly overbought weekly overbought Williams' Percentage Range. Weekly Lane's Stochastic and MACD have bearish divergence. Use the following links to access the Lane's Stochastic and MACD help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with weekly Lane's Stochastic and MACD bearish divergence. The divergence between price and indicator is considering one of the most important buy/sell stocks trading signal. Oscillators are designed to signal a possible trend reversal. They can act as alerts and should be taken in conjunction with other technical analysis tools. Oscillators can be used to confirm other technical signals. Use the following links to access Lane's Stochastic and Williams' Percentage Range help.

The weekly MACD line is above its signal line since June 6, 2025. This is an indication that the medium-term trend is up. The distance between MACD and the signal line is relatively high and getting bigger. It indicates that the current medium-term uptrend is strong. Use the following link to access a MACD help.

Short-term trend: [See NOV short-term trend chart]
A short-term uptrend had started on December 16, 2025 at 15.29 and reached 17.84 on January 9, 2026. NOV gained -2.55 points, or -16.68%, in 24 days. The price is now at the 12.16% retracement level.

Daily Technical Indicators: [See NOV daily technical indicators chart]
Daily Williams' Percentage Range is strongly overbought. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with strongly overbought daily overbought Williams' Percentage Range.

During the last week, daily MACD line has moved above its signal line. Such crossover is considered a bullish signal.

Daily Oscillators
Description Value Status Divergence Chart
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 74.45
Williams' Percentage Range (W%R) 7.80
Strong Overbought
Lane's Stochastic (%D-Slow) 76.60
Greed/Fear Indicator (GFI) 81.07
Overbought
Moving Average Converg./Diverg. (MACD) 0.31
Weekly Oscillators
Description Value Status Divergence Chart
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 69.76
Williams' Percentage Range (W%R) 3.50
Strong Overbought
Lane's Stochastic (%D-Slow) 77.71
Bearish
Greed/Fear Indicator (GFI) 79.41
Moving Average Converg./Diverg. (MACD) 0.47 Bearish
Trading Signals
Description Value Chart
Monthly Trendline Resistance 18.37
Upper Bollinger Band 17.75
Price 17.53
Daily Stochastic Crossing 17.26
Weekly Stochastic Crossing 16.92
Monthly Trendline Support 16.36
20 Day Moving Average 16.20
Parabolic System 15.80
50 Day Moving Average 15.72
Lower Bollinger Band 14.92
Sector and Industry
Description Name Rank
Sector Energy 10
Industry Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 106
Daily Trend
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Uptrend
Low 15.46
Low Date 12/26/2025
High 17.84
High Date 01/09/2026
Weekly Trend
Monthly Trend
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Uptrend
Status
Resistance
Support
Low 15.29
Low Date 12/16/2025
High 17.84
High Date 01/09/2026
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Rising Channel
Status Valid
Resistance 18.37
Support 16.36
Low 11.78
Low Date 08/11/2025
High 17.84
High Date 01/09/2026
Quarterly Trend
Yearly Trend
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Uptrend
Status
Resistance
Support
Low 10.84
Low Date 04/08/2025
High 17.84
High Date 01/09/2026
Description Value
Direction Down
Chart Pattern Falling Wedge
Status Broken Resistance
Resistance 10.52
Support 9.53
High 24.83
High Date 01/27/2023
Low 10.84
Low Date 04/08/2025
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