BP
BP p.l.c. Common StockEnergy · ·
$42.23
▲ $1.02 (+2.5%)
Market Cap
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Day Range
$41.48 - $42.37
52-Week Range
$32.72 - $48.27
Beta
—
Next Earnings
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BP is a stock from the Energy sector — Oil, gas, and renewable energy — highly volatile profitability, dependent on global commodity prices.
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This score and all analysis on this page are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Read the full disclaimer
Weighted: Technical 25% · Fundamental 20% · Growth 15% · Valuation 15% · News 10% · Quality 10% · Risk 5%
🔍 Cross-Check
Overall Score
🟡 Mixed
Technical Trend
🟡 Mixed
✅ Why is the score relatively high?
- 🟢 Price is above the 50-day average
- 🟢 Price is above the 200-day average
- 🟢 RSI 50.8 — healthy positive momentum
- 🟢 CMF 20 days: 0.09
⚠️ What's concerning?
- 🔴 MACD histogram is negative — falling momentum
- 🔴 -10.1% over the last 3 months relative to the index
- 🔴 Price is below the SAR point — downtrend
- 🔴 ROC 12 days: -1.2%
🚦 Quality & Risk Checks
📰 News Trend
Based on real financial news (Finnhub)Everyone's writing about BP p.l.c. Common Stock. News trend score: 62. Reason: 4 of the last 20 articles are positive, versus 2 negative.
News trend analysis is based on article sentiment only, and is not investment advice or financial counsel. Read the full disclaimer
📈 Technical Analysis
Based on the last 251 trading days, calculated from real price data. Click an indicator for details and a chart.
🟡 Indicators are mixed — no clear bias (4 bullish · 4 bearish · 2 neutral)
Conclusions
- 🟢Price vs. SMA 50 — Price is above the 50-day average
- 🟢Price vs. SMA 200 — Price is above the 200-day average
- 🔴MACD — MACD histogram is negative — falling momentum
- 🟢RSI — RSI 50.8 — healthy positive momentum
- 🟡Stochastic — %K 26.4 — neutral range
- 🟡ADX (trend strength) — ADX 21.8 — weak trend/choppy
- 🔴Relative strength vs. S&P 500 — -10.1% over the last 3 months relative to the index
- 🔴ROC (rate of change) — ROC 12 days: -1.2%
- 🔴Parabolic SAR — Price is below the SAR point — downtrend
- 🟢CMF (money flow) — CMF 20 days: 0.09
Wyckoff Method Analysis
A market-structure read based purely on real price and volume data — not full classic Wyckoff schematic identification (Phase A-E), but a quantitative analysis of what can reliably be computed: trading ranges, "effort vs. result", volume within the range, and Spring/Upthrust detection.
A trading range after a decline, but still without clear (volume-based) confirmation of an accumulation phase.
Low confidence
$36.04
Range Bottom
$45.22
Range Top
50
Trading Days in Range
Evidence Behind This Read
- 🟡Trading range identified — The stock is trading in a 25.5% range (between 36.04 and 45.22) over 50 trading days.
- 🟢The range follows a downtrend — Under the Wyckoff method, a trading range following a decline is a natural candidate for an Accumulation phase — smart money buying from weak sellers.
- 🟡Trading volume in the range is relatively stable — There's no clear sign yet of supply/demand being exhausted within the range.
The Wyckoff Method, developed by Richard Wyckoff in the early 20th century, reads the balance of supply and demand through price and volume, based on the premise that large investors ("smart money") quietly accumulate shares before rallies and quietly distribute them before declines. The read here is based solely on real price and volume data — full, precise identification of classic Wyckoff patterns (such as Phases A-E) requires human chart-reading experience and judgment, so this is an approximate algorithmic read, not a substitute for professional analysis. This should not be considered investment advice.
🎯 Trade Planning (M.A.E.E Framework)
Based on a mechanical trading method: market structure → value zone → ATR-based exit point. Not investment advice — a calculation tool only.
1️⃣ Market Structure
🟢 Uptrend
The price is above the 200-day average — per the market-structure method, this environment mainly favors looking for buying (Long) opportunities.
2️⃣ Value Zone
🟢 Price in value zone
The price is close to the 50-day moving average — per the method, this is a reasonable area to look for an entry, rather than chasing the price far from it.
3️⃣ Suggested Exit Point (ATR-based)
Method formula: Stop-loss = support minusone ATR margin — this way the stop adapts to the stock's actual volatility, rather than an arbitrary number.
Entry
$42.23
Stop-Loss
$34.86
Risk per Share
$7.37
Direction
Long
Profit Targets by Risk/Reward Ratio (R)
1:2 R
$56.98
1:3 R
$64.35
1:5 R
$79.09
💰 Position Size Calculator
A core principle of the method: never risk a fixed dollar amount — risk a fixed percentage of equity, and let the position size vary according to the risk per share.
Suggested Position Size
13 sh.
💵 Dividends
Total dividend per share paid each year, over the last 5 years.
Annual Dividend per Share
| Ex-Dividend Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 15.5.2026 | $0.499 |
| 20.2.2026 | $0.499 |
| 14.11.2025 | $0.499 |
| 15.8.2025 | $0.499 |
| 16.5.2025 | $0.480 |
| 21.2.2025 | $0.480 |
| 8.11.2024 | $0.480 |
| 9.8.2024 | $0.480 |
| 16.5.2024 | $0.436 |
| 15.2.2024 | $0.436 |
| 9.11.2023 | $0.436 |
| 10.8.2023 | $0.436 |
🕴️ Insider Trading
Real transactions by officers and insiders, as reported to the SEC on Form 4 — 0 purchases and 0 sales out of the last 0 filings.
No recent insider transaction filings found for this stock.
📉 Short Interest
Official FINRA data — the number of shares open in short positions, plus daily short-sale activity.
Monthly Trend — Open Short Interest
11,007,637 shares short as of 2026-07-15 · vs. 10,722,922 on 2026-06-30
Official biweekly report (FINRA Rule 4560) — no real higher-frequency data exists for this metric.
Weekly Trend — Daily Short-Sale Activity
39.3% of trading volume this week was short selling, vs. 36.0% the prior week
Based on daily short-sale volume (Reg SHO) — a different metric from the open short interest above: this is daily trading volume, not an open position, so it updates weekly rather than biweekly.
📰 News & Sentiment
Sentiment based on basic keywords (not AI) — 4 positive, 14 neutral, 2 negative out of the last 20 articles.
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