RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides systems and services for commercial, military and government customers. Co. serves commercial and government customers in both the original equipment and aftermarket parts and services segments of the aerospace industry. Co.'s operations are classified into four segments: Collins Aerospace, which provides aerospace and defense products and aftermarket service solutions; Pratt & Whitney, which supplies aircraft engines; Raytheon Intelligence & Space, which provides integrated space, communication and sensor systems, and cyber and software solutions; and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, which provides end-to-end solutions.
When researching a stock like Raytheon Technologies, many investors are the most familiar with Fundamental Analysis — looking at a company's balance sheet, earnings, revenues, and what's happening in that company's underlying business. Investors who use Fundamental Analysis to identify good stocks to buy or sell can also benefit from RTX Technical Analysis to help find a good entry or exit point. Technical Analysis is blind to the fundamentals and looks only at the trading data for RTX stock — the real life supply and demand for the stock over time — and examines that data in different ways. One of those ways is to calculate a Simpe Moving Average ("SMA") by looking back a certain number of days. One of the most popular "longer look-backs" is the RTX 200 day moving average ("RTX 200 DMA"), while one of the most popular "shorter look-backs" is the RTX 50 day moving average ("RTX 50 DMA"). A chart showing both of these popular moving averages is shown on this page for Raytheon Technologies. Comparing two moving averages against each other can be a useful visualization tool: by calculating the difference between the RTX 200 DMA and the RTX 50 DMA, we get a moving average convergence divergence indicator ("RTX MACD"). The RTX MACD chart, in conjunction with the chart of the moving averages, basically helps in visualizing how the moving averages are showing convergence (moving closer together), or divergence (moving farther apart). |