WWD - Woodward Incorporated
Aero-industrial specialist breaking out to all-time highs.
WWD – Woodward Incorporated
Date: 17 June 2026
Sector: Producer Manufacturing / Industrial Machinery
Exchange: NASDAQ
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Opening/macro/sector context
Pulling up the brief we have in TradingView, it states that Woodward Incorporated designs and manufactures control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets.
So we have here the possibility of a stock that is a play on the ever-globalising world and the long-term demand for travel.
There are still billions of potential customers outside the West who are waiting for their first experience of seeing the wider world. Companies like Woodward may therefore be a play on the global travel trend without getting so heavily involved in airlines themselves.
Airlines are a hyper-competitive space with massive capital requirements and have long been known to chew up investors and take their money.
Woodward could potentially be a safer way to gain exposure to that same aerospace and travel theme.
One final point worth adding is that this stock has been slightly under the radar, sitting below its all-time highs for the last couple of months.
However, it did come up on my all-time high screen yesterday.It also provides some diversification away from the AI theme. There is a whole economy out there which we must not forget about :-)
Long-term structure
Looking at the long-term structure on the 3-month chart, Woodward has, for the most part, moved from the bottom left to the top right.
There have been some yellow candles along the way, but none were deep enough to cause a meaningful break in structure.
The one clear break in structure came back in 2020.
That is understandable, given that Woodward’s main customers were massively affected by the pandemic and the inability to travel.
That naturally led to a sideways period that lasted from January 2020 through April 2024.
After that, normal business resumed, and the stock moved back up and to the right.
In fact, since April 2023, and remembering that these are 3-month candles, Woodward has not had a single yellow candle along the way.
That is a very bullish trend.
Lower timeframe / recent structure
Dropping down to the weekly timeframe, we can see that Woodward has been in sideways action for the last four months.
During that period, the stock consolidated within a fairly tight range between roughly $342 on the downside and $403 on the upside.
As of yesterday’s close, Woodward has now had its first close above the pink box, closing at $421.
At this stage, I am looking for one of two things.
The first would be three clean closes above the top of the box.
The second would be a move higher, followed by a pullback down to test the top of the pink box around $401, with that level then acting as support.
If either of those conditions plays out, the stock could continue higher.
Entry trigger:
Three clean closes above the top of the pink box.
OR
A move higher, followed by a pullback to test the top of the pink box around $401, with previous resistance becoming support.
Initial stop loss:
The initial stop-loss could be quite large, near the bottom of the pink box, where we have the last effective swing low.
However, on opening the trade, this may need to be reconsidered depending on the 4-hour structure and whether a tighter swing-low stop becomes available.
Multi-timeframe correlation:
3M: Blue candle
1M: Blue candle, having just been grey
1W: Blue candle
1D: Blue candle
4H: Blue candle
When should I tighten the stop-loss?
Tighten the stop loss at every new swing low as the stock continues to move higher.
When do I add to the position?
Add to the position whenever there is confirmation of a higher move and the structure remains intact.
Potential target range:
$468 – $589
Activated price targets:
2
Am I in this trade?
No
Current R multiple:
0R