Penn West Energy Trust (NYSE:PWE) traded at a new 52-week low today of $10.02. Approximately 234,000 shares have changed hands today, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 1.8 million shares.

Penn West Energy Trust has overhead space with shares priced $10.09, or 19.8% below the average consensus analyst price target of $12.58. The stock should find initial resistance at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $10.90 and further resistance at its 200-day MA of $13.18.

Penn West Energy Trust share prices have moved between a 52-week high of $22.37 and the current low of $10.02 and are currently at $10.09 per share. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 1.29% lower and 0.28% lower over the past week, respectively.

Penn West Energy Trust is a conventional oil and natural gas producing income trust . The Company is also involved with exploration, development, and operating activities focused in western Canada.

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