Nel ASA's Technical Safety Net: Can the 200-Day Average Hold After CEO's Surprise Departure?
19.06.2026 - 14:57:32 | boerse-global.de
Håkon Volldal’s decision to step down as chief executive of Nel ASA has thrown the Norwegian electrolyser maker into fresh turmoil, leaving its stock pinned near a critical technical level. The shares changed hands at €0.22 on Friday after shedding another 1.11% on the session, extending a monthly slide that has now reached 21%. Since Volldal took the helm in July 2022, the share price has collapsed from around €1.30, wiping out nearly 80% of the company’s market value.
Investors are now watching the 200-day moving average at €0.21 with unusual intensity. The stock has already fallen decisively below its 50-day line of €0.27, and the relative strength index, at 36, is drifting towards oversold territory. A sustained breach of the 200-day support would risk opening the door to a test of the year’s lows, according to traders. Yet the elevated volatility reading of 88% suggests that the path ahead remains highly uncertain.
The leadership vacuum comes at a moment when Nel is simultaneously receiving a major financial boost from Brussels. The European Union has approved up to €135 million in grants for the company’s Herøya plant, a facility that Volldal was championing as the centrepiece of a push towards mass production. In May 2026, Nel unveiled a new alkaline pressure electrolyser platform designed to bring down the cost of large-scale hydrogen projects significantly. For a 25-megawatt installation, the company targets turnkey costs of less than $1,450 per kilowatt, with a longer-term ambition to reach an annual production capacity of four gigawatts at Herøya.
Should investors sell immediately? Or is it worth buying Nel ASA?
Volldal will remain in his role until at least January 2027, honouring a six-month notice period that the board hopes will ensure a smooth transition. Chairman Arvid Moss has stressed that the company’s strategic direction will not change, and a search for a permanent successor is already underway. Yet the uncertainty over leadership has added an extra layer of risk to a stock that has already endured a brutal bear market.
The next major catalyst comes on 15 July 2026, when Nel publishes its half-year results. Order intake and project execution will be the key metrics investors scrutinise. If the operational numbers disappoint, the 200-day line could be the first domino to fall. For now, the stock is clinging to that support, but the clock is ticking on both the CEO search and the financial report that could decide the next leg of the trend.
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