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ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC (ACAD) Stock Technical Analysis

NASDAQ:ACAD - Nasdaq - US0042251084 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

23.05  -0.22 (-0.95%)

After market: 23.05 0 (0%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

9

Taking everything into account, ACAD scores 9 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, ACAD is showing a nice and steady performance.

The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
ACAD is one of the better performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 83% of 556 stocks in the same industry.
ACAD is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so ACAD is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month ACAD has a been trading in the 20.75 - 23.60 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
ACAD has an average volume of 2217040 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that ACAD is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 89% of all stocks. However, this relatively good performance is mostly due to a recent big move.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC / ACAD Weekly stock chart
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC / ACAD Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

3

Although ACAD has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.

Support and Resistance Analysis

14.15

23.50

We found 2 important support areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 20.88 to 21.02. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 14.29 to 14.34. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 23.06 to 23.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for ACAD is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for ACAD is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength89.02POSITIVEACAD has a high relative strength, it outperformed 89.02% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of ACAD is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of ACAD is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of ACAD is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)61.78NEUTRALThe RSI value for ACAD is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.1POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests ACAD has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)85.47OVERBOUGHTThe high Stochastics value suggests ACAD may be overbought.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)3.15MEDIUM VOLATILITYThe ATR as a percentage value for ACAD suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)27.12POSITIVEThe high ADX value value for ACAD suggests a strong trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC / ACAD Daily stock chart

ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC

NASDAQ:ACAD (7/24/2025, 8:20:09 PM)

After market: 23.05 0 (0%)

23.05

-0.22 (-0.95%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.95%
1 Week2.22%
2 Weeks4.49%
1 Month2.44%
3 Month56.48%
6 Month23.46%
12 Month20.43%
2 Year-21.17%
3 Year56.91%
5 Year-44.55%
10 Year-52.78%
15 Year1789.34%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.71
ATR(20)%3.15%
ATR Inc48.76%
Range Today0.84
ADR(20)0.73
ADR(20)%3.15%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS89.02
Mansfield1.86
10 Day High23.6
10 Day Low20.87
20 Day High23.6
20 Day Low20.75
52 Week High25.23
52 Week Low13.4
CS1 End21.02
CR1 Start23.06
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.39%
DER(5)2.78%
Volume1.52M
Volume Incr-43.7%
Vol(5)1.23M
Vol(50)2.22M