AC IMMUNE SA (ACIU) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ACIU - Nasdaq - CH0329023102 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to ACIU. ACIU scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
95% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ACIU.
ACIU is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry. 70% of 560 stocks in the same industry do better.
ACIU is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so ACIU is lagging the market.
In the last month ACIU has a been trading in the 1.51 - 1.80 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
Although the technical rating is bad, ACIU does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 1.67, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for ACIU in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
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We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 1.67 to 1.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 1.48 to 1.48. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
5 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.72 to 1.72. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @1.76 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @1.81 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @1.98 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @3.85 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
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.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for ACIU is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for ACIU is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 5.33 | NEGATIVE | ACIU has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 94.67% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of ACIU is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACIU is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACIU is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 49.31 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ACIU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ACIU has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 60.92 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ACIU is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.1 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for ACIU suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.84 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for ACIU suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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)
1.68
-0.01 (-0.59%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.59%
1 Week-4%
2 Weeks7.01%
1 Month-1.18%
3 Month-33.86%
6 Month-50.59%
12 Month-63.87%
2 Year-22.94%
3 Year-46.5%
5 Year-78.29%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.1
ATR(20)%6.1%
ATR Inc-21.32%
Range Today0.08
ADR(20)0.1
ADR(20)%6.01%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS5.33
Mansfield-4.38
10 Day High1.8
10 Day Low1.51
20 Day High1.8
20 Day Low1.51
52 Week High4.98
52 Week Low1.43
CS1 End1.67
CR1 Start1.72
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.46%
DER(5)0.28%
Volume41.10K
Volume Incr-19.48%
Vol(5)109.06K
Vol(50)158.19K