APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC (APDN) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:APDN - Nasdaq - US03815U5083 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to APDN. APDN scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
100% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than APDN.
APDN is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. 96% of 55 stocks in the same industry do better.
APDN is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days, which is not what you would like to see during a strong up movement.
In the last month APDN has a been trading in the 4.38 - 5.65 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
APDN has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
More info and screens
5.10
5.40
We found 1 important resistance area.
- Resistance @5.35 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 APDN is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for APDN is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0.33 | NEGATIVE | APDN has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 99.67% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of APDN is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APDN is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APDN is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 41.89 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for APDN is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.37 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests APDN has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 64.83 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for APDN is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 11.09 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for APDN suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.62 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for APDN suggests a possible start of a new 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)
5.15
-0.19 (-3.56%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg-3.56%
1 Week11.23%
2 Weeks14.06%
1 Month10.75%
3 Month-70.14%
6 Month-96.53%
12 Month-98.41%
2 Year-99.98%
3 Year-99.95%
5 Year-100%
10 Year-100%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.53
ATR(20)%11.09%
ATR Inc-33.77%
Range Today0.27
ADR(20)0.54
ADR(20)%10.43%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0.33
Mansfield-9.81
10 Day High5.65
10 Day Low4.38
20 Day High5.65
20 Day Low4.38
52 Week High2655
52 Week Low4.37
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start5.35
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.15%
DER(5)-2.63%
Volume49.60K
Volume Incr62.99%
Vol(5)229.42K
Vol(50)573.76K