APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC (APLS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:APLS - Nasdaq - US03753U1060 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall APLS gets a technical rating of 3 out of 10. In the past year, APLS was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, APLS is a bad performer in the overall market: 93% of all stocks are doing better.
APLS is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 558 other stocks in this industry, of which 66% are performing better than APLS.
APLS is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month APLS has a been trading in the 17.15 - 19.63 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
APLS has an average volume of 2469150 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
The technical rating of APLS is bad and it also does not present a 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.
More info and screens
17.14
20.69
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 19.18 to 19.58. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 18.22 to 18.24. 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 17.31 to 17.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 APLS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for APLS is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 7.28 | NEGATIVE | APLS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 92.72% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of APLS is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of APLS is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APLS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 59.04 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for APLS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.19 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests APLS has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 95.78 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests APLS may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.84 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for APLS suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.32 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for APLS 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)
NASDAQ:APLS (7/14/2025, 12:09:56 PM)
20.49
+1.05 (+5.4%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg5.4%
1 Week6.46%
2 Weeks5.65%
1 Month0.88%
3 Month0.1%
6 Month-29.15%
12 Month-50.82%
2 Year-24.5%
3 Year-65.46%
5 Year-24.91%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.8
ATR(20)%3.84%
ATR Inc-18.52%
Range Today1.18
ADR(20)0.72
ADR(20)%3.49%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS7.28
Mansfield-3.48
10 Day High19.63
10 Day Low17.15
20 Day High19.63
20 Day Low17.15
52 Week High42.47
52 Week Low16.1
CS1 End18.24
CR1 Start19.45
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.26%
DER(5)1.2%
Volume649.63K
Volume Incr13.99%
Vol(5)2.15M
Vol(50)2.47M