APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC (APLS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:APLS - Nasdaq - US03753U1060 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall APLS gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. APLS scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
94% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than APLS.
APLS is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry. 67% of 558 stocks in the same industry do better.
APLS is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so APLS is lagging the market.
In the last month APLS has a been trading in the 16.10 - 19.73 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
APLS has an average volume of 2833910 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
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
18.98
27.18
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @20.34 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @26.91 from a trend 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 APLS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for APLS is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 6.67 | NEGATIVE | APLS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 93.33% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of APLS is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of APLS is above a declining 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) | 51.86 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for APLS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.28 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests APLS has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 76.82 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for APLS is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.71 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for APLS suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 23.44 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for APLS 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)
NASDAQ:APLS (6/5/2025, 2:34:50 PM)
19.17
+0.66 (+3.57%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg3.57%
1 Week10.18%
2 Weeks0%
1 Month-3.19%
3 Month-26.08%
6 Month-44.73%
12 Month-54.15%
2 Year-79.68%
3 Year-59.07%
5 Year-43.33%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.03
ATR(20)%5.71%
ATR Inc-12.44%
Range Today1.45
ADR(20)1.04
ADR(20)%5.4%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS6.67
Mansfield-4
10 Day High19.73
10 Day Low16.61
20 Day High19.73
20 Day Low16.1
52 Week High43.76
52 Week Low16.1
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start20.34
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.48%
DER(5)-1.02%
Volume1.23M
Volume Incr-1.42%
Vol(5)2.96M
Vol(50)2.83M