Apricus Biosciences Inc (APRI) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:APRI - Nasdaq -
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to APRI. APRI 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.
99% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than APRI.
APRI is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. APRI is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
In the last month APRI has a been trading in the 0.18 - 0.28 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, APRI does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced.
More info and screens
0.22
0.34
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.23 to 0.23. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.29 to 0.29. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @0.34 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS1.61
Mansfield-4.9
10 Day High0.28
10 Day Low0.21
20 Day High0.28
20 Day Low0.18
52 Week High3.34
52 Week Low0.18
Performance
1 Week-18.52%
2 Weeks-8.33%
1 Month15.79%
3 Month-35.29%
6 Month-40.54%
12 Month-90.52%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0
RSI(14)42.68
LBB0.21
UBB0.28
0.22
-0.01 (-4.35%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-4.35%
1 Week-18.52%
2 Weeks-8.33%
1 Month15.79%
3 Month-35.29%
6 Month-40.54%
12 Month-90.52%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.03
ATR(20)%14.11%
ATR Inc-25.05%
Range Today0.02
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS1.61
Mansfield-4.9
10 Day High0.28
10 Day Low0.21
20 Day High0.28
20 Day Low0.18
52 Week High3.34
52 Week Low0.18
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start0.23
Volume & EV
DER(3)-9.41%
DER(5)-5.72%
Volume1.20M
Volume Incr45.95%
Vol(5)816.40K
Vol(50)504.99K