APTOSE BIOSCIENCES INC (APS.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:APS - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA03835T4081 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to APS. APS scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, APS is a bad performer in the overall market: 100% of all stocks are doing better.
APS is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 24 other stocks in this industry, of which 82% are performing better than APS.
APS 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.
Warning: APS has an average volume of 8532 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month APS has a been trading in the 1.02 - 2.59 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
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.
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 APS 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
2.22
2.56
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 2.51 to 2.53. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
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 APS.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for APS.CA is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0.75 | NEGATIVE | APS.CA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 99.25% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of APS.CA is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of APS.CA is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APS.CA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 57.8 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for APS.CA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.17 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests APS.CA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 88.84 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests APS.CA may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 13.59 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for APS.CA suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 29.78 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for APS.CA suggests a strong 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)
TSX:APS (7/14/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
2.24
-0.26 (-10.4%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-10.4%
1 Week25.84%
2 Weeks105.51%
1 Month-5.49%
3 Month-32.12%
6 Month-75.11%
12 Month-91.61%
2 Year-98.02%
3 Year-99.49%
5 Year-99.93%
10 Year-99.92%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.27
ATR(20)%13.59%
ATR Inc66%
Range Today0.43
ADR(20)0.3
ADR(20)%13.39%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0.75
Mansfield-7.75
10 Day High2.59
10 Day Low1.1
20 Day High2.59
20 Day Low1.02
52 Week High27
52 Week Low1.02
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start2.51
Volume & EV
DER(3)0%
DER(5)0%
Volume14.47K
Volume Incr45.42%
Vol(5)16.75K
Vol(50)8.53K