APTOSE BIOSCIENCES INC (APS.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:APS - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA03835T4081 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
Overall APS gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. 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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
99% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than APS.
APS is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 24 other stocks in this industry, of which 78% 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.
In the last month APS has a been trading in the 1.53 - 2.59 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Warning: APS has an average volume of 7978 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
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
1.65
2.51
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 1.67 to 1.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- Resistance @1.88 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @2.07 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @2.49 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 APS.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for APS.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 1.42 | NEGATIVE | APS.CA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 98.58% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APS.CA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APS.CA is below 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) | 40.57 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for APS.CA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.07 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests APS.CA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 16.92 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests APS.CA may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 16.26 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for APS.CA suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 25.72 | 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 (8/5/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
1.71
+0.03 (+1.79%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg1.79%
1 Week-20.47%
2 Weeks-24.34%
1 Month-3.93%
3 Month-22.62%
6 Month-78.08%
12 Month-91.97%
2 Year-98.94%
3 Year-99.64%
5 Year-99.95%
10 Year-99.95%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.21
ATR(20)%16.26%
ATR Inc-11.95%
Range Today0.17
ADR(20)0.26
ADR(20)%15.03%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS1.42
Mansfield-8.03
10 Day High2.48
10 Day Low1.53
20 Day High2.59
20 Day Low1.53
52 Week High21.3
52 Week Low1.02
CS1 End1.67
CR1 Start1.88
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.33%
DER(5)-4.09%
Volume2.50K
Volume Incr-5.26%
Vol(5)7.24K
Vol(50)7.98K