AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC (AQST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AQST - Nasdaq - US03843E1047 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to AQST. AQST has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
AQST 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 AQST is lagging the market.
AQST has an average volume of 1480150 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, AQST outperforms 42% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
AQST is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 197 other stocks in this industry, AQST did better than 68% of them.
In the last month AQST has a been trading in the 2.12 - 3.05 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
The technical rating of AQST 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
2.75
5.05
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 2.78 to 2.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @2.82 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 3.01 to 3.01. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @5.00 from a trend line in the weekly 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 AQST is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for AQST is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 42.01 | NEUTRAL | AQST is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of AQST is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AQST is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AQST is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 57.27 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AQST is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.04 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AQST has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 73.08 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for AQST is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 7.14 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for AQST suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 20.47 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for AQST 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)
2.79
+0.06 (+2.2%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg2.2%
1 Week22.91%
2 Weeks25.68%
1 Month-4.62%
3 Month-0.36%
6 Month-45.19%
12 Month-3.12%
2 Year20.78%
3 Year180.68%
5 Year-42.71%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.22
ATR(20)%7.14%
ATR Inc-14.52%
Range Today0.12
ADR(20)0.18
ADR(20)%6.53%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS42.01
Mansfield-2.43
10 Day High2.79
10 Day Low2.15
20 Day High3.05
20 Day Low2.12
52 Week High5.8
52 Week Low2.12
CS1 End2.78
CR1 Start2.82
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.43%
DER(5)-1.74%
Volume712.60K
Volume Incr-38.78%
Vol(5)1.04M
Vol(50)1.48M