AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC (AQST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AQST • US03843E1047
Overall AQST gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. 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.
- In the last month AQST has a been trading in the 2.93 - 4.39 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
- AQST has an average volume of 5377200 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
- When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, AQST turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 55% of all stocks.
- AQST is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 192 other stocks in this industry, AQST did better than 54% of them.
- AQST is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so AQST is lagging the market.
- Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
AQST has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 4.12. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. We notice that large players showed an interest for AQST in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
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When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 3.64 to 3.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @3.02 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 4.12 to 4.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @5.62 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @5.99 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 | 55.86 | NEUTRAL | AQST is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AQST is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AQST is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of AQST is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.12 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AQST is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.1 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AQST has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 83.45 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests AQST may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.79 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for AQST suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.49 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for AQST suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC / AQST FAQ
What is the technical rating for AQST stock?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 2 / 10 to AQST.
What is the trend direction for AQST stock?
The current trend direction for AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC (AQST) is Bearish.
What is the RSI signal for AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC (AQST) stock?
AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC (AQST) has an RSI value of 52.1162. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
Can you provide the short term momentum for AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC?
The short term momentum for AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC (AQST) is neutral.