CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC (CPRX) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:CPRX - US14888U1016 - Common Stock
20.5 USD
-0.03 (-0.15%)
Overall CPRX gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. CPRX's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, CPRX is a bad performer in the overall market: 68% of all stocks are doing better.
CPRX is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
CPRX has an average volume of 1598100 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
CPRX is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 536 other stocks in this industry, CPRX did better than 46% of them.
In the last month CPRX has a been trading in the 19.05 - 22.02 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, CPRX does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 20.58. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 19.73, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
19.32
26.00
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 19.52 to 19.73. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 20.58 to 21.26. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @25.74 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for CPRX is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for CPRX is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 32.07 | NEUTRAL | CPRX is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of CPRX is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of CPRX is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CPRX is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 51.48 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for CPRX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.05 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests CPRX has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 53.55 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for CPRX is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.32 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for CPRX suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.41 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for CPRX 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)
NASDAQ:CPRX (10/17/2025, 2:44:24 PM)
20.5
-0.03 (-0.15%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.15%
1 Week-1.39%
2 Weeks-1.49%
1 Month0.64%
3 Month-2.38%
6 Month-8.84%
12 Month-3.34%
2 Year65.43%
3 Year48.02%
5 Year591.25%
10 Year549.68%
15 Year1733.04%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.75
ATR(20)%3.32%
ATR Inc31.37%
Range Today0.25
ADR(20)0.66
ADR(20)%3.21%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS32.07
Mansfield-1.57
10 Day High21.29
10 Day Low19.9
20 Day High22.02
20 Day Low19.05
52 Week High26.58
52 Week Low19.05
CS1 End19.73
CR1 Start20.58
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.82%
DER(5)1.19%
Volume552.27K
Volume Incr-20.41%
Vol(5)1.27M
Vol(50)1.60M