CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC (CPRX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:CPRX - Nasdaq - US14888U1016 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to CPRX. Although CPRX is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
In the last month CPRX has a been trading in the 21.40 - 26.58 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that CPRX is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 73% of all stocks.
CPRX is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 555 other stocks in this industry. CPRX outperforms 74% of them.
CPRX has an average volume of 1173020 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
CPRX is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so CPRX is lagging the market.
The technical rating of CPRX 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
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26.00
When analyzing the support we can see 4 important areas.
- Support @21.40 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @21.02 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @20.07 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 19.53 to 19.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 21.59 to 21.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for CPRX is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for CPRX is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 73.5 | POSITIVE | CPRX has a high relative strength, it outperformed 73.5% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CPRX is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CPRX is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of CPRX is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 32.02 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for CPRX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.3 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests CPRX has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 7.56 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests CPRX may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.63 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for CPRX suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 30.05 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for CPRX 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)
NASDAQ:CPRX (7/1/2025, 2:57:04 PM)
21.407
-0.29 (-1.35%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-1.35%
1 Week-1.9%
2 Weeks-7.78%
1 Month-13.06%
3 Month-5.94%
6 Month1.83%
12 Month42.86%
2 Year61.46%
3 Year209.56%
5 Year369.7%
10 Year425.42%
15 Year2091.92%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.79
ATR(20)%3.63%
ATR Inc-44.15%
Range Today0.58
ADR(20)0.74
ADR(20)%3.45%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS73.5
Mansfield-0.67
10 Day High23.91
10 Day Low21.4
20 Day High26.58
20 Day Low21.4
52 Week High26.58
52 Week Low15.19
CS1 End21.02
CR1 Start21.79
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.48%
DER(5)0.95%
Volume775.69K
Volume Incr14.2%
Vol(5)1.51M
Vol(50)1.17M