DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP (DVAX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:DVAX - US2681582019 - Common Stock
10.555 USD
-0.39 (-3.61%)
Taking everything into account, DVAX scores 3 out of 10 in our technical rating. DVAX 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.
DVAX 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.
DVAX has an average volume of 1616360 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long and short term trends are both neutral. This gives a pretty neutral overall picture!
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, DVAX turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 49% of all stocks.
DVAX is an average performer in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 61% of 549 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month DVAX has a been trading in the 9.86 - 12.06 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
DVAX has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 10.88, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for DVAX 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.
More info and screens
9.30
14.97
3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 10.44 to 10.47. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @10.16 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 9.39 to 9.40. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.60 to 10.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 11.37 to 11.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @14.82 from a horizontal 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for DVAX is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for DVAX is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 49.96 | NEUTRAL | DVAX is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of DVAX is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of DVAX is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of DVAX is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 53.96 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for DVAX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.04 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests DVAX has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 34.69 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for DVAX is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.02 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for DVAX suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 22.09 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for DVAX 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:DVAX (8/22/2025, 3:23:00 PM)
10.555
-0.39 (-3.61%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-3.61%
1 Week3.11%
2 Weeks-0.99%
1 Month-1.88%
3 Month11.73%
6 Month-17.85%
12 Month-4.7%
2 Year-23.75%
3 Year-4.53%
5 Year83.11%
10 Year-61.39%
15 Year-32.41%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.49
ATR(20)%4.02%
ATR Inc44.06%
Range Today0.44
ADR(20)0.41
ADR(20)%3.88%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS49.96
Mansfield-1.34
10 Day High12.06
10 Day Low9.86
20 Day High12.06
20 Day Low9.86
52 Week High14.63
52 Week Low9.22
CS1 End10.88
CR1 Start11.37
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.7%
DER(5)2.65%
Volume2.38M
Volume Incr17.9%
Vol(5)1.62M
Vol(50)1.62M