EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC (EBS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:EBS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US29089Q1058 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to EBS. EBS'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.
85% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than EBS.
EBS 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.
In the last month EBS has a been trading in the 5.85 - 7.83 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
EBS has an average volume of 1206540 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
EBS is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 553 other stocks in this industry, EBS did better than 50% of them.
The technical rating of EBS is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
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9.35
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- Support @5.18 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- Resistance @7.46 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @9.26 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for EBS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for EBS is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 15.17 | NEGATIVE | EBS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 84.83% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EBS is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EBS is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EBS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 36.18 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EBS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.17 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests EBS has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 3.26 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests EBS may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.85 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for EBS suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 23.33 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for EBS 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)
5.88
-0.19 (-3.13%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-3.13%
1 Week-21.29%
2 Weeks-19.23%
1 Month-17.3%
3 Month14.4%
6 Month-47.73%
12 Month-41.84%
2 Year-14.53%
3 Year-83.03%
5 Year-94.71%
10 Year-82.09%
15 Year-68.34%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.43
ATR(20)%6.85%
ATR Inc10.89%
Range Today0.22
ADR(20)0.39
ADR(20)%6.67%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS15.17
Mansfield-2.97
10 Day High7.83
10 Day Low5.85
20 Day High7.83
20 Day Low5.85
52 Week High13.28
52 Week Low4.02
CS1 End5.18
CR1 Start7.46
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.59%
DER(5)-0.66%
Volume1.32M
Volume Incr-9.24%
Vol(5)1.27M
Vol(50)1.21M