EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC (EBS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:EBS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US29089Q1058 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall EBS gets a technical rating of 6 out of 10. In the past year, EBS was only an average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is unclear, although we see some positive events in recent action.
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.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
EBS is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 555 other stocks in this industry. EBS outperforms 72% of them.
In the last month EBS has a been trading in the 6.01 - 7.29 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
EBS has an average volume of 1337450 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that EBS is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 73% of all stocks. However, this relatively good performance is mostly due to a recent big move.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is only medium, EBS does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. We notice that large players showed an interest for EBS 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
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We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 6.36 to 6.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 6.04 to 6.21. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @4.98 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @7.12 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @9.62 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for EBS is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 73.75 | POSITIVE | EBS has a high relative strength, it outperformed 73.75% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EBS is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EBS is above the rising 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) | 59.8 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EBS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests EBS has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 77.47 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for EBS is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.73 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for EBS suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 24.01 | 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)
6.99
-0.12 (-1.69%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-1.69%
1 Week2.34%
2 Weeks10.78%
1 Month10.43%
3 Month54.65%
6 Month-32.27%
12 Month-11.85%
2 Year1.6%
3 Year-79.82%
5 Year-93.72%
10 Year-78.71%
15 Year-62.36%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.4
ATR(20)%5.73%
ATR Inc33.95%
Range Today0.41
ADR(20)0.39
ADR(20)%5.52%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS73.75
Mansfield-2.02
10 Day High7.29
10 Day Low6.15
20 Day High7.29
20 Day Low6.01
52 Week High15.1
52 Week Low4.02
CS1 End6.26
CR1 Start6.37
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.24%
DER(5)2.83%
Volume917.30K
Volume Incr172.84%
Vol(5)2.59M
Vol(50)1.34M