EPIZYME INC (EPZM) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:EPZM - Nasdaq - US29428V1044 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 6 out of 10 to EPZM. In the past year, EPZM was one of the better performing stocks in the market. The medium term picture became unclear, although we see some improvement happening in recent action.
EPZM is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so EPZM is lagging the market.
EPZM is one of the better performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 96% of 557 stocks in the same industry.
EPZM has an average volume of 4547000 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
Looking at the yearly performance, EPZM did better than 97% of all other stocks. However, this overall good ranking is mostly due to the recent strong move.
In the last month EPZM has a been trading in a tight range between 1.45 and 1.53.
EPZM has only a medium 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 1.46, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
1.45
1.55
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 1.46 to 1.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.47 to 1.49. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.53 to 1.53. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 EPZM is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for EPZM is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 97.75 | POSITIVE | EPZM has a high relative strength, it outperformed 97.75% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EPZM is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EPZM is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EPZM is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 61.3 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EPZM is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.02 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests EPZM has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 41.67 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for EPZM is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.43 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for EPZM suggests low volalility. |
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)
1.47
-0.02 (-1.34%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-1.34%
1 Week-0.68%
2 Weeks-0.68%
1 Month-0.68%
3 Month182.37%
6 Month-9.82%
12 Month-72.78%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.02
ATR(20)%1.43%
ATR Inc44.83%
Range Today0.03
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS97.75
Mansfield-3.55
10 Day High1.53
10 Day Low1.45
20 Day High1.53
20 Day Low1.45
52 Week High5.8
52 Week Low0.41
CS1 End1.46
CR1 Start1.47
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.56%
DER(5)-1.7%
Volume22.28M
Volume Incr163.48%
Vol(5)6.06M
Vol(50)4.55M