ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC (ESPR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ESPR - Nasdaq - US29664W1053 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, ESPR scores 3 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, ESPR was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
94% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ESPR.
ESPR is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 195 other stocks in this industry, of which 74% are performing better than ESPR.
ESPR 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 ESPR has a been trading in the 0.95 - 1.27 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
ESPR has an average volume of 4756380 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
The technical rating of ESPR 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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2 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @1.01 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @0.77 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.23 to 1.23. 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 ESPR is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for ESPR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 6.61 | NEGATIVE | ESPR has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 93.39% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ESPR is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ESPR is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ESPR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 61.14 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ESPR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests ESPR has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 57.75 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ESPR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.61 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for ESPR suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.77 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for ESPR suggests a weak or negative 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)
1.17
+0.02 (+1.74%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg1.74%
1 Week14.71%
2 Weeks6.36%
1 Month4.46%
3 Month-4.88%
6 Month-46.58%
12 Month-52.24%
2 Year-25.48%
3 Year-79.72%
5 Year-96.89%
10 Year-98.11%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.08
ATR(20)%6.61%
ATR Inc87.06%
Range Today0.07
ADR(20)0.08
ADR(20)%6.55%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS6.61
Mansfield-3.93
10 Day High1.22
10 Day Low0.95
20 Day High1.27
20 Day Low0.95
52 Week High3.94
52 Week Low0.69
CS1 End1.01
CR1 Start1.23
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.83%
DER(5)1.39%
Volume2.32M
Volume Incr-9.6%
Vol(5)3.29M
Vol(50)4.76M