EXACT SCIENCES CORP (EXAS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:EXAS - US30063P1057 - Common Stock
46.11 USD
+0.45 (+0.99%)
46.11 USD
0 (0%)
Taking everything into account, EXAS scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. EXAS'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.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, EXAS is a bad performer in the overall market: 91% of all stocks are doing better.
EXAS is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 547 other stocks in this industry, of which 65% are performing better than EXAS.
EXAS 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.
EXAS has an average volume of 3192690 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month EXAS has a been trading in the 38.81 - 49.57 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
EXAS has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 41.88, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for EXAS 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.
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39.90
74.72
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 40.98 to 41.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 40.30 to 40.31. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
9 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 47.48 to 47.48. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @50.18 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @51.95 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @54.90 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 56.11 to 56.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @58.51 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @69.73 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @71.34 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @73.98 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for EXAS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for EXAS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 9.73 | NEGATIVE | EXAS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 90.27% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of EXAS is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EXAS is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EXAS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.28 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EXAS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.49 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests EXAS has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 83.46 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests EXAS may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.5 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for EXAS suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.75 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for EXAS 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)
46.11
+0.45 (+0.99%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg0.99%
1 Week0.94%
2 Weeks10.47%
1 Month-3.01%
3 Month-18.07%
6 Month-2.74%
12 Month-25.26%
2 Year-44.89%
3 Year29.7%
5 Year-38.76%
10 Year108.55%
15 Year904.58%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.15
ATR(20)%4.5%
ATR Inc-26.58%
Range Today1.02
ADR(20)1.86
ADR(20)%4.04%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.73
Mansfield-2.25
10 Day High47.86
10 Day Low42.02
20 Day High49.57
20 Day Low38.81
52 Week High72.83
52 Week Low38.81
CS1 End41.88
CR1 Start47.48
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.06%
DER(5)4.09%
Volume2.22M
Volume Incr-39.68%
Vol(5)2.38M
Vol(50)3.19M