EXELIXIS INC (EXEL) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:EXEL - Nasdaq - US30161Q1040 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall EXEL gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. Although EXEL is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
EXEL is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
EXEL has an average volume of 3538600 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Looking at the yearly performance, EXEL did better than 75% of all other stocks. However, we also see that EXEL couldn't keep up this performance in the last couple of months.
EXEL is an average performer in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 69% of 550 stocks in the same industry.
EXEL is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so EXEL is lagging the market.
Although the technical rating is bad, EXEL does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 37.28, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for EXEL 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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When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 36.17 to 37.28. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @33.29 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 37.96 to 37.96. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @46.26 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 EXEL is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for EXEL is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 75.66 | POSITIVE | EXEL has a high relative strength, it outperformed 75.66% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EXEL is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EXEL is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EXEL is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 38.92 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EXEL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.26 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests EXEL has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 17.19 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests EXEL may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.82 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for EXEL suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 31.1 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for EXEL suggests a strong 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)
37.95
+0.54 (+1.44%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg1.44%
1 Week1.31%
2 Weeks2.73%
1 Month-13.87%
3 Month-16.41%
6 Month8.43%
12 Month44.02%
2 Year69.5%
3 Year113.92%
5 Year70.79%
10 Year537.82%
15 Year1177.78%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.66
ATR(20)%3.82%
ATR Inc-46.12%
Range Today0.97
ADR(20)1.15
ADR(20)%3.03%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS75.66
Mansfield-0.29
10 Day High38.12
10 Day Low35.88
20 Day High46.43
20 Day Low35.88
52 Week High49.62
52 Week Low25.12
CS1 End37.28
CR1 Start37.96
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.03%
DER(5)2.9%
Volume4.28M
Volume Incr-26.53%
Vol(5)2.74M
Vol(50)3.54M