AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC (FOLD) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:FOLD - Nasdaq - US03152W1099 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, FOLD scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. FOLD'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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
92% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than FOLD.
FOLD is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so FOLD is lagging the market.
In the last month FOLD has a been trading in the 5.81 - 7.71 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
FOLD has an average volume of 4456500 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
FOLD is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 560 other stocks in this industry, FOLD did better than 43% of them.
The technical rating of FOLD 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
6.04
10.26
We can see 5 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 6.20 to 6.33. 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 6.60 to 6.68. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @7.89 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @9.98 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @10.16 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for FOLD is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for FOLD is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 8.95 | NEGATIVE | FOLD has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 91.05% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FOLD is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FOLD is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FOLD is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 38.94 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for FOLD is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.05 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests FOLD has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 44.84 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for FOLD is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.36 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for FOLD suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 33.32 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for FOLD 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)
6.1
-0.14 (-2.24%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-2.24%
1 Week-7.44%
2 Weeks1.33%
1 Month-18.88%
3 Month-35.72%
6 Month-38.88%
12 Month-37.76%
2 Year-45.83%
3 Year-19.95%
5 Year-51.1%
10 Year-50.45%
15 Year104.01%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.27
ATR(20)%5.36%
ATR Inc-28.56%
Range Today0.23
ADR(20)0.29
ADR(20)%4.76%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS8.95
Mansfield-3.82
10 Day High6.65
10 Day Low5.81
20 Day High7.71
20 Day Low5.81
52 Week High12.65
52 Week Low5.81
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start6.2
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.56%
DER(5)1.86%
Volume5.50M
Volume Incr-31.55%
Vol(5)3.88M
Vol(50)4.46M