HELIX BIOPHARMA CORP (HBP.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:HBP - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA4229102088 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
Overall HBP gets a technical rating of 7 out of 10. HBP has been a medium performer in the overall market. Some doubts are observed in the medium time frame, but recent action was very positive.
Warning: HBP has an average volume of 8551 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
In the last month HBP has a been trading in the 0.84 - 1.08 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that HBP is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 70% of all stocks. However, this relatively good performance is mostly due to a recent big move.
HBP is an average performer in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 54% of 25 stocks in the same industry.
HBP is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so HBP is lagging the market slightly.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although HBP has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity 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.
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0.82
1.09
When analyzing the support we can see 5 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 1.01 to 1.01. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @0.99 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 0.95 to 0.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @0.92 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @0.83 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for HBP.CA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for HBP.CA is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 70.69 | POSITIVE | HBP.CA has a high relative strength, it outperformed 70.69% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HBP.CA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HBP.CA is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of HBP.CA is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 81.36 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests HBP.CA may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HBP.CA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 100 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests HBP.CA may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.18 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for HBP.CA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.53 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for HBP.CA 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)
TSX:HBP (8/1/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
1.08
+0.01 (+0.93%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg0.93%
1 Week1.89%
2 Weeks6.93%
1 Month16.13%
3 Month35%
6 Month14.89%
12 Month2.86%
2 Year-10%
3 Year13.68%
5 Year-56.8%
10 Year-89.86%
15 Year-91%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.02
ATR(20)%2.18%
ATR Inc-50%
Range Today0.01
ADR(20)0.02
ADR(20)%1.9%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS70.69
Mansfield-0.27
10 Day High1.08
10 Day Low0.95
20 Day High1.08
20 Day Low0.84
52 Week High1.35
52 Week Low0.5
CS1 End1.01
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)7.84%
DER(5)50.35%
Volume32.00K
Volume Incr48.72%
Vol(5)17.65K
Vol(50)8.55K