HCW BIOLOGICS INC (HCWB) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HCWB - Nasdaq - US40423R2040 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall HCWB gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. HCWB scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HCWB is a bad performer in the overall market: 100% of all stocks are doing better.
HCWB is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry. 89% of 559 stocks in the same industry do better.
HCWB is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month HCWB has a been trading in the 5.16 - 10.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of HCWB 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
5.15
9.90
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @5.20 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- Resistance @9.80 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 HCWB is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for HCWB is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0.94 | NEGATIVE | HCWB has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 99.06% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HCWB is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HCWB is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HCWB is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 35.5 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HCWB is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.2 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests HCWB has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 4.13 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests HCWB may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 14.09 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for HCWB suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.47 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for HCWB suggests a possible start of a new 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)
5.5
+0.28 (+5.36%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg5.36%
1 Week-7.56%
2 Weeks-31.42%
1 Month-37.57%
3 Month-59.56%
6 Month-61.48%
12 Month-87.72%
2 Year-93.66%
3 Year-93.75%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.59
ATR(20)%14.09%
ATR Inc-25.61%
Range Today0.61
ADR(20)0.77
ADR(20)%13.93%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0.94
Mansfield-6.88
10 Day High8.75
10 Day Low5.16
20 Day High10.5
20 Day Low5.16
52 Week High100.8
52 Week Low5
CS1 End5.2
CR1 Start9.8
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.6%
DER(5)-8.03%
Volume54.60K
Volume Incr-98.23%
Vol(5)36.16K
Vol(50)870.52K