HCW BIOLOGICS INC (HCWB) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HCWB - Nasdaq - US40423R2040 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall HCWB gets a technical rating of 1 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: 99% of all stocks are doing better.
HCWB is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 553 other stocks in this industry, of which 86% are performing better than HCWB.
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 3.55 - 5.47 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
HCWB has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price.
More info and screens
4.18
4.85
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- Resistance @4.80 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 | 1.57 | NEGATIVE | HCWB has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 98.43% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of HCWB is below the rising 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) | 40.23 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HCWB is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.09 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HCWB has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 33.13 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for HCWB is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 9.86 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for HCWB suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 8.7 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for HCWB 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)
NASDAQ:HCWB (7/28/2025, 1:34:23 PM)
4.22
-0.04 (-0.94%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.94%
1 Week-5.33%
2 Weeks-2.07%
1 Month0.95%
3 Month-38.26%
6 Month-68.91%
12 Month-82.25%
2 Year-94.78%
3 Year-95.54%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.31
ATR(20)%9.86%
ATR Inc-3.93%
Range Today0.26
ADR(20)0.42
ADR(20)%9.89%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS1.57
Mansfield-7.29
10 Day High4.9
10 Day Low4.02
20 Day High5.47
20 Day Low3.55
52 Week High100.8
52 Week Low3.55
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start4.8
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.64%
DER(5)2.11%
Volume17.15K
Volume Incr-68.22%
Vol(5)96.14K
Vol(50)200.04K