ICON PLC (ICLR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ICLR - Nasdaq - IE0005711209 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall ICLR gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. ICLR was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
85% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ICLR.
ICLR is part of the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. There are 54 other stocks in this industry, of which 62% are performing better than ICLR.
ICLR is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
ICLR has an average volume of 1404490 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month ICLR has a been trading in the 139.15 - 211.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
ICLR has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high 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
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195.31
3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 162.82 to 164.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 149.37 to 150.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 141.86 to 143.53. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @187.02 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @193.38 from a trend 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for ICLR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for ICLR is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 15.43 | NEGATIVE | ICLR has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 84.57% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ICLR is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ICLR is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ICLR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 53.12 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ICLR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.82 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests ICLR has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 37.01 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ICLR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.48 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for ICLR suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 32.23 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for ICLR 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)
165.98
+1.18 (+0.72%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg0.72%
1 Week-10.38%
2 Weeks2.77%
1 Month9.5%
3 Month23.9%
6 Month-14.2%
12 Month-46.96%
2 Year-36.15%
3 Year-20.9%
5 Year-10.96%
10 Year115.56%
15 Year654.46%
Volatility
ATR(14)10.58
ATR(20)%5.48%
ATR Inc-66%
Range Today4.41
ADR(20)7.31
ADR(20)%4.41%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS15.43
Mansfield-2.37
10 Day High211
10 Day Low161.96
20 Day High211
20 Day Low139.15
52 Week High328.35
52 Week Low125.1
CS1 End164.79
CR1 Start187.02
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.27%
DER(5)1.88%
Volume1.13M
Volume Incr-12.91%
Vol(5)1.43M
Vol(50)1.40M