KURA ONCOLOGY INC (KURA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:KURA - Nasdaq - US50127T1097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall KURA gets a technical rating of 3 out of 10. In the past year, KURA was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
96% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than KURA.
KURA is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 556 other stocks in this industry, of which 72% are performing better than KURA.
KURA 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.
KURA has an average volume of 1319700 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month KURA has a been trading in the 5.58 - 6.74 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, KURA does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 5.63, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
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When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 5.54 to 5.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 6.41 to 6.46. 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 6.72 to 6.74. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @6.93 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 KURA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for KURA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 4.82 | NEGATIVE | KURA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 95.18% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of KURA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of KURA is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KURA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 49.69 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KURA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests KURA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 66.25 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KURA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.87 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for KURA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.68 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for KURA 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)
6.23
-0.24 (-3.71%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-3.71%
1 Week-2.04%
2 Weeks-0.8%
1 Month8.73%
3 Month-3.11%
6 Month-21.93%
12 Month-70.46%
2 Year-40.33%
3 Year-59.31%
5 Year-62.1%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.32
ATR(20)%4.87%
ATR Inc-19.87%
Range Today0.35
ADR(20)0.3
ADR(20)%4.77%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.82
Mansfield-4.83
10 Day High6.74
10 Day Low6.08
20 Day High6.74
20 Day Low5.58
52 Week High21.57
52 Week Low5.41
CS1 End5.63
CR1 Start6.41
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.83%
DER(5)-0.07%
Volume924.30K
Volume Incr-17.72%
Vol(5)1.20M
Vol(50)1.32M