LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS (LGND) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:LGND - Nasdaq - US53220K5048 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, LGND scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. Although LGND is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
LGND is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 198 other stocks in this industry. LGND outperforms 82% of them.
In the last month LGND has a been trading in the 93.58 - 112.55 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
Looking at the yearly performance, LGND did better than 81% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 7 months ago.
LGND is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
LGND has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal at the moment. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced.
More info and screens
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125.57
3 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @102.90 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @99.57 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 96.67 to 97.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
5 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @106.54 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 108.39 to 111.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @116.18 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 122.23 to 122.23. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @124.33 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS81.33
Mansfield0.19
10 Day High112.55
10 Day Low104.65
20 Day High112.55
20 Day Low93.58
52 Week High129.9
52 Week Low77.43
Performance
1 Week-2.32%
2 Weeks1.47%
1 Month6.81%
3 Month-7.67%
6 Month-12.29%
12 Month21.85%
2 Year51.76%
3 Year19.62%
5 Year4.71%
10 Year20.7%
15 Year6805.84%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.47
RSI(14)47.79
LBB103.43
UBB111.58
106.35
-3.04 (-2.78%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-2.78%
1 Week-2.32%
2 Weeks1.47%
1 Month6.81%
3 Month-7.67%
6 Month-12.29%
12 Month21.85%
2 Year51.76%
3 Year19.62%
5 Year4.71%
10 Year20.7%
15 Year6805.84%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.7
ATR(20)%4.71%
ATR Inc-8.86%
Range Today4.21
ADR(20)4.95
ADR(20)%4.66%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS81.33
Mansfield0.19
10 Day High112.55
10 Day Low104.65
20 Day High112.55
20 Day Low93.58
52 Week High129.9
52 Week Low77.43
CS1 End102.9
CR1 Start106.54
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.42%
DER(5)0.22%
Volume120.45K
Volume Incr-20.54%
Vol(5)93.73K
Vol(50)123.46K