LEAP THERAPEUTICS INC (LPTX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:LPTX - Nasdaq - US52187K2006 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, LPTX scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. LPTX scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
96% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than LPTX.
LPTX is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry. 76% of 556 stocks in the same industry do better.
LPTX 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 LPTX has a been trading in the 0.26 - 0.46 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
LPTX has an average volume of 1519360 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of LPTX 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
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0.42
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Support @0.27 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 0.26 to 0.26. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.30 to 0.30. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @0.42 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for LPTX is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for LPTX is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 4.65 | NEGATIVE | LPTX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 95.35% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LPTX is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LPTX is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LPTX is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 37.59 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for LPTX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests LPTX has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 16.38 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests LPTX may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 13.74 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for LPTX suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 20.11 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for LPTX 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)
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Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg1.18%
1 Week4.18%
2 Weeks-25.36%
1 Month-28.03%
3 Month9.71%
6 Month-91.3%
12 Month-85.43%
2 Year-89.36%
3 Year-97.2%
5 Year-98.58%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.04
ATR(20)%13.74%
ATR Inc-39.02%
Range Today0.02
ADR(20)0.04
ADR(20)%13.57%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.65
Mansfield-8.43
10 Day High0.44
10 Day Low0.26
20 Day High0.46
20 Day Low0.26
52 Week High4.79
52 Week Low0.22
CS1 End0.27
CR1 Start0.3
Volume & EV
DER(3)-4.66%
DER(5)-4.77%
Volume292.30K
Volume Incr-79.73%
Vol(5)648.36K
Vol(50)1.52M