LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LXRX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:LXRX - Nasdaq - US5288723027 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to LXRX. LXRX 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, LXRX is a bad performer in the overall market: 93% of all stocks are doing better.
LXRX is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry. 62% of 561 stocks in the same industry do better.
LXRX is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so LXRX is lagging the market.
In the last month LXRX has a been trading in the 0.51 - 0.80 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
LXRX has an average volume of 16171100 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 LXRX 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
0.52
1.12
2 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @0.55 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 0.53 to 0.53. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @0.68 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @0.72 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @1.11 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS7.62
Mansfield-5.34
10 Day High0.72
10 Day Low0.51
20 Day High0.8
20 Day Low0.51
52 Week High2.45
52 Week Low0.28
Performance
1 Week-9.52%
2 Weeks-13.1%
1 Month-10.59%
3 Month-19.72%
6 Month-33.98%
12 Month-64.81%
2 Year-82.73%
3 Year-67.8%
5 Year-70.16%
10 Year-91.89%
15 Year-94.46%
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)-0.02
RSI(14)46.17
LBB0.49
UBB0.78
0.57
+0.01 (+2.55%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg2.55%
1 Week-9.52%
2 Weeks-13.1%
1 Month-10.59%
3 Month-19.72%
6 Month-33.98%
12 Month-64.81%
2 Year-82.73%
3 Year-67.8%
5 Year-70.16%
10 Year-91.89%
15 Year-94.46%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.06
ATR(20)%11.46%
ATR Inc-30.59%
Range Today0.05
ADR(20)0.06
ADR(20)%10.98%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS7.62
Mansfield-5.34
10 Day High0.72
10 Day Low0.51
20 Day High0.8
20 Day Low0.51
52 Week High2.45
52 Week Low0.28
CS1 End0.55
CR1 Start0.68
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.44%
DER(5)1.84%
Volume4.75M
Volume Incr-18.89%
Vol(5)4.54M
Vol(50)16.17M