NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS (NKTR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:NKTR - Nasdaq - US6402681083 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall NKTR gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. NKTR 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 neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, NKTR is a bad performer in the overall market: 84% of all stocks are doing better.
NKTR is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days, which is not what you would like to see during a strong up movement.
In the last month NKTR has a been trading in the 0.43 - 0.80 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
NKTR has an average volume of 2418470 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
NKTR is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 198 other stocks in this industry, NKTR did better than 46% of them.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
The technical rating of NKTR 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
0.55
0.85
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @0.56 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- Resistance @0.84 from a trend 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
CRS16.24
Mansfield-3.27
10 Day High0.75
10 Day Low0.47
20 Day High0.8
20 Day Low0.43
52 Week High1.93
52 Week Low0.43
Performance
1 Week21.67%
2 Weeks44.76%
1 Month-7.9%
3 Month-16.57%
6 Month-44.07%
12 Month-44.07%
2 Year-1.86%
3 Year-82.12%
5 Year-96.15%
10 Year-92.24%
15 Year-94.71%
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)56.72
LBB0.45
UBB0.75
0.7383
+0.05 (+7.66%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg7.66%
1 Week21.67%
2 Weeks44.76%
1 Month-7.9%
3 Month-16.57%
6 Month-44.07%
12 Month-44.07%
2 Year-1.86%
3 Year-82.12%
5 Year-96.15%
10 Year-92.24%
15 Year-94.71%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.08
ATR(20)%9.7%
ATR Inc-31.05%
Range Today0.06
ADR(20)0.07
ADR(20)%9.22%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.24
Mansfield-3.27
10 Day High0.75
10 Day Low0.47
20 Day High0.8
20 Day Low0.43
52 Week High1.93
52 Week Low0.43
CS1 End0.56
CR1 Start0.84
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.97%
DER(5)-5.18%
Volume2.07M
Volume Incr-44.34%
Vol(5)1.54M
Vol(50)2.42M