NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS (NKTR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:NKTR - US6402681083 - Common Stock
27.03 USD
-0.97 (-3.46%)
27.2 USD
+0.17 (+0.63%)
Taking everything into account, NKTR scores 9 out of 10 in our technical rating. Both in the recent history as in the last year, NKTR has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
NKTR is one of the better performing stocks in the Pharmaceuticals industry, it outperforms 92% of 193 stocks in the same industry.
NKTR is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so NKTR is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month NKTR has a been trading in the 21.02 - 29.70 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
NKTR has an average volume of 2376550 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that NKTR is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 97% of all stocks. However, this overall good ranking is mostly due to the recent strong move.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although NKTR has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high 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.
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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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for NKTR is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for NKTR is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 97.01 | POSITIVE | NKTR has a high relative strength, it outperformed 97.01% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of NKTR is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of NKTR is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of NKTR is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 61.25 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for NKTR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.23 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests NKTR has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 82.03 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests NKTR may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.9 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for NKTR suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 39.87 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for NKTR suggests a strong 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)
27.03
-0.97 (-3.46%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-3.46%
1 Week-0.84%
2 Weeks17.22%
1 Month8.12%
3 Month175.49%
6 Month93.31%
12 Month33.48%
2 Year202.86%
3 Year-54.26%
5 Year-90.68%
10 Year-83.69%
15 Year-85.91%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.63
ATR(20)%5.9%
ATR Inc39.5%
Range Today2.84
ADR(20)1.57
ADR(20)%5.82%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS97.01
Mansfield5.43
10 Day High29.7
10 Day Low22.28
20 Day High29.7
20 Day Low21.02
52 Week High37.38
52 Week Low6.45
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.04%
DER(5)-1.02%
Volume1.23M
Volume Incr14.1%
Vol(5)768.68K
Vol(50)2.38M