ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC (OSUR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:OSUR - US68554V1089 - Common Stock
3.14 USD
+0.14 (+4.67%)
3.17 USD
+0.03 (+0.96%)
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to OSUR. OSUR's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
84% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than OSUR.
The long and short term trends are both neutral. This gives a pretty neutral overall picture!
OSUR is part of the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. There are 185 other stocks in this industry, OSUR did better than 46% of them.
OSUR is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so OSUR is lagging the market.
In the last month OSUR has a been trading in the 2.66 - 3.43 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
The technical rating of OSUR 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
2.71
3.42
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 2.81 to 2.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 2.74 to 2.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @3.23 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @3.31 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 3.37 to 3.39. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for OSUR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for OSUR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 16.22 | NEGATIVE | OSUR has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.78% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of OSUR is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of OSUR is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of OSUR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 59.4 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for OSUR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.02 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests OSUR has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 63.27 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for OSUR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.85 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for OSUR suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.79 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for OSUR 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)
3.14
+0.14 (+4.67%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg4.67%
1 Week12.14%
2 Weeks12.54%
1 Month-6.27%
3 Month9.03%
6 Month-9.77%
12 Month-29.91%
2 Year-51.39%
3 Year-23.23%
5 Year-73.21%
10 Year-41.85%
15 Year-7.1%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.16
ATR(20)%4.85%
ATR Inc68.31%
Range Today0.31
ADR(20)0.15
ADR(20)%4.74%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.22
Mansfield-1.75
10 Day High3.2
10 Day Low2.74
20 Day High3.43
20 Day Low2.66
52 Week High4.6
52 Week Low2.36
CS1 End2.81
CR1 Start3.23
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.75%
DER(5)-3.11%
Volume1.54M
Volume Incr31.34%
Vol(5)662.20K
Vol(50)702.66K