PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIF (PACB) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PACB - Nasdaq - US69404D1081 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall PACB gets a technical rating of 4 out of 10. In the past year, PACB was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
72% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PACB.
PACB 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 PACB is lagging the market.
PACB is one of the better performing stocks in the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry, it outperforms 70% of 55 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month PACB has a been trading in the 0.85 - 1.40 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
PACB has an average volume of 8943660 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
PACB has an average technical rating and it also 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.
More info and screens
1.28
1.39
We found 1 important resistance area.
- Resistance @1.38 from a horizontal 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 PACB is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for PACB is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 28.55 | NEGATIVE | PACB has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 71.45% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PACB is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PACB is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PACB is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 61.57 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PACB is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.04 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PACB has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 85.01 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests PACB may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 8.16 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for PACB suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 25.53 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for PACB 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)
NASDAQ:PACB (6/18/2025, 9:57:07 AM)
1.29
-0.01 (-0.77%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg-0.77%
1 Week12.07%
2 Weeks23.81%
1 Month27.45%
3 Month0%
6 Month-34.01%
12 Month-11.56%
2 Year-90.23%
3 Year-70.59%
5 Year-62.32%
10 Year-77.43%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.11
ATR(20)%8.16%
ATR Inc56.23%
Range Today0.07
ADR(20)0.11
ADR(20)%8.18%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS28.55
Mansfield-2.09
10 Day High1.4
10 Day Low0.99
20 Day High1.4
20 Day Low0.85
52 Week High2.72
52 Week Low0.85
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start1.38
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.72%
DER(5)2.47%
Volume1.18M
Volume Incr-2.48%
Vol(5)9.69M
Vol(50)8.94M