VAXCYTE INC (PCVX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PCVX - Nasdaq - US92243G1085 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, PCVX scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. PCVX 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, PCVX is a bad performer in the overall market: 97% of all stocks are doing better.
PCVX is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 557 other stocks in this industry, of which 81% are performing better than PCVX.
PCVX is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so PCVX is lagging the market.
PCVX has an average volume of 2188250 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month PCVX has a been trading in the 31.07 - 38.39 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of PCVX 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
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When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 30.55 to 30.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @29.00 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 37.00 to 37.21. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @47.36 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @55.49 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @60.51 from a trend line 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for PCVX is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PCVX is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 3.04 | NEGATIVE | PCVX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 96.96% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCVX is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PCVX is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCVX is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 45.35 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PCVX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PCVX has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 34.94 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PCVX is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.1 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for PCVX suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.59 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for PCVX suggests a weak or negative 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)
33.4
-0.24 (-0.71%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.71%
1 Week-5.76%
2 Weeks-1.3%
1 Month-8.67%
3 Month-55.26%
6 Month-61.4%
12 Month-55.43%
2 Year-33.12%
3 Year53.49%
5 Year5.66%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.62
ATR(20)%5.1%
ATR Inc-49.74%
Range Today0.86
ADR(20)1.67
ADR(20)%5.01%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS3.04
Mansfield-5.79
10 Day High38.39
10 Day Low32.85
20 Day High38.39
20 Day Low31.07
52 Week High121.06
52 Week Low27.66
CS1 End30.64
CR1 Start37
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.69%
DER(5)2.26%
Volume892.40K
Volume Incr-48.06%
Vol(5)1.05M
Vol(50)2.19M