VAXCYTE INC (PCVX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PCVX - Nasdaq - US92243G1085 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall PCVX gets a technical rating of 4 out of 10. In the past year, PCVX 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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PCVX is a bad performer in the overall market: 92% of all stocks are doing better.
PCVX is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 557 other stocks in this industry, of which 62% are performing better than PCVX.
PCVX is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month PCVX has a been trading in the 31.79 - 36.89 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
PCVX has an average volume of 1957910 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.
PCVX has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal 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
31.07
56.90
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 33.45 to 33.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 31.99 to 32.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @31.38 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We can see 3 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 @49.88 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @56.34 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for PCVX is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 8.94 | NEGATIVE | PCVX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 91.06% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PCVX is above the rising 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) | 58.68 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PCVX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.38 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PCVX has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 87.25 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests PCVX may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.03 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for PCVX suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.13 | 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)
35.93
-0.31 (-0.86%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.86%
1 Week8.06%
2 Weeks9.28%
1 Month1.38%
3 Month15.16%
6 Month-55.69%
12 Month-56.39%
2 Year-25.24%
3 Year55.68%
5 Year14.39%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.57
ATR(20)%4.03%
ATR Inc-6.53%
Range Today0.97
ADR(20)1.4
ADR(20)%3.9%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS8.94
Mansfield-5.49
10 Day High36.89
10 Day Low31.79
20 Day High36.89
20 Day Low31.79
52 Week High121.06
52 Week Low27.66
CS1 End33.8
CR1 Start37
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.54%
DER(5)0.91%
Volume1.95M
Volume Incr5.23%
Vol(5)1.59M
Vol(50)1.96M