PULSE BIOSCIENCES INC (PLSE) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PLSE - Nasdaq - US74587B1017 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall PLSE gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. PLSE'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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PLSE.
PLSE is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
PLSE is an average performer in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry, it outperforms 44% of 187 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month PLSE has a been trading in the 14.57 - 17.27 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
PLSE has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 15.08, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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14.33
21.69
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 15.04 to 15.08. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 14.47 to 14.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.84 to 16.28. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @16.70 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @17.12 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @21.48 from a horizontal 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 PLSE is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PLSE is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.89 | NEGATIVE | PLSE has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.11% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of PLSE is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PLSE is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PLSE is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 43.37 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PLSE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.02 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PLSE has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 31.27 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PLSE is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.16 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for PLSE suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.36 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for PLSE 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)
15.1
-0.55 (-3.51%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg-3.51%
1 Week-5.8%
2 Weeks-1.31%
1 Month0.33%
3 Month-14.88%
6 Month-14.25%
12 Month-5.39%
2 Year91.14%
3 Year867.95%
5 Year47.32%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.84
ATR(20)%5.16%
ATR Inc-27.28%
Range Today0.77
ADR(20)0.77
ADR(20)%5.12%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.89
Mansfield-2.07
10 Day High17.27
10 Day Low15.07
20 Day High17.27
20 Day Low14.57
52 Week High25
52 Week Low13.5
CS1 End15.08
CR1 Start15.84
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.84%
DER(5)0.46%
Volume210.20K
Volume Incr-20.21%
Vol(5)161.32K
Vol(50)176.58K