PLUS THERAPEUTICS INC (PSTV) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PSTV - Nasdaq - US72941H5090 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall PSTV gets a technical rating of 4 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. PSTV was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PSTV is a bad performer in the overall market: 71% of all stocks are doing better.
PSTV 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.
PSTV has an average volume of 35363200 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long and short term trends are both neutral. This gives a pretty neutral overall picture!
PSTV is an average performer in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 55% of 551 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month PSTV has a been trading in the 0.36 - 0.90 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.
PSTV has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is very little resistance above the current price.
More info and screens
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2 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @0.54 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 0.53 to 0.53. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- Resistance @0.76 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @0.78 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @1.11 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for PSTV is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for PSTV is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 29.53 | NEGATIVE | PSTV has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 70.47% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PSTV is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PSTV is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PSTV is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 54.29 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PSTV is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests PSTV has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 29.22 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PSTV is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 19.92 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for PSTV suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 39.99 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for PSTV 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)
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+0.09 (+15.81%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg15.81%
1 Week-21.02%
2 Weeks7.33%
1 Month69.02%
3 Month49.5%
6 Month-49.36%
12 Month-53.83%
2 Year-77.49%
3 Year-95.01%
5 Year-98.29%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.14
ATR(20)%19.92%
ATR Inc-13.61%
Range Today0.07
ADR(20)0.11
ADR(20)%17.74%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS29.53
Mansfield-4.19
10 Day High0.9
10 Day Low0.52
20 Day High0.9
20 Day Low0.36
52 Week High2.31
52 Week Low0.16
CS1 End0.54
CR1 Start0.76
Volume & EV
DER(3)-7.95%
DER(5)-8.67%
Volume13.73M
Volume Incr-23.4%
Vol(5)14.30M
Vol(50)35.36M