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. In the past year, PSTV 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.
98% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PSTV.
PSTV is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry. 83% of 556 stocks in the same industry do 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.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
PSTV has an average volume of 35031100 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month PSTV has a been trading in the 0.27 - 0.71 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
PSTV 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
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When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Support @0.39 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 0.34 to 0.34. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- Resistance @0.60 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for PSTV is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for PSTV is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 2.36 | NEGATIVE | PSTV has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 97.64% 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) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of PSTV is above a declining 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) | 64.56 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PSTV is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PSTV has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 71.08 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PSTV is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 10.41 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for PSTV suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 30.6 | 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)
0.5298
-0.07 (-11.18%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-11.18%
1 Week42.61%
2 Weeks47.29%
1 Month44.52%
3 Month-32.76%
6 Month-56.93%
12 Month-71.67%
2 Year-78.46%
3 Year-92.86%
5 Year-98.55%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.06
ATR(20)%10.41%
ATR Inc230.49%
Range Today0.07
ADR(20)0.05
ADR(20)%9.16%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS2.36
Mansfield-5.33
10 Day High0.71
10 Day Low0.32
20 Day High0.71
20 Day Low0.27
52 Week High2.31
52 Week Low0.16
CS1 End0.39
CR1 Start0.6
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.98%
DER(5)4.77%
Volume13.60M
Volume Incr-54.31%
Vol(5)29.81M
Vol(50)35.03M