TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP (TWST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:TWST - Nasdaq - US90184D1000 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall TWST gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. TWST was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, TWST is a bad performer in the overall market: 89% of all stocks are doing better.
TWST is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so TWST is lagging the market.
In the last month TWST has a been trading in the 27.12 - 36.39 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
TWST has an average volume of 1213990 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.
TWST is an average performer in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 48% of 557 stocks in the same industry.
TWST has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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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51.34
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 33.51 to 34.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @28.90 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @27.95 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @35.90 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @50.83 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 TWST is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for TWST is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 11.62 | NEGATIVE | TWST has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 88.38% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of TWST is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of TWST is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of TWST is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 55.34 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for TWST is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.62 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests TWST has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 80.98 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests TWST may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.39 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for TWST suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 19.75 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for TWST 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)
34.64
-1.25 (-3.48%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-3.48%
1 Week3%
2 Weeks14.21%
1 Month21.67%
3 Month-19.24%
6 Month-27.74%
12 Month-32.04%
2 Year69.31%
3 Year-0.92%
5 Year-23.53%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.05
ATR(20)%5.39%
ATR Inc22%
Range Today1.84
ADR(20)1.8
ADR(20)%5.2%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS11.62
Mansfield-2.25
10 Day High36.39
10 Day Low30.91
20 Day High36.39
20 Day Low27.12
52 Week High60.9
52 Week Low27.12
CS1 End34.63
CR1 Start35.9
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.64%
DER(5)1%
Volume1.49M
Volume Incr-18.88%
Vol(5)990.52K
Vol(50)1.21M