TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP (TWST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:TWST - Nasdaq - US90184D1000 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, TWST scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. TWST scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, TWST is a bad performer in the overall market: 88% of all stocks are doing better.
TWST is currently making a new 52 week low. This is a very bad signal. The S&P500 Index 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 - 42.07 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
TWST has an average volume of 1192600 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
TWST is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 562 other stocks in this industry, TWST did better than 51% of them.
The technical rating of TWST is bad and it also does not present a 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
27.98
53.23
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 30.93 to 30.93. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @35.62 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @51.45 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @52.70 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for TWST is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for TWST is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 12.51 | NEGATIVE | TWST has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 87.49% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of TWST is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of TWST is below 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) | 33.57 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for TWST is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.32 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests TWST has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 5.53 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests TWST may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 8.13 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for TWST suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 27.54 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for TWST 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)
28.26
+0.1 (+0.36%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg0.36%
1 Week-8.63%
2 Weeks-8.31%
1 Month-29.54%
3 Month-31.59%
6 Month-33.08%
12 Month-33.08%
2 Year86.53%
3 Year-16.98%
5 Year-25.53%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2
ATR(20)%8.13%
ATR Inc-56.63%
Range Today1.32
ADR(20)2.15
ADR(20)%7.6%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS12.51
Mansfield-3.74
10 Day High33.52
10 Day Low27.12
20 Day High42.07
20 Day Low27.12
52 Week High60.9
52 Week Low27.12
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start30.93
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.01%
DER(5)0.6%
Volume781.90K
Volume Incr-9.48%
Vol(5)1.07M
Vol(50)1.19M