TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP (TWST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:TWST - Nasdaq - US90184D1000 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall TWST gets a technical rating of 4 out of 10. In the past year, TWST 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.
89% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than TWST.
TWST 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 short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
TWST has an average volume of 1148940 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 558 other stocks in this industry, TWST did better than 43% of them.
In the last month TWST has a been trading in the 32.78 - 39.37 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is only medium, TWST does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 38.18. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 36.36, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
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3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 35.58 to 36.61. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @29.54 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @27.95 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 38.18 to 39.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @40.27 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @50.21 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 TWST is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for TWST is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 11.49 | NEGATIVE | TWST has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 88.51% 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) | 51.54 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for TWST is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.07 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests TWST has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 58.07 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for TWST is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.27 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for TWST suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.48 | 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)
NASDAQ:TWST (7/16/2025, 2:55:51 PM)
36.63
+0.26 (+0.71%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg0.71%
1 Week-1.65%
2 Weeks-1.14%
1 Month8.5%
3 Month-1.17%
6 Month-23.53%
12 Month-32.52%
2 Year49.42%
3 Year-16.85%
5 Year-35.1%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.92
ATR(20)%5.27%
ATR Inc6.09%
Range Today1.47
ADR(20)1.85
ADR(20)%5.04%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS11.49
Mansfield-1.95
10 Day High39.37
10 Day Low35.44
20 Day High39.37
20 Day Low32.78
52 Week High60.9
52 Week Low27.12
CS1 End36.36
CR1 Start38.18
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.84%
DER(5)-1.93%
Volume357.89K
Volume Incr-7.84%
Vol(5)950.08K
Vol(50)1.15M