UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP (UTHR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:UTHR - Nasdaq - US91307C1027 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall UTHR gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. UTHR's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
79% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than UTHR.
UTHR 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.
UTHR is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 555 other stocks in this industry, UTHR did better than 53% of them.
In the last month UTHR has a been trading in the 274.01 - 329.85 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 bad, UTHR does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 292.89, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
273.70
381.91
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 286.39 to 292.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 276.46 to 281.16. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 314.60 to 316.68. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 322.94 to 328.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @340.22 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @378.13 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 UTHR is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for UTHR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 21.4 | NEGATIVE | UTHR has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 78.6% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of UTHR is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of UTHR is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of UTHR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 49.14 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for UTHR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.85 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests UTHR has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 84.26 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests UTHR may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.43 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for UTHR suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 24.52 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for UTHR suggests a possible start of a new 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)
294.49
-0.73 (-0.25%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.25%
1 Week3.66%
2 Weeks0.95%
1 Month-9.1%
3 Month0.69%
6 Month-17.35%
12 Month-6.38%
2 Year21.33%
3 Year27.45%
5 Year164.19%
10 Year73.88%
15 Year502.35%
Volatility
ATR(14)7.24
ATR(20)%3.43%
ATR Inc-20.02%
Range Today7.17
ADR(20)8.16
ADR(20)%2.77%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.4
Mansfield-1.91
10 Day High298.3
10 Day Low282
20 Day High329.85
20 Day Low274.01
52 Week High417.82
52 Week Low266.98
CS1 End292.89
CR1 Start314.6
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.63%
DER(5)1.05%
Volume284.20K
Volume Incr-49.7%
Vol(5)384.64K
Vol(50)566.70K