VERICEL CORP (VCEL) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VCEL - US92346J1088 - Common Stock
37.03 USD
+1.59 (+4.49%)
37.03 USD
0 (0%)
Overall VCEL gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. VCEL scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
89% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VCEL.
VCEL is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 547 other stocks in this industry, of which 60% are performing better than VCEL.
VCEL 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.
In the last month VCEL has a been trading in the 33.09 - 41.78 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, VCEL does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 35.55, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for VCEL in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
34.58
41.87
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 34.93 to 35.55. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- Resistance @38.17 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @39.89 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @41.46 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 VCEL is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VCEL is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 11.23 | NEGATIVE | VCEL has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 88.77% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of VCEL is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VCEL is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VCEL is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.99 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VCEL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.11 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests VCEL has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 46.94 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VCEL is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.04 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for VCEL suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.27 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VCEL 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)
37.03
+1.59 (+4.49%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg4.49%
1 Week2.07%
2 Weeks2.18%
1 Month-7.7%
3 Month-9.51%
6 Month-28.79%
12 Month-24.87%
2 Year12.79%
3 Year48.42%
5 Year133.63%
10 Year1079.3%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.47
ATR(20)%5.04%
ATR Inc-4.88%
Range Today1.81
ADR(20)1.71
ADR(20)%4.62%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS11.23
Mansfield-2.81
10 Day High38.08
10 Day Low34.55
20 Day High41.78
20 Day Low33.09
52 Week High63
52 Week Low33.09
CS1 End35.55
CR1 Start38.17
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.52%
DER(5)2.55%
Volume758.50K
Volume Incr-19.7%
Vol(5)508.86K
Vol(50)560.46K