VERICEL CORP (VCEL) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VCEL - Nasdaq - US92346J1088 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall VCEL gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. VCEL'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 short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
78% of all other stocks performed better in the past year 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 39.16 - 45.97 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
VCEL is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 558 other stocks in this industry, VCEL did better than 60% of them.
Although the technical rating is bad, VCEL does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 42.00. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
37.53
46.17
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- Support @39.68 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @38.94 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @37.91 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 42.00 to 43.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 45.19 to 45.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 | 22.33 | NEGATIVE | VCEL has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 77.67% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VCEL is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of VCEL is above 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) | 47.49 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VCEL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.14 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VCEL has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 29.31 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VCEL is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.1 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for VCEL suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.87 | 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)
41.73
+0.07 (+0.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg0.17%
1 Week-0.69%
2 Weeks-1.77%
1 Month0.92%
3 Month-6.22%
6 Month-27.21%
12 Month-9.05%
2 Year11.07%
3 Year65.73%
5 Year201.95%
10 Year1068.91%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.72
ATR(20)%4.1%
ATR Inc-24.63%
Range Today1.24
ADR(20)1.71
ADR(20)%4.09%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS22.33
Mansfield-1.94
10 Day High43.51
10 Day Low40.01
20 Day High45.97
20 Day Low39.16
52 Week High63
52 Week Low37.39
CS1 End39.68
CR1 Start42
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.14%
DER(5)-1.2%
Volume1.13M
Volume Incr21.3%
Vol(5)547.78K
Vol(50)508.08K