VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VNDA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VNDA - Nasdaq - US9216591084 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall VNDA gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. VNDA'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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, VNDA is a bad performer in the overall market: 79% of all stocks are doing better.
VNDA 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 VNDA has a been trading in the 4.15 - 5.12 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.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
VNDA is an average performer in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 50% of 551 stocks in the same industry.
The technical rating of VNDA 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.
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When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Support @4.04 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 3.91 to 3.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- Resistance @4.85 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 4.97 to 4.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @5.08 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @5.19 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for VNDA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VNDA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 21.09 | NEGATIVE | VNDA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 78.91% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VNDA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VNDA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VNDA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 34.31 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VNDA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.08 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VNDA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 8.3 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests VNDA may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.57 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for VNDA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.27 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for VNDA 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)
4.21
-0.05 (-1.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-1.17%
1 Week-10.04%
2 Weeks-10.62%
1 Month-13.37%
3 Month6.58%
6 Month-12.29%
12 Month-18.88%
2 Year-18.88%
3 Year-60.21%
5 Year-59.09%
10 Year-64.29%
15 Year-33.17%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.17
ATR(20)%4.57%
ATR Inc-36.01%
Range Today0.11
ADR(20)0.18
ADR(20)%4.25%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.09
Mansfield-1.61
10 Day High4.95
10 Day Low4.15
20 Day High5.12
20 Day Low4.15
52 Week High5.55
52 Week Low3.81
CS1 End4.04
CR1 Start4.85
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.39%
DER(5)-4.1%
Volume365.70K
Volume Incr89.07%
Vol(5)842.06K
Vol(50)457.03K