VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VRCA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VRCA - Nasdaq - US92511W1080 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall VRCA gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. VRCA was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VRCA.
VRCA is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 193 other stocks in this industry, of which 60% are performing better than VRCA.
VRCA is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month VRCA has a been trading in the 0.52 - 0.95 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
VRCA has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high 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.
More info and screens
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When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 0.80 to 0.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @0.57 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @0.54 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.83 to 0.84. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @0.88 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 VRCA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for VRCA is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.31 | NEGATIVE | VRCA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.69% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VRCA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VRCA is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of VRCA is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 60.48 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VRCA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests VRCA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 73.35 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VRCA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 10.95 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for VRCA suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 35.6 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for VRCA suggests a strong 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)
0.8163
-0.04 (-4.55%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-4.55%
1 Week1.2%
2 Weeks15.51%
1 Month41.03%
3 Month66.42%
6 Month20.52%
12 Month-88.4%
2 Year-86.02%
3 Year-74.09%
5 Year-87.56%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.11
ATR(20)%10.95%
ATR Inc-14.63%
Range Today0.09
ADR(20)0.09
ADR(20)%10.9%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.31
Mansfield-4.15
10 Day High0.95
10 Day Low0.7
20 Day High0.95
20 Day Low0.52
52 Week High7.8
52 Week Low0.38
CS1 End0.81
CR1 Start0.83
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.01%
DER(5)2.91%
Volume346.00K
Volume Incr-56.93%
Vol(5)332.08K
Vol(50)474.95K