VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VRCA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VRCA - Nasdaq - US92511W1080 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, VRCA scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. VRCA scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, VRCA is a bad performer in the overall market: 97% of all stocks are doing better.
VRCA is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Pharmaceuticals industry. 78% of 197 stocks in the same industry do better.
VRCA is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so VRCA is lagging the market.
In the last month VRCA has a been trading in the 0.39 - 0.73 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of VRCA 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.
More info and screens
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When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- Resistance @0.59 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @0.61 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @0.65 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VRCA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 3.27 | NEGATIVE | VRCA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 96.73% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VRCA is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VRCA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VRCA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 42.9 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VRCA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VRCA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 35.95 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VRCA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 13.24 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for VRCA suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.65 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for VRCA 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)
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-0.05 (-9.23%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-9.23%
1 Week-20.23%
2 Weeks-22.94%
1 Month5.17%
3 Month-23.8%
6 Month-61.36%
12 Month-94.19%
2 Year-91.28%
3 Year-74.37%
5 Year-95.69%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.07
ATR(20)%13.24%
ATR Inc-25.23%
Range Today0.04
ADR(20)0.06
ADR(20)%13.12%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS3.27
Mansfield-7.89
10 Day High0.73
10 Day Low0.49
20 Day High0.73
20 Day Low0.39
52 Week High9.36
52 Week Low0.38
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start0.59
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.35%
DER(5)-7.48%
Volume228.00K
Volume Incr-4.49%
Vol(5)237.95K
Vol(50)391.64K