NASDAQ:VRTX - Nasdaq - US92532F1003 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, VRTX scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. VRTX scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Although the technical rating is bad, VRTX does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 434.69, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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When analyzing the support we can see 4 important areas.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
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 |
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ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for VRTX is down. |
ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for VRTX is neutral. |
ChartMill Relative Strength | 20.15 | NEGATIVE | VRTX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 79.85% off all stocks on the market. |
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VRTX is above the rising SMA(20). |
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VRTX is below a declining SMA(50). |
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VRTX is below a declining SMA(200). |
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.72 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VRTX is a neutral value. |
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.65 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests VRTX has a positive trend. |
Stochastics (14,3) | 40.02 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VRTX is a neutral value. |
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.04 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for VRTX suggests some volalility. |
Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.69 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VRTX suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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