VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VRTX)
US92532F1003 - Common Stock
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to VRTX. VRTX has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
In the last month VRTX has a been trading in the 391.01 - 421.45 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
VRTX has an average volume of 1039720 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, VRTX outperforms 60% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
VRTX is an average performer in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 65% of 588 stocks in the same industry.
VRTX is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so VRTX is lagging the market slightly.
VRTX has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 406.59. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 393.47, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
337.08
450.55
We found 3 important support areas.
- Support @380.80 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @363.83 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Strong support @340.48 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 393.09 to 398.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 406.59 to 414.21. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 435.02 to 446.09. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS60.96
Mansfield-0.35
10 Day High409.93
10 Day Low391.01
20 Day High421.45
20 Day Low391.01
52 Week High448.4
52 Week Low316.43
Performance
1 Week-1.69%
2 Weeks-2.61%
1 Month-4.52%
3 Month-9.55%
6 Month8.74%
12 Month18.84%
2 Year44.02%
3 Year80.33%
5 Year132.86%
10 Year481.21%
15 Year1176.7%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-1.25
RSI(14)32.51
LBB387.39
UBB416.98
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ:VRTX (4/19/2024, 1:27:41 PM)
392.75
-0.73 (-0.19%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.19%
1 Week-1.69%
2 Weeks-2.61%
1 Month-4.52%
3 Month-9.55%
6 Month8.74%
12 Month18.84%
2 Year
3 Year
5 Year
10 Year
15 Year
Volatility
ATR(14)7.65
ATR(20)%1.79%
ATR Inc
Range Today4.09
ADR(20)
ADR(20)%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS
Mansfield
10 Day High409.93
10 Day Low391.01
20 Day High421.45
20 Day Low391.01
52 Week High448.4
52 Week Low316.43
CS1 End
CR1 Start
Volume & EV
DER(3)
DER(5)
Volume634.09K
Volume Incr9.61%
Vol(5)1.02M
Vol(50)1.04M