CATHETER PRECISION INC (VTAK) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:VTAK - NYSE Arca - US74933X6094 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to VTAK. VTAK'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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, VTAK is a bad performer in the overall market: 99% of all stocks are doing better.
VTAK is part of the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. There are 187 other stocks in this industry, of which 87% are performing better than VTAK.
VTAK 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 VTAK has a been trading in the 0.20 - 0.83 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.
VTAK has an average volume of 17445200 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
VTAK has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price.
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When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- Resistance @0.32 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @0.34 from a trend line in the weekly 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 VTAK is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VTAK is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 1.76 | NEGATIVE | VTAK has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 98.24% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VTAK is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VTAK is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VTAK is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 44.63 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VTAK is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VTAK has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 4.73 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests VTAK may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 33.66 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for VTAK suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.82 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VTAK suggests a weak or negative 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)
0.2325
-0.01 (-4.71%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg-4.71%
1 Week-7%
2 Weeks-28.72%
1 Month15.56%
3 Month-27.71%
6 Month-56.13%
12 Month-93.43%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.05
ATR(20)%33.66%
ATR Inc-84.77%
Range Today0.01
ADR(20)0.06
ADR(20)%23.72%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS1.76
Mansfield-6.6
10 Day High0.33
10 Day Low0.22
20 Day High0.83
20 Day Low0.2
52 Week High4.76
52 Week Low0.16
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.84%
DER(5)-4.54%
Volume737.30K
Volume Incr-94.21%
Vol(5)2.41M
Vol(50)17.45M