VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VX1.DE) Stock Technical Analysis
FRA:VX1 - US92532F1003 - Common Stock
342 EUR
-0.75 (-0.22%)
Overall VX1 gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. VX1 scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
93% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VX1.
VX1 is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 69 other stocks in this industry, of which 61% are performing better than VX1.
VX1 is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
Warning: VX1 has an average volume of 916 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month VX1 has a been trading in the 312.65 - 412.35 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.
Although the technical rating is bad, VX1 does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 342.01. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point.
More info and screens
312.73
486.52
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 315.89 to 315.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
6 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 342.01 to 342.76. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 395.80 to 398.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @412.40 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @444.35 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @451.64 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 479.80 to 481.70. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 VX1.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VX1.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 7.19 | NEGATIVE | VX1.DE has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 92.81% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VX1.DE is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VX1.DE is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VX1.DE is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 39.45 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VX1.DE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 1.06 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests VX1.DE has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 41.21 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VX1.DE is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.04 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for VX1.DE suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 35.67 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for VX1.DE 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)
FRA:VX1 (8/22/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
342
-0.75 (-0.22%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.22%
1 Week2.56%
2 Weeks8.26%
1 Month-14.5%
3 Month-10.81%
6 Month-26.18%
12 Month-21.17%
2 Year6.71%
3 Year21.51%
5 Year49.12%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)12.13
ATR(20)%3.04%
ATR Inc-65.8%
Range Today4.1
ADR(20)7.2
ADR(20)%2.11%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS7.19
Mansfield-2.58
10 Day High346.1
10 Day Low312.65
20 Day High412.35
20 Day Low312.65
52 Week High489.2
52 Week Low312.65
CS1 End315.89
CR1 Start342.01
Volume & EV
DER(3)0%
DER(5)0%
Volume88
Volume Incr-77.32%
Vol(5)114.2
Vol(50)916.78