EXICURE INC (XCUR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:XCUR - Nasdaq - US30205M3097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall XCUR gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. In the past year, XCUR was one of the better performing stocks in the market. The medium term picture became unclear, although we see some improvement happening in recent action.
XCUR 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.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
XCUR is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 556 other stocks in this industry. XCUR outperforms 96% of them.
In the last month XCUR has a been trading in the 5.05 - 9.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Looking at the yearly performance, XCUR did better than 97% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 7 months ago.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
XCUR has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal 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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9.01
4 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 8.69 to 8.85. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 6.76 to 6.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @6.31 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @5.85 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 8.87 to 8.92. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for XCUR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for XCUR is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 97.76 | POSITIVE | XCUR has a high relative strength, it outperformed 97.76% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XCUR is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of XCUR is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of XCUR is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 60.53 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for XCUR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.34 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests XCUR has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 84.3 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests XCUR may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 12.32 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for XCUR suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.71 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for XCUR 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)
8.86
+0.93 (+11.8%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg11.8%
1 Week26.03%
2 Weeks36.94%
1 Month18.61%
3 Month-17.96%
6 Month-26.29%
12 Month269.17%
2 Year72.04%
3 Year9.38%
5 Year-97.36%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.12
ATR(20)%12.32%
ATR Inc1.94%
Range Today1.5
ADR(20)1.05
ADR(20)%11.9%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS97.76
Mansfield-1
10 Day High9.5
10 Day Low6.16
20 Day High9.5
20 Day Low5.05
52 Week High36
52 Week Low1.44
CS1 End8.85
CR1 Start8.87
Volume & EV
DER(3)-11.1%
DER(5)-5.37%
Volume58.90K
Volume Incr-51.54%
Vol(5)123.18K
Vol(50)118.11K