EXICURE INC (XCUR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:XCUR - Nasdaq - US30205M3097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 3 out of 10 to XCUR. Although XCUR is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
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.
In the last month XCUR has a been trading in the 5.42 - 10.80 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.
Warning: XCUR has an average volume of 16730 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
Looking at the yearly performance, XCUR did better than 96% of all other stocks.
XCUR is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 558 other stocks in this industry. XCUR outperforms 95% of them.
The technical rating of XCUR is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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
2.33
11.11
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @2.35 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 8.66 to 8.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.79 to 9.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @11.00 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 XCUR is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for XCUR is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 96.91 | POSITIVE | XCUR has a high relative strength, it outperformed 96.91% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of XCUR is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of XCUR is below 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) | 20.85 | OVERSOLD | The low RSI value suggests XCUR may be oversold. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.37 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests XCUR has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 3.9 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests XCUR may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 14.57 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for XCUR suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 31.25 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for XCUR 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)
NASDAQ:XCUR (6/26/2025, 8:00:02 PM)
5.545
-0.21 (-3.57%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-3.57%
1 Week-27.23%
2 Weeks-40.63%
1 Month-44.49%
3 Month-60.36%
6 Month-68.46%
12 Month246.56%
2 Year-15.34%
3 Year-48.66%
5 Year-98.48%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.81
ATR(20)%14.57%
ATR Inc-21.03%
Range Today0.91
ADR(20)0.74
ADR(20)%13.37%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS96.91
Mansfield-3.95
10 Day High9.75
10 Day Low5.42
20 Day High10.8
20 Day Low5.42
52 Week High36
52 Week Low1.44
CS1 End2.35
CR1 Start8.66
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.31%
DER(5)-1.55%
Volume10.30K
Volume Incr105.71%
Vol(5)11.16K
Vol(50)16.73K