Acceleron Pharma (XLRN) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:XLRN - Nasdaq -
Overall XLRN gets a technical rating of 10 out of 10. Both in the recent history as in the last year, XLRN has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
Looking at the yearly performance, XLRN did better than 93% of all other stocks.
XLRN is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 558 other stocks in this industry. XLRN outperforms 89% of them.
XLRN is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so XLRN is performing more or less in line with the market.
XLRN is currently showing a bull flag pattern! A bull flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong rise up. This may be a nice opportunity for an entry.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
XLRN has an average volume of 1459330 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month XLRN has a been trading in a tight range between 172.50 and 179.94.
Although XLRN has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high 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
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184.62
We found 5 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 172.07 to 175.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @129.07 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @126.76 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @123.43 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 115.53 to 118.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- Resistance @182.79 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for XLRN is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for XLRN is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 93.05 | POSITIVE | XLRN has a high relative strength, it outperformed 93.05% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XLRN is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XLRN is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XLRN is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 71.18 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests XLRN may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.02 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests XLRN has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 92.34 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests XLRN may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.81 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for XLRN suggests low volalility. |
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)
178.75
-0.93 (-0.52%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.52%
1 Week3.26%
2 Weeks3.1%
1 Month2.76%
3 Month46.35%
6 Month37.84%
12 Month57.43%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.6
ATR(20)%0.81%
ATR Inc-6.86%
Range Today2.79
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS93.05
Mansfield1.72
10 Day High179.94
10 Day Low172.85
20 Day High179.94
20 Day Low172.5
52 Week High189.99
52 Week Low110.72
CS1 End175.27
CR1 Start182.79
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.37%
DER(5)-0.13%
Volume7.88M
Volume Incr438.63%
Vol(5)3.25M
Vol(50)1.46M