Technical Breakout Setups. Analyze the stocks with the best technicals forming a breakout setup pattern at the moment.


GILEAD SCIENCES INC

Nasdaq / Health Care / Biotechnology

Technical Rating and Analysis

7

Taking everything into account, GILD scores 7 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, GILD is only an average performer.

The long term trend is positive and the short term trend is neutral. The long term trend may just continue or reversal may be around the corner!
GILD is one of the better performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 77% of 568 stocks in the same industry.
GILD 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 GILD is performing more or less in line with the market.
In the last month GILD has a been trading in the 89.15 - 94.65 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
GILD has an average volume of 6978530 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that GILD is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 77% of all stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 4 months ago.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
GILD Weekly chart
GILD Daily chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

9

Besides having an excellent technical rating, GILD also presents a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 92.23, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.

  • A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
Support and Resistance Analysis

86.87

93.50

We found 2 important support areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 90.49 to 92.23. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 87.75 to 88.90. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.

Statistics, Performance, Trends, Indicators, Chart- and CandleStick Patterns
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS77.2
Mansfield0.92
10 Day High94.65
10 Day Low89.15
20 Day High94.65
20 Day Low89.15
52 Week High98.9
52 Week Low62.07
Performance
1 Week0.78%
2 Weeks0.48%
1 Month3.13%
3 Month10.28%
6 Month30.99%
12 Month16.21%
2 Year7.83%
3 Year27.49%
5 Year42.46%
10 Year-1.79%
15 Year327.87%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-0.17
RSI(14)54.41
LBB90.49
UBB93.56
Example Setup

Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.

ENTRYEXITDISTANCECAPITAL
94.6690.484.18 (4.42%)22.65%
An entry @94.66. This is a Buy Stop order right above the 10 day high.An exit @90.48. This is a Stop Loss order right below the support zone.The trade has a worst case loss of 4.18 points, which is 4.42%.When investing 22.65% of your capital in this trade, your total portfolio risk will be 1.00%.

  • The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
  • This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.