ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP (ABUS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ABUS - Nasdaq - CA03879J1003 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to ABUS. In the past year, ABUS was only an average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is unclear, although we see some positive events in recent action.
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.
ABUS is one of the better performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 76% of 571 stocks in the same industry.
Looking at the yearly performance, ABUS did better than 70% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 7 months ago.
ABUS is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so ABUS is lagging the market.
In the last month ABUS has a been trading in the 3.17 - 3.62 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is only medium, ABUS 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 3.44. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 3.41, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for ABUS in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
3.14
3.64
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 3.27 to 3.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 3.17 to 3.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 3.44 to 3.48. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @3.60 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS70.21
Mansfield-0.63
10 Day High3.52
10 Day Low3.24
20 Day High3.62
20 Day Low3.17
52 Week High4.72
52 Week Low2.3
Performance
1 Week3.64%
2 Weeks0.29%
1 Month2.4%
3 Month-2.56%
6 Month-12.08%
12 Month17.12%
2 Year23.02%
3 Year6.88%
5 Year17.12%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
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)0.01
RSI(14)54.06
LBB3.21
UBB3.53
3.42
-0.02 (-0.58%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.58%
1 Week3.64%
2 Weeks0.29%
1 Month2.4%
3 Month-2.56%
6 Month-12.08%
12 Month17.12%
2 Year23.02%
3 Year6.88%
5 Year17.12%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.13
ATR(20)%3.62%
ATR Inc-25.74%
Range Today0.12
ADR(20)0.12
ADR(20)%3.56%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS70.21
Mansfield-0.63
10 Day High3.52
10 Day Low3.24
20 Day High3.62
20 Day Low3.17
52 Week High4.72
52 Week Low2.3
CS1 End3.41
CR1 Start3.44
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.34%
DER(5)3.68%
Volume960.00K
Volume Incr14.01%
Vol(5)709.54K
Vol(50)756.78K