AMGEN INC (AMGN) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AMGN - Nasdaq - US0311621009 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall AMGN gets a technical rating of 6 out of 10. AMGN has been an average performer in the overall market. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
AMGN is one of the better performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 74% of 572 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month AMGN has a been trading in the 273.50 - 309.49 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
AMGN has an average volume of 3354260 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, AMGN turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 59% of all stocks.
AMGN is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so AMGN is lagging the market.
Although the technical rating is only medium, AMGN does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
More info and screens
255.99
340.76
We found 3 important support areas.
- Support @301.43 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 291.47 to 295.99. 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 258.58 to 264.91. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @319.04 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 335.97 to 337.39. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS59.26
Mansfield-0.63
10 Day High305.33
10 Day Low288.36
20 Day High309.49
20 Day Low273.5
52 Week High346.85
52 Week Low253.3
Performance
1 Week2.03%
2 Weeks1.76%
1 Month9.04%
3 Month2.88%
6 Month-7.84%
12 Month4.78%
2 Year30.8%
3 Year33.79%
5 Year51.71%
10 Year92.12%
15 Year435.26%
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)65.77
LBB285.83
UBB305.55
303.01
+5.08 (+1.71%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg1.71%
1 Week2.03%
2 Weeks1.76%
1 Month9.04%
3 Month2.88%
6 Month-7.84%
12 Month4.78%
2 Year30.8%
3 Year33.79%
5 Year51.71%
10 Year92.12%
15 Year435.26%
Volatility
ATR(14)7.34
ATR(20)%2.16%
ATR Inc-12.88%
Range Today8.14
ADR(20)6.34
ADR(20)%2.09%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS59.26
Mansfield-0.63
10 Day High305.33
10 Day Low288.36
20 Day High309.49
20 Day Low273.5
52 Week High346.85
52 Week Low253.3
CS1 End301.43
CR1 Start319.04
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.29%
DER(5)-0.05%
Volume3.26M
Volume Incr-21.77%
Vol(5)2.55M
Vol(50)3.35M