AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS IN (AMPH) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AMPH - Nasdaq - US03209R1032 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to AMPH. AMPH's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
91% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AMPH.
AMPH is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 192 other stocks in this industry, of which 61% are performing better than AMPH.
AMPH is currently making a new 52 week low. This is a very bad signal. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so AMPH is lagging the market.
In the last month AMPH has a been trading in the 26.98 - 34.39 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.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
The technical rating of AMPH is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
27.24
45.49
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 30.75 to 31.55. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @45.04 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.38
Mansfield-3.68
10 Day High32.69
10 Day Low26.98
20 Day High34.39
20 Day Low26.98
52 Week High53.96
52 Week Low26.98
Performance
1 Week-14.77%
2 Weeks-11.28%
1 Month-21.08%
3 Month-37.17%
6 Month-39.36%
12 Month-39.74%
2 Year-26.61%
3 Year-23.34%
5 Year85.44%
10 Year83.96%
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)-0.14
RSI(14)20.37
LBB28.37
UBB33.67
27.52
-0.91 (-3.2%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-3.2%
1 Week-14.77%
2 Weeks-11.28%
1 Month-21.08%
3 Month-37.17%
6 Month-39.36%
12 Month-39.74%
2 Year-26.61%
3 Year-23.34%
5 Year85.44%
10 Year83.96%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.14
ATR(20)%4.11%
ATR Inc247.67%
Range Today2.12
ADR(20)1.08
ADR(20)%3.94%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.38
Mansfield-3.68
10 Day High32.69
10 Day Low26.98
20 Day High34.39
20 Day Low26.98
52 Week High53.96
52 Week Low26.98
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start30.75
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.12%
DER(5)2.2%
Volume999.41K
Volume Incr88.47%
Vol(5)896.44K
Vol(50)611.27K