APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC (APLS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:APLS - Nasdaq - US03753U1060 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, APLS scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. APLS scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
94% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than APLS.
APLS is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry. 68% of 568 stocks in the same industry do better.
APLS is currently making a new 52 week low. This is a very bad signal. APLS is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month APLS has a been trading in the 16.98 - 24.36 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
APLS has an average volume of 2160620 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
APLS has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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
17.32
21.54
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @20.45 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @21.33 from a trend 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
CRS6.03
Mansfield-4.46
10 Day High19.71
10 Day Low16.98
20 Day High24.36
20 Day Low16.98
52 Week High49.38
52 Week Low16.98
Performance
1 Week-3.9%
2 Weeks-6.92%
1 Month-27.97%
3 Month-41.7%
6 Month-34.45%
12 Month-64.92%
2 Year-79.04%
3 Year-59.82%
5 Year-48.96%
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)26.8
LBB16.85
UBB20.14
17.49
-0.05 (-0.29%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.29%
1 Week-3.9%
2 Weeks-6.92%
1 Month-27.97%
3 Month-41.7%
6 Month-34.45%
12 Month-64.92%
2 Year-79.04%
3 Year-59.82%
5 Year-48.96%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.27
ATR(20)%8.25%
ATR Inc-57.72%
Range Today0.61
ADR(20)1.4
ADR(20)%8.02%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS6.03
Mansfield-4.46
10 Day High19.71
10 Day Low16.98
20 Day High24.36
20 Day Low16.98
52 Week High49.38
52 Week Low16.98
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start20.45
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.23%
DER(5)-1.05%
Volume2.87M
Volume Incr-19.64%
Vol(5)2.22M
Vol(50)2.16M