AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC (AQST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AQST - Nasdaq - US03843E1047 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, AQST scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. AQST scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
76% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AQST.
AQST is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month AQST has a been trading in the 2.87 - 3.63 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.
AQST has an average volume of 1736030 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
AQST is an average performer in the Pharmaceuticals industry, it outperforms 60% of 193 stocks in the same industry.
Although the technical rating is bad, AQST does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 2.95, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for AQST 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
2.91
5.29
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 2.94 to 2.95. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 3.07 to 3.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 3.30 to 3.33. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 3.42 to 3.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @5.24 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
CRS24.46
Mansfield-2.84
10 Day High3.63
10 Day Low2.9
20 Day High3.63
20 Day Low2.87
52 Week High6.23
52 Week Low2.24
Performance
1 Week-13.26%
2 Weeks-0.33%
1 Month-3.83%
3 Month-33.99%
6 Month-32.51%
12 Month17.12%
2 Year284.67%
3 Year7.89%
5 Year-19.3%
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)0.02
RSI(14)43.29
LBB2.77
UBB3.43
3.01
-0.05 (-1.63%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-1.63%
1 Week-13.26%
2 Weeks-0.33%
1 Month-3.83%
3 Month-33.99%
6 Month-32.51%
12 Month17.12%
2 Year284.67%
3 Year7.89%
5 Year-19.3%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.21
ATR(20)%6.25%
ATR Inc1.67%
Range Today0.14
ADR(20)0.19
ADR(20)%6.2%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS24.46
Mansfield-2.84
10 Day High3.63
10 Day Low2.9
20 Day High3.63
20 Day Low2.87
52 Week High6.23
52 Week Low2.24
CS1 End2.95
CR1 Start3.07
Volume & EV
DER(3)6.39%
DER(5)2.44%
Volume1.42M
Volume Incr-10.02%
Vol(5)1.72M
Vol(50)1.74M