ARDELYX INC (ARDX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ARDX - Nasdaq - US0396971071 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, ARDX scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. ARDX 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 neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
69% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ARDX.
ARDX is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
ARDX is one of the better performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 71% of 568 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month ARDX has a been trading in the 4.02 - 5.28 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
ARDX has an average volume of 4545140 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
The technical rating of ARDX is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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
4.50
6.55
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 5.25 to 5.25. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
- Support @4.55 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @5.27 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @5.80 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @6.16 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @6.49 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
CRS31.03
Mansfield-0.74
10 Day High5.28
10 Day Low4.17
20 Day High5.28
20 Day Low4.02
52 Week High9.33
52 Week Low4.02
Performance
1 Week9.24%
2 Weeks23.76%
1 Month2.33%
3 Month-4.71%
6 Month-8.84%
12 Month-18.07%
2 Year17.94%
3 Year539.2%
5 Year-20.06%
10 Year-49.9%
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)0.1
RSI(14)59.69
LBB4.12
UBB5.18
5.26
+0.24 (+4.78%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg4.78%
1 Week9.24%
2 Weeks23.76%
1 Month2.33%
3 Month-4.71%
6 Month-8.84%
12 Month-18.07%
2 Year17.94%
3 Year539.2%
5 Year-20.06%
10 Year-49.9%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.33
ATR(20)%5.93%
ATR Inc-7.24%
Range Today0.39
ADR(20)0.3
ADR(20)%5.73%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS31.03
Mansfield-0.74
10 Day High5.28
10 Day Low4.17
20 Day High5.28
20 Day Low4.02
52 Week High9.33
52 Week Low4.02
CS1 End5.25
CR1 Start5.27
Volume & EV
DER(3)6.39%
DER(5)2.61%
Volume4.56M
Volume Incr-19.83%
Vol(5)4.61M
Vol(50)4.55M