ASTRAZENECA PLC-SPONS ADR (AZN) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AZN - Nasdaq - US0463531089 - ADR - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to AZN. AZN has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
AZN 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.
AZN is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
AZN is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 197 other stocks in this industry. AZN outperforms 79% of them.
AZN has an average volume of 6393250 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, AZN turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 66% of all stocks.
AZN has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium 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
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3 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @65.52 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 63.23 to 63.85. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 61.03 to 61.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 70.06 to 71.29. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 73.24 to 73.92. 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 75.58 to 75.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 77.60 to 77.90. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @79.58 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
CRS66.65
Mansfield-0.33
10 Day High72.05
10 Day Low61.24
20 Day High75.9
20 Day Low61.24
52 Week High87.68
52 Week Low61.24
Performance
1 Week4.19%
2 Weeks-8.56%
1 Month-11.67%
3 Month1.49%
6 Month-13.63%
12 Month-1.4%
2 Year-7.69%
3 Year1.79%
5 Year29.28%
10 Year97.4%
15 Year205.63%
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)-0.19
RSI(14)40.79
LBB62.47
UBB74.65
67.59
+0.54 (+0.81%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg0.81%
1 Week4.19%
2 Weeks-8.56%
1 Month-11.67%
3 Month1.49%
6 Month-13.63%
12 Month-1.4%
2 Year-7.69%
3 Year1.79%
5 Year29.28%
10 Year97.4%
15 Year205.63%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.66
ATR(20)%3.4%
ATR Inc-53.12%
Range Today1.06
ADR(20)1.91
ADR(20)%2.83%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS66.65
Mansfield-0.33
10 Day High72.05
10 Day Low61.24
20 Day High75.9
20 Day Low61.24
52 Week High87.68
52 Week Low61.24
CS1 End65.52
CR1 Start70.06
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.49%
DER(5)0.51%
Volume3.80M
Volume Incr-24.7%
Vol(5)4.99M
Vol(50)6.39M