CERUS CORP (CERS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:CERS - Nasdaq - US1570851014 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, CERS scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. CERS 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.
82% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than CERS.
CERS 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.
In the last month CERS has a been trading in the 1.12 - 1.48 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
CERS has an average volume of 1416130 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
CERS is an average performer in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry, it outperforms 43% of 189 stocks in the same industry.
CERS has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 1.34, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
1.26
2.38
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 1.32 to 1.34. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @1.27 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- Resistance @1.38 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @1.76 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @1.95 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 2.01 to 2.04. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @2.36 from a horizontal 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
CRS18.55
Mansfield-2.22
10 Day High1.48
10 Day Low1.23
20 Day High1.48
20 Day Low1.12
52 Week High2.54
52 Week Low1.12
Performance
1 Week3.85%
2 Weeks8.87%
1 Month-6.25%
3 Month-31.47%
6 Month-19.16%
12 Month-21.05%
2 Year-41.56%
3 Year-70.78%
5 Year-78.05%
10 Year-69.59%
15 Year-58.33%
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)47.07
LBB1.21
UBB1.43
1.35
-0.01 (-0.74%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg-0.74%
1 Week3.85%
2 Weeks8.87%
1 Month-6.25%
3 Month-31.47%
6 Month-19.16%
12 Month-21.05%
2 Year-41.56%
3 Year-70.78%
5 Year-78.05%
10 Year-69.59%
15 Year-58.33%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.12
ATR(20)%7.8%
ATR Inc-42.18%
Range Today0.06
ADR(20)0.1
ADR(20)%7.19%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.55
Mansfield-2.22
10 Day High1.48
10 Day Low1.23
20 Day High1.48
20 Day Low1.12
52 Week High2.54
52 Week Low1.12
CS1 End1.34
CR1 Start1.38
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.24%
DER(5)2.2%
Volume1.30M
Volume Incr-23.22%
Vol(5)1.02M
Vol(50)1.42M