HERON THERAPEUTICS INC (HRTX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HRTX - Nasdaq - US4277461020 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall HRTX gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. In the last year, HRTX was one of the better performers, although we are getting mixed signals now in both the short and medium term time frames.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days, which is not what you would like to see during a strong up movement.
HRTX is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 568 other stocks in this industry. HRTX outperforms 80% of them.
In the last month HRTX has a been trading in the 1.65 - 2.38 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
HRTX has an average volume of 1794010 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that HRTX is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 80% of all stocks. However, this relatively good performance is mostly due to a recent big move.
HRTX is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
HRTX has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high 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
1.26
2.50
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 1.85 to 1.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @1.27 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 2.21 to 2.22. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @2.30 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @2.48 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
CRS80.64
Mansfield0.4
10 Day High2.38
10 Day Low1.65
20 Day High2.38
20 Day Low1.65
52 Week High3.93
52 Week Low1.04
Performance
1 Week14.58%
2 Weeks24.29%
1 Month-6.38%
3 Month20.22%
6 Month18.92%
12 Month-10.2%
2 Year-7.95%
3 Year-51.33%
5 Year-84.57%
10 Year-79.63%
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)56.86
LBB1.69
UBB2.22
2.2
+0.05 (+2.33%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg2.33%
1 Week14.58%
2 Weeks24.29%
1 Month-6.38%
3 Month20.22%
6 Month18.92%
12 Month-10.2%
2 Year-7.95%
3 Year-51.33%
5 Year-84.57%
10 Year-79.63%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.17
ATR(20)%7.09%
ATR Inc61.36%
Range Today0.19
ADR(20)0.14
ADR(20)%6.43%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS80.64
Mansfield0.4
10 Day High2.38
10 Day Low1.65
20 Day High2.38
20 Day Low1.65
52 Week High3.93
52 Week Low1.04
CS1 End1.86
CR1 Start2.21
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.44%
DER(5)3.59%
Volume1.38M
Volume Incr-12.09%
Vol(5)1.08M
Vol(50)1.79M