ICON PLC (ICLR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ICLR - Nasdaq - IE0005711209 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, ICLR scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. ICLR 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.
85% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ICLR.
ICLR is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. 66% of 57 stocks in the same industry do better.
ICLR 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.
ICLR 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.
ICLR has an average volume of 1099510 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
ICLR has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 204.63. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 201.71, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
185.34
250.27
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 200.29 to 201.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 187.21 to 189.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 204.63 to 208.35. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 217.08 to 222.59. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @247.79 from a trend 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
CRS15.16
Mansfield-3.58
10 Day High206.61
10 Day Low194.33
20 Day High228.29
20 Day Low194.33
52 Week High347.72
52 Week Low183.38
Performance
1 Week-0.47%
2 Weeks1.13%
1 Month-3.78%
3 Month-8.48%
6 Month-36.38%
12 Month-22.56%
2 Year-12.57%
3 Year-24.09%
5 Year19.63%
10 Year257.66%
15 Year712.08%
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)-0.4
RSI(14)43.63
LBB191.41
UBB216.04
ICON PLC
NASDAQ:ICLR (1/30/2025, 4:40:38 PM)
After market: 201.72 0 (0%)201.72
+3.6 (+1.82%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg1.82%
1 Week-0.47%
2 Weeks1.13%
1 Month-3.78%
3 Month-8.48%
6 Month-36.38%
12 Month-22.56%
2 Year-12.57%
3 Year-24.09%
5 Year19.63%
10 Year257.66%
15 Year712.08%
Volatility
ATR(14)7.36
ATR(20)%3.62%
ATR Inc-13.19%
Range Today5.63
ADR(20)6.54
ADR(20)%3.24%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS15.16
Mansfield-3.58
10 Day High206.61
10 Day Low194.33
20 Day High228.29
20 Day Low194.33
52 Week High347.72
52 Week Low183.38
CS1 End201.71
CR1 Start204.63
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.2%
DER(5)2.89%
Volume599.20K
Volume Incr-1.37%
Vol(5)865.37K
Vol(50)1.10M