PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIF (PACB) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PACB - Nasdaq - US69404D1081 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall PACB gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. PACB 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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PACB is a bad performer in the overall market: 96% of all stocks are doing better.
PACB is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. 87% of 56 stocks in the same industry do better.
PACB is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. PACB is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month PACB has a been trading in the 1.27 - 2.06 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
PACB has an average volume of 11604700 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Although the technical rating is bad, PACB does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is very little resistance above the current price.
More info and screens
1.32
1.85
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @1.72 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @1.83 from a trend 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
CRS4.84
Mansfield-3.33
10 Day High1.68
10 Day Low1.27
20 Day High2.06
20 Day Low1.27
52 Week High4.57
52 Week Low1.16
Performance
1 Week-8.28%
2 Weeks-13.64%
1 Month-16.87%
3 Month-34.48%
6 Month-15.82%
12 Month-69.98%
2 Year-88.51%
3 Year-85.38%
5 Year-56.54%
10 Year-77.23%
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)40.31
LBB1.17
UBB1.86
1.33
+0.03 (+2.31%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg2.31%
1 Week-8.28%
2 Weeks-13.64%
1 Month-16.87%
3 Month-34.48%
6 Month-15.82%
12 Month-69.98%
2 Year-88.51%
3 Year-85.38%
5 Year-56.54%
10 Year-77.23%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.16
ATR(20)%13.71%
ATR Inc-61.05%
Range Today0.08
ADR(20)0.18
ADR(20)%13.65%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.84
Mansfield-3.33
10 Day High1.68
10 Day Low1.27
20 Day High2.06
20 Day Low1.27
52 Week High4.57
52 Week Low1.16
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start1.72
Volume & EV
DER(3)-7.28%
DER(5)-4.25%
Volume12.49M
Volume Incr-30.99%
Vol(5)10.15M
Vol(50)11.60M