PLIANT THERAPEUTICS INC (PLRX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PLRX - Nasdaq - US7291391057 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to PLRX. PLRX's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
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, PLRX is a bad performer in the overall market: 100% of all stocks are doing better.
PLRX is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 194 other stocks in this industry, of which 87% are performing better than PLRX.
PLRX is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month PLRX has a been trading in the 2.43 - 12.88 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.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
PLRX has an average volume of 1704860 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The technical rating of PLRX is bad and it also does not present a 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
2.94
3.11
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- Support @2.97 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
CRS0.83
Mansfield-7.74
10 Day High11.96
10 Day Low2.43
20 Day High12.88
20 Day Low2.43
52 Week High18
52 Week Low2.43
Performance
1 Week-6.08%
2 Weeks-74.14%
1 Month-72.26%
3 Month-76.27%
6 Month-77.1%
12 Month-81.25%
2 Year-90.33%
3 Year-65.66%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
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)-0.39
RSI(14)22.6
LBB-2.08
UBB13.75
3.08
+0.07 (+2.33%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg2.33%
1 Week-6.08%
2 Weeks-74.14%
1 Month-72.26%
3 Month-76.27%
6 Month-77.1%
12 Month-81.25%
2 Year-90.33%
3 Year-65.66%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.19
ATR(20)%31.24%
ATR Inc-85.01%
Range Today0.13
ADR(20)0.73
ADR(20)%23.73%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0.83
Mansfield-7.74
10 Day High11.96
10 Day Low2.43
20 Day High12.88
20 Day Low2.43
52 Week High18
52 Week Low2.43
CS1 End2.97
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.23%
DER(5)-0.56%
Volume2.09M
Volume Incr-7.19%
Vol(5)2.72M
Vol(50)1.70M