Portola Pharma (PTLA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PTLA - Nasdaq -
We assign a technical rating of 9 out of 10 to PTLA. Both in the recent history as in the last year, PTLA has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
PTLA has an average volume of 5070000 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that PTLA is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 94% of all stocks. However, this overall good ranking is mostly due to the recent strong move.
PTLA is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so PTLA is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month PTLA has a been trading in a tight range between 17.89 and 18.07.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although PTLA has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity 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
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We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 17.75 to 17.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @9.45 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 18.04 to 18.04. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @20.87 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @22.39 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @29.69 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
CRS94.88
Mansfield-1.34
10 Day High18.07
10 Day Low17.9
20 Day High18.07
20 Day Low17.89
52 Week High31.73
52 Week Low5.31
Performance
1 Week0.45%
2 Weeks0.5%
1 Month0.56%
3 Month179.54%
6 Month-24.81%
12 Month-31.65%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
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)-0.18
RSI(14)80.86
LBB17.9
UBB18.02
18.03
+0.04 (+0.22%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.22%
1 Week0.45%
2 Weeks0.5%
1 Month0.56%
3 Month179.54%
6 Month-24.81%
12 Month-31.65%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.04
ATR(20)%0.21%
ATR Inc37.25%
Range Today0.08
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS94.88
Mansfield-1.34
10 Day High18.07
10 Day Low17.9
20 Day High18.07
20 Day Low17.89
52 Week High31.73
52 Week Low5.31
CS1 End17.97
CR1 Start18.04
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.93%
DER(5)-0.46%
Volume8.09M
Volume Incr42.84%
Vol(5)2.95M
Vol(50)5.07M