UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP (UTHR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:UTHR - Nasdaq - US91307C1027 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to UTHR. UTHR has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
UTHR is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
UTHR 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.
UTHR is one of the better performing stocks in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 80% of 568 stocks in the same industry.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, UTHR outperforms 64% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
UTHR has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 281.15, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
205.25
381.91
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 278.88 to 281.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @220.75 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @207.32 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 284.74 to 287.14. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 298.30 to 302.47. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 316.44 to 322.95. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @378.13 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
CRS64.22
Mansfield-0.77
10 Day High308.1
10 Day Low266.98
20 Day High322.32
20 Day Low266.98
52 Week High417.82
52 Week Low233.28
Performance
1 Week2.09%
2 Weeks-7.36%
1 Month-9.21%
3 Month-20.67%
6 Month-22.72%
12 Month19.67%
2 Year23.73%
3 Year60.36%
5 Year159.89%
10 Year78.3%
15 Year400.49%
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)-0.15
RSI(14)37.49
LBB269.6
UBB314.76
284.73
-0.46 (-0.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg-0.16%
1 Week2.09%
2 Weeks-7.36%
1 Month-9.21%
3 Month-20.67%
6 Month-22.72%
12 Month19.67%
2 Year23.73%
3 Year60.36%
5 Year159.89%
10 Year78.3%
15 Year400.49%
Volatility
ATR(14)14.82
ATR(20)%4.49%
ATR Inc-51.43%
Range Today7.5
ADR(20)12.43
ADR(20)%4.36%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS64.22
Mansfield-0.77
10 Day High308.1
10 Day Low266.98
20 Day High322.32
20 Day Low266.98
52 Week High417.82
52 Week Low233.28
CS1 End281.15
CR1 Start284.74
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.56%
DER(5)-0.32%
Volume302.90K
Volume Incr-9.76%
Vol(5)448.04K
Vol(50)537.36K