VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VRCA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VRCA - Nasdaq - US92511W1080 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall VRCA gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. VRCA 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 neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
97% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VRCA.
VRCA is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 194 other stocks in this industry, of which 80% are performing better than VRCA.
VRCA 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 VRCA has a been trading in the 0.62 - 0.78 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
VRCA has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 0.75. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. We notice that large players showed an interest for VRCA in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
0.62
0.76
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 0.69 to 0.71. 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 0.63 to 0.65. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.75 to 0.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS3.01
Mansfield-8.31
10 Day High0.78
10 Day Low0.63
20 Day High0.78
20 Day Low0.62
52 Week High11.41
52 Week Low0.61
Performance
1 Week12.92%
2 Weeks7.66%
1 Month0.84%
3 Month-25.98%
6 Month-73.9%
12 Month-85.79%
2 Year-90.5%
3 Year-91.22%
5 Year-93.8%
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)0.01
RSI(14)55.49
LBB0.61
UBB0.77
0.7361
-0.01 (-0.78%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-0.78%
1 Week12.92%
2 Weeks7.66%
1 Month0.84%
3 Month-25.98%
6 Month-73.9%
12 Month-85.79%
2 Year-90.5%
3 Year-91.22%
5 Year-93.8%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.05
ATR(20)%7.25%
ATR Inc33.58%
Range Today0.07
ADR(20)0.05
ADR(20)%7.24%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS3.01
Mansfield-8.31
10 Day High0.78
10 Day Low0.63
20 Day High0.78
20 Day Low0.62
52 Week High11.41
52 Week Low0.61
CS1 End0.71
CR1 Start0.75
Volume & EV
DER(3)10.87%
DER(5)8.78%
Volume252.30K
Volume Incr42.73%
Vol(5)318.38K
Vol(50)433.90K