VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VRTX)
US92532F1003 - Common Stock
Taking everything into account, VRTX scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. VRTX'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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, VRTX is a bad performer in the overall market: 74% of all stocks are doing better.
VRTX is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so VRTX is lagging the market.
In the last month VRTX has a been trading in the 377.85 - 476.46 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.
VRTX has an average volume of 1475230 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
VRTX is an average performer in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 63% of 565 stocks in the same industry.
The technical rating of VRTX is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
393.30
510.84
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 451.81 to 470.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @485.53 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @505.78 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
CRS26.7
Mansfield-1.96
10 Day High476.46
10 Day Low377.85
20 Day High476.46
20 Day Low377.85
52 Week High519.88
52 Week Low377.85
Performance
1 Week-14.33%
2 Weeks-14.03%
1 Month-11.79%
3 Month-14.55%
6 Month-15.24%
12 Month-1.97%
2 Year37.57%
3 Year80.91%
5 Year81.44%
10 Year234.4%
15 Year827.12%
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)-6.53
RSI(14)24.09
LBB405.9
UBB502.83
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ:VRTX (12/20/2024, 8:00:01 PM)
After market: 394.85 -2.42 (-0.61%)397.27
+0.63 (+0.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg0.16%
1 Week-14.33%
2 Weeks-14.03%
1 Month-11.79%
3 Month-14.55%
6 Month-15.24%
12 Month-1.97%
2 Year37.57%
3 Year80.91%
5 Year81.44%
10 Year234.4%
15 Year827.12%
Volatility
ATR(14)16.19
ATR(20)%3.5%
ATR Inc279.21%
Range Today14.82
ADR(20)11.25
ADR(20)%2.83%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS26.7
Mansfield-1.96
10 Day High476.46
10 Day Low377.85
20 Day High476.46
20 Day Low377.85
52 Week High519.88
52 Week Low377.85
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start451.81
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.08%
DER(5)0.98%
Volume6.20M
Volume Incr186.71%
Vol(5)3.80M
Vol(50)1.48M