NuCana plc Stock Forecast

Volatile ride for NuCana plc stock price on Thursday moving between $3.54 and $4.00
(Updated on Apr 25, 2024)

NCNA Signals & Forecast

There are mixed signals in the stock today. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, and so far it has fallen -4.75%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. NuCana plc gained volume on the last day, but on falling prices. In technical terms, this is called divergence and may be an early warning. In some cases, increasing volume on falling prices may be considered positive, but that is mainly in typical "sell-offs". The very low volume increases the risk and reduces the other technical signals issued. The NuCana plc stock holds a sell signal from the short-term Moving Average; at the same time, however, there is a buy signal from the long-term average. Since the short-term average is above the long-term average there is a general buy signal in the stock giving a positive forecast for the stock. On further gains, the stock will meet resistance from the short-term Moving Average at approximately $3.88. On a fall, the stock will find some support from the long-term average at approximately $1.11. A break-up through the short-term average will send a buy signal, whereas a breakdown through the long-term average will send a sell signal. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). The stock had a Golden Star Signal on Thursday, February 08, 2024 in the short-term chart.

Golden Star Signal is when the short-term moving average, the long-term moving average, and price line meet in a special combination. This combination is very rare and often followed by long and strong gains for the stock in question.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for NuCana plc stock

NuCana plc finds support from accumulated volume at $3.79 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

This stock may move very much during the day (volatility) and with a very large prediction interval from the Bollinger Band this stock is considered to be "very high risk". During the last day, the stock moved $0.460 between high and low, or 12.98%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 10.32%.

The NuCana plc stock is overbought on RSI14 and lies in the upper part of the trend. Normally this may pose a good selling opportunity for the short-term trader, but some stocks may go long and hard while being overbought. Regardless, the high RSI together with the trend position increases the risk and higher daily movements (volatility) should be expected. A correction down in the nearby future seems very likely and it is of great importance that the stock manages to break the trend before that occurs.

Our recommended stop-loss: $3.66 (-3.91%) (This stock has very high daily movements and this gives very high risk. The RSI14 is 90 and this increases the risk substantially. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 2 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (NCNA) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Friday 26th

For the upcoming trading day on Friday, 26th we expect NuCana plc to open at $3.78, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $3.40 and $4.22, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.406 (+/-10.66%) up or down from last closing price. If NuCana plc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 21.31% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $3.79 (0.52%) than the resistance at $3.90 (2.36%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..

Is NuCana plc stock A Buy?

NuCana plc holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development. Due to some small weaknesses in the technical picture we have downgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Buy to a Hold/Accumulate candidate.

Current score: 0.845 Hold/Accumulate Downgraded

Predicted Opening Price for NuCana plc of Friday, April 26, 2024

The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.