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Biotechnology Industry Stocks Technical Analysis - BIIBArchive
- 10/23/2026 -
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BIOGEN IDEC INC (BIIB) Technical Analysis
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| | It was a third consecutive positive week for the BIOGEN IDEC INC (BIIB). During the week, the BIIB gained 18.04 points, or 7.75%, and closed at 250.69 on Friday, October 23, 2026. It was the best weekly gain since June 26, 2026. BIIB was trading at average weekly trading volume.
BIIB is a member of Health Care Sector. Health Care is the most overbought sector. Sector/industry rotation is considered a proven strategy to beat the market. Use the following links to find overbought/oversold technical indicators by Sector or by Industry.
 Long-term trend: [See BIIB long-term trend chart]
A long-term uptrend had started on April 9, 2025 at 110.00 and reached 254.41 on October 22, 2026. BIIB gained -144.41 points, or -131.28%, in 80 weeks. The chart has formed a Broadening Ascending Wedge chart pattern. The price is near the trend resistance line (251.36). The resistance is usually stronger when technical indicators are overbought. Use the following links to access Trend Support/Resistance Help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with price testing the trend resistance line in a long-term trend.
 Medium-term trend: [See BIIB medium-term trend chart]
A medium-term uptrend had started on April 6, 2026 at 168.64 and reached 254.41 on October 22, 2026. BIIB gained -85.77 points, or -50.86%, in 28 weeks. The chart has formed a Rising Wedge chart pattern. The uptrend resistance line (220.67) is broken, while daily and weekly technical indicators are overbought. Uptrend is exhausted and trend reversal is possible soon. Use the following links to access Trend Support/Resistance Help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with broken trend resistance line in a medium-term trend.
 Weekly Technical Indicators: [See BIIB weekly technical indicators chart]
Weekly Lane's Stochastic is overbought while Williams' Percentage Range is strongly overbought. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with overbought weekly Lane's Stochastic or strongly overbought weekly Williams' Percentage Range. Oscillators are designed to signal a possible trend reversal. They can act as alerts and should be taken in conjunction with other technical analysis tools. Oscillators can be used to confirm other technical signals. Use the following links to access Lane's Stochastic and Williams' Percentage Range help.
The weekly MACD line is above its signal line since August 7, 2026. This is an indication that the medium-term trend is up. Use the following link to access a MACD help.
 Short-term trend: [See BIIB short-term trend chart]
A short-term uptrend had started on September 10, 2026 at 208.93 and reached 254.41 on October 22, 2026. BIIB gained -45.48 points, or -21.77%, in 42 days. The chart has formed a Broadening Ascending Wedge chart pattern. The uptrend resistance line (218.99) is broken, while daily and weekly technical indicators are overbought. Uptrend is exhausted and trend reversal is possible soon. Use the following links to access Trend Support/Resistance Help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with broken trend resistance line in a short-term trend.
Daily Technical Indicators: [See BIIB daily technical indicators chart]
Daily Lane's Stochastic is overbought while Williams' Percentage Range is strongly overbought. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with overbought daily Lane's Stochastic or strongly overbought daily Williams' Percentage Range. Daily Lane's Stochastic has bearish divergence. Use the following links to access the Lane's Stochastic help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with daily Lane's Stochastic bearish divergence. The divergence between price and indicator is considering one of the most important buy/sell stocks trading signal.
The daily MACD line is above its signal line since October 12, 2026. This is an indication that the short-term trend is up. The distance between MACD and the signal line is near its high and getting bigger. It indicates that the current short-term uptrend is strong.
 Candlestick pattern: [See BIIB candlestick chart pattern]
On Friday the chart has formed a Bearish Harami Candlestick pattern. A Bearish Harami pattern occurs in an uptrend. It shows the bulls’ upward drive has weakened and now a trend reversal is possible. The reliability of the Bearish Harami pattern is low. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks that had a Bearish Harami Candlestick pattern during the last week.
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| Sector and
Industry |
| Description |
Name |
Rank |
| Sector |
Health Care |
12 |
| Industry |
Biotechnology |
107 |
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| Daily Trend |
| Description |
Value |
| Direction |
Up |
| Chart Pattern |
Uptrend |
| Low |
215.73 |
| Low Date |
10/08/2026 |
| High |
254.41 |
| High Date |
10/22/2026 |
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| Weekly Trend |
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| Description |
Value |
| Direction |
Up |
| Chart Pattern |
Broadening Ascending Wedge |
| Status |
Broken Resistance |
| Resistance |
247.24 |
| Support |
218.99 |
| Low |
208.93 |
| Low Date |
09/10/2026 |
| High |
254.41 |
| High Date |
10/22/2026 |
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| Description |
Value |
| Direction |
Up |
| Chart Pattern |
Rising Wedge |
| Status |
Broken Resistance |
| Resistance |
235.88 |
| Support |
220.67 |
| Low |
168.64 |
| Low Date |
04/06/2026 |
| High |
254.41 |
| High Date |
10/22/2026 |
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| Quarterly Trend |
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| Description |
Value |
| Direction |
Up |
| Chart Pattern |
Broadening Ascending Wedge |
| Status |
Test Resistance |
| Resistance |
251.36 |
| Support |
206.48 |
| Low |
110.00 |
| Low Date |
04/09/2025 |
| High |
254.41 |
| High Date |
10/22/2026 |
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| Description |
Value |
| Direction |
Down |
| Chart Pattern |
DownTrend |
| Status |
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| Support |
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| High |
480.18 |
| High Date |
03/20/2015 |
| Low |
110.00 |
| Low Date |
04/09/2025 |
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