# NKTR — passes 8 of 10 technical checks

**Nektar Therapeutics** · Health Care
End-of-day close $75.92 · August 13, 2026
Unchanged from the prior session's close (August 12, 2026).

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## The checks

| Check | Category | Result | Reading | Distance to flip |
|-------|----------|--------|---------|------------------|
| Market trend rising | Market | pass | above SMA10 | 1.2% market move from failing |
| Long-term trend rising | Trend | pass | rising | 2.6% from failing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | fail | no touch | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 1.9% price move from failing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | pass | 1 up-day | 1 up day from failing |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | pass | clean | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | pass | +9.6% | 9.6% from failing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 3.6% | 1.6% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | pass | 1.0x ATR | 0.0× a daily range from failing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | fail | vol 0.91x · limit 0.8x | 0.11× average volume from passing |

## Why each check reads this way

### Market trend rising — pass

The S&P 500 ($777.88) is above its 10-day average ($768.16), so the market-trend check passes for every stock today, NKTR included. It flips market-wide if the index closes below $768.16.

### Long-term trend rising — pass

NKTR's 50-day average has risen to $67.40, up from $65.72 10 sessions ago, so the long-term trend check passes. It would flip if that average stopped rising over its 10-session window.

### Pulled back to support — fail

NKTR hasn't touched its 21-day average ($72.37) in the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check fails. It passes on a dip back toward $72.37.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

NKTR closed at $75.92, 2.0% above its 9-day average ($74.44) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $74.44.

### Not overextended — pass

NKTR has 1 consecutive up-close into today — under the limit of 2, so it isn't overextended and this check passes. It flips after a second straight green close.

### No recent earnings miss — pass

No high-volume gap-down consistent with an earnings miss has appeared in NKTR's last 30 sessions, so this check passes. It would flip if such a gap-down showed up inside that window.

### Outperforming the market — pass

NKTR has outpaced the S&P 500 by 9.6 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check passes. It flips if NKTR starts lagging the index over that window.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($73.17) sits 3.6% below NKTR's price — inside the 2–8% band, so the risk check passes. It flips if that distance drops under 2% or widens past 8%.

### Adequate stop room — pass

The stop sits 1.0× the average daily range (ATR) from price, clearing the 1-ATR minimum, so this check passes — the stop isn't buried inside normal noise. It flips if that room tightens inside 1× ATR.

### Quiet pullback volume — fail

Recent volume is 0.91× NKTR's 20-day average — above the 0.8× threshold, so this check fails (the move is drawing heavy volume). It passes once volume cools below 0.8×.

## Source

- Interactive page (with 6-month history): https://screenmytrade.com/stock/nktr
- Methodology (what the checks are and how they work): https://screenmytrade.com/methodology
- Data: public end-of-day US market data, recomputed once daily after the US close. Not live prices.

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