Stock & Company Details
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $LGND
Price:
46,691,331
20M
$6.4B
52 Week High:
$66.15
10 Day Average Volume:
42,760,466
20.02
50 Day Moving Average:
$156.49
52 Week Low:
$43.74
30 Day Average Volume:
49,506,373
$4.94
2021-02-05
0.95
30 Day Change:
13%
3 Month Change:
-0.32%
Health Technology
LGND technical indicators
Latest Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (LGND) indicator readings as of 2026-08-10.
LGND's 14-day RSI is 50.6, in neutral territory. At $295.70 it is trading 32.2% above its 200-day moving average of $223.66, and above its 50-day average of $284.63. Price sits in the middle of its Bollinger Bands ($287.79 to $307.56). ADX reads 15.0, indicating a range-bound market rather than a trend.
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Backtested on this stock over recent history.
| Strategy | Trend | Return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACD Momentum Momentum Buy when MACD turns positive (crosses above zero) and RSI confirms momentum above 50; sell when MACD falls back below zero. | – | – | |
| RSI Reversal Mean reversion Buy when RSI falls below 30 (oversold), sell when it climbs above 70 (overbought). | – | – | |
| Volatility Breakout Volatility Buy when price closes above the upper Bollinger Band, sell on reversion to the 20-day average. | – | – | |
| Strong-Trend Pullback Trend + timing In strongly trending stocks (ADX above 25), buy short-term dips (Stochastic below 30) and sell into overbought (above 80). | – | – |
Overview
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and acquiring technologies that aid in creating medicine. The company has partnerships and license agreements with various pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Ligand's business model is based on drug discovery, early-stage drug development, product reformulation, and partnerships. The company's revenue consists of three primary elements: royalties from commercialized products, license and milestone payments, and sale of its trademarked Captisol material.
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