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Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Stock Chart

NASDAQ: LGNDHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD

283.58-9.68 (-3.30%)

Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 8, 11:22 AM ET

LGND technical summary

LGND is trading 2.8% below its 50-day simple moving average of $291.79 and 16.6% above its 200-day average of $243.31. The 50-day average is above the 200-day average, a configuration technical analysts associate with a longer-term uptrend. The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is 47.7, within the neutral 30 to 70 band.

Over the past year, the stock ranged from $175.89 (Jan 13, 2026) to $326.63 (Jul 8, 2026); the current price sits 71% of the way from the low to the high. Annualized 30-day volatility is 27.9%. Based on the last session's high, low and close, the classic pivot point is $295.67, with first resistance at $298.86 and first support at $290.07.

These indicators describe past price behavior for Ligand Pharmaceuticals; they are not predictions.

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

Technical indicators

Beta
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1Y high
326.63 (Jul 8)
1Y low
175.89 (Jan 13)
Last close
283.58

LGND price performance

1 week

-6.12%

1 month

+1.53%

3 months

-6.87%

6 months

+40.93%

Year to date

+55.11%

1 year

+60.11%

3 years

+433.30%

5 years

+260.89%

LGND price return, excluding dividends.

Moving averages

Simple and exponential moving averages
PeriodSimple (SMA)Exponential (EMA)
5-day300.53Price below299.55Price below
10-day304.01Price below300.22Price below
20-day295.09Price below297.45Price below
50-day291.79Price below291.71Price below
100-day281.69Price above278.50Price above
200-day243.31Price above247.81Price above

Moving averages are computed from daily closing prices over the past year. What is a moving average?

Pivot points

Classic pivot points
LevelPrice
Resistance 3 (R3)307.66
Resistance 2 (R2)304.46
Resistance 1 (R1)298.86
Pivot point295.67
Support 1 (S1)290.07
Support 2 (S2)286.87
Support 3 (S3)281.27

Classic floor-trader pivots from the last session's high, low and close. How pivot points work

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