Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 3 October 2025, the technical trend for Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has changed from bearish to mildly bearish. The current stance is mildly bearish, driven by a bearish MACD on the weekly timeframe and a mildly bearish reading on the daily moving averages. The monthly MACD and Bollinger Bands also indicate a mildly bearish sentiment. While the monthly RSI shows a bullish signal, the overall indicators suggest weakness. In terms of performance, Vertex has underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, returning -11.08% compared to the S&P 500's 17.82%, and has also lagged in the year-to-date return with 0.15% versus 14.18%.