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Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.

Stage 4 · Declining · week 8

As of Oct 22, 2026, Akebia Therapeutics is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 8 (since Aug 28, 2026). It closed at $0.56, 82.3% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is falling.

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for patients with kidney diseases. More about the company

$0.56
-3.93% today
$156M · Micro cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Declining, below its long-term trend

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S2 15w
S2 20w
S2 16w
S4 24w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S2 7w → S3 5w → S4 5w → S1 2w → S2 15w → S3 7w → S4 7w → S1 6w → S2 2w → S1 2w → S4 1w → S3 1w → S2 20w → S3 1w → S2 3w → S3 4w → S2 16w → S3 10w → S4 24w → S1 3w → S4 10w → S1 4w → S4 8w current
Total tracked: 164 weeks across 23 stage runs.

AKBA among Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic74th of 84 by relative strength

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Stocks in Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1CPIXStage 2 · wk 2398+6.8%
2ETONStage 2 · wk 3097−10.1%
3ANIKStage 2 · wk 1596+3.5%
4IRWDStage 3 · wk 396−16.4%
5TEVAStage 2 · wk 995+3.1%
6AMRXStage 2 · wk 1995+5.9%
7KNSAStage 2 · wk 7395+6.2%
8AMLXStage 2 · wk 1593−6.6%
…74AKBAStage 4 · wk 810−39.8%
vs 52W High
-82.3%
$0.56 lo$3.17 hi
82.3% below 52W high, deep Stage 4 damage
In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.
Stage Maturity
Week 8
1w13w26w
Week 8, established downtrend
How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.
vs 200 DMA
-52.0%
200 DMA: $1.17 · sloping down
In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.
Rel Volume
1.66x
vs 50-day avg
High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.
Trend Health
↓
Short-term trend rolling over
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
-39.8%
3M
-53.9%
6M
-60.7%
YTD
-63.7%
1Y
-82.0%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2025-05-07
10 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2020-01-06.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S4
Wk 8 · Vol 1.66x
2026-10-21S4
Wk 8 · Vol 2.57x
2026-10-20S4
Wk 8 · Vol 1.32x
2026-10-19S4
Wk 8 · Vol 1.02x
2026-10-16S4
Wk 7 · Vol 0.91x
2026-10-15S4
Wk 7 · Vol 1.15x
2026-10-14S4
Wk 7 · Vol 1.85x
2026-10-13S4
Wk 7 · Vol 0.87x
2026-10-12S4
Wk 7 · Vol 1.21x
2026-10-09S4
Wk 6 · Vol 0.84x
2026-10-08S4
Wk 6 · Vol 1.04x
2026-10-07S4
Wk 6 · Vol 1.31x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$0.87
200 DMA
$1.17
52W High
$3.17
52W Low
$0.56
5D Low
$0.56
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$0.92
60d High
$1.35
120d High
$1.50
250d High
$3.17
Next resistance
+63.7%
to 20d High
ROE
-109.4%
Profit margin -13.5%
Dividend Yield
0.00%
P/B 6.1

Akebia Therapeutics: quick answers

What stage is Akebia Therapeutics in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Aug 28, 2026 and is in week 8. What the four stages mean

Is Akebia Therapeutics in an uptrend?

No. Akebia Therapeutics is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 52.0% below its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is Akebia Therapeutics from its 52-week high?

Akebia Therapeutics closed at $0.56 on Oct 22, 2026, 82.3% below its 52-week high of $3.17. Its 52-week low is $0.56.

How has Akebia Therapeutics performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Akebia Therapeutics is down 82.0% over the past year and down 63.7% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Akebia Therapeutics in?

Akebia Therapeutics is in the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic industry, part of the Health Care sector.

About this companyHealth Care· Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for patients with kidney diseases. Its product portfolio includes Vafseo (vadadustat), an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase, for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in dialysis-dependent (DD) and non-dialysis dependent (NDD) patients; and Auryxia, a ferric citrate that is used to control the serum phosphorus levels in adult patients with DD-CKD and the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with NDD-CKD. The company is also developing AKB-9090, which is in Phase 2 clinical trial for treating cardiac surgery-related acute kidney injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome; and AKB-10108 for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in neonates. The company has license and collaboration agreements with Tanabe Pharma Corporation for the development and commercialization of Vafseo in Japan and other Asian countries; Vafseo License and Collaboration Agreements; CSL Vifor Agreements; Averoa License Agreement; License Agreement with Panion & BF Biotech, Inc.; Cyclerion Therapeutics License Agreement; and Q32 Asset Purchase Agreement. Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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