MASTERCARD INC - A (MA) Stock Technical Analysis
USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:MA • US57636Q1040
Overall MA gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. MA's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
- The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
- 70% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MA.
- In the last month MA has a been trading in the 518.27 - 589.67 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
- MA has an average volume of 3389640 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
- MA is part of the Financial Services industry. There are 97 other stocks in this industry, MA did better than 53% of them.
- MA is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so MA is lagging the market.
- Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
MA has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
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When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 520.40 to 530.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 547.82 to 553.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @563.58 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 579.38 to 598.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for MA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for MA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 30.15 | NEUTRAL | MA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of MA is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of MA is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 45.38 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.98 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests MA has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 28.7 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.34 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 29.76 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for MA suggests a strong trend. |
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MASTERCARD INC - A / MA FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill technical rating for MASTERCARD INC - A?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 1 / 10 to MA.
Can you provide the trend direction for MASTERCARD INC - A?
The current trend direction for MASTERCARD INC - A (MA) is Bearish.
What is the RSI signal for MASTERCARD INC - A (MA) stock?
MASTERCARD INC - A (MA) has an RSI value of 45.3841. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
Can you provide the MACD signal for MASTERCARD INC - A?
The MACD indicator for MASTERCARD INC - A (MA) has a value of -0.976425, indicating a bearish trend.
What is the buy/sell signal for MASTERCARD INC - A (MA) stock?
The buy/sell signal for MASTERCARD INC - A (MA) is sell as both the short term and long term trends are negative.