MKS INC (MKSI) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:MKSI - Nasdaq - US55306N1046 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to MKSI. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. MKSI was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
85% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MKSI.
MKSI is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. 60% of 110 stocks in the same industry do better.
MKSI has an average volume of 1605680 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
MKSI is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so MKSI is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month MKSI has a been trading in the 67.87 - 94.53 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
MKSI has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal 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.
More info and screens
84.03
122.90
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 84.88 to 84.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 90.66 to 91.73. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @93.94 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @104.50 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @121.68 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
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 MKSI is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for MKSI is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 15.63 | NEGATIVE | MKSI has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 84.37% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MKSI is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MKSI is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MKSI is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 55.01 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MKSI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.56 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MKSI has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 65.6 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MKSI is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.37 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MKSI suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 22.86 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for MKSI suggests a possible start of a new trend. |
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
84.89
-0.27 (-0.32%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Performance
% Chg-0.32%
1 Week-6.91%
2 Weeks9.83%
1 Month14.52%
3 Month-17.65%
6 Month-26.13%
12 Month-35.2%
2 Year-12.76%
3 Year-31.26%
5 Year-19.63%
10 Year125.11%
15 Year327.44%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.79
ATR(20)%4.37%
ATR Inc-0.15%
Range Today2.51
ADR(20)2.93
ADR(20)%3.45%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS15.63
Mansfield-2.18
10 Day High94.53
10 Day Low78.62
20 Day High94.53
20 Day Low67.87
52 Week High147.4
52 Week Low54.84
CS1 End84.88
CR1 Start90.66
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.32%
DER(5)1.37%
Volume724.60K
Volume Incr-50.13%
Vol(5)775.46K
Vol(50)1.61M