MKS INC (MKSI) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:MKSI - Nasdaq - US55306N1046 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall MKSI gets a technical rating of 8 out of 10. Although MKSI is only a medium performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
In the last month MKSI has a been trading in the 88.86 - 107.88 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
MKSI has an average volume of 1042300 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that MKSI is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 75% of all stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 4 months ago.
MKSI is part of the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. There are 110 other stocks in this industry, MKSI did better than 57% of them.
MKSI is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so MKSI is lagging the market.
Although MKSI has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is 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
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108.07
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 90.32 to 90.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 106.46 to 107.00. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for MKSI is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for MKSI is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 75.54 | POSITIVE | MKSI has a high relative strength, it outperformed 75.54% 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 | MIXED | The current price of MKSI is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 69.65 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MKSI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.4 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MKSI has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 94.28 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests MKSI may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.08 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MKSI suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 35.16 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for MKSI suggests a strong 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)
106.45
-0.55 (-0.51%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Performance
% Chg-0.51%
1 Week1.81%
2 Weeks6.16%
1 Month13.64%
3 Month62.44%
6 Month-2.4%
12 Month-25.83%
2 Year-2.49%
3 Year-9.94%
5 Year-16.47%
10 Year199.86%
15 Year396.04%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.23
ATR(20)%3.08%
ATR Inc-16.34%
Range Today1.88
ADR(20)2.98
ADR(20)%2.8%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS75.54
Mansfield-0.21
10 Day High107.88
10 Day Low97.16
20 Day High107.88
20 Day Low88.86
52 Week High145.59
52 Week Low54.84
CS1 End90.71
CR1 Start106.46
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.46%
DER(5)-1.29%
Volume663.50K
Volume Incr-6.36%
Vol(5)883.12K
Vol(50)1.04M