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MESA LABORATORIES INC (MLAB) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - NASDAQ:MLAB - US59064R1095 - Common Stock

71.95 USD
-2.25 (-3.03%)
Last: 11/6/2025, 1:26:07 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

3

Overall MLAB gets a technical rating of 3 out of 10. In the past year, MLAB was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.

The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
80% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MLAB.
MLAB is part of the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. There are 58 other stocks in this industry, of which 66% are performing better than MLAB.
MLAB is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month MLAB has a been trading in the 66.56 - 80.83 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
MESA LABORATORIES INC / MLAB Weekly stock chart
MESA LABORATORIES INC / MLAB Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

7

MLAB has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 74.01, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for MLAB in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.

  • Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
Support and Resistance Analysis

62.23

79.96

We found 2 important support areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 71.89 to 71.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • Support @62.86 from a trend line in the daily time frame.

3 important resistance areas can be observed.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 73.51 to 74.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 75.75 to 75.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 78.80 to 79.17. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe long term trend for MLAB is down.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe short term trend for MLAB is neutral.
ChartMill Relative Strength20.17NEGATIVEMLAB has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 79.83% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPMIXEDThe current price of MLAB is below the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of MLAB is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of MLAB is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)51.68NEUTRALThe RSI value for MLAB is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)-0.55NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests MLAB has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)36.39NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for MLAB is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)5.11HIGH VOLATILITYThe high ATR as a percentage value for MLAB suggests high volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)19NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for MLAB suggests a weak or negative trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
MESA LABORATORIES INC / MLAB Daily stock chart

MESA LABORATORIES INC

NASDAQ:MLAB (11/6/2025, 1:26:07 PM)

71.95

-2.25 (-3.03%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg-3.03%
1 Week-3.27%
2 Weeks-4.77%
1 Month4.88%
3 Month15.41%
6 Month-40.08%
12 Month-37.56%
2 Year-13.08%
3 Year-56.14%
5 Year-72.7%
10 Year-31.42%
15 Year181.59%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.65
ATR(20)%5.11%
ATR Inc-8.71%
Range Today2.44
ADR(20)3.79
ADR(20)%5.27%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.17
3 months CRS82.67
6 months CRS5.31
Mansfield-3.72
10 Day High80.5
10 Day Low70.02
20 Day High80.83
20 Day Low66.56
52 Week High155.12
52 Week Low55.45
CS1 End74.01
CR1 Start75.75
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.76%
DER(5)2.3%
Volume63.20K
Volume Incr9.24%
Vol(5)99.16K
Vol(50)139.26K

MESA LABORATORIES INC / MLAB FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill technical rating for MESA LABORATORIES INC?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 3 / 10 to MLAB.


Can you provide the trend direction for MESA LABORATORIES INC?

The current trend direction for MESA LABORATORIES INC (MLAB) is Bearish.


What is the RSI signal for MESA LABORATORIES INC (MLAB) stock?

MESA LABORATORIES INC (MLAB) has an RSI value of 51.6805. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.


Can you provide the support and resistance levels for MESA LABORATORIES INC?

MESA LABORATORIES INC (MLAB) has a support level at 74.01 and a resistance level at 75.75. Check the full technical report for our detailed analysis of MLAB support and resistance levels.