MERCK KGAA (MRK.DE) Stock Technical Analysis
FRA:MRK - Deutsche Boerse Ag - DE0006599905 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to MRK. MRK'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.
MRK 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 resistance zone just above the current price starting at 112.70. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 111.19, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for MRK 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.
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We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 109.92 to 111.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 112.70 to 112.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @116.45 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 124.60 to 126.25. 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 MRK.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for MRK.DE is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 6.51 | NEGATIVE | MRK.DE has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 93.49% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of MRK.DE is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of MRK.DE is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MRK.DE is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 54.04 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MRK.DE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.46 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MRK.DE has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 86.87 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests MRK.DE may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.26 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MRK.DE suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.71 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for MRK.DE suggests a weak or negative trend. |
FRA:MRK (8/20/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
111.7
+0.75 (+0.68%)