MERCK KGAA (MRK.DE) Stock Technical Analysis
FRA:MRK - DE0006599905 - Common Stock
107.35 EUR
-0.55 (-0.51%)
We assign a technical rating of 0 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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
95% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MRK.
MRK is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 50 other stocks in this industry, of which 85% are performing better than MRK.
MRK is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month MRK has a been trading in a tight range between 106.90 and 113.00.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, MRK does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
106.08
117.61
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @107.15 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 108.95 to 114.45. 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.
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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for MRK.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 5.94 | NEGATIVE | MRK.DE has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 94.06% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MRK.DE is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MRK.DE is below 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) | 44.59 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MRK.DE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests MRK.DE has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 28.28 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MRK.DE is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.88 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for MRK.DE suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.4 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for MRK.DE suggests a weak or negative 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)
FRA:MRK (9/12/2025, 12:24:52 PM)
107.35
-0.55 (-0.51%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-0.51%
1 Week-0.55%
2 Weeks0.33%
1 Month-2.75%
3 Month-6.01%
6 Month-19.75%
12 Month-35.85%
2 Year-31.77%
3 Year-35.31%
5 Year-13.37%
10 Year36.43%
15 Year250.21%
Volatility
ATR(14)2
ATR(20)%1.88%
ATR Inc8.08%
Range Today1.45
ADR(20)1.95
ADR(20)%1.81%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS5.94
Mansfield-2.55
10 Day High111.35
10 Day Low106.9
20 Day High113
20 Day Low106.9
52 Week High170.85
52 Week Low100.7
CS1 End107.15
CR1 Start108.95
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.8%
DER(5)-3.76%
Volume20.71K
Volume Incr-18.18%
Vol(5)192.27K
Vol(50)306.19K