USA - NYSE:MRK - US58933Y1055 - Common Stock
Taking everything into account, MRK scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. MRK performed below average in the overall market. Although the medium term picture in unclear, the short term picture is clearly negative.
MRK has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high quality setup 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.
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We found 2 important support areas.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for MRK is neutral. | 
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for MRK is neutral. | 
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 27.16 | NEGATIVE | MRK has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 72.84% off all stocks on the market. | 
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MRK is below a declining SMA(20). | 
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MRK is above the rising SMA(50). | 
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of MRK is above a declining SMA(200). | 
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.32 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MRK is a neutral value. | 
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.08 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests MRK has a negative trend. | 
| Stochastics (14,3) | 61.61 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MRK is a neutral value. | 
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.02 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MRK suggests some volalility. | 
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 19.28 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for MRK suggests a weak or negative trend. | 
NYSE:MRK (10/31/2025, 10:34:08 AM)
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-1.09 (-1.26%)
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 4 / 10 to MRK.
The current trend direction for MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK) is Bearish.
MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK) has an RSI value of 52.315. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
The MACD indicator for MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK) has a value of -0.079614, indicating a bearish trend.