MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MRK - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US58933Y1055 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, MRK scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. MRK scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
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 MRK.
MRK is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
MRK has an average volume of 17265300 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
MRK is an average performer in the Pharmaceuticals industry, it outperforms 52% of 198 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month MRK has a been trading in the 75.93 - 88.90 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
The technical rating of MRK is bad and it also does not present a 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.
More info and screens
75.70
96.18
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- Support @76.46 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @90.27 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @93.12 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @95.23 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.28
Mansfield-1.87
10 Day High85.83
10 Day Low75.93
20 Day High88.9
20 Day Low75.93
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low75.93
Performance
1 Week8.2%
2 Weeks8.69%
1 Month-2.2%
3 Month-13.78%
6 Month-16.37%
12 Month-33.18%
2 Year-26.21%
3 Year-3.94%
5 Year7.39%
10 Year43.05%
15 Year143.15%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)1.14
RSI(14)55.48
LBB74.64
UBB85.36
85.2
+0.49 (+0.58%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg0.58%
1 Week8.2%
2 Weeks8.69%
1 Month-2.2%
3 Month-13.78%
6 Month-16.37%
12 Month-33.18%
2 Year-26.21%
3 Year-3.94%
5 Year7.39%
10 Year43.05%
15 Year143.15%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.73
ATR(20)%3.73%
ATR Inc-22.41%
Range Today2.04
ADR(20)3.11
ADR(20)%3.65%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.28
Mansfield-1.87
10 Day High85.83
10 Day Low75.93
20 Day High88.9
20 Day Low75.93
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low75.93
CS1 End76.46
CR1 Start90.27
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.87%
DER(5)1.59%
Volume13.83M
Volume Incr13.01%
Vol(5)18.74M
Vol(50)17.27M