MIDDLESEX WATER CO (MSEX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:MSEX - Nasdaq - US5966801087 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall MSEX gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. MSEX'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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, MSEX is a bad performer in the overall market: 87% of all stocks are doing better.
MSEX is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Water Utilities industry. 92% of 14 stocks in the same industry do better.
MSEX 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 MSEX has a been trading in the 50.34 - 56.92 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
MSEX has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 51.64, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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49.28
70.39
2 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @51.64 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 49.78 to 50.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
6 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 52.34 to 53.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 57.42 to 57.50. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @63.86 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @64.93 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @68.04 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @69.69 from a horizontal line in the weekly 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 MSEX is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for MSEX is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.55 | NEGATIVE | MSEX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.45% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MSEX is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MSEX is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MSEX is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 39.52 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MSEX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MSEX has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 40.99 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MSEX is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.77 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MSEX suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.1 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for MSEX 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)
NASDAQ:MSEX (8/6/2025, 2:27:02 PM)
52.01
+0.08 (+0.15%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryWater Utilities
Performance
% Chg0.15%
1 Week-0.61%
2 Weeks-4.54%
1 Month-5.25%
3 Month-13.58%
6 Month5.1%
12 Month-14.8%
2 Year-31%
3 Year-41.5%
5 Year-19.02%
10 Year128.16%
15 Year217.61%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.35
ATR(20)%2.77%
ATR Inc0.51%
Range Today1
ADR(20)1.41
ADR(20)%2.72%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.55
Mansfield-1.79
10 Day High54.45
10 Day Low50.34
20 Day High56.92
20 Day Low50.34
52 Week High70.73
52 Week Low48.18
CS1 End51.64
CR1 Start52.34
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.26%
DER(5)0.65%
Volume36.03K
Volume Incr-3.01%
Vol(5)168.84K
Vol(50)149.88K