MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO-A (MSM) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MSM - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5535301064 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall MSM gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. MSM was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
65% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MSM.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
MSM is part of the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. There are 48 other stocks in this industry, MSM did better than 42% of them.
MSM is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so MSM is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month MSM has a been trading in the 74.30 - 82.29 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
MSM 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.
More info and screens
76.46
91.08
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 77.23 to 78.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 82.42 to 82.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 88.98 to 90.18. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for MSM is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for MSM is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 35.18 | NEUTRAL | MSM is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MSM is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MSM is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MSM is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 53.1 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MSM is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.39 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MSM has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 81.12 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests MSM may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.25 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MSM suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.84 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for MSM 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)
NYSE:MSM (5/22/2025, 9:40:16 AM)
78.555
-0.45 (-0.58%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Performance
% Chg-0.58%
1 Week-0.08%
2 Weeks5.4%
1 Month3.65%
3 Month-2.11%
6 Month-7.49%
12 Month-10.57%
2 Year-12.13%
3 Year-6.97%
5 Year13.95%
10 Year13.9%
15 Year52.71%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.79
ATR(20)%2.25%
ATR Inc-2.39%
Range Today0.44
ADR(20)1.59
ADR(20)%2.03%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS35.18
Mansfield-0.46
10 Day High82.29
10 Day Low75.37
20 Day High82.29
20 Day Low74.3
52 Week High90.81
52 Week Low68.1
CS1 End78.45
CR1 Start82.42
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.67%
DER(5)-0.1%
Volume2.54K
Volume Incr-4.79%
Vol(5)424.92K
Vol(50)596.72K