MURPHY USA INC (MUSA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MUSA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US6267551025 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, MUSA scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. MUSA 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 negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
91% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MUSA.
MUSA is part of the Specialty Retail industry. There are 123 other stocks in this industry, of which 78% are performing better than MUSA.
MUSA 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 MUSA has a been trading in the 345.23 - 438.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
MUSA has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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
358.20
521.11
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 361.82 to 362.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 6 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @372.34 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 412.10 to 424.66. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @435.02 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @476.94 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @489.83 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @515.95 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 MUSA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for MUSA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 9.84 | NEGATIVE | MUSA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 90.16% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MUSA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MUSA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MUSA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 34.58 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MUSA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -5.3 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests MUSA has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 23.73 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MUSA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.58 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MUSA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 27.59 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for MUSA suggests a strong 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)
372.33
+4.75 (+1.29%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Performance
% Chg1.29%
1 Week2.72%
2 Weeks-12.99%
1 Month-12.8%
3 Month-17.07%
6 Month-22.6%
12 Month-27.12%
2 Year17.22%
3 Year28.31%
5 Year176.09%
10 Year628.49%
15 Year1973.11%
Volatility
ATR(14)15.16
ATR(20)%3.58%
ATR Inc-32.08%
Range Today9.25
ADR(20)12.96
ADR(20)%3.48%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.84
Mansfield-2.78
10 Day High432.56
10 Day Low345.23
20 Day High438
20 Day Low345.23
52 Week High561.08
52 Week Low345.23
CS1 End362.18
CR1 Start372.34
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.04%
DER(5)0.57%
Volume337.40K
Volume Incr48.39%
Vol(5)473.90K
Vol(50)348.24K