MURPHY USA INC (MUSA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MUSA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US6267551025 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall MUSA gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. MUSA'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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
80% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MUSA.
MUSA is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so MUSA is lagging the market.
MUSA is an average performer in the Specialty Retail industry, it outperforms 48% of 122 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month MUSA has a been trading in the 385.44 - 450.71 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
MUSA has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
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521.11
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- Support @402.29 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 457.76 to 458.60. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 487.04 to 492.17. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @502.43 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 | 20.84 | NEGATIVE | MUSA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 79.16% 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) | 38.85 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MUSA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.05 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests MUSA has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 37.9 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MUSA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.06 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MUSA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 36.77 | 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)
406.25
-1.22 (-0.3%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Performance
% Chg-0.3%
1 Week-2.11%
2 Weeks-3.27%
1 Month-8.29%
3 Month-7.9%
6 Month-21.87%
12 Month-15.29%
2 Year30.58%
3 Year74.45%
5 Year260.82%
10 Year627.79%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)13.22
ATR(20)%3.06%
ATR Inc-1.2%
Range Today14.06
ADR(20)12.06
ADR(20)%2.97%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.84
Mansfield-1.96
10 Day High433.47
10 Day Low385.44
20 Day High450.71
20 Day Low385.44
52 Week High561.08
52 Week Low385.44
CS1 End402.29
CR1 Start457.76
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.38%
DER(5)0.12%
Volume352.20K
Volume Incr27.99%
Vol(5)399.54K
Vol(50)336.27K