MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC (MERC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:MERC - Nasdaq - US5880561015 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, MERC scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. MERC scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
88% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MERC.
MERC is part of the Paper & Forest Products industry. There are 9 other stocks in this industry, of which 100% are performing better than MERC.
MERC is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. But, the S&P500 Index is also trading in the lower part of its yearly range, so MERC is not an exception.
In the last month MERC has a been trading in the 4.74 - 6.78 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
The technical rating of MERC 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
4.71
7.42
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 5.10 to 5.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @5.43 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @7.35 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS12.88
Mansfield-2.64
10 Day High5.68
10 Day Low4.75
20 Day High6.78
20 Day Low4.74
52 Week High11.2
52 Week Low4.74
Performance
1 Week-8.29%
2 Weeks-5.74%
1 Month-26.88%
3 Month-28.85%
6 Month-27.11%
12 Month-52.64%
2 Year-51.08%
3 Year-70.27%
5 Year-52.78%
10 Year-66.71%
15 Year-13.61%
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)-0.03
RSI(14)29.6
LBB4.57
UBB5.89
4.76
-0.2 (-4.03%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products
Performance
% Chg-4.03%
1 Week-8.29%
2 Weeks-5.74%
1 Month-26.88%
3 Month-28.85%
6 Month-27.11%
12 Month-52.64%
2 Year-51.08%
3 Year-70.27%
5 Year-52.78%
10 Year-66.71%
15 Year-13.61%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.4
ATR(20)%7.71%
ATR Inc-50.74%
Range Today0.18
ADR(20)0.34
ADR(20)%7.18%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS12.88
Mansfield-2.64
10 Day High5.68
10 Day Low4.75
20 Day High6.78
20 Day Low4.74
52 Week High11.2
52 Week Low4.74
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start5.1
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.6%
DER(5)-4.56%
Volume546.40K
Volume Incr-13.23%
Vol(5)365.30K
Vol(50)400.35K