MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC (MERC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:MERC - Nasdaq - US5880561015 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall MERC gets a technical rating of 8 out of 10. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, MERC is only an average performer.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
MERC is one of the better performing stocks in the Paper & Forest Products industry, it outperforms 75% of 9 stocks in the same industry.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, MERC turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 48% of all stocks.
MERC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
In the last month MERC has a been trading in the 6.28 - 8.28 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.
Although MERC has an excellent technical rating, it 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
6.05
7.95
We found 4 important support areas.
- Support @6.60 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @6.37 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @6.26 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @6.11 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 7.76 to 7.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS48.94
Mansfield-0.35
10 Day High8.28
10 Day Low6.4
20 Day High8.28
20 Day Low6.28
52 Week High11.2
52 Week Low5.33
Performance
1 Week-1.77%
2 Weeks18.81%
1 Month15.45%
3 Month21.6%
6 Month36.8%
12 Month-22.38%
2 Year-20.51%
3 Year-44.3%
5 Year7.32%
10 Year-49.41%
15 Year47.44%
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)0.12
RSI(14)65.26
LBB5.84
UBB8.62
NASDAQ:MERC (3/4/2025, 12:55:45 PM)
7.5
-0.27 (-3.47%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products
Performance
% Chg-3.47%
1 Week-1.77%
2 Weeks18.81%
1 Month15.45%
3 Month21.6%
6 Month36.8%
12 Month-22.38%
2 Year-20.51%
3 Year-44.3%
5 Year7.32%
10 Year-49.41%
15 Year47.44%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.4
ATR(20)%4.23%
ATR Inc-21.85%
Range Today0.21
ADR(20)0.3
ADR(20)%3.98%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS48.94
Mansfield-0.35
10 Day High8.28
10 Day Low6.4
20 Day High8.28
20 Day Low6.28
52 Week High11.2
52 Week Low5.33
CS1 End7.76
CR1 Start7.87
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.55%
DER(5)4.06%
Volume135.36K
Volume Incr69%
Vol(5)495.08K
Vol(50)327.53K