MERCK KGAA (MRK.DE) Stock Technical Analysis
FRA:MRK - Deutsche Boerse Ag - DE0006599905 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to MRK. MRK 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 MRK.
MRK is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Pharmaceuticals industry. 73% of 50 stocks in the same industry do better.
MRK is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month MRK has a been trading in the 110.45 - 131.25 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, MRK does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 121.16. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point.
More info and screens
119.94
139.07
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 121.16 to 121.16. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 127.43 to 130.34. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @137.69 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS12.39
Mansfield-1.71
10 Day High122.55
10 Day Low112.3
20 Day High131.25
20 Day Low110.45
52 Week High177
52 Week Low110.45
Performance
1 Week2.11%
2 Weeks9.24%
1 Month-4.49%
3 Month-16.48%
6 Month-22.49%
12 Month-20.16%
2 Year-25.47%
3 Year-31.53%
5 Year14.18%
10 Year25.17%
15 Year291.69%
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)1.01
RSI(14)47.29
LBB110.87
UBB122.87
FRA:MRK (4/25/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
121.15
+1.4 (+1.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg1.17%
1 Week2.11%
2 Weeks9.24%
1 Month-4.49%
3 Month-16.48%
6 Month-22.49%
12 Month-20.16%
2 Year-25.47%
3 Year-31.53%
5 Year14.18%
10 Year25.17%
15 Year291.69%
Volatility
ATR(14)4.32
ATR(20)%3.39%
ATR Inc-51.16%
Range Today2.35
ADR(20)3.66
ADR(20)%3.02%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS12.39
Mansfield-1.71
10 Day High122.55
10 Day Low112.3
20 Day High131.25
20 Day Low110.45
52 Week High177
52 Week Low110.45
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start121.16
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.78%
DER(5)2.15%
Volume346.52K
Volume Incr-23.28%
Vol(5)334.86K
Vol(50)377.82K