MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MRK - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US58933Y1055 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MRK.
MRK 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.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
MRK has an average volume of 14127100 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
MRK is an average performer in the Pharmaceuticals industry, it outperforms 47% of 194 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month MRK has a been trading in the 81.04 - 100.15 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
The technical rating of MRK is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the upside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
88.61
103.95
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 95.49 to 97.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 99.87 to 101.02. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @102.92 from a horizontal 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
CRS14.64
Mansfield-2.77
10 Day High89.53
10 Day Low81.04
20 Day High100.15
20 Day Low81.04
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low81.04
Performance
1 Week6.02%
2 Weeks1.65%
1 Month-7.38%
3 Month-9.76%
6 Month-23.24%
12 Month-30.86%
2 Year-15.76%
3 Year16.87%
5 Year16.9%
10 Year52.89%
15 Year142.68%
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)0.09
RSI(14)45.2
LBB79.64
UBB95.73
89.5
+1.82 (+2.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg2.08%
1 Week6.02%
2 Weeks1.65%
1 Month-7.38%
3 Month-9.76%
6 Month-23.24%
12 Month-30.86%
2 Year-15.76%
3 Year16.87%
5 Year16.9%
10 Year52.89%
15 Year142.68%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.77
ATR(20)%2.8%
ATR Inc-12.03%
Range Today2.52
ADR(20)2.04
ADR(20)%2.28%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.64
Mansfield-2.77
10 Day High89.53
10 Day Low81.04
20 Day High100.15
20 Day Low81.04
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low81.04
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start95.49
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.17%
DER(5)2.87%
Volume15.68M
Volume Incr19.53%
Vol(5)20.13M
Vol(50)14.13M