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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, MRK is a bad performer in the overall market: 82% of all stocks are doing better.
MRK is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. MRK is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month MRK has a been trading in the 75.93 - 94.68 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
MRK has an average volume of 17860400 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
MRK is part of the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are 197 other stocks in this industry, MRK did better than 53% of them.
MRK has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
More info and screens
77.22
103.95
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @91.54 from a trend line 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
CRS18.24
Mansfield-2.32
10 Day High86.27
10 Day Low75.93
20 Day High94.68
20 Day Low75.93
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low75.93
Performance
1 Week0.58%
2 Weeks-9.71%
1 Month-17.66%
3 Month-20.34%
6 Month-28.24%
12 Month-37.99%
2 Year-32.45%
3 Year-12.05%
5 Year-1.69%
10 Year30.96%
15 Year122.6%
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)-0.58
RSI(14)33.43
LBB73.47
UBB89.69
78
+1.54 (+2.01%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg2.01%
1 Week0.58%
2 Weeks-9.71%
1 Month-17.66%
3 Month-20.34%
6 Month-28.24%
12 Month-37.99%
2 Year-32.45%
3 Year-12.05%
5 Year-1.69%
10 Year30.96%
15 Year122.6%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.46
ATR(20)%4.01%
ATR Inc-24.92%
Range Today1.87
ADR(20)3.05
ADR(20)%3.91%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.24
Mansfield-2.32
10 Day High86.27
10 Day Low75.93
20 Day High94.68
20 Day Low75.93
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low75.93
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start91.54
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.58%
DER(5)0.97%
Volume21.42M
Volume Incr-6.47%
Vol(5)17.20M
Vol(50)17.86M