MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK)
US58933Y1055 - Common Stock
Overall MRK gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. 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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, MRK is a bad performer in the overall market: 77% of all stocks are doing better.
MRK is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so MRK is lagging the market.
In the last month MRK has a been trading in the 96.95 - 105.07 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
MRK has an average volume of 11496300 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 193 other stocks in this industry, MRK did better than 54% of them.
Although the technical rating is bad, MRK does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 96.31, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
95.35
133.27
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 96.31 to 96.31. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 100.89 to 104.57. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @127.51 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Strong resistance @131.95 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
CRS23.38
Mansfield-2.35
10 Day High105.07
10 Day Low97.82
20 Day High105.07
20 Day Low96.95
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low94.48
Performance
1 Week-1.71%
2 Weeks-3.89%
1 Month2.13%
3 Month-15.06%
6 Month-23.87%
12 Month-7.6%
2 Year-10.3%
3 Year29.85%
5 Year9.42%
10 Year75.24%
15 Year172.36%
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)-0.1
RSI(14)44.38
LBB98.09
UBB104.23
MERCK & CO. INC.
NYSE:MRK (12/20/2024, 3:15:05 PM)
98.73
-0.79 (-0.79%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-0.79%
1 Week-1.71%
2 Weeks-3.89%
1 Month2.13%
3 Month-15.06%
6 Month-23.87%
12 Month-7.6%
2 Year-10.3%
3 Year29.85%
5 Year9.42%
10 Year75.24%
15 Year172.36%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.19
ATR(20)%2.26%
ATR Inc30.49%
Range Today1.72
ADR(20)2.21
ADR(20)%2.24%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS23.38
Mansfield-2.35
10 Day High105.07
10 Day Low97.82
20 Day High105.07
20 Day Low96.95
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low94.48
CS1 End96.31
CR1 Start100.89
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.98%
DER(5)-0.54%
Volume8.25M
Volume Incr-12.79%
Vol(5)11.98M
Vol(50)11.50M