MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MRK - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US58933Y1055 - Common Stock
Overall MRK gets a technical rating of 0 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 long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
82% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MRK.
MRK is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
MRK has an average volume of 11426000 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 195 other stocks in this industry, MRK did better than 51% of them.
In the last month MRK has a been trading in a tight range between 97.82 and 102.97.
MRK has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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
95.35
104.83
We found 1 important support 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 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 98.28 to 100.08. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 101.84 to 103.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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
CRS18.08
Mansfield-2.42
10 Day High102.97
10 Day Low97.92
20 Day High102.97
20 Day Low97.82
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low94.48
Performance
1 Week-1.34%
2 Weeks-1.26%
1 Month-2.14%
3 Month-9.92%
6 Month-22.14%
12 Month-17.64%
2 Year-8.84%
3 Year20.18%
5 Year14.61%
10 Year62.44%
15 Year156.47%
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)0.04
RSI(14)42.33
LBB97.93
UBB101.36
MERCK & CO. INC.
NYSE:MRK (1/21/2025, 12:53:07 PM)
96.47
-1.45 (-1.48%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Performance
% Chg-1.48%
1 Week-1.34%
2 Weeks-1.26%
1 Month-2.14%
3 Month-9.92%
6 Month-22.14%
12 Month-17.64%
2 Year-8.84%
3 Year20.18%
5 Year14.61%
10 Year62.44%
15 Year156.47%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.83
ATR(20)%1.84%
ATR Inc9.89%
Range Today2.06
ADR(20)1.75
ADR(20)%1.81%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.08
Mansfield-2.42
10 Day High102.97
10 Day Low97.92
20 Day High102.97
20 Day Low97.82
52 Week High134.63
52 Week Low94.48
CS1 End96.31
CR1 Start98.28
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.74%
DER(5)-0.84%
Volume6.38M
Volume Incr-0.63%
Vol(5)10.44M
Vol(50)11.43M