MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO-A (MSM) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MSM - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5535301064 - Common Stock
Taking everything into account, MSM scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. MSM was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, MSM is a bad performer in the overall market: 74% of all stocks are doing better.
MSM is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. 78% of 48 stocks in the same industry do better.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
In the last month MSM has a been trading in the 72.79 - 85.15 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
MSM is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so MSM is lagging the market.
MSM has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 82.23, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
74.05
91.08
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 80.57 to 82.23. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 74.80 to 75.84. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- Resistance @85.51 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 87.63 to 90.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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
CRS26.5
Mansfield-1.32
10 Day High85.15
10 Day Low78.13
20 Day High85.15
20 Day Low72.79
52 Week High104.76
52 Week Low72.79
Performance
1 Week0.24%
2 Weeks5.47%
1 Month5.68%
3 Month5.2%
6 Month-5.56%
12 Month-14.71%
2 Year0.07%
3 Year1.37%
5 Year21.58%
10 Year10.24%
15 Year91.62%
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)0.69
RSI(14)56.75
LBB73.46
UBB85.6
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO-A
NYSE:MSM (1/21/2025, 8:15:39 PM)
After market: 82.76 0 (0%)82.76
+0.98 (+1.2%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Performance
% Chg1.2%
1 Week0.24%
2 Weeks5.47%
1 Month5.68%
3 Month5.2%
6 Month-5.56%
12 Month-14.71%
2 Year0.07%
3 Year1.37%
5 Year21.58%
10 Year10.24%
15 Year91.62%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.57
ATR(20)%2.71%
ATR Inc-27.14%
Range Today1.63
ADR(20)2.12
ADR(20)%2.56%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS26.5
Mansfield-1.32
10 Day High85.15
10 Day Low78.13
20 Day High85.15
20 Day Low72.79
52 Week High104.76
52 Week Low72.79
CS1 End82.23
CR1 Start85.51
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.46%
DER(5)1.41%
Volume372.10K
Volume Incr-5.42%
Vol(5)775.08K
Vol(50)706.43K