MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO-A (MSM) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MSM - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5535301064 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, MSM scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. MSM 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 neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
66% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MSM.
MSM is part of the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. There are 48 other stocks in this industry, MSM did better than 53% of them.
MSM is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
In the last month MSM has a been trading in the 68.10 - 80.76 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, MSM does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 78.27. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. We notice that large players showed an interest for MSM in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
76.54
90.02
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 78.27 to 78.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 81.73 to 83.08. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @87.63 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @89.13 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
CRS34.47
Mansfield0.07
10 Day High78.99
10 Day Low68.1
20 Day High80.76
20 Day Low68.1
52 Week High94.31
52 Week Low68.1
Performance
1 Week2.1%
2 Weeks2.86%
1 Month-1.13%
3 Month-5.47%
6 Month-8.2%
12 Month-16.39%
2 Year-14.79%
3 Year-6.7%
5 Year29.63%
10 Year8.8%
15 Year41.88%
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)0.33
RSI(14)51.06
LBB69.82
UBB81.36
77.31
+1.47 (+1.94%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Performance
% Chg1.94%
1 Week2.1%
2 Weeks2.86%
1 Month-1.13%
3 Month-5.47%
6 Month-8.2%
12 Month-16.39%
2 Year-14.79%
3 Year-6.7%
5 Year29.63%
10 Year8.8%
15 Year41.88%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.6
ATR(20)%4.03%
ATR Inc-43.49%
Range Today1.96
ADR(20)2.83
ADR(20)%3.66%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS34.47
Mansfield0.07
10 Day High78.99
10 Day Low68.1
20 Day High80.76
20 Day Low68.1
52 Week High94.31
52 Week Low68.1
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start78.27
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.11%
DER(5)2.33%
Volume545.50K
Volume Incr-6.3%
Vol(5)715.98K
Vol(50)619.30K