{"id":62663,"date":"2024-12-17T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/?p=62663"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:26:16","slug":"chart-of-day-merck-sickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2024\/12\/17\/chart-of-day-merck-sickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Chart of the Day: Merck Could Be Sickly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merck has struggled for most of the year, and now some traders may look for another push to the downside.<\/p>\n<p>The first pattern on today\u2019s chart is the series of higher lows from mid-November through early last week. MRK has dropped below that line, which may be viewed as a &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>For more, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/MRK\/0Uze6mLI-Merck-Could-Be-Sickly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to view the related idea and chart analysis on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/promo\/cash-reward-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62667\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62667\" class=\"wp-image-62667 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MRK_TV_20241217-1024x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MRK_TV_20241217-1024x480.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MRK_TV_20241217-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MRK_TV_20241217-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MRK_TV_20241217-1536x719.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MRK_TV_20241217-1080x506.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MRK_TV_20241217.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-62667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Merck (MRK), daily chart, with selected patterns and indicators, courtesy of TradingView.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merck has struggled for most of the year, and now some traders may look for another push to the downside. 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