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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Industry Stocks Technical Analysis - MPCArchive
- 5/2/2025 -
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Marathon P (MPC) Technical Analysis
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| | It was a fourth consecutive positive week for the Marathon P (MPC). During the week, the MPC gained 4.11 points, or 2.99%, and closed at 141.55 on Friday, May 2, 2025. Weekly volume was -22% below average.
MPC is a member of Energy Sector. Energy is the second most oversold sector. Sector/industry rotation is considered a proven strategy to beat the market. Use the following links to find overbought/oversold technical indicators by Sector or by Industry.
 Long-term trend: [See MPC long-term trend chart]
A long-term downtrend had started on April 5, 2024 at 221.11 and reached 115.10 on April 7, 2025. MPC lost 106.01 points, or 47.94%, in 52 weeks. Price is near the Fibonacci 23.6% retracement level. The Fibonacci retracement level is considered a support/resistance level.
 Medium-term trend: [See MPC medium-term trend chart]
A medium-term downtrend had started on February 18, 2025 at 160.50 and reached 115.10 on April 7, 2025. MPC lost 45.40 points, or 28.29%, in 6 weeks. The chart has formed a Broadening Descending Wedge chart pattern. The trend support level is at 101.25 and resistance is at 147.30. A Broadening Descending Wedge pattern is considered to be a reversal formation. It usually appears in a mature trend, characterized by overbought/oversold long-term and short-term indicators, and often generates divergence on long-term indicators. Use the following link to access a Broadening Descending Wedge chart pattern help, or use a Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with Broadening Descending Wedge pattern in a medium-term trend.
 Weekly Technical Indicators: [See MPC weekly technical indicators chart]
Weekly technical indicators are neutral.
The weekly MACD line is below its signal line since March 28, 2025. This is an indication that the medium-term trend is down. The distance between MACD and the signal line is low and getting smaller. It indicates that the current medium-term downtrend is getting weak. Use the following link to access a MACD help.
 Short-term trend: [See MPC short-term trend chart]
A short-term uptrend had started on April 7, 2025 at 115.10 and reached 142.17 on May 2, 2025. MPC gained -27.07 points, or -23.52%, in 25 days. The chart has formed a Rising Wedge chart pattern. The uptrend resistance line (135.03) is broken. Usually a broken resistance is considered to be a long-term bullish signal, although a short-term pull back is possible. Use the following links to access Trend Support/Resistance Help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with broken trend resistance line in a short-term trend.
 Daily Technical Indicators: [See MPC daily technical indicators chart]
Daily Relative Strength Index is overbought while Williams' Percentage Range and Lane's Stochastic are strongly overbought. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with overbought daily Relative Strength Index or strongly overbought daily Williams' Percentage Range and Lane's Stochastic. Daily Lane's Stochastic and MACD have bearish divergence. Use the following links to access the Lane's Stochastic and MACD help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with daily Lane's Stochastic and MACD bearish divergence. The divergence between price and indicator is considering one of the most important buy/sell stocks trading signal. Oscillators are designed to signal a possible trend reversal. They can act as alerts and should be taken in conjunction with other technical analysis tools. Oscillators can be used to confirm other technical signals. Use the following links to access Lane's Stochastic, Relative Strength Index and Williams' Percentage Range help.
The daily MACD line is above its signal line since April 21, 2025. This is an indication that the short-term trend is up.
During the last week, the price has advanced above the 50 Day Moving Average. While the medium-term trend is down and daily technical indicators are overbought, the 50 Day Moving Average is considered a resistance level. The moving average crossover signals work better when the stock develops a strong trend, but they are ineffective when the stock is in a trading range. Moving average crossover systems can be effective, but should be used in conjunction with trend patterns, momentum indicators, candlesticks and other aspects of technical analysis. Use the following links to access Moving Average Crossover trading technique, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with the Moving Average close to the price level.
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