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Merck (MRK) trading signals: 60 trades since 2009.
60 closed trades in Merck since 2009, 47 of them profitable (78.3%). Every entry, exit and result is listed below, the losing trades included.
Closed trades
60
42 long · 18 short
Profitable trades
78.3%
47 of 60
Average per trade
+2.47%
Win +4.17% · loss −3.68%
Average holding
14 days
From 0 to 89 days
How DowPremium trades MRK
Merck has been one of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks since June 29, 1979. Like every stock in the strategy, MRK is bought at the opening price the day after the signal, with a preset limit price to take the profit and a stop loss, and the book never holds more than seven positions at a time.
The most recent MRK trade was a long position opened on January 21, 2026 at $109.19 and closed on February 3, 2026 at $113.98, a result of +4.39%. The best MRK trade made +10.08%, from October 1, 2025 to November 13, 2025; the worst lost 6.27%, from March 16, 2009 to April 20, 2009.
MRK results by year
Sum of closed MRK trades by exit year
| Year | Trades | Profitable | Sum of results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | +4.39% |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | +18.41% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | +11.76% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | −3.39% |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | +2.58% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | −7.26% |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | +5.96% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | +4.35% |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | +3.13% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | +5.47% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | +2.72% |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 | +21.97% |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | +20.97% |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | +12.37% |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | +2.63% |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 | +21.42% |
| 2009 | 8 | 6 | +20.51% |
Every MRK trade
60 closed trades, newest first
| Stock | Position | Entry date | Entry | Exit date | Exit | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK | Long | Jan 21, 2026 | $109.19 | Feb 3, 2026 | $113.98 | +4.39% |
| MRK | Long | Nov 19, 2025 | $96.00 | Dec 22, 2025 | $104.00 | +8.33% |
| MRK | Long | Oct 1, 2025 | $85.19 | Nov 13, 2025 | $93.78 | +10.08% |
| MRK | Long | Mar 25, 2024 | $124.08 | Mar 27, 2024 | $132.87 | +7.08% |
| MRK | Long | Jan 4, 2024 | $115.92 | Jan 29, 2024 | $121.35 | +4.68% |
| MRK | Long | Jun 26, 2023 | $114.44 | Jul 7, 2023 | $110.56 | −3.39% |
| MRK | Long | Nov 15, 2021 | $84.15 | Nov 19, 2021 | $80.88 | −3.89% |
| MRK | Long | May 3, 2021 | $135.55 | May 17, 2021 | $147.45 | +8.78% |
| MRK | Long | Mar 22, 2021 | $75.80 | Apr 29, 2021 | $74.05 | −2.31% |
| MRK | Long | Nov 18, 2020 | $81.43 | Dec 18, 2020 | $78.90 | −3.11% |
| MRK | Long | Sep 3, 2020 | $85.60 | Sep 29, 2020 | $82.05 | −4.15% |
| MRK | Long | Sep 23, 2019 | $84.91 | Sep 27, 2019 | $82.78 | −2.51% |
| MRK | Long | Jun 18, 2019 | $83.59 | Jul 3, 2019 | $86.84 | +3.89% |
| MRK | Long | May 17, 2019 | $78.41 | Jun 12, 2019 | $83.90 | +7.00% |
| MRK | Long | Feb 11, 2019 | $77.80 | Feb 15, 2019 | $79.83 | +2.61% |
| MRK | Long | Jan 7, 2019 | $76.15 | Jan 25, 2019 | $72.32 | −5.03% |
| MRK | Long | Oct 16, 2018 | $69.85 | Oct 19, 2018 | $72.89 | +4.35% |
| MRK | Short | Oct 19, 2017 | $62.96 | Oct 27, 2017 | $60.55 | +3.82% |
| MRK | Long | Aug 29, 2017 | $63.13 | Sep 11, 2017 | $65.00 | +2.96% |
| MRK | Long | Jun 22, 2017 | $65.46 | Jul 7, 2017 | $63.07 | −3.65% |
| MRK | Long | Apr 8, 2016 | $55.75 | Jul 6, 2016 | $58.80 | +5.47% |
| MRK | Long | Jan 7, 2015 | $60.36 | Jan 8, 2015 | $62.00 | +2.72% |
| MRK | Long | Oct 31, 2014 | $57.52 | Nov 28, 2014 | $60.12 | +4.52% |
| MRK | Long | Oct 27, 2014 | $56.49 | Oct 28, 2014 | $55.37 | −1.98% |
| MRK | Short | Sep 29, 2014 | $58.58 | Oct 13, 2014 | $57.64 | +1.63% |
| MRK | Long | Aug 14, 2014 | $57.20 | Aug 21, 2014 | $58.78 | +2.76% |
| MRK | Short | Aug 1, 2014 | $55.75 | Aug 7, 2014 | $54.94 | +1.47% |
| MRK | Long | May 22, 2014 | $55.15 | Jun 20, 2014 | $58.25 | +5.62% |
| MRK | Short | Mar 24, 2014 | $53.65 | Mar 24, 2014 | $52.44 | +2.31% |
| MRK | Long | Dec 19, 2013 | $47.30 | Jan 13, 2014 | $49.97 | +5.64% |
| MRK | Long | Nov 11, 2013 | $45.11 | Nov 25, 2013 | $47.36 | +4.99% |
| MRK | Short | Oct 9, 2013 | $45.86 | Oct 14, 2013 | $44.87 | +2.21% |
| MRK | Long | Sep 10, 2013 | $45.62 | Sep 16, 2013 | $46.57 | +2.08% |
| MRK | Short | Aug 16, 2013 | $45.55 | Aug 28, 2013 | $44.58 | +2.18% |
| MRK | Long | May 14, 2013 | $43.56 | Jun 3, 2013 | $46.21 | +6.08% |
| MRK | Long | Feb 20, 2013 | $39.62 | Mar 7, 2013 | $40.98 | +3.43% |
| MRK | Short | Nov 1, 2012 | $42.38 | Nov 7, 2012 | $41.46 | +2.22% |
| MRK | Long | Sep 5, 2012 | $39.82 | Sep 19, 2012 | $41.46 | +4.12% |
| MRK | Long | Jun 7, 2012 | $34.56 | Jun 15, 2012 | $35.85 | +3.73% |
| MRK | Long | Mar 13, 2012 | $34.38 | Mar 27, 2012 | $35.17 | +2.30% |
| MRK | Long | Aug 31, 2011 | $28.89 | Sep 6, 2011 | $27.73 | −4.02% |
| MRK | Short | Jul 28, 2011 | $30.91 | Jul 29, 2011 | $30.23 | +2.25% |
| MRK | Short | Jun 3, 2011 | $31.03 | Jun 23, 2011 | $30.50 | +1.74% |
| MRK | Long | Mar 23, 2011 | $28.19 | Mar 30, 2011 | $28.94 | +2.66% |
| MRK | Long | Dec 10, 2010 | $30.28 | Dec 14, 2010 | $31.35 | +3.53% |
| MRK | Short | Oct 28, 2010 | $31.10 | Oct 29, 2010 | $30.70 | +1.30% |
| MRK | Short | Jul 22, 2010 | $29.68 | Jul 30, 2010 | $28.80 | +3.06% |
| MRK | Short | Jul 2, 2010 | $28.92 | Jul 7, 2010 | $29.64 | −2.43% |
| MRK | Long | Jun 3, 2010 | $28.59 | Jun 15, 2010 | $30.14 | +5.42% |
| MRK | Short | Mar 29, 2010 | $31.19 | Apr 14, 2010 | $30.13 | +3.52% |
| MRK | Long | Mar 12, 2010 | $30.76 | Mar 18, 2010 | $31.69 | +3.02% |
| MRK | Short | Jan 29, 2010 | $31.44 | Feb 5, 2010 | $30.23 | +4.00% |
| MRK | Long | Nov 5, 2009 | $26.42 | Nov 16, 2009 | $27.86 | +5.45% |
| MRK | Short | Oct 27, 2009 | $26.50 | Oct 29, 2009 | $25.42 | +4.25% |
| MRK | Short | Jul 13, 2009 | $21.23 | Jul 16, 2009 | $22.37 | −5.10% |
| MRK | Long | Jun 26, 2009 | $21.28 | Jun 29, 2009 | $22.17 | +4.18% |
| MRK | Short | Jun 11, 2009 | $20.64 | Jun 16, 2009 | $19.62 | +5.20% |
| MRK | Long | May 8, 2009 | $20.09 | Jun 1, 2009 | $21.96 | +9.31% |
| MRK | Long | Mar 16, 2009 | $21.38 | Apr 20, 2009 | $20.04 | −6.27% |
| MRK | Short | Feb 17, 2009 | $21.93 | Feb 26, 2009 | $21.19 | +3.49% |
Results are the simple percentage change from entry to exit of each closed trade. All published results are hypothetical gross results, without adjustment for trading costs (commissions, fees and slippage). Past performance is not indicative of future results.
The next signal goes out tonight. Entry at the open, a preset limit to sell and a stop loss, by email before the market opens.
MRK questions
About the MRK signals.
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Does DowPremium Trading send signals for Merck (MRK)?
Yes. Merck has been one of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks since June 29, 1979. Since 2009 the service has closed 60 trades in MRK: 42 long and 18 short. The most recent MRK trade was a long position opened on January 21, 2026 at $109.19 and closed on February 3, 2026 at $113.98, a result of +4.39%.
How often are the MRK trades profitable?
47 of 60 closed MRK trades (78.3%) ended with a gain. The average winning trade made +4.17% and the average losing trade −3.68%. The best trade made +10.08% (Oct 1, 2025 to Nov 13, 2025) and the worst −6.27% (Mar 16, 2009 to Apr 20, 2009).
How long does DowPremium hold a MRK position?
On average 14 days, from the entry at the opening price to the exit at the preset limit or the stop loss. The shortest MRK trade lasted 0 days and the longest 89 days.
How do I receive the signals?
By email, the evening before the market opens. Each signal names the stock, the entry at the open, the limit price to sell and the stop loss, so the three orders can be placed with any broker before the bell.