Archetype
Steady
Median daily return
+0.000%
Daily volatility (σ)
1.616%
Win rate
48.2%
Current streak
1-day red streak
Merck & Co. (MRK) daily session stats — win rate & streak summary
History from Jan 16, 1978 through Jul 6, 2026 · 12217 trading days with returns.
Avg daily return | +0.062% |
Median daily return | +0.000% |
Avg green day | +1.24% |
Avg red day | -1.17% |
Daily volatility (σ) | 1.616% |
Consistency (μ/σ) | 0.038 |
Max win streak | 12 days+10.47% |
Max losing streak | 11 days-7.06% |
Best day | +13.03%Feb 18, 2005 |
Worst day | -26.78%Sep 30, 2004 |
Extreme days (>3%) | 5.8%389↑ · 325↓ |
Merck & Co. (MRK) daily returns calendar heatmap
Jul 7, 2025 – Jul 6, 2026 · Mon–Fri sessions only
Merck & Co. (MRK) average return by weekday chart
Average dividend-adjusted return on that weekday (green / red by sign). Green/red day rule: ±0.01% vs prior close.
Merck & Co. (MRK) win rate by weekday chart
Share of sessions that closed green on that weekday. Bars are green at or above 50%, red below 50%.
Merck & Co. (MRK) average return by weekday table
Average dividend-adjusted return by weekday. Green/red day rule: ±0.01% vs prior close.
| Monday | +0.08% | +48.1% | 2311 |
| Tuesday | +0.08% | +49.0% | 2504 |
| Wednesday | +0.08% | +47.9% | 2504 |
| Thursday | +0.02% | +47.1% | 2457 |
| Friday | +0.05% | +49.1% | 2441 |
- Monday+0.08%
- Tuesday+0.08%
- Wednesday+0.08%
- Thursday+0.02%
- Friday+0.05%
Merck & Co. (MRK) biggest single-day gains in history
Dividend-adjusted, ranked by return size.
| +13.03% | |
| +12.67% | |
| +12.11% | |
| +10.68% | |
| +10.40% | |
| +9.88% | |
| +9.60% | |
| +9.47% | |
| +9.40% | |
| +9.11% | |
| +9.10% | |
| +8.75% | |
| +8.66% | |
| +8.41% | |
| +8.38% | |
| +8.27% | |
| +7.77% | |
| +7.59% | |
| +7.46% | |
| +7.46% |
- +13.03%
- +12.67%
- +12.11%
- +10.68%
- +10.40%
- +9.88%
- +9.60%
- +9.47%
- +9.40%
- +9.11%
- +9.10%
- +8.75%
- +8.66%
- +8.41%
- +8.38%
- +8.27%
- +7.77%
- +7.59%
- +7.46%
- +7.46%
Merck & Co. (MRK) biggest single-day losses in history
Dividend-adjusted, ranked by drawdown size. "Days to recovery" counts trading sessions until close reclaimed the prior peak.
| -26.78% | 464 | |
| -14.71% | 456 | |
| -13.29% | 312 | |
| -11.37% | 13 | |
| -10.37% | 412 | |
| -10.17% | 15 | |
| -9.86% | 128 | |
| -9.81% | 382 | |
| -9.68% | 32 | |
| -9.37% | 1350 | |
| -9.07% | 202 | |
| -9.02% | 8 | |
| -9.00% | 19 | |
| -8.94% | 1593 | |
| -8.93% | 104 | |
| -8.88% | 10 | |
| -8.83% | 3 | |
| -8.07% | 2 | |
| -7.73% | 3 | |
| -7.70% | 58 |
- -26.78%
- -14.71%
- -13.29%
- -11.37%
- -10.37%
- -10.17%
- -9.86%
- -9.81%
- -9.68%
- -9.37%
- -9.07%
- -9.02%
- -9.00%
- -8.94%
- -8.93%
- -8.88%
- -8.83%
- -8.07%
- -7.73%
- -7.70%
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