On 2026-07-16, McDonald's (MCD) closed at 273.46 USD, up 3.21% on the day. It trades at 12.1% of its 52-week range. Its 20-day return of -5.03% is in the 15th percentile. Its RSI(14) of 47.86 is in the 34th percentile of its history since 1966. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 273.55 / 277.36 / 302.21 USD, with price -0.03% / -1.41% / -9.51% against them. Its 52-week range is 264.09–341.75 USD; it closed 19.98% below the high and 3.55% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.900% daily, in the 77th percentile of its history since 1966. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 6.11 USD, 2.23% of price. It has returned -1.10% over 5 days and -10.91% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly-return beta +0.19 / correlation +0.15 (52-week); beta +0.30 / correlation +0.22 (26-week). Its weekly-return correlation to the change in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.18 (52-week); -0.18 (26-week). Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-08-04.
=== MCDONALD'S (MCD) (USD) ===
price & change (as of 2026-07-16, prior 2026-07-15)
close 273.46
change +8.51 (+3.212%)
range (as of 2026-07-16)
range 7.59
close pos 98.3% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-07-16)
20d MA 273.55 price below by -0.03%
50d MA 277.36 price below by -1.41%
200d MA 302.21 price below by -9.51%
price < all MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-07-16)
20d stdev 1.900% daily ≈ 30.2% annualized (×√252) (77th pct of own history, since 1966 (14796 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.63× (1.900% vs 1.165% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-07-16)
ATR(14) 6.11
ATR% 2.23% (63rd pct of own history, since 1966 (14802 obs))
range/ATR 124.3%
52-week range (as of 2026-07-16)
high 341.75 (-19.98% from high)
low 264.09 (+3.55% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-07-16)
RSI(14) 47.86 (34th pct of own history, since 1966 (14802 obs))
returns (as of 2026-07-16)
5d return -1.10%
20d return -5.03%
60d return -10.91%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 2.1044% (from 1966-07-06)
ZIRP-2009 1.0431%
tightening-2015 1.0447%
ZIRP-2019 1.6567%
tightening-2022 1.0786%
easing-2024 1.1654%
real-yield sensitivity (weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-07-15)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.18 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.18 (52w)
S&P 500 market factor (weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-07-16)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.30 corr +0.22 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.19 corr +0.15 (52w)
earnings horizon
next earnings 2026-08-04 (19 days)