On 2026-07-20, McDonald's (MCD) closed at 267.64 USD, down 0.03% on the day. It trades at 4.6% of its 52-week range. Its 20-day return of -3.94% is in the 19th percentile. Its RSI(14) of 42.66 is in the 20th percentile of its history since 1966. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 272.19 / 276.68 / 301.85 USD, with price -1.67% / -3.27% / -11.33% against them. Its 52-week range is 264.09–341.75 USD; it closed 21.69% below the high and 1.34% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.893% daily, in the 77th percentile of its history since 1966. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 6.14 USD, 2.29% of price. It has returned -1.82% over 5 days and -10.81% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly-return beta +0.21 / correlation +0.16 (52-week); beta +0.34 / correlation +0.25 (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 2026-07-20, prior 2026-07-17)
close 267.64
change -0.07 (-0.026%)
range (as of 2026-07-20)
range 3.74
close pos 36.9% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-07-20)
20d MA 272.19 price below by -1.67%
50d MA 276.68 price below by -3.27%
200d MA 301.85 price below by -11.33%
price < all MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-07-20)
20d stdev 1.893% daily ≈ 30.0% annualized (×√252) (77th pct of own history, since 1966 (14798 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.62× (1.893% vs 1.166% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-07-20)
ATR(14) 6.14
ATR% 2.29% (66th pct of own history, since 1966 (14804 obs))
range/ATR 60.9%
52-week range (as of 2026-07-20)
high 341.75 (-21.69% from high)
low 264.09 (+1.34% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-07-20)
RSI(14) 42.66 (20th pct of own history, since 1966 (14804 obs))
returns (as of 2026-07-20)
5d return -1.82%
20d return -3.94%
60d return -10.81%
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 1.1665%
real-yield sensitivity (weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-07-17)
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 2026-07-20)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.34 corr +0.25 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.21 corr +0.16 (52w)
earnings horizon
next earnings 2026-08-04 (15 days)