McDonald's (MCD) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
McDonald's (MCD) closed at 246.52 USD on 2026-10-20, up 1.59%, the 74th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1966. It is 27.87% below its 52-week high and 7.56% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20-day moving average and below its 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20-day return of -1.53% is in the 32nd percentile of its history since 1966. McDonald's (MCD) had an RSI(14) of 57.87 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 66th percentile of its history since 1966. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of McDonald's (MCD) was 341.75 USD, set on 2026-03-02, and the 52-week low 229.2 USD, set on 2026-10-05. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of McDonald's (MCD) was 236.35 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of McDonald's (MCD) was 251.28 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of McDonald's (MCD) was 285.35 USD.
Day’s range 243.5–247.29 USD · closed 79.7% of range · width 0.87× ATR52-week low 229.2 (2026-10-05) · high 341.75 (2026-03-02)15.4% of the way from low to high
Today
No tracked state change today; the day’s move was +1.59% (74th percentile)
0 state changes · 0 notable moves
Shifts since 2026-10-19 — two standing rows, then the most unusual shifts against each metric’s own history
| Metric | Prior | Today | Change | Δ vs 2026-10-13 | Move percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RVOL 0.84× | 39th | 42nd | +3 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | +2.14 | +2.37 | +0.23 | — | — |
| RSI | 51.41 | 57.87 | +6.46 pts | +19.94 pts | 86th |
| 20-day MA dist | +2.59% | +4.30% | +1.71 pp | +5.17 pp | 77th |
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Opened up 0.73% from the prior close, above the prior session's high; closed in the upper quarter of the day's range, above the prior close.
- 8 sessions since a ≥2% move
- 161 sessions since 52-week high
- 128 sessions below 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Earnings in 15d
- Jobs report in 17d
Unusualness #58/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #46). Today's daily move, by magnitude, is in the 74th percentile of its own history since 1966. That is the reading furthest from its historical median among its daily move (by magnitude), 20-day return, RSI, 20-day volatility and relative volume.
Standing distances: RSI 57.87 is 12.13 pts below 70 · price 27.87% (21.7× ATR) below the 52-week high · 7.56% (4.0× ATR) above the 52-week low · 4.30% (2.3× ATR) above the 20-day MA (236.35) · 1.90% (1.1× ATR) below the 50-day MA (251.28) · 13.61% (8.9× ATR) below the 200-day MA (285.35)
Technical assessment
A transparent, rules-based reading of the statistics on this page — informational and educational only, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Each scored factor shows the metrics behind it; full numbers are in the sections below.
Factor tally: 1 positive, 3 negative
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: +4.54% · +6.05%; MACD -2.03 above signal -4.40; histogram +2.37 (up 0.23 on the previous session). | Improving |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: -1.53% · -8.92% · -15.02%. | Negative |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: +4.30% · -1.90% · -13.61%; stack 200d > 50d > 20d. | Below trend MAs |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: -0.86% · -12.96% · -35.72%; vs the Nasdaq 100: +2.46% · -14.13% · -38.81%. | Underperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 246.52 USD
- Daily change
- up 1.59% — 74th percentile by magnitude since 1966 (14882 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -2.03 (above signal) · signal -4.40 · histogram +2.37 · +0.23 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- -1.53% — 32nd percentile since 1966 (14863 obs) · +4 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 57.87 — 66th percentile since 1966 (14869 obs) · +6.46 (86th percentile move · +21 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · +19.94 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 235 days ago (2026-02-27)
- RSI last oversold
- 27 days ago (2026-09-23)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NYSE, Currency: USD
- Open
- 244.43 USD
- High
- 247.29 USD
- Low
- 243.5 USD
- Prior close
- 242.67 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 241.75 USD · H 243.61 USD · L 240.01 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- +0.73% — 81st percentile by magnitude since 1966 (14882 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- +0.86%
- Intraday range
- 1.54% of price — 41st percentile since 1966 (14883 obs)
- Close position
- 79.7% of range
- Up days (history)
- 51.9% of 13587 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -2.61% / -0.82% / +0.00% / +0.89% / +2.86% (p5–p95; -6.42 to +7.04 USD at today’s close; 14882 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 1 of last 20 sessions (5%) — 0 up, 1 down
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 236.35 USD | +4.30% · +1.71 pp (77th percentile move since 1966) vs 2026-10-19 · +5.17 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 2.3× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 251.28 USD | -1.90% · +1.74 pp (77th percentile move since 1966) vs 2026-10-19 · +5.39 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.1× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 285.35 USD | -13.61% · +1.43 pp (69th percentile move since 1966) vs 2026-10-19 · +4.22 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 8.9× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 236.68 USD | +4.16% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 252.12 USD | -2.22% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- -2.58% · falling
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed above it for 5 sessions, since 2026-10-14
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed below it for 40 sessions, since 2026-08-25
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed below it for 128 sessions, since 2026-04-20
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed below 50-day · 2026-03-27 (207 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-04-14 (189 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-05-08 (165 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 15.4% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -27.87% · 232 days ago (2026-03-02)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -38.01% · 2019-08-09 221.15 USD → 2020-03-23 137.1 USD · recovered 2020-09-15
- 52-week high
- 341.75 USD · price -27.87% · 2026-03-02 (232 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 229.2 USD · price +7.56% · 2026-10-05 (15 days ago)
- Fresh 52-week extremes, last 20 sessions
- 6 new lows
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 0.834% daily · 13.2% annualised — 25th percentile since 1966 (14878 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.480% daily · 23.5% annualised — 57th percentile since 1966 (14863 obs) · +2 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.10 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 1.260% daily · 20.0% annualised — 37th percentile since 1966 (14823 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 1.346% daily · 21.4% annualised — 44th percentile since 1966 (14763 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 1.10× — 1.48% vs 1.346% (near-term in line with its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 4.38 USD · 1.77% of price — 37th percentile since 1966 (14869 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 0.84× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 42nd percentile since 1966 (14863 obs) · +3 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.16× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 5.5M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 5.31M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $1.36B — 81st percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · 50th percentile (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
- 20-day avg $ volume
- $1.55B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 28.5% of reported volume (644K of 2.26M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 35.7% · 4th percentile of the past 252 sessions
- Days to cover
- 1.90 · short interest 13.8M shares ÷ 7.25M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), +13.1% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding)
- 1.95% of shares outstanding (not free float) — short interest settled 2026-09-30 ÷ shares outstanding cover-page as-of 2026-06-30
Returns
- 5-day
- +4.54% — 89th percentile since 1966 (14878 obs) · from 235.81 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- +6.05% — 88th percentile since 1966 (14873 obs) · from 232.45 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- -1.53% — 32nd percentile since 1966 (14863 obs) · from 250.35 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- -8.92% — 13th percentile since 1966 (14823 obs) · from 270.67 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- -15.02% — 9th percentile since 1966 (14763 obs) · from 290.08 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- -19.98% — 8th percentile since 1966 (14631 obs) · from 308.09 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- -19.34% · from 305.63 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight +3.38% · intraday -4.75% (compounds to -1.53% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight +12.59% · intraday -19.11% (compounds to -8.92% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +28.01% · intraday -37.49% (compounds to -19.98% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +0.23 · correlation +0.16
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta +0.12 · correlation +0.07
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta -0.04 · correlation -0.05
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta -0.13 · correlation -0.15
- Consumer Discretionary (XLY, 52-week)
- beta +0.30 · correlation +0.34
- Consumer Discretionary (XLY, 26-week)
- beta +0.41 · correlation +0.43
- Consumer Discretionary (XLY) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 4.2%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.34
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.22
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2026-11-04 (15 days)
- Next Fed decision (FOMC)
- 2026-10-28 (8 days)
- Next jobs report (BLS)
- 2026-11-06 (17 days)
- Next CPI (BLS)
- 2026-11-10 (21 days)
- Next quarterly index rebalance (S&P 500 & Nasdaq-100)
- 2026-12-18 (59 days) — effective the following trading day
- Next monthly options expiration
- 2026-11-20 (31 days)
- Last earnings reported
- 2026-08-04 (77 days ago)
- Earnings reaction (realised)
- ±2.02% median 1-day move · 0.14–4.80% range · last 12 reported
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-09-23 (Items 7.01, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-08-07 · 10-K 2026-02-24 · proxy 2026-04-07 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-09-01, $1.86
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 2.10% (data from 1966-07-06)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 1.04%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.04%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 1.66%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 1.08%
- easing (2024– )
- 1.17%
Market backdrop: 10Y 5.15% (as of 2026-10-19) · VIX 17.31 (as of 2026-10-20) · dollar 121.40 (as of 2026-10-16) — Treasury curve, real yields, VIX and the dollar
Risk & context
- RSI: Neutral-high
- Volatility: Normal
- 52-week position: Near 52-week low
- Beta: Low
- Relative volume: Normal
- Earnings: 2026-11-04
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 57.87. Below 30 oversold, 70 and above overbought; between them neither extreme: 30–45 neutral-low, 45–55 neutral, 55–70 neutral-high. A condition, not a direction.
- Volatility
- 20-day realised volatility at the 57th percentile of its own history since 1966. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 15.4% of the 52-week range. Position only — being near the low is not itself bullish or bearish.
- Beta
- 52-week beta to the S&P 500 is +0.23. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 0.84x its 20-day average, 42nd percentile since 1966. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2026-11-04 (in 15 days).
Scoring method
- Short-term momentum
- Majority of three votes: the combined 5- and 10-day returns (one vote); MACD against its signal line; the histogram's change on the previous session. A tie reads Mixed.
- Medium-term trend
- Based on the majority sign of the medium-term return horizons.
- Moving averages
- Scored on price vs the 50- and 200-day trend averages.
- Relative performance
- Scored on the majority sign of relative return vs the S&P 500.
Relative performance
This stock’s return minus a benchmark’s over the same window (percentage points; positive = outperformed), at three adjustments: raw vs the index, beta-adjusted excess (isolating the stock-specific move) and vs its sector ETF.
Raw, vs market index
| Relative return | S&P 500 | Nasdaq 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 5-day | +5.73% | +8.03% |
| 10-day | +7.41% | +11.59% |
| 20-day | -0.86% | +2.46% |
| 60-day | -12.96% | -14.13% |
| 252-day | -35.72% | -38.81% |
Beta-adjusted excess
Stock return minus its beta times the index’s return (single-factor approximation, not a causal claim).
| Excess return | S&P 500 | Nasdaq 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | +1.52% | +1.58% |
| 5-day | +4.82% | +4.40% |
| 10-day | +6.37% | +5.83% |
| 20-day | -1.38% | -1.69% |
| 60-day | -9.85% | -8.71% |
| 252-day | -23.60% | -19.23% |
vs sector ETF (XLY · Consumer Discretionary)
Return minus the SPDR sector ETF’s (“vs XLY”; positive = outpaced the sector), plus the ETF’s own return.
| Sector return | vs XLY | XLY own |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | +0.68% | +0.91% |
| 5-day | +1.75% | +2.79% |
| 10-day | +2.67% | +3.38% |
| 20-day | -4.35% | +2.82% |
| 60-day | -13.13% | +4.20% |
| 252-day | -18.53% | -1.46% |
Compared with other stocks
Rank among covered stocks
This stock’s standing on each measure across the covered-stock universe (1 = highest) — a cross-sectional companion to the own-history percentiles above, computed from the same daily dataset. Ranks compare each stock’s current reading; the underlying own-history percentiles draw on histories of differing length (some reaching into coarser early-era pricing), so they are not strictly comparable instrument-to-instrument — read each alongside its own “since YYYY” basis in the table above.
| Measure | Rank |
|---|---|
| 20-day return | 28 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 21 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 44 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 27 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 32 of 48 stocks |
Of its 7 Consumer Discretionary peers today: 5 up, 2 down · median +0.73% · McDonald's (MCD) +1.59% (+0.86 pp vs peer median).
Across the 48 covered stocks today: 29 advancing, 19 declining · 27/48 above their 20-day MA, 25/48 above 50-day, 28/48 above 200-day · median 20-day return -0.60%. McDonald's (MCD) is above its 20-day, below its 50-day and below its 200-day MAs (20-day return -0.93 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Consumer Discretionary
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's (MCD) | +1.59% | -1.53% | 66th | 15.4% | 2026-11-04 · 15d |
| Tesla (TSLA) | +1.53% | -1.37% | 56th | 37.9% | 2026-10-21 · 1d |
| Amazon (AMZN) | +0.07% | +3.00% | 61st | 73.1% | 2026-10-29 · 9d |
| Home Depot (HD) | +1.69% | +3.20% | 80th | 31.5% | 2026-11-17 · 28d |
| Ford (F) | -0.25% | -7.25% | 21st | 15.6% | 2026-10-28 · 8d |
| Nike (NKE) | +1.80% | +4.93% | 79th | 15.4% | 2026-12-17 · 58d |
| Rivian (RIVN) | +0.73% | -17.90% | 1st | 2.6% | 2026-10-29 · 9d |
| General Motors (GM) | -6.84% | -7.62% | 13th | 56.8% | 2026-10-20 · released today |
Each stock’s own latest readings for 2026-10-20, from the same daily dataset. 52-week position: 0% at the low, 100% at the high.
Full daily summary
At the 2026-10-20 close, McDonald's (MCD) traded at 15.4% of its 52-week range. Its 20-day return of -1.53% is in the 32nd percentile of its history since 1966. At the 2026-10-20 close, McDonald's (MCD) had an RSI(14) of 57.87, in the 66th percentile of its history since 1966. The RSI(14) of McDonald's (MCD) last entered the overbought zone 235 days ago (2026-02-27) and the oversold zone 27 days ago (2026-09-23). It is trading above its 20-day but below its 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of McDonald's (MCD) were 236.35 / 251.28 / 285.35 USD, with price +4.30% / -1.90% / -13.61% against them. Ranked from highest to lowest, its moving averages are the 200-day, 50-day and 20-day. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of McDonald's (MCD) was 229.2–341.75 USD; it closed 27.87% below the high (21.7× its typical daily range) and 7.56% above the low (4.0× its typical daily range). The high was set 232 days ago (2026-03-02) and the low 15 days ago (2026-10-05). At the 2026-10-20 close, McDonald's (MCD) was 27.87% below its all-time intraday high of 341.75 USD, set 232 days ago (2026-03-02). Its 20-day volatility is 1.480% daily, in the 57th percentile of its history since 1966. Its daily realised volatility is 0.834% over 5 days, 1.480% over 20 days, 1.260% over 60 days and 1.346% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 13.2%, 23.5%, 20.0% and 21.4% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 4.38 USD, 1.77% of price. It has returned +4.54% (89th percentile since 1966) over 5 days, +6.05% (88th) over 10 days, -1.53% (32nd) over 20 days, -8.92% (13th) over 60 days, -15.02% (9th) over 120 days and -19.98% (8th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +0.23 and a correlation of +0.16 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of +0.12 and a correlation of +0.07. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +5.73% (5-day), +7.41% (10-day), -0.86% (20-day), -12.96% (60-day) and -35.72% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.34 over 52 weeks and -0.22 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-11-04.
Methodology
This page reports market statistics computed from daily closing data. It states figures and their historical context, and adds a Technical Assessment: a transparent, rules-based reading that puts those same statistics into plain language, including a factor sign tally — a count of how many scored factors read positive, negative or mixed, not a composite score or analyst rating. Every reading follows a fixed, published rule and traces back to the metrics on this page. It is informational and educational only — not investment advice, a price target, a forecast or a recommendation to buy or sell.
Full definitions for every metric on this page — how each is computed, over what window and on what basis — are on the methodology page.
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