MCD McDonald's Corporation NYQ · Consumer Cyclical · USD Watching
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft… McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates franchised restaurants under various structures, including conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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IndustryRestaurants
ExchangeNYQ
CurrencyUSD
Next-day prediction
↓ Down sell

7% confidence

2-day prediction
↓ Down

24% confidence

Technical signals

Price & volume indicators the model reads, as of 2026-09-10. These are computed from recent trading — momentum, trend, volatility and volume — and feed the prediction above.

Momentum
RSI (14) 0.329
Stochastic %K (14) 0.027
Stochastic %D (14) 0.041
Stochastic RSI (14) 0.000
Trend
Price vs SMA (20) -0.037
Price vs EMA (26) -0.037
Price vs WMA (20) -0.028
PPO (12/26/9) -0.014
Volatility
Bollinger %B (20/2) 0.051
Bollinger Bandwidth (20/2) 0.083
ATR % (14) 0.017
Keltner position (20/10/2) -0.006
Volume
OBV change (20) -0.275
Money Flow Index (14) 0.284
Chaikin Money Flow (20) -0.420
Money Flow Multiplier -0.662
Returns & Statistics
Return (1) -0.002
Return (2) -0.011
Overnight gap 0.006
Intraday range 0.012

Technical indicators — MCD

These price/volume technical indicators are computed from recent trading and are part of what the prediction model reads for MCD. Values are as of 2026-09-10 (coverage 100% — the share of indicators with enough price history to compute). A value of 0 with low coverage usually means "not enough history yet", not a true reading.

Momentum

Oscillators that gauge how strongly and how fast the price has been moving — used to spot overbought/oversold conditions and shifts in drive.

RSI (7)
Relative Strength Index: 0–1 scale of recent gains vs losses. Above ~0.7 is 'overbought' (may be due to cool off); below ~0.3 'oversold'.
 0.2197
RSI (14)
Relative Strength Index: 0–1 scale of recent gains vs losses. Above ~0.7 is 'overbought' (may be due to cool off); below ~0.3 'oversold'.
 0.3292
RSI (21)
Relative Strength Index: 0–1 scale of recent gains vs losses. Above ~0.7 is 'overbought' (may be due to cool off); below ~0.3 'oversold'.
 0.3735
Stochastic %K (14)
Where the close sits within its recent high–low range (0 = at the low, 1 = at the high).
 0.0269
Stochastic %D (14)
A 3-day smoothing of Stochastic %K — the slower signal line.
 0.0410
Stochastic %K (9)
Where the close sits within its recent high–low range (0 = at the low, 1 = at the high).
 0.0426
Stochastic %D (9)
A 3-day smoothing of Stochastic %K — the slower signal line.
 0.0577
Stochastic RSI (14)
RSI rescaled to where it sits in its own recent range (0–1) — a more sensitive overbought/oversold reading.
 0.0000
Williams %R (14)
Like the Stochastic, the close's position in the recent range (0 = low, 1 = high).
 0.0269
CCI (20)
Commodity Channel Index: how far price is from its average, squashed to about −1…+1. High = unusually strong, low = unusually weak.
 -0.8811
CCI (40)
Commodity Channel Index: how far price is from its average, squashed to about −1…+1. High = unusually strong, low = unusually weak.
 -0.9548
Rate of Change (5)
Log return over the lookback — simple momentum (positive = up).
 -0.0307
Rate of Change (10)
Log return over the lookback — simple momentum (positive = up).
 -0.0463
Rate of Change (20)
Log return over the lookback — simple momentum (positive = up).
 -0.0786
KDJ %K (9)
Smoothed position of the close in its recent range (0–1).
 0.0825
KDJ %D (9)
A further smoothing of KDJ %K.
 0.1380
KDJ %J (9)
The fast, sensitive leg of KDJ — exaggerates turns.
 -0.0287
Ultimate Oscillator (7/14/28)
Buying pressure blended across short, medium and long windows (0–1).
 0.3118
True Strength Index (25/13)
Double-smoothed momentum, about −1…+1 (positive = upward drive).
 -0.2137

Trend

Moving-average and directional measures of which way the price is trending and how strong that trend is.

Price vs SMA (10)
How far the close is above (+) or below (−) its simple moving average, as a fraction.
 -0.0202
Price vs SMA (20)
How far the close is above (+) or below (−) its simple moving average, as a fraction.
 -0.0372
Price vs SMA (50)
How far the close is above (+) or below (−) its simple moving average, as a fraction.
 -0.0520
Price vs SMA (100)
How far the close is above (+) or below (−) its simple moving average, as a fraction.
 -0.0726
Price vs SMA (200)
How far the close is above (+) or below (−) its simple moving average, as a fraction.
 -0.1310
Price vs EMA (12)
How far the close is above/below its exponential moving average (weights recent prices more).
 -0.0227
Price vs EMA (26)
How far the close is above/below its exponential moving average (weights recent prices more).
 -0.0368
Price vs EMA (50)
How far the close is above/below its exponential moving average (weights recent prices more).
 -0.0511
Price vs EMA (200)
How far the close is above/below its exponential moving average (weights recent prices more).
 -0.1040
Price vs WMA (20)
How far the close is above/below its weighted moving average.
 -0.0275
PPO (12/26/9)
Percentage Price Oscillator — MACD expressed as a percent so it compares across stocks. Positive = short-term momentum above long-term.
 -0.0144
PPO Signal (12/26/9)
The smoothed signal line of the PPO.
 -0.0102
PPO Histogram (12/26/9)
PPO minus its signal line — momentum of the momentum.
 -0.0043
ADX (14)
Trend strength on a 0–1 scale (direction-agnostic). Higher = a stronger trend.
 0.2382
+DI (14)
Strength of upward directional movement (0–1).
 0.1072
−DI (14)
Strength of downward directional movement (0–1).
 0.2906
Aroon Up (25)
How recently a new high was made (1 = just now).
 0.2400
Aroon Down (25)
How recently a new low was made (1 = just now).
 1.0000
Aroon Oscillator (25)
Aroon Up minus Down — positive favours an uptrend.
 -0.7600
Parabolic SAR distance
How far price is from the trailing stop-and-reverse level, as a fraction of price.
 -0.0520
Parabolic SAR side
+1 when price is above the SAR (uptrend), −1 below.
 -1.0000
Vortex +VI (14)
Strength of upward trend movement (centred at 0).
 -0.2685
Vortex −VI (14)
Strength of downward trend movement (centred at 0).
 0.2218
Vortex difference (14)
+VI minus −VI — positive favours an uptrend.
 -0.4902
MA slope (50/20)
The recent slope of a moving average (positive = rising trend).
 -0.0179

Volatility

How much the price is swinging around — wide bands and high readings mean larger, riskier moves.

Bollinger %B (20/2)
Where price sits within its Bollinger Bands (0 = lower band, 1 = upper). Above 1 or below 0 is an extended move.
 0.0511
Bollinger Bandwidth (20/2)
How wide the bands are relative to price — bigger means more volatile.
 0.0828
ATR % (14)
Average True Range as a percent of price — typical daily swing size.
 0.0174
Keltner position (20/10/2)
Where price sits within its Keltner Channel (0–1).
 -0.0058
Keltner width (20/10/2)
Width of the Keltner Channel relative to price.
 0.0633
Donchian position (20)
Where price sits within its recent high–low channel (0–1).
 -0.0130
Donchian width (20)
Width of the recent high–low channel relative to price.
 0.0870
Realized volatility (10)
Standard deviation of recent daily returns — how jumpy the stock has been.
 0.0116
Realized volatility (20)
Standard deviation of recent daily returns — how jumpy the stock has been.
 0.0113
Realized volatility (60)
Standard deviation of recent daily returns — how jumpy the stock has been.
 0.0144
Chaikin Volatility (10/10)
Whether the daily high–low range is expanding (+) or contracting (−).
 -0.1525
Ulcer Index (14)
A drawdown-based stress measure — higher means deeper/longer dips from recent highs.
 4.0615

Volume

Whether trading activity is confirming the price move — money flowing in or out, and unusually heavy or light volume.

OBV change (20)
On-Balance Volume trend — net volume flowing in (+) or out (−).
 -0.2747
Money Flow Index (14)
A volume-weighted RSI (0–1). High = strong buying pressure.
 0.2839
Chaikin Money Flow (20)
Buying vs selling pressure weighted by volume (−1…+1).
 -0.4200
Money Flow Multiplier
Where the close finished in the bar's range, the building block of accumulation/distribution (−1…+1).
 -0.6623
Accum/Dist change (20)
Recent change in the Accumulation/Distribution line (buying vs selling pressure).
 -0.4200
Price vs VWAP (20)
How far the close is above/below the rolling volume-weighted average price.
 -0.0378
Force Index (13)
Return times relative volume — the push behind a move.
 -0.0017
Ease of Movement (sign) (14)
+1 when price rose easily on light volume, −1 when it fell easily.
 -1.0000
Ease of Movement (z) (14)
How unusual today's ease-of-movement is vs recent days.
 0.2209
Volume Rate of Change (14)
Log change in volume vs n days ago — a volume surge/lull.
 0.2089
Volume Rate of Change (25)
Log change in volume vs n days ago — a volume surge/lull.
 -0.0943
Relative Volume (z) (20)
How many standard deviations today's volume is above/below its recent average.
 0.1416
Relative Volume (z) (50)
How many standard deviations today's volume is above/below its recent average.
 -0.1340
Relative Volume (20)
Today's volume vs its recent average (log scale; >0 = above).
 0.0268
Relative Volume (50)
Today's volume vs its recent average (log scale; >0 = above).
 -0.0327

Returns & Statistics

Recent returns over several horizons plus statistical shape (skew, fat tails, drawdown, risk-adjusted return).

Return (1)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 -0.0017
Return (2)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 -0.0108
Return (3)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 -0.0104
Return (5)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 -0.0307
Return (10)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 -0.0463
Return (20)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 -0.0786
Overnight gap
Open vs the prior close — overnight move.
 0.0062
Intraday range
High minus low as a fraction of price — the day's swing.
 0.0119
True range
True range (gap-aware swing) as a fraction of price.
 0.0119
Return skew (20)
Asymmetry of recent returns — negative means crash-prone tails.
 -0.4474
Return skew (60)
Asymmetry of recent returns — negative means crash-prone tails.
 0.2921
Return kurtosis (20)
Fat-tailedness of recent returns — high means jumpy/extreme moves.
 0.3326
Return kurtosis (60)
Fat-tailedness of recent returns — high means jumpy/extreme moves.
 0.7761
Downside deviation (20)
Volatility of only the negative returns — pure downside risk.
 0.0106
Downside deviation (60)
Volatility of only the negative returns — pure downside risk.
 0.0109
Max drawdown (20)
Largest peak-to-trough drop over the window, as a fraction.
 0.0659
Max drawdown (60)
Largest peak-to-trough drop over the window, as a fraction.
 0.1149
Return/risk (20)
Average return divided by its volatility — recent risk-adjusted return.
 -0.3465
Return/risk (60)
Average return divided by its volatility — recent risk-adjusted return.
 -0.1344
Return persistence (20)
Whether up days tend to follow up days (+) or reverse (−).
 -0.3297
Return persistence (60)
Whether up days tend to follow up days (+) or reverse (−).
 -0.1963
Price z-score (20)
How many standard deviations the price is from its recent average.
 -1.7503
Price z-score (50)
How many standard deviations the price is from its recent average.
 -2.2032
Return z-score (20)
How unusual the latest return is vs recent returns.
 0.1969
Return z-score (50)
How unusual the latest return is vs recent returns.
 -0.0387
Company locations
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McDonald's Corporation — Wikidata HQ Chicago, United States 94%
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