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

4% confidence

2-day prediction
↑ Up

1% confidence

Technical signals

Price & volume indicators the model reads, as of 2026-07-27. These are computed from recent trading — momentum, trend, volatility and volume — and feed the prediction above.

Momentum
RSI (14) 0.490
Stochastic %K (14) 0.470
Stochastic %D (14) 0.229
Stochastic RSI (14) 0.855
Trend
Price vs SMA (20) -0.001
Price vs EMA (26) -0.002
Price vs WMA (20) 0.006
PPO (12/26/9) -0.011
Volatility
Bollinger %B (20/2) 0.487
Bollinger Bandwidth (20/2) 0.086
ATR % (14) 0.021
Keltner position (20/10/2) 0.527
Volume
OBV change (20) -0.361
Money Flow Index (14) 0.225
Chaikin Money Flow (20) -0.024
Money Flow Multiplier 0.771
Returns & Statistics
Return (1) 0.022
Return (2) 0.029
Overnight gap 0.010
Intraday range 0.016

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 2026-07-27 (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'.
 0.5573
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'.
 0.4902
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'.
 0.4716
Stochastic %K (14)
Where the close sits within its recent high–low range (0 = at the low, 1 = at the high).
 0.4700
Stochastic %D (14)
A 3-day smoothing of Stochastic %K — the slower signal line.
 0.2286
Stochastic %K (9)
Where the close sits within its recent high–low range (0 = at the low, 1 = at the high).
 0.6305
Stochastic %D (9)
A 3-day smoothing of Stochastic %K — the slower signal line.
 0.3323
Stochastic RSI (14)
RSI rescaled to where it sits in its own recent range (0–1) — a more sensitive overbought/oversold reading.
 0.8554
Williams %R (14)
Like the Stochastic, the close's position in the recent range (0 = low, 1 = high).
 0.4700
CCI (20)
Commodity Channel Index: how far price is from its average, squashed to about −1…+1. High = unusually strong, low = unusually weak.
 -0.2273
CCI (40)
Commodity Channel Index: how far price is from its average, squashed to about −1…+1. High = unusually strong, low = unusually weak.
 -0.5439
Rate of Change (5)
Log return over the lookback — simple momentum (positive = up).
 0.0113
Rate of Change (10)
Log return over the lookback — simple momentum (positive = up).
 -0.0071
Rate of Change (20)
Log return over the lookback — simple momentum (positive = up).
 0.0034
KDJ %K (9)
Smoothed position of the close in its recent range (0–1).
 0.3242
KDJ %D (9)
A further smoothing of KDJ %K.
 0.2273
KDJ %J (9)
The fast, sensitive leg of KDJ — exaggerates turns.
 0.4761
Ultimate Oscillator (7/14/28)
Buying pressure blended across short, medium and long windows (0–1).
 0.4106
True Strength Index (25/13)
Double-smoothed momentum, about −1…+1 (positive = upward drive).
 -0.1304

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.
 0.0143
Price vs SMA (20)
How far the close is above (+) or below (−) its simple moving average, as a fraction.
 -0.0011
Price vs SMA (50)
How far the close is above (+) or below (−) its simple moving average, as a fraction.
 -0.0159
Price vs SMA (100)
How far the close is above (+) or below (−) its simple moving average, as a fraction.
 -0.0636
Price vs SMA (200)
How far the close is above (+) or below (−) its simple moving average, as a fraction.
 -0.0922
Price vs EMA (12)
How far the close is above/below its exponential moving average (weights recent prices more).
 0.0091
Price vs EMA (26)
How far the close is above/below its exponential moving average (weights recent prices more).
 -0.0023
Price vs EMA (50)
How far the close is above/below its exponential moving average (weights recent prices more).
 -0.0200
Price vs EMA (200)
How far the close is above/below its exponential moving average (weights recent prices more).
 -0.0699
Price vs WMA (20)
How far the close is above/below its weighted moving average.
 0.0057
PPO (12/26/9)
Percentage Price Oscillator — MACD expressed as a percent so it compares across stocks. Positive = short-term momentum above long-term.
 -0.0113
PPO Signal (12/26/9)
The smoothed signal line of the PPO.
 -0.0106
PPO Histogram (12/26/9)
PPO minus its signal line — momentum of the momentum.
 -0.0008
ADX (14)
Trend strength on a 0–1 scale (direction-agnostic). Higher = a stronger trend.
 0.1291
+DI (14)
Strength of upward directional movement (0–1).
 0.2458
−DI (14)
Strength of downward directional movement (0–1).
 0.2271
Aroon Up (25)
How recently a new high was made (1 = just now).
 0.4400
Aroon Down (25)
How recently a new low was made (1 = just now).
 0.9200
Aroon Oscillator (25)
Aroon Up minus Down — positive favours an uptrend.
 -0.4800
Parabolic SAR distance
How far price is from the trailing stop-and-reverse level, as a fraction of price.
 -0.0333
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).
 -0.2592
Vortex −VI (14)
Strength of downward trend movement (centred at 0).
 0.1493
Vortex difference (14)
+VI minus −VI — positive favours an uptrend.
 -0.4085
MA slope (50/20)
The recent slope of a moving average (positive = rising trend).
 -0.0256

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.
 0.4867
Bollinger Bandwidth (20/2)
How wide the bands are relative to price — bigger means more volatile.
 0.0865
ATR % (14)
Average True Range as a percent of price — typical daily swing size.
 0.0206
Keltner position (20/10/2)
Where price sits within its Keltner Channel (0–1).
 0.5272
Keltner width (20/10/2)
Width of the Keltner Channel relative to price.
 0.0812
Donchian position (20)
Where price sits within its recent high–low channel (0–1).
 0.3715
Donchian width (20)
Width of the recent high–low channel relative to price.
 0.0954
Realized volatility (10)
Standard deviation of recent daily returns — how jumpy the stock has been.
 0.0170
Realized volatility (20)
Standard deviation of recent daily returns — how jumpy the stock has been.
 0.0161
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 (−).
 -0.1855
Ulcer Index (14)
A drawdown-based stress measure — higher means deeper/longer dips from recent highs.
 3.6672

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 (−).
 -0.3614
Money Flow Index (14)
A volume-weighted RSI (0–1). High = strong buying pressure.
 0.2248
Chaikin Money Flow (20)
Buying vs selling pressure weighted by volume (−1…+1).
 -0.0244
Money Flow Multiplier
Where the close finished in the bar's range, the building block of accumulation/distribution (−1…+1).
 0.7712
Accum/Dist change (20)
Recent change in the Accumulation/Distribution line (buying vs selling pressure).
 -0.0244
Price vs VWAP (20)
How far the close is above/below the rolling volume-weighted average price.
 -0.0020
Force Index (13)
Return times relative volume — the push behind a move.
 0.0259
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.
 1.3691
Volume Rate of Change (14)
Log change in volume vs n days ago — a volume surge/lull.
 0.2788
Volume Rate of Change (25)
Log change in volume vs n days ago — a volume surge/lull.
 -0.5087
Relative Volume (z) (20)
How many standard deviations today's volume is above/below its recent average.
 0.2032
Relative Volume (z) (50)
How many standard deviations today's volume is above/below its recent average.
 0.3473
Relative Volume (20)
Today's volume vs its recent average (log scale; >0 = above).
 0.0532
Relative Volume (50)
Today's volume vs its recent average (log scale; >0 = above).
 0.0805

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).
 0.0221
Return (2)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 0.0295
Return (3)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 0.0266
Return (5)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 0.0113
Return (10)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 -0.0071
Return (20)
Log return over the horizon (positive = up).
 0.0034
Overnight gap
Open vs the prior close — overnight move.
 0.0103
Intraday range
High minus low as a fraction of price — the day's swing.
 0.0161
True range
True range (gap-aware swing) as a fraction of price.
 0.0237
Return skew (20)
Asymmetry of recent returns — negative means crash-prone tails.
 1.2127
Return skew (60)
Asymmetry of recent returns — negative means crash-prone tails.
 0.2901
Return kurtosis (20)
Fat-tailedness of recent returns — high means jumpy/extreme moves.
 1.0726
Return kurtosis (60)
Fat-tailedness of recent returns — high means jumpy/extreme moves.
 0.8030
Downside deviation (20)
Volatility of only the negative returns — pure downside risk.
 0.0087
Downside deviation (60)
Volatility of only the negative returns — pure downside risk.
 0.0103
Max drawdown (20)
Largest peak-to-trough drop over the window, as a fraction.
 0.0688
Max drawdown (60)
Largest peak-to-trough drop over the window, as a fraction.
 0.0988
Return/risk (20)
Average return divided by its volatility — recent risk-adjusted return.
 0.0104
Return/risk (60)
Average return divided by its volatility — recent risk-adjusted return.
 -0.0724
Return persistence (20)
Whether up days tend to follow up days (+) or reverse (−).
 -0.2236
Return persistence (60)
Whether up days tend to follow up days (+) or reverse (−).
 -0.2006
Price z-score (20)
How many standard deviations the price is from its recent average.
 -0.0517
Price z-score (50)
How many standard deviations the price is from its recent average.
 -0.6727
Return z-score (20)
How unusual the latest return is vs recent returns.
 1.3567
Return z-score (50)
How unusual the latest return is vs recent returns.
 1.5151
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