McDonald's Corp. (MCD) Technical analysis

    Consumer Discretionary
    Market data as of 2026-09-04 · Autonium metric computed 2026-09-04 · model v1

    MCD technical analysis — the short answer

    MCD is classified Downtrend with a 14-day RSI of 34.3, three-month return of -8.6% and 20-day realised volatility of 18.4%. Autonium's composite Algo Score currently reads unavailable/100.

    Price versus moving averages

    Last close255.69
    20-day267.11-4.3%
    50-day269.47-5.1%
    100-day276.86-7.6%
    200-day295.94-13.6%
    Trend classificationDowntrend

    Returns

    1 week-3.5%
    1 month-7.4%
    3 months-8.6%
    6 months-22.1%
    12 months-19.3%

    Volatility and drawdown

    Realised volatility (20d, annualised)+18.4%
    Realised volatility (60d, annualised)+22.9%
    1-year volatility percentile56
    Current drawdown from peak-25.0%
    Deepest 1-year drawdown-25.0%
    SPY volatility (20d)+8.1%

    Autonium Algo Score

    Current score—
    7-day change—
    30-day change—
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    1-year range—
    Readings above 700
    Readings below 300

    Signal drivers

    MomentumNeutral
    Technical trendNeutral
    VolatilityNeutral
    SentimentNeutral

    Sector peers — 3-month return

    AMZN — Amazon.com Inc.5.1
    TSLA — Tesla Inc.-9.4
    RIVN — Rivian Automotive-3.7
    LCID — Lucid Group-8.5
    HD — Home Depot Inc.3.3

    Bullish signals

    • None measured.

    Neutral signals

    • RSI mid-range at 34.3
    • Volatility in the 56th percentile of its own year
    • Normal volume regime

    Bearish signals

    • Price below the 50-day average
    • Price below the 200-day average
    • -13.1% three-month excess return vs SPY

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