Mcdonald's Stock Forecast

Hold candidate since Aug 05, 2026

No changes to the price of McDonald's Corp stock on the last trading day (Monday, 10th Aug 2026). During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 0% from a day low at $22.79 to a day high of $22.79. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a 2.06% gain for the last 2 weeks.

The stock lies in the middle of a falling trend in the short term and further fall within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -4.88% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $20.72 and $22.41 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the stock price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.

MCDS.NE Signals & Forecast

A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Thursday, July 30, 2026, and so far it has risen 0.574%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. The McDonald's Corp stock holds a buy signal from the short-term Moving Average; at the same time, however, the long-term average holds a general sell signal. Since the longterm average is above the short-term average there is a general sell signal in the stock giving a more negative forecast for the stock. On further gains, the stock will meet resistance from the long-term Moving Average at $22.89. On a fall, the stock will find some support from the short-term average at $22.77. A break-up through the long-term average will give another buy signal, while a fall below the short-term average will add another sell signal and strengthen the general signal. Volume fell on the last day without any changes to the price. This does not cause any direct divergence but may be an early warning and a possible "turning point". The very low volume increases the risk and reduces the other technical signals issued.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for McDonald's Corp stock

McDonald's Corp finds support from accumulated volume at $22.60 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and therefore the general risk is considered very low. However, be aware of low or falling volume and make sure to keep an eye on the stock During the last day, the stock moved $0 between high and low, or 0%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 0%

Our recommended stop-loss: $21.48 (-5.74%) (This stock has very low daily movements and this gives very low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 6 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (MCDS.NE) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Tuesday 11th

For the upcoming trading day on Tuesday, 11th we expect McDonald's Corp to open at $22.79, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $22.65 and $22.93, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.288 (+/-1.27%) up or down from last closing price. If McDonald's Corp takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 1.27% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $22.85 (0.26%) than the support at $22.60 (0.83%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.

Dividend Warning For MCDS.NE

Dividend coming up for MCDS.NE: Ex-dividend date (Tuesday 1st September, 2026) is 20 days away. The dividend is $0.160.

Is McDonald's Corp stock A Buy?

McDonald's Corp holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development.

Current score: 0.000 Hold/Accumulate Unchanged

Zero in score indicates that our system is expecting high volatility and risk for the following trading day. Given the latest developments, we cannot determine the next direction as it may go both ways.

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on August 11, 2026 - $22.79 ( 0.00000000000002%).

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