Nucor Stock Forecast

Sell candidate since Jun 26, 2026 Loss -1.21%

The Nucor stock price gained 1.16% on the last trading day (Wednesday, 15th Jul 2026), rising from $234.16 to $236.87. It has now gained 4 days in a row. It will be exciting to see whether it manages to continue gaining or take a minor break for the next few days. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.85% from a day low at $233.52 to a day high of $237.85. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 6.34% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 217 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 898 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $212.71 million.

The stock lies in the middle of a very wide and strong rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 10.36% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $240.22 and $303.74 at the end of this 3-month period.

NUE Signals & Forecast

There are mixed signals in the stock today. The Nucor 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 $243.06. On a fall, the stock will find some support from the short-term average at $229.68. 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. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Friday, June 12, 2026, and so far it has fallen -11.07%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Nucor stock

Nucor finds support from accumulated volume at $232.00 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $4.33 between high and low, or 1.85%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.40%.

Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.

Trading Expectations (NUE) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Thursday 16th

For the upcoming trading day on Thursday, 16th we expect Nucor Corporation to open at $236.08, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $233.34 and $240.40, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$7.05 (+/-3.02%) up or down from last closing price. If Nucor Corporation takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.02% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $239.63 (1.17%) than the support at $232.00 (2.06%), 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.

Is Nucor Corporation stock A Buy?

Nucor holds several negative signals and we believe that it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We, therefore, hold a negative evaluation of this stock.

Current score: -2.496 Sell Candidate Unchanged

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on July 16, 2026 - $236.08 ( 0.334%).

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