- Strong operating margin of 38.8%
- Strong return on equity of 41.3%
- +80.2% YTD performance
Red day on Friday for Virtu Financial stock after losing 0.727%
(Updated on Jul 31, 2026)
The Virtu Financial stock price fell by -0.727% on the last day (Friday, 31st Jul 2026) from $59.16 to $58.73. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.42% from a day low at $57.78 to a day high of $59.76. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 5.42% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day along with the stock, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the stock. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -43 thousand shares and in total, 983 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $57.72 million.
The stock lies in the lower part of a wide and strong rising trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good buying opportunity. If the lower trend floor at $57.37 is broken, it will firstly indicate a slower rate of rising, but may also be an early warning for a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 20.45% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $69.10 and $84.24 at the end of this 3-month period.
VIRT Signals & Forecast
There are few to no technical positive signals at the moment. The Virtu Financial stock holds sell signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a more negative forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections up, there will be some resistance from the lines at $58.96 and $60.36. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Thursday, July 09, 2026, and so far it has fallen -12.11%. 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 fell together with the price during the last trading day and this reduces the overall risk as volume should follow the price movements.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Virtu Financial stock
Virtu Financial finds support from accumulated volume at $58.29 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 $1.98 between high and low, or 3.42%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 4.63%.
Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.
Trading Expectations (VIRT) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 3rd
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 3rd we expect Virtu Financial to open at $58.76, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $57.49 and $59.97, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$2.47 (+/-4.30%) up or down from last closing price. If Virtu Financial takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 4.30% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $58.29 (0.75%) than the resistance at $59.57 (1.43%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Dividend Warning For VIRT
Dividend coming up for VIRT: Ex-dividend date (Tuesday 1st September, 2026) is 29 days away. The dividend is $0.240.Is Virtu Financial stock A Buy?
The Virtu Financial stock holds several negative signals and despite the positive trend, we believe Virtu Financial will perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. Therefore, we hold a negative evaluation of this stock.
Current score:
-4.086
Sell Candidate
Unchanged
Predicted Fair Opening Price
Predicted fair opening price on August 3, 2026 - $58.76 ( 0.0426%).
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VIRT Performance
Trading levels for VIRT
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 60.73 | 3.41% |
| R2 | 59.98 | 2.12% |
| R1 | 59.51 | 1.33% |
| Price | 58.73 | |
| S1 | 58.00 | -1.24% |
| S2 | 57.53 | -2.04% |
| S3 | 56.78 | -3.32% |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 63.07 | 7.39% |
| R2 | 62.11 | 5.76% |
| R1 | 59.57 | 1.43% |
| Price | 58.73 | |
| S1 | 58.29 | -0.749% |
| S2 | 51.55 | -12.23% |
| S3 | 49.55 | -15.63% |
VIRT Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 30, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | $0.240 | 0.409% |
| 2 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | $0.240 | 0.483% |
| 3 | Jan 29, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | $0.240 | 0.578% |
| 4 | Oct 29, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | $0.240 | 0.691% |
| 5 | Jul 30, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | $0.240 | 0.544% |
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