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Bid — × — AskUpdated Sep 25, 2026 · 4:00 PM ETVol 6.53M · 3-mo avg 4.92M

McDonald's Corporation (MCD)

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QTick signal
-5net
1 bull / 4 bear factors · leaning
Bull 1 pts·Bear 6 pts30d
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Market context—Sector read · not on fileOKBalance sheet · SafeCautionPCE inflation days · ~9% bigger swingsRiskFalling knife · 100/100 · was 69 on Sep 21 · as of 2026-09-250/6Bottom watch · 0 of 6 confirmations
Smart entry
$235.32
basis · low 52w + s1 · as of 2026-09-25
Target exit zone
$259–262
center $260.57 · basis · sma 50 + vwap 50 · as of 2026-09-25
Implied move · 1 wk
±$10.12
4.3% · options-priced
Chart pattern
Death cross
50d below 200d · bearish structure
Pullback risk
In line
1.01× the norm · 67% saw a ≥10% dip · 63d · tape state: falling knife
Chart pattern
Death cross
50d below 200d · bearish structure
Volume vs its own 20-session average1.12×
52-week range$234.03 – $341.75
Below high since 2015-30.8% · $341.75 high
Risk / reward2.28 : 1
Plan stop$225.96
Max pain$260.00 options cluster
RSI 1425.0 oversold
Forensic flags2 review
Earnings multiple17.1× fwd · 19.2× trailing
P/E vs its own past1st pctile · 25.9× median
Free cash flow yield4.3% · of market value

Last session traded in line with its own normal, price down 0.2%. Over the last 20 sessions, 85% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

6 of 6 aligned — not yet
RSI 14
✓
25.0
oversold
vs 50-day
✓
$261.30
below the line
Bollinger
✓
$236.57
lower-band pierce
VWAP 20
✓
$250.50
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
✓
$235.32
within 1% of model level
Put wall
✓
$255.00
2026-09-25 expiry · chain of 2026-09-21
MACD
Context●
-1.44
below zero · still falling
RVolStatic
1.12×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
1.7%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$4.68
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 4 of 6 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
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Next earnings
2026-11-05
in 29 sessions
Next dividend
USD 1.93
ex-date 2026-12-01