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MCD Weekly Equity Report
McDonald’s Corporation
What the company does
McDonald's Corporation is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona.
What the weekly tape is saying
MCD closed the latest completed week at 284.8 USD. The 4-week return is 3.7% and the 12-week return is -7.8%. Trend Signal is inactive, Market Dynamics is -0.91. Setup signature: Risk-first tape with a 36/100 composite read.
A compressed read of the whole setup
The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.
Scoreboard
16-week signal tape
Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value
Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.
52-week price path
Price map
- Trend Line
- 305.1 USD
- Vs Trend Line
- -6.6%
- Fair Value
- 284.0 USD
- Vs Fair Value
- 0.3%
- 52W High
- 341.8 USD
- 52W Low
- 270.2 USD
- Drawdown
- -16.7%
- Range Position
- 20.5%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 0 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 21
- 52W Active Breadth
- 40.4%
- Sector Scope
- US Consumer Cyclical
- Sector Rank
- 325 of 538
- Sector Percentile
- 39.7%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
US Consumer Cyclical
- Tracked Peers
- 100
- 4W Rank
- 54 of 100
- Avg 1W
- 3.4%
- Avg 4W
- 6.2%
- Trend Breadth
- 35.0%
- Positive MD
- 45.0%
US Restaurants
- Tracked Peers
- 54
- 4W Rank
- 30 of 54
- Avg 1W
- 9.2%
- Avg 4W
- 8.2%
- Trend Breadth
- 35.2%
- Positive RS
- 20.4%
Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation
Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.
Dynamics path
Signal state
- Market Dynamics
- -0.91
- 4W MD Change
- 0.5%
- Relative Strength
- -14.95
- 4W RS Change
- 24.0%
- Expectation
- Positive
- Probability
- 56.98%
Participation and confirmation
Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.
52-week volume profile
Volume map
- Latest Volume
- 22.0M
- 13W Average
- 18.3M
- 52W Average
- 16.6M
- Vs 13W
- 1.2x
- Vs 52W
- 1.3x
Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape
A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.
26-week return distribution
Risk map
- 13W Volatility
- 2.4%
- 52W Volatility
- 2.1%
- Upside Weeks
- 30
- Downside Weeks
- 22
- Downside Breadth
- 42.3%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 1.4% / -2.0%
Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points
Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.
Classification
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Country
- US
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Currency
- USD
- Market Cap
- 198.4B
Opportunity signals
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
Risk signals
- Trend Signal is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Market Dynamics is negative, which weakens the current setup.
Watch next
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Recent completed weeks
The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend | Fair Value | MD | RS | Volume | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 284.8 USD | 1.8% | 305.1 USD | 284.0 USD | -0.91 | -14.95 | 22.0M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 279.8 USD | 0.9% | 305.7 USD | 284.0 USD | -0.97 | -16.39 | 22.8M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 277.3 USD | -1.1% | 306.3 USD | 283.9 USD | -0.97 | -19.65 | 17.1M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 280.4 USD | 2.1% | 306.9 USD | 283.9 USD | -0.89 | -18.14 | 20.2M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 274.5 USD | 0.2% | 307.6 USD | 283.8 USD | -0.92 | -19.68 | 21.0M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 273.9 USD | -3.8% | 308.6 USD | 283.8 USD | -0.86 | -20.23 | 25.2M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 284.7 USD | -4.2% | 309.2 USD | 283.8 USD | -0.91 | -15.74 | 20.5M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 297.4 USD | -3.9% | 309.7 USD | 283.8 USD | -0.94 | -11.72 | 14.9M | Off |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 309.3 USD | 1.9% | 309.8 USD | 283.6 USD | -0.82 | -8.26 | 14.6M | Off |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 303.6 USD | -0.5% | 309.5 USD | 283.4 USD | -0.68 | -6.43 | 13.2M | Off |
| 2 Apr 2026 | 305.1 USD | -0.3% | 309.4 USD | 283.2 USD | -0.27 | -3.09 | 13.1M | On |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 305.9 USD | -1.0% | 309.6 USD | 282.9 USD | 0.29 | 0.01 | 15.8M | On |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 308.9 USD | -5.4% | 309.7 USD | 282.6 USD | 0.87 | -1.53 | 17.9M | On |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 326.5 USD | -0.5% | 309.7 USD | 282.3 USD | 1.32 | 1.97 | 13.1M | On |