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MCDONALD'S CORP (MCD) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - NYSE:MCD - US5801351017 - Common Stock

302.07 USD
-3.33 (-1.09%)
Last: 9/15/2025, 8:15:59 PM
302.51 USD
+0.44 (+0.15%)
After Hours: 9/15/2025, 8:15:59 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

2

Overall MCD gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. MCD has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.

In the last month MCD has a been trading in the 300.51 - 319.43 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
MCD has an average volume of 3352970 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, MCD turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 46% of all stocks.
MCD is an average performer in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry, it outperforms 52% of 133 stocks in the same industry.
MCD is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so MCD is lagging the market.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
MCDONALD'S CORP / MCD Weekly stock chart
MCDONALD'S CORP / MCD Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

3

The technical rating of MCD is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.

Support and Resistance Analysis

276.94

324.51

When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 291.67 to 301.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • Support @285.54 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 279.74 to 280.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 311.07 to 321.30. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe long term trend for MCD is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe short term trend for MCD is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength46.56NEUTRALMCD is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of MCD is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPMIXEDThe current price of MCD is below the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPMIXEDThe current price of MCD is below the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)37.77NEUTRALThe RSI value for MCD is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)-1.69NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests MCD has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)13.12OVERSOLDThe low Stochastics value suggests MCD may be oversold.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)1.33LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for MCD suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)22.58NEUTRALThe ADX value for MCD suggests a possible start of a new trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
MCDONALD'S CORP / MCD Daily stock chart

MCDONALD'S CORP

NYSE:MCD (9/15/2025, 8:15:59 PM)

After market: 302.51 +0.44 (+0.15%)

302.07

-3.33 (-1.09%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Performance
% Chg-1.09%
1 Week-3.43%
2 Weeks-3.66%
1 Month-2.22%
3 Month5.08%
6 Month-1.1%
12 Month1.77%
2 Year14.66%
3 Year30.91%
5 Year37.62%
10 Year206.58%
15 Year305.41%
Volatility
ATR(14)4
ATR(20)%1.33%
ATR Inc8.09%
Range Today5.2
ADR(20)3.84
ADR(20)%1.27%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS46.56
Mansfield-1.02
10 Day High319.43
10 Day Low300.51
20 Day High319.43
20 Day Low300.51
52 Week High326.32
52 Week Low276.53
CS1 End301.37
CR1 Start311.07
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.32%
DER(5)-1.16%
Volume3.58M
Volume Incr-8.35%
Vol(5)2.84M
Vol(50)3.35M