MSFT
Moving with the market
- MSFT +0.92% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +0.2 pts of stock-specific move.
- 6 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 69% positive over the week.
- 2 analyst actions in the past 10 days (2 positive, 0 negative); latest: Wells Fargo maintained Overweight, raised target $700 → $725.
- 3 insider or congressional trades in the past 30 days.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
After each kind of event
| Event | Events | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any day | 1,255 | +0.1%#243 H | +0.4%#132 H | +0.8%#262 H | +1.4%#291 M |
| Big drop (-1.8% or worse) | 51 | 0.0%#332 H | -0.6%#453 H | +0.9%#323 H | +0.5%#424 M |
| Big gain (+1.9% or better) | 62 | 0.0%#342 H | +0.3%#324 H | +1.4%#252 H | +4.6%#211 M |
| Earnings beat | 18 | +0.2%#213 M | +2.0%#94 M | +3.5%#122 M | +1.7%#330 M |
| Earnings miss | 1 | +2.9%– | +5.1%– | +4.0%– | -6.5%– |
| 52-week high | 11 | +0.3%#71 M | +1.0%#34 M | +3.1%#85 M | +4.0%#125 L |
| 52-week low | 3 | +0.1%#132 L | +3.6%#51 L | -0.2%#171 L | +24.6%#48 L |
| Crossed above 200-day avg | 10 | +0.4%#173 M | -0.3%#313 M | +2.1%#215 M | +5.0%#208 L |
| Crossed below 200-day avg | 7 | +1.1%#65 L | +0.7%#169 L | +0.5%#262 L | +3.3%#242 L |
| RSI oversold | 10 | +0.8%#80 M | +3.4%#101 M | +2.7%#197 M | -0.6%#348 L |
| RSI overbought | 20 | -0.2%#452 H | +0.5%#151 H | +2.0%#98 M | +2.9%#131 M |
| Reddit spike | 92 | 0.0%#82 H | -0.1%#82 H | +1.5%#28 H | +2.8%#54 M |
| Analyst upgrade | 2 | +1.8%– | -1.1%– | -10.3%– | -19.9%– |
| Analyst downgrade | 2 | +0.8%– | -0.1%– | +0.7%– | -8.5%– |
| Insider buy | 2 | 0.0%– | +1.5%– | -4.0%– | -5.8%– |
| Insider unplanned sale | 8 | +0.1%#23 M | -0.8%#28 M | -4.2%#32 L | -0.4%#16 L |
Median gain from the close of the session the event was known, over each holding period; #rank among the S&P 500 stocks after the same kind of event (#1 = best). "Big" is MSFT's own: its worst / best 10% of days over the prior 2 years. Highlighted: happening in the latest session.
Big drop (-1.8% or worse)
A daily fall among the stock's own worst 10% of the prior 2 years.
| Holding | Events | Median (likely range) | Confidence | Rank | Up | vs SPY | Range of outcomes (worst · 25–75% · median · best) | vs S&P 500 stocks (their medians) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 51 | +0.03% (-0.3 to +0.4) | High | #332 of 500 | 51% | -0.44% |
-3%
+3%
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| 1 week | 51 | -0.62% (-1.9 to +0.1) | High | #453 of 500 | 41% | -0.98% |
-9%
+9%
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| 1 month | 50 ≈36 indep. | +0.87% (-1.0 to +2.9) | High | #323 of 500 | 56% | +0.29% |
-13%
+28%
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| 1 quarter | 48 ≈15 indep. | +0.46% (-0.3 to +3.5) | Medium | #424 of 499 | 54% | -4.15% |
-21%
+41%
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Range of outcomes: all of MSFT's big drops in the past 5 years, from the worst to the best result over each holding period; the box holds the middle half, the tick is the median. A wide box means the median alone says little. Hover the median for the average.
Big drop by trend
| When it happened | Events | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long trendAbove its 200-day avg now | 28 | +0.3%H vs +0.1% | -0.5%H vs +0.4% | +0.8%H vs +1.6% | -0.3%M vs +2.2% |
| Below its 200-day avg | 23 | -0.6%H vs 0.0% | -1.9%H vs +0.5% | +0.9%M vs -0.1% | +8.3%M vs +5.5% |
| Medium trendAbove its 50-day avg now | 20 | -0.1%H vs 0.0% | -1.5%H vs +0.5% | +0.8%M vs +0.9% | 0.0%M vs +2.9% |
| Below its 50-day avg | 31 | +0.1%H vs +0.1% | -0.6%H vs +0.1% | +4.0%H vs +0.3% | +1.2%M vs +0.5% |
| Short trendAbove its 20-day avg now | 19 | +0.3%M vs 0.0% | -1.6%M vs +0.3% | +0.9%M vs +0.6% | +0.2%M vs +1.0% |
| Below its 20-day avg | 32 | 0.0%H vs +0.1% | -0.6%H vs +0.4% | +1.6%H vs +0.4% | +0.6%M vs +2.0% |
The same event split by where MSFT stood against its 200-, 50- and 20-day averages when it happened (a dip in an uptrend vs a falling knife); "vs" is the plain any-day median in that trend; "now" marks where it stands today. Splitting halves the evidence, so watch the confidence letters: H / M / L.
Latest big drops
| Event | Entry | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Sep 4 @ $499.70 | -2.0% on the day (line -1.8%) | -1.2% | +1.1% | … | … |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Aug 12 @ $491.50 | -2.3% on the day (line -1.8%) | +0.9% | -1.6% | +0.8% | … |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 22 @ $389.61 | -1.9% on the day (line -1.8%) | -2.2% | +0.1% | +23.5% | … |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 22 @ $366.65 | -3.2% on the day (line -1.8%) | +1.8% | +0.3% | +6.3% | +36.8% |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Jun 11 @ $389.61 | -1.8% on the day (line -1.7%) | +0.1% | -2.8% | -1.4% | +27.2% |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Jun 2 @ $440.48 | -4.2% on the day (line -1.6%) | -3.2% | -8.6% | -11.5% | +13.7% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Apr 23 @ $414.07 | -4.0% on the day (line -1.6%) | +2.1% | -1.9% | +0.9% | -8.0% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Mar 27 @ $355.33 | -2.5% on the day (line -1.6%) | +0.6% | +4.5% | +20.3% | +3.5% |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Mar 18 @ $390.21 | -1.9% on the day (line -1.6%) | -0.7% | -5.3% | +7.9% | -3.1% |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Feb 23 @ $382.92 | -3.2% on the day (line -1.6%) | +1.2% | +3.7% | -3.1% | +9.1% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Feb 11 @ $401.82 | -2.1% on the day (line -1.6%) | -0.6% | -1.2% | -2.0% | +0.4% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Jan 29 @ $430.77 | -10.0% on the day (line -1.5%) | -0.7% | -9.2% | -7.9% | -5.7% |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Jan 14 @ $456.48 | -2.4% on the day (line -1.4%) | -0.6% | -1.8% | -12.6% | -8.3% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Jan 2 @ $469.96 | -2.2% on the day (line -1.4%) | 0.0% | +1.3% | -13.1% | -21.0% |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 3 @ $474.72 | -2.5% on the day (line -1.4%) | +0.7% | +0.2% | -1.0% | -14.2% |
Aftermath: entry is the close of the first session the event was fully known (the same session for price moves, the reaction session for earnings, the next session for Reddit, analyst and insider events, which are dated by day). Repeats within a few sessions count as one event. Past performance after an event says nothing certain about the next one. Not advice.