NUE
Nucor Corporation · Basic Materials · Steel
TECHSellZACKSHold
R500#70 today
$240.39
+1.87% today · -2.54% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- NUE +1.87% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +1.1 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Sep 29): After its 56 big drops in the past 5 years, NUE typically lost 0.2% over the next day (median) and was higher only 41% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -1.5% and +1.1%. An ordinary day: +0.1%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #470 of 500.
- 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.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own NUE in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Nov 5, 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 | +16.0% | #67 |
| one week | Oct 30, 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 | +17.5% | #163 |
| one month | Mar 27, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 | +38.3% | #81 |
| 3 months | Mar 12, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | +61.3% | #78 |
| 6 months | Mar 17, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | +64.5% | #129 |
| one year | May 30, 2025 | Jun 1, 2026 | +133.5% | #54 |
Rank #163 for one week means 162 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+1.9% | -2.5% | -8.7% | +9.2% | +40.1% | +74.9% |
| Best one single day Nov 5, 2024 |
+1.4% | -1.8% | -4.5% | -3.6% | -16.3% | -3.8% |
| Best one week Oct 30, 2024 |
-3.1% | +0.7% | -5.1% | -10.2% | -14.7% | -3.0% |
| Best one month Mar 27, 2026 |
-1.6% | +3.0% | -7.6% | -1.5% | +19.2% | +30.3% |
| Best 3 months Mar 12, 2026 |
-3.6% | -3.7% | -12.3% | +0.7% | +18.1% | +28.7% |
| Best 6 months Mar 17, 2026 |
-0.4% | -4.9% | -11.7% | +1.2% | +14.4% | +27.2% |
| Best one year May 30, 2025 |
+0.4% | +0.8% | -8.4% | -20.1% | -28.6% | -33.3% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.