STLD
Steel Dynamics, Inc. · Basic Materials · Steel
TECHSellZACKSHold
R500#42 today
$231.99
+2.57% today · -0.48% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- STLD +2.57% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +1.8 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Sep 29): After its 57 big drops in the past 5 years, STLD typically gained 0.8% over the next week (median) and was higher 63% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -1.5% and +3.2%. An ordinary week: +0.9%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #105 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 STLD 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 | +13.8% | #92 |
| one week | Apr 15, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 | +17.2% | #171 |
| one month | Mar 20, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 | +39.2% | #80 |
| 3 months | Mar 12, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | +62.0% | #73 |
| 6 months | Aug 11, 2025 | Feb 11, 2026 | +69.2% | #120 |
| one year | Aug 4, 2025 | Aug 4, 2026 | +121.1% | #63 |
Rank #171 for one week means 170 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 |
+2.6% | -0.5% | -6.1% | +5.5% | +29.3% | +62.4% |
| Best one single day Nov 5, 2024 |
+1.5% | +0.4% | +5.8% | +12.1% | +0.9% | +23.0% |
| Best one week Apr 15, 2026 |
-0.6% | +3.5% | +14.1% | +11.2% | +33.7% | +66.4% |
| Best one month Mar 20, 2026 |
-2.2% | -3.9% | -15.2% | -5.7% | +18.5% | +31.3% |
| Best 3 months Mar 12, 2026 |
-5.0% | -7.8% | -12.2% | +2.1% | +34.9% | +43.8% |
| Best 6 months Aug 11, 2025 |
-0.5% | +0.9% | -9.4% | -5.8% | -8.5% | +4.1% |
| Best one year Aug 4, 2025 |
-0.8% | -6.8% | -8.9% | -9.7% | -3.2% | +1.6% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.