WDC
Western Digital Corporation · Technology · Computer Hardware
ZACKSBuyTECHSell
R500#501 today
TARGET+60%
$415.29
-10.22% today · -9.09% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Reddit attention is surging
- WDC −10.22% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −11.0 pts of stock-specific move.
- 142 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 67% positive over the week · today's pace is 41.4× its recent daily average.
- 2 insider or congressional trades in the past 30 days, including 1 insider sale not under a 10b5-1 plan.
- Market backdrop (Today): 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. The news-reading agent will explain the move with timestamped sources, and say so when there is no clear catalyst.
Best time to own WDC 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 | Jan 5, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 | +16.8% | #58 |
| one week | Jun 10, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 | +45.3% | #9 |
| one month | Mar 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | +72.7% | #18 |
| 3 months | Mar 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | +153.9% | #14 |
| 6 months | Dec 17, 2025 | Jun 17, 2026 | +328.6% | #8 |
| one year | Jun 18, 2025 | Jun 18, 2026 | +1164.2% | #4 |
Rank #9 for one week means 8 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 |
-10.2% | -9.1% | -7.5% | -22.9% | +40.9% | +217.0% |
| Best one single day Jan 5, 2026 |
+0.1% | +4.6% | +11.2% | +43.2% | +184.9% | +289.4% |
| Best one week Jun 10, 2026 |
-5.3% | -17.5% | +2.1% | +84.1% | +169.6% | +778.3% |
| Best one month Mar 30, 2026 |
-8.6% | -14.6% | -10.0% | +43.0% | +109.9% | +522.2% |
| Best 3 months Mar 30, 2026 |
-8.6% | -14.6% | -10.0% | +43.0% | +109.9% | +522.2% |
| Best 6 months Dec 17, 2025 |
-4.8% | -8.6% | +2.4% | +64.8% | +184.4% | +241.6% |
| Best one year Jun 18, 2025 |
+1.1% | +6.3% | +18.6% | +33.7% | +23.5% | -2.2% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.