STLDSteel Dynamics, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and lightly shorted.
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +12% vs its 200-day average.
Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 0.9% since the previous count, down from 2.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How STLD is trading
Steel Dynamics, Inc. is +72% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 54 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +12%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 58
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 16%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $238.42
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +0.53%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +72%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +302%
- vs 50-day average$241.81
- −1.4%
- 52-week high
- $282.76
- 52-week low
- $134.79
- Annualised volatility
- 38%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$7.6M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +41% |
| 2025 | +51% |
| 2024 | −2.0% |
| 2023 | +23% |
| 2022 | +60% |
| 2021 | +71% |
| 2020 | +12% |
| 2019 | +17% |
| 2018 | −29% |
| 2017 | +23% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.6% |
| Feb | 10 | 9 of 10 | +7.8% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | +0.13% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.3% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.78% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.65% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +4.9% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | −2.7% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | −0.44% |
| Oct | 11 | 9 of 11 | +7.8% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +7.9% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | −1.9% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.