As of 2026-06-26, Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD) has a 3-month relative strength percentile of 86 within the TickerStance CS+ADRC universe (~5,000 tickers). Its Power rating (absolute 1–99) is 68. The current market Stance is 47 (Neutral). Sector: Materials, ranked 4 of 11. Average daily range 3.5%, relative volume 1.22×. TickerStance reports observed regime conditions across the full CS+ADRC universe; band assignment reflects current breadth, momentum, and macro inputs computed at the daily close. Percentile ranks run from 1 (weakest) to 99 (strongest) relative to all universe members on the same date.
Daily range, ATR, beta, and the math for a 1-ADR stop.
ADR% (20d)avg daily range
3.5%
ATR(14)14-day EMA
$9.43
ATR%ATR as % of close
3.84%
Beta vs SPY90d rolling
1.19
1-ADR stoprisk from close $245.49
$236.83−3.5%
COMPUTED · AS OF 2026-06-26
Pattern read
STLD is in a stage 2 uptrend, week 1. Currently in a 9-day base; basing ADR 3.5% (broad 3.1%). VCP detected: no. RS line below base-start high. Distance from 50d / 200d: 0.7% / 31.4%.
Pure factual computation. Not a recommendation. See stage analysis.
Strong relative strength, but attention is quiet relative to this name’s own recent norm. Academic work links low public attention to better forward returns on average — context to weigh, not a forecast.
Measures how unusual this name’s public attention is against its own 90-day history — a surprise reading, not a ranking of how watched it is versus other stocks. Intel, not a signal.
STLD ranks at the 36th percentile over 1 month, 86th percentile over 3 months, 84th percentile over 6 months, 87th percentile over 1 year against the full TickerStance CS+ADRC universe of U.S. equities.
STLD is classified under the Materials sector within the Steel Works Etc industry per the TickerStance sector-classification pipeline, which maps U.S. equities to GICS-aligned sectors using exchange SIC codes and Massive Finance reference data. Materials is currently ranked 4 of 11 sectors by relative strength.
Yes — Materials ranks at the 73th percentile by sector relative strength, placing it in the leading band (≥ 70th percentile). STLD benefits from positive sector-level momentum, which historically correlates with above-average stock-level RS performance in the O'Neil / Minervini framework.
STLD currently shows a 20-day average daily range (ADR%) of 3.5%, a 90-day beta versus the S&P 500 of 1.19. ADR% and ATR% are updated daily; beta is computed over a trailing 90-day window.
TickerStance computes STLD's month-by-month seasonality from its full daily price history: the average and median return for each calendar month, how often that month closed higher, and the best and worst months on record. These are historical frequencies, not forecasts — a strong seasonal month describes what STLD has tended to do in prior years, not a prediction of what comes next. The full month-by-month heatmap and win-rate table sit higher on this page.
STLD most recently filed a 10-Q covering FY26 Q1 with the SEC on 2026-04-27. TickerStance sources earnings data from SEC EDGAR XBRL submissions and updates the fundamentals panel daily. The Pro dossier shows eight quarters of EPS and revenue trend, operating margin history, and a composite earnings-quality rank.
§ Seasonality
10y · since 2022
Best monthOcton averageavg +11.96% · 75% win · n 4
Worst monthDecon averageavg -6.84% · 25% win · n 4