Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — Technical state
As of 2026-10-09 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
Above its 20-, 50- and 200-day; consensus target sits +7% higher.
Ranked #46 on today’s Directional Flow — Rising fastest list (scan of 2026-10-12).
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day+4.9%
- vs 50-day+7%
- vs 200-day+23.4%
- 52-week band3% off the high · +53.2% off the low
- Streak1 consecutive up session
- Stochastic%K 84.2 · %D 83.6 · up cross
Analyst consensus (context)
Target 572 (+7% vs the baked price) · Buy · 67 buy / 15 hold / 0 sell. Third-party consensus, shown for context — not a Closelooknet view.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-09
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on MSFT?
Trending — Above its 20-, 50- and 200-day; consensus target sits +7% higher. As of 2026-10-09; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is MSFT above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-10-09, Microsoft Corporation trades +7% above its 50-day and +23.4% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day +4.9% away.
How far is MSFT from its 52-week high?
3% below the 52-week high and 53.2% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-09.
What is the analyst consensus on Microsoft Corporation?
Consensus target 572 (+7% vs the baked price), rating Buy, with 67 buy / 15 hold / 0 sell recommendations — third-party consensus data, shown for context, not a Closelooknet view.
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Dailies
- Earnings — J&J −6.2% and Citi −3.8% after beats; Micron −5.1%, chip fund back under its 50-day line
A few big software and platform names bought: Oracle +3.1% to $141.68, Meta +2.8% to $763.40, Microsoft +0.8%
- Korea — Kospi −5.5% breaks its 18-month uptrend; SK Hynix and Samsung about −8% on a China memory scare
Monday added Meta +3.4% and Microsoft +1.1% on the user side.
- Chips — memory and optics sold again: Lumentum −7.7%, SanDisk −6.5%, chip fund −2.6%; Meta +3.8%
Software holds up better, but it is not rising as a group: Salesforce +2.5%, Workday +2.8% and Microsoft +1.1% are up, while the software fund IGV and the cloud fund CLOU are both down 0.7%.
- AI Trade — cloud fund +2.9% on a second up day, security +2.7%; chips −0.9% again, Delta −1.6% on fuel
Cloud landlords: Oracle +4.8% to $141.73, Microsoft +2.4% to $534.92
- Oil — Brent +3.4% to $103.64, energy the only strong sector; chips and power generators sold, PepsiCo +1.1%
A few large names hold up: Palantir +2.4% to $198.76, Apple +0.4%, Microsoft +0.3%
- Stocks — broadly lower after the records: Russell 2000 −1.4%, power and cooling names sold, Penguin +15.3%
Megacaps mixed to lower: Meta −2.1% to $723.71, Tesla −1.3%, Alphabet −0.6%, Microsoft −0.4%
- S&P 500 — record high as Marvell jumps 7.6% on its investor day; chip-machine makers slide
Software joins in: software fund IGV +1.7%, ahead of the chip funds SMH +0.5% and SOXX +0.8%; Palo Alto +3.5%, CrowdStrike +3.2%, Microsoft +1.5% to a record $532.89
- Jobs day — futures +0.3% before payrolls; Nike −8.7% after hours, Accenture holds +15.8%
The disrupted come back: Microsoft −22.9% in the first half, +37.5% since; Accenture −53.6%, then +47.4%; software fund IGV −14.3%, then +17.5%
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