Dow 30 stocks · Current Dow component · Consumer Discretionary
McDonald's (MCD) trading signals: 41 trades since 2013.
41 closed trades in McDonald's since 2013, 28 of them profitable (68.3%). Every entry, exit and result is listed below, the losing trades included.
Closed trades
41
32 long · 9 short
Profitable trades
68.3%
28 of 41
Average per trade
+1.50%
Win +3.36% · loss −2.50%
Average holding
16 days
From 1 to 77 days
How DowPremium trades MCD
McDonald's has been one of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks since October 30, 1985. Like every stock in the strategy, MCD is bought at the opening price the day after the signal, with a preset limit price to take the profit and a stop loss, and the book never holds more than seven positions at a time.
The most recent MCD trade was a long position opened on September 3, 2025 at $315.02 and closed on September 8, 2025 at $310.00, a result of −1.59%. The best MCD trade made +11.08%, from March 14, 2022 to April 6, 2022; the worst lost 4.80%, from March 2, 2020 to March 3, 2020.
MCD results by year
Sum of closed MCD trades by exit year
| Year | Trades | Profitable | Sum of results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | −2.52% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | +4.67% |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | +10.81% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | −0.51% |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | +15.92% |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | +8.82% |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | +6.60% |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | +6.67% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | −5.33% |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | +1.22% |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | +6.39% |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 | +8.73% |
Every MCD trade
41 closed trades, newest first
| Stock | Position | Entry date | Entry | Exit date | Exit | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCD | Long | Sep 3, 2025 | $315.02 | Sep 8, 2025 | $310.00 | −1.59% |
| MCD | Long | Aug 15, 2025 | $310.16 | Aug 21, 2025 | $315.50 | +1.72% |
| MCD | Long | Mar 27, 2025 | $315.16 | Mar 28, 2025 | $306.80 | −2.65% |
| MCD | Long | Apr 12, 2023 | $283.85 | May 1, 2023 | $297.10 | +4.67% |
| MCD | Long | Jul 5, 2022 | $251.15 | Jul 28, 2022 | $262.10 | +4.36% |
| MCD | Long | Apr 19, 2022 | $250.04 | May 18, 2022 | $238.46 | −4.63% |
| MCD | Long | Mar 14, 2022 | $226.78 | Apr 6, 2022 | $251.90 | +11.08% |
| MCD | Long | Aug 16, 2021 | $239.00 | Sep 24, 2021 | $247.00 | +3.35% |
| MCD | Long | Jan 4, 2021 | $214.49 | Jan 28, 2021 | $206.22 | −3.86% |
| MCD | Long | Jun 12, 2020 | $191.67 | Aug 21, 2020 | $211.34 | +10.26% |
| MCD | Short | Mar 16, 2020 | $155.00 | Mar 17, 2020 | $147.63 | +4.75% |
| MCD | Short | Mar 2, 2020 | $193.81 | Mar 3, 2020 | $203.11 | −4.80% |
| MCD | Long | Jan 7, 2020 | $201.87 | Jan 22, 2020 | $213.39 | +5.71% |
| MCD | Long | Aug 5, 2019 | $213.64 | Aug 9, 2019 | $219.93 | +2.94% |
| MCD | Long | Jun 12, 2019 | $204.49 | Jun 28, 2019 | $207.58 | +1.51% |
| MCD | Long | May 6, 2019 | $196.53 | Jun 6, 2019 | $201.50 | +2.53% |
| MCD | Long | Apr 5, 2019 | $190.35 | Apr 18, 2019 | $193.86 | +1.84% |
| MCD | Long | Nov 5, 2018 | $177.41 | Nov 6, 2018 | $181.90 | +2.53% |
| MCD | Long | Nov 7, 2017 | $170.10 | Jan 23, 2018 | $177.03 | +4.07% |
| MCD | Long | May 2, 2017 | $140.98 | May 15, 2017 | $146.04 | +3.59% |
| MCD | Long | Feb 3, 2017 | $123.31 | Feb 16, 2017 | $127.11 | +3.08% |
| MCD | Long | Aug 12, 2016 | $119.57 | Aug 17, 2016 | $117.14 | −2.03% |
| MCD | Long | Jan 12, 2016 | $117.41 | Jan 14, 2016 | $113.53 | −3.30% |
| MCD | Short | Jun 9, 2015 | $95.50 | Jul 13, 2015 | $98.20 | −2.83% |
| MCD | Long | Jan 30, 2015 | $92.65 | Feb 5, 2015 | $94.67 | +2.18% |
| MCD | Short | Jan 14, 2015 | $91.40 | Jan 23, 2015 | $89.72 | +1.87% |
| MCD | Short | Oct 7, 2014 | $92.69 | Oct 13, 2014 | $90.77 | +2.12% |
| MCD | Long | Sep 17, 2014 | $92.86 | Sep 19, 2014 | $93.99 | +1.22% |
| MCD | Short | Jul 7, 2014 | $99.01 | Jul 17, 2014 | $96.99 | +2.08% |
| MCD | Long | Jun 17, 2014 | $99.17 | Jul 7, 2014 | $98.40 | −0.78% |
| MCD | Short | Jun 11, 2014 | $99.00 | Jun 13, 2014 | $97.70 | +1.33% |
| MCD | Long | Feb 7, 2014 | $91.92 | Mar 11, 2014 | $93.82 | +2.07% |
| MCD | Long | Dec 23, 2013 | $93.50 | Jan 8, 2014 | $91.96 | −1.65% |
| MCD | Short | Dec 4, 2013 | $93.53 | Dec 12, 2013 | $91.17 | +2.59% |
| MCD | Long | Oct 29, 2013 | $91.67 | Nov 14, 2013 | $94.51 | +3.10% |
| MCD | Short | Oct 1, 2013 | $92.21 | Oct 2, 2013 | $90.62 | +1.75% |
| MCD | Long | Sep 9, 2013 | $92.25 | Sep 18, 2013 | $94.63 | +2.58% |
| MCD | Long | Aug 2, 2013 | $93.97 | Aug 9, 2013 | $92.64 | −1.42% |
| MCD | Long | Jun 27, 2013 | $94.58 | Jul 22, 2013 | $92.96 | −1.71% |
| MCD | Long | May 15, 2013 | $95.59 | May 24, 2013 | $94.37 | −1.28% |
| MCD | Long | Feb 22, 2013 | $88.24 | Mar 6, 2013 | $90.99 | +3.12% |
Results are the simple percentage change from entry to exit of each closed trade. All published results are hypothetical gross results, without adjustment for trading costs (commissions, fees and slippage). Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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MCD questions
About the MCD signals.
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Does DowPremium Trading send signals for McDonald's (MCD)?
Yes. McDonald's has been one of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks since October 30, 1985. Since 2013 the service has closed 41 trades in MCD: 32 long and 9 short. The most recent MCD trade was a long position opened on September 3, 2025 at $315.02 and closed on September 8, 2025 at $310.00, a result of −1.59%.
How often are the MCD trades profitable?
28 of 41 closed MCD trades (68.3%) ended with a gain. The average winning trade made +3.36% and the average losing trade −2.50%. The best trade made +11.08% (Mar 14, 2022 to Apr 6, 2022) and the worst −4.80% (Mar 2, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020).
How long does DowPremium hold a MCD position?
On average 16 days, from the entry at the opening price to the exit at the preset limit or the stop loss. The shortest MCD trade lasted 1 days and the longest 77 days.
How do I receive the signals?
By email, the evening before the market opens. Each signal names the stock, the entry at the open, the limit price to sell and the stop loss, so the three orders can be placed with any broker before the bell.