Western Digital Corporation (WDC) — Technical state

As of 2026-11-09 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.

The Closelooknet read

Closelooknet score: 56 out of 100 (momentum 15 · quality 85 · valuation 58), as of 2026-11-11.
Signal: Up 9.9% at the close — one of the day's strongest moves. (as of 2026-11-09)
Trend: Western Digital Corporation trades 28.2% below its 50-day and 30.6% below its 200-day moving average. (as of 2026-11-09)
Index seat: Rubin Build-Out 100

Western Digital designs and manufactures data-storage hardware, from hard-disk drives for computers and data centres to external, portable and network-attached storage for home and office use. It sells through direct sales staff, dealers, distributors and retailers across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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Up 9.9% at the close

one of the day's strongest moves.

Ranked #14 on today’s Directional Flow — Falling fastest list (scan of 2026-11-10).

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day-16.6%
vs 50-day-28.2%
vs 200-day-30.6%
52-week band63.8% off the high · +157.9% off the low
Streak1 consecutive up session
CrossoverDeath cross 4 sessions ago
Stochastic%K 9.1 · %D 6.9 · up cross

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-09

Quick answers

What is the current Closelooknet signal on WDC?

Up 9.9% at the close — one of the day's strongest moves. As of 2026-11-09; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.

Is WDC above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?

As of 2026-11-09, Western Digital Corporation trades -28.2% below its 50-day and -30.6% below its 200-day average, with the 20-day -16.6% away.

How far is WDC from its 52-week high?

63.8% below the 52-week high and 157.9% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-11-09.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

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Long reads

Market Structure — Structural Awareness in an Asynchronous MarketReport · 17 Mar 2026Pure Price Action Dual-Layer Signals No News / No Sentiment Layer 2 Bespoke Indices Turn Movement into Meaning Functional Regrouping The standard "Semiconductor" bucket (GICS) throws ON, IFX, VRT, AMKR, TER, MU, WDC into one container.

101 and glossary

Strategic Authority Investment: Reading the Jensen Huang Roadmap101Forward watchlist: LITE, COHR, FN (optical), MU (memory), VRT, GEV (power), PSTG, NTAP, WDC (storage).

Dailies

Oil — Brent −6.5% on Iran Talks Lifts Stocks; Amazon +5%, Oracle −6% on a $20 Billion RaiseMidday 10 · 2 Nov 2026In New York the storage names gave back their pre-market gains of 2.5% to 2.8%: Seagate is down 4.7% at 614.45, Western Digital 3.9% at 351.98 and SanDisk 2.4% at 1,123.34.
Chips — the open follows Seoul, then turns: chip index from −2.4% to +0.7%; small caps +1.6%Midday 10 · 20 Oct 2026At midday the US memory and storage names agree: Western Digital +2.4% to 360.58, Seagate +2.2% to 675.25, Micron +0.9%, SanDisk +0.8%.
Fed — minutes point to another rate hike by year-end; Samsung earns a record $80 billion in one quarterMorning 10 · 8 Oct 2026The hard-drive makers did not join: Seagate +0.2%, Western Digital −1.4% after Tuesday's drops on Toshiba's plan to double its hard-drive capacity.
Oil — Brent +3.4% to $103.64, energy the only strong sector; chips and power generators sold, PepsiCo +1.1%Midday 10 · 8 Oct 2026Memory and storage give back: SanDisk −2.7%, Seagate −2.7%, Micron −1.4% to $1,072.72, Western Digital −1.3%
Stocks — broadly lower after the records: Russell 2000 −1.4%, power and cooling names sold, Penguin +15.3%Midday 10 · 7 Oct 2026Memory bounces: Micron +2.8% to $1,074.86, SanDisk +3.1%; Seagate −0.2%, Western Digital −1.4%
Storage — Seagate −9.2%, Western Digital −6.9% on a record day for the S&P 500 and the NasdaqMorning 10 · 7 Oct 2026Hard drives were sold: Seagate −9.2%, Western Digital −6.9%, after reports that Toshiba plans to double its hard-drive capacity.
Storage — Western Digital Sold the Day Before a 10% Drop, SanDisk DoubledDaily Pulse · 3 Oct 2026On Thursday AI Build-Out sold its whole Western Digital line, 20.01 shares at 445.29, for 8,910.77 dollars and a gain of 3,280.99.
AI comeback — Accenture +18%, Synopsys +8%, optics +9% while all three US indices slipMidday 10 · 1 Oct 2026

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