Is APLD Worth Buying in 2026?

Applied Digital Corporation Common Stock

STOCK SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION Updated 2026-08-23

Here’s whether Applied Digital Corporation Common Stock (APLD) is worth buying in 2026 — based on weekly-updated price trend, RSI momentum, and return vs. the S&P 500. Our current read: Bearish.

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Bearish

Positives: RSI 41 — healthy momentum range; strong 1-year return of +72.5%. Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); below the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum negative); 50-day MA is falling (-8.23% over 10 days); 3-month momentum negative (-40.7%). Currently 46.4% off its 52-week high. Score: -3/7.

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APLD is trading below its 200-day MA ($32.30) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 41.0 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of +72.5% compares to +20.5% for SPY (beat the market by 52.1%). The current 46.4% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $17,254 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period beat market by 52.1%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($32.30)
Above 50-day MA ($32.88)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 41.0
Positive return (+72.5%)
!Within 10% of period high (−46.4%)
Period Range $27.21
$13.16 $50.73
RSI (14) 41.0
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$27.21
Period Return+72.5%
Period High$50.73
Period Low$13.16
Drawdown−46.4%
MA-50$32.88
MA-200$32.30
RSI (14)41.0
Avg Volume (30d)19.3M
vs. SPYbeat by 52.1%
Return Rank#181 of 999

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