Is SMR Worth Buying in 2026?

NuScale Power Corporation

STOCK FABRICATED PLATE WORK (BOILER SHOPS) Updated 2026-08-23

Here’s whether NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) 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: above the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum positive); RSI 54 — healthy momentum range. Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); 50-day MA is falling (-4.72% over 10 days); weak 1-year return of -71.9%; 3-month momentum negative (-17.5%). Currently 83.6% off its 52-week high. Score: -3/7.

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SMR is trading below its 200-day MA ($13.96) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 53.6 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of -71.9% compares to +20.5% for SPY (trailed the market by 92.4%). The current 83.6% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $2,807 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period trailed market by 92.4%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($13.96)
Above 50-day MA ($9.30)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 53.6
Positive return (-71.9%)
!Within 10% of period high (−83.6%)
Period Range $9.40
$7.21 $57.42
RSI (14) 53.6
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$9.40
Period Return-71.9%
Period High$57.42
Period Low$7.21
Drawdown−83.6%
MA-50$9.30
MA-200$13.96
RSI (14)53.6
Avg Volume (30d)31.0M
vs. SPYtrailed by 92.4%
Return Rank#940 of 999

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