Is SMR Worth Buying in 2026?

NuScale Power Corporation

STOCK FABRICATED PLATE WORK (BOILER SHOPS) Updated 2026-04-19

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). Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); 50-day MA is falling (-11.78% over 10 days); weak 1-year return of -12.8%; 3-month momentum negative (-37.4%); rising volume on a downtrend (distribution, 1.48x avg). Currently 78.0% off its 52-week high. Score: -4/7.

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SMR is trading below its 200-day MA ($26.98) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 65.2 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of -12.8% compares to +35.1% for SPY (trailed the market by 47.9%). The current 78.0% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $8,724 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period trailed market by 47.9%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($26.98)
Above 50-day MA ($12.31)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 65.2
Positive return (-12.8%)
!Within 10% of period high (−78.0%)
Period Range $12.65
$8.85 $57.42
RSI (14) 65.2
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$12.65
Period Return-12.8%
Period High$57.42
Period Low$8.85
Drawdown−78.0%
MA-50$12.31
MA-200$26.98
RSI (14)65.2
Avg Volume (30d)26.0M
vs. SPYtrailed by 47.9%
Return Rank#778 of 996

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