Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — Technical state
As of 2026-10-28 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
Holding 3.7% off its 52-week high.
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day+0.2%
- vs 50-day+3.9%
- vs 200-day+21.5%
- 52-week band3.7% off the high · +52.1% off the low
- Streak2 consecutive down sessions
- Stochastic%K 45 · %D 36.8 · up cross
Analyst consensus (context)
Target 612 (+15.2% vs the baked price) · Buy · 68 buy / 15 hold / 0 sell. Third-party consensus, shown for context — not a Closelooknet view.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-28
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on MSFT?
-0.1% at the close — Holding 3.7% off its 52-week high. As of 2026-10-28; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is MSFT above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-10-28, Microsoft Corporation trades +3.9% above its 50-day and +21.5% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day +0.2% away.
How far is MSFT from its 52-week high?
3.7% below the 52-week high and 52.1% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-28.
What is the analyst consensus on Microsoft Corporation?
Consensus target 612 (+15.2% vs the baked price), rating Buy, with 68 buy / 15 hold / 0 sell recommendations — third-party consensus data, shown for context, not a Closelooknet view.
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- The CapEx Cliff Question: When Does AI Infrastructure Spending Peak?
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Dailies
- Fed — rates on hold, two officials wanted a hike; Vertiv +15%, Flex +9%, Micron +4%
Microsoft, Alphabet and ServiceNow report after the close, so tonight's close is the price their reports will be measured from.
- Hyperscalers — Cash Flow Is the Rear-View Mirror
Microsoft and Alphabet report Wednesday, hours after the Fed.
- AI Trade — builders and runners sold, users bought: chips enter a bear market, Accenture +9.9% on the week
Snowflake fell 8.4% to 306.84, Palo Alto Networks 7.6% to 342.00, Palantir 7.2% to 186.03, ServiceNow 4.4%, Salesforce 2.5% and Microsoft 1.9% to 529.05.
- Chips — bounce 2.5% to break an eight-day losing run; QQQ back above 720, AI users still bought
Palantir +5.0% to 195.37, Snowflake +3.4% to 317.33, Palo Alto Networks +2.0%, Microsoft +0.9% to 533.82.
- AI Trade — TSMC is ‘prudent’ on 2027: chip fund −2.0%, Dell −7.7%; software bought, Dow +0.9%
Their September-quarter reports land in early November, after Microsoft and ServiceNow on 28 October.
- Chips — SOXX −3.7%, now 20% below its June high; software −2.4% as hot inflation and BlackRock weigh
Microsoft −1.2%, Meta −3.1%; ServiceNow is the exception at +0.5%.
- Earnings — J&J −6.2% and Citi −3.8% after beats; Micron −5.1%, chip fund back under its 50-day line
A few big software and platform names bought: Oracle +3.1% to $141.68, Meta +2.8% to $763.40, Microsoft +0.8%
- Korea — Kospi −5.5% breaks its 18-month uptrend; SK Hynix and Samsung about −8% on a China memory scare
Monday added Meta +3.4% and Microsoft +1.1% on the user side.
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