Is APLD Worth Buying in 2026?

Applied Digital Corporation Common Stock

STOCK SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION Updated 2026-08-16

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 63 — healthy momentum range; strong 1-year return of +114.4%. Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); below the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum negative); 50-day MA is falling (-8.80% over 10 days); 3-month momentum negative (-26.7%). Currently 38.5% off its 52-week high. Score: -3/7.

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APLD is trading below its 200-day MA ($32.43) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 62.7 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of +114.4% compares to +20.4% for SPY (beat the market by 94.1%). The current 38.5% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $21,443 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period beat market by 94.1%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($32.43)
Above 50-day MA ($34.11)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 62.7
Positive return (+114.4%)
!Within 10% of period high (−38.5%)
Period Range $31.20
$13.16 $50.73
RSI (14) 62.7
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$31.20
Period Return+114.4%
Period High$50.73
Period Low$13.16
Drawdown−38.5%
MA-50$34.11
MA-200$32.43
RSI (14)62.7
Avg Volume (30d)19.1M
vs. SPYbeat by 94.1%
Return Rank#139 of 1252

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