Is IEP Worth Buying in 2026?

Icahn Enterprises L.P

STOCK PETROLEUM REFINING Updated 2026-08-16

Here’s whether Icahn Enterprises L.P (IEP) 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 40 — healthy momentum range. Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); below the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum negative); weak 1-year return of -20.6%; 3-month momentum negative (-9.4%); rising volume on a downtrend (distribution, 1.69x avg). Currently 22.1% off its 52-week high. Score: -4/7.

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IEP is trading below its 200-day MA ($7.78) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 40.0 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of -20.6% compares to +20.4% for SPY (trailed the market by 40.9%). The current 22.1% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $7,944 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period trailed market by 40.9%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($7.78)
Above 50-day MA ($7.46)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 40.0
Positive return (-20.6%)
!Within 10% of period high (−22.1%)
Period Range $7.42
$7.08 $9.52
RSI (14) 40.0
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$7.42
Period Return-20.6%
Period High$9.52
Period Low$7.08
Drawdown−22.1%
MA-50$7.46
MA-200$7.78
RSI (14)40.0
Avg Volume (30d)919K
vs. SPYtrailed by 40.9%
Return Rank#890 of 1252

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