Is SMR Worth Buying in 2026?

NuScale Power Corporation

STOCK FABRICATED PLATE WORK (BOILER SHOPS) Updated 2026-08-16

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: RSI 57 — healthy momentum range. Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); below the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum negative); 50-day MA is falling (-5.28% over 10 days); weak 1-year return of -73.9%; 3-month momentum negative (-16.4%). Currently 83.7% off its 52-week high. Score: -5/7.

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SMR is trading below its 200-day MA ($14.80) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 56.9 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of -73.9% compares to +20.4% for SPY (trailed the market by 94.2%). The current 83.7% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $2,613 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period trailed market by 94.2%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($14.80)
Above 50-day MA ($9.44)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 56.9
Positive return (-73.9%)
!Within 10% of period high (−83.7%)
Period Range $9.39
$7.21 $57.42
RSI (14) 56.9
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$9.39
Period Return-73.9%
Period High$57.42
Period Low$7.21
Drawdown−83.7%
MA-50$9.44
MA-200$14.80
RSI (14)56.9
Avg Volume (30d)29.6M
vs. SPYtrailed by 94.2%
Return Rank#1153 of 1252

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