Is UPST Worth Buying in 2026?

Upstart Holdings, Inc. Common stock

STOCK FINANCE SERVICES Updated 2026-08-16

Here’s whether Upstart Holdings, Inc. Common stock (UPST) 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. Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); below the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum negative); 50-day MA is falling (-0.58% over 10 days); weak 1-year return of -52.3%; rising volume on a downtrend (distribution, 1.29x avg). Currently 60.5% off its 52-week high. Score: -4/7.

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UPST is trading below its 200-day MA ($35.02) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 62.6 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of -52.3% compares to +20.4% for SPY (trailed the market by 72.7%). The current 60.5% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $4,767 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period trailed market by 72.7%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($35.02)
Above 50-day MA ($30.93)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 62.6
Positive return (-52.3%)
!Within 10% of period high (−60.5%)
Period Range $30.43
$23.97 $76.95
RSI (14) 62.6
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$30.43
Period Return-52.3%
Period High$76.95
Period Low$23.97
Drawdown−60.5%
MA-50$30.93
MA-200$35.02
RSI (14)62.6
Avg Volume (30d)4.2M
vs. SPYtrailed by 72.7%
Return Rank#1078 of 1252

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