Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — Technical state
As of 2026-10-05 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
Above its 20-, 50- and 200-day; consensus target sits +8.9% higher.
Ranked #46 on today’s Directional Flow — Rising fastest list (scan of 2026-10-06).
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day+4.4%
- vs 50-day+7.1%
- vs 200-day+21.3%
- 52-week band4.8% off the high · +50.4% off the low
- Streak2 consecutive up sessions
- Stochastic%K 80.3 · %D 77.3 · up cross
Analyst consensus (context)
Target 572 (+8.9% vs the baked price) · Buy · 67 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 2026-10-05
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on MSFT?
Trending — Above its 20-, 50- and 200-day; consensus target sits +8.9% higher. As of 2026-10-05; 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 2026-10-05, Microsoft Corporation trades +7.1% above its 50-day and +21.3% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day +4.4% away.
How far is MSFT from its 52-week high?
4.8% below the 52-week high and 50.4% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-05.
What is the analyst consensus on Microsoft Corporation?
Consensus target 572 (+8.9% vs the baked price), rating Buy, with 67 buy / 15 hold / 0 sell recommendations — third-party consensus data, shown for context, not a Closelooknet view.
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Dailies
- S&P 500 — record high as Marvell jumps 7.6% on its investor day; chip-machine makers slide
Software joins in: software fund IGV +1.7%, ahead of the chip funds SMH +0.5% and SOXX +0.8%; Palo Alto +3.5%, CrowdStrike +3.2%, Microsoft +1.5% to a record $532.89
- Jobs day — futures +0.3% before payrolls; Nike −8.7% after hours, Accenture holds +15.8%
The disrupted come back: Microsoft −22.9% in the first half, +37.5% since; Accenture −53.6%, then +47.4%; software fund IGV −14.3%, then +17.5%
- Jobs-day rally fades — weak payrolls lift stocks at the open, then yields turn up and the Dow goes flat
Tesla $370.87 (+4.73%), the strongest of the largest seven; Alphabet +1.09%, Amazon +0.79%, Meta +0.52%, Microsoft +0.38%, Apple +0.32%
- AI comeback — Accenture +18%, Synopsys +8%, optics +9% while all three US indices slip
The first-half losers come back: Microsoft fell 22.9% in the first half and rose 37.5% in the third quarter; Accenture −53.6%, then +47.4%; software fund IGV −14.3%, then +17.5%
- Bonds — TLT breaks 78 even after soft inflation; 30-year at 5.64%, software jumps, Jabil −7.7% on a beat
Software leads: IGV +1.8%, Microsoft +1.6%, Apple +1.9%.
- Memory — Samsung and SK Hynix drop 4% as Seoul reopens, storage follows; Nasdaq futures slip
Microsoft +3.66% to 516.17 on Friday, Meta -3.33% to 751.66; the Magnificent Seven fund MAGS +3.09% on the week
- Nvidia — up 2.7% in a red market; MongoDB sinks 18% as Meta hires its CEO, gold slides 3.8%
Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle, CoreWeave, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Arm and Intel are named partners, and Nvidia is working with Anthropic to connect managed agents to OpenShell.
- Megacaps — Microsoft jumps 3.6%, Meta gives back 3.7%; oil sinks 4% on Iran-deal talk, the 30-year at 5.49%
Microsoft leads the Dow to +0.9% after a big Copilot upgrade.
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