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What sector is STLD in and how do its peers look?

STLD is classified under an unknown sector.

Where is STLD trading within its 52-week range?

STLD is currently at 228.30, which is 81.1% of the way from its 52-week low of 162.16 to its 52-week high of 243.72.

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Q: Why is STLD on Broken Stocks?

STLD qualifies for the Watch on decline sigma. The recent decline measures 5.0 sigma over a 20-bar window — meaning the size of the move is unusually large relative to the stock's typical daily volatility. Tiering is rules-based and reflects price action only — not company quality, management, or fundamentals.

5.0σ

decline sigma — volatility-normalized move (typical daily 1.76%)

Current

$228.30

Decline depth

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Decline σ

5.0σ

TFC

2/5 bearish

Rolling 252-day high Up day Down day Last 90 trading days · data from Alpaca

Since it joined the list

$STLD landed on the list 2026-03-22, down 20.1% from its 52-week high that day — now $228.30.

It has clawed back 29.6 percentage points off that level. It bottomed 20.1% below that high along the way.

Decline from the 52-week high as it stood on 2026-03-23 (fixed anchor) → today. Split-adjusted, Alpaca. Observed history, not a forecast.

Structural break signals

STLD qualifies for the Watch on decline sigma.

Decline depth

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Not currently in the rolling-252-day ≥20% decline universe.

Time-frame continuity

2/5 bearish

Latest bar across daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly time frames. A bar counts as bearish when it's a 2-Down or a red 3.

Decline sigma

5.0σ

Drop from local high over the last 20 bars, expressed in units of the stock's typical daily volatility (1.76% per day). Past the ≥4σ Watch threshold.

The structural read

What price action says about STLD.

STLD qualifies for the Watch on decline sigma — the recent drop measures 5.0σ over a 20-bar window. Sigma scales the move by the stock's own typical daily volatility, so a small percentage drop in a normally-quiet name can land here when the bigger players miss it on a pure-percent threshold.

52-week range

52W low $162.16 81.1% of range 52W high $243.72

Questions about STLD

What people ask.

Why is STLD on Broken Stocks?

STLD qualifies for the Watch on decline sigma. The recent drop measures 5.0σ over a 20-bar window — large enough that even a small percentage drop is structurally significant given the stock's typical day-to-day volatility (1.76%).

Is STLD a falling knife?

STLD is on Broken Stocks for time-frame continuity or decline-sigma reasons rather than headline depth, so the falling-knife label doesn't cleanly apply. The phrase usually requires a meaningful percentage drop from a fresh high. See the structural break signals above for the axis that actually triggered the listing.

Is STLD a buy?

Broken Stocks does not issue buy or sell recommendations. The list is a rules-based technical warning system. It tracks structural decline depth and recency — not company quality, management, fundamentals, or news. Always do your own research and consult a licensed advisor.

Where is STLD trading inside its 52-week range?

At $228.30, STLD sits 81.1% of the way from its 52-week low ($162.16) to its 52-week high ($243.72). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.

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STLDSteel Dynamics, Inc.

$STLD landed on the list 2026-03-22, down 20.1% from its 52-week high that day — now $228.30.

STLD qualifies for the Watch on decline sigma.

What price action says about STLD.

Closest decliners to STLD

What people ask.