Ticker brief
STLD STEEL DYNAMICS INC
Basic Materials · Iron/Steel
last close
$234.66
1 day
-0.5%
14 days
-8.3%
mkt cap
$31.8B
signals 14d
12
authors 14d
11
crowd 14d
-2.0σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 39% mid · 46 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 0.87× |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.009 86 pctile own 1y | calls bid vs puts (call skew rich) |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | +0.33 thin | 5-session Δ -0.09 (as of 2026-07-06) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2025-07-02 (z=2.5) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-24 · now +0.01 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke11
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @SpartanTrading | C | -1.46 | 2 | -0.30 |
| @PeloSwing | C | -0.75 | 1 | +0.10 |
| @RealSimpleAriel | C | -0.80 | 1 | -0.60 |
| @RockyTSTH | C | · | 1 | +0.20 |
| @spluscollective | C | +0.46 | 1 | -0.25 |
| @doublejtrading | C | -1.82 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @OpenOutcrier | C | · | 1 | +0.30 |
| @optionscjp | C | -1.28 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @fundmyfund | B | -1.58 | 1 | -0.30 |
| @jonnajarian | C | +0.10 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @joinautopilot | C | -0.21 | 1 | +0.35 |
Recent signals12of 12 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | @SpartanTrading | -0.60 | Recaps premarket short-sale pivot-failure ideas and points gained. | +2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @joinautopilot | +0.35 | Reports 50% US tariffs on Canadian vehicles, parts and steel from January 1, 2027, benefiting US steelmakers. | +2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @jonnajarian | +0.00 | Lists six stocks for an upcoming show without stating direction or trade intent. | +2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @fundmyfund | -0.30 | Notes early steel strength but says NUE and STLD charts remain unattractive. | +2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @SpartanTrading | +0.00 | Lists six premarket tickers on watch without directional entry intent. | +2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @optionscjp | +0.30 | Premarket-mover summary gives price changes and catalysts across steel, optical, memory, and chip stocks. | +2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @OpenOutcrier | +0.30 | U.S. steel stocks rallied after Canada trade talks collapsed. | +2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @doublejtrading | +0.00 | Premarket gapper list without a directional stance. | +2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-20 | @spluscollective | -0.25 | Recent declines disrupted otherwise promising setups in a difficult news-driven market. | +7.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-20 | @RockyTSTH | +0.20 | Reports possible reductions in Canadian auto, aluminum, and steel tariffs. | +7.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | @RealSimpleAriel | -0.60 | Notes severe steel and aluminum weakness and questions whether copper equities are next. | +1.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | @PeloSwing | +0.10 | Notes STLD sitting on trendline support after a 15% decline from June highs | +1.6% | tweet ↗ |
“Since then” = price move from the close on the signal's date (PT) to the latest close — what happened after they said it, not a backtest. A — means no trading session has closed since the signal yet. Sentiment is our extracted per-tweet score, −1…+1.