Workday, Inc. (WDAY) Price Insights: Volatility, Support & Resistance, Streaks & Historical Returns
WDAY last closed at $204.72, 68% of the way through its 52-week range of $112.50 to $247.69. Longer-term downtrend, but price has bounced above the 50-day average. Volatility is currently unusually wild for this stock, at the 98th percentile of its own recent range. It is on a 2-day up streak.
Measured against its own trading history, not the broader market, so you're seeing what's actually unusual for this stock specifically. See if short sellers are involved →
Which way the stock is leaning right now, across a short-term streak and a longer-term trend signal.
Over the past 10 trading days, WDAY has fallen on 6 occasions, for a net -0.8%. In the most recent session, volume rose by about 505.2K shares to 8.67M shares, roughly 1.78B in traded value.
Over the past 60 trading days, WDAY has been in the upper part of a strong rising trend. If this trend and WDAY's typical volatility continue, a statistical extrapolation points to roughly a +34.9% move over the next 3 months, landing between $186.45 and $365.88 about 90% of the time under that assumption. This is an extrapolation of recent conditions, not a forecast, trends and volatility both change without warning.
WDAY moved +5.8% on Aug 28, 2026. Here's how unusual that is, and what's followed similar moves before.
| After similar days... | Avg return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Next day | -0.2% | 46% (n=84) |
| Next 5 days | +0.2% | 48% (n=84) |
| Next 20 days | +2.3% | 51% (n=82) |
A quick visual read on how close the stock is trading to its yearly high or low.
All-time high/low and every % figure on this page use prices adjusted for stock splits and dividends, so they stay comparable across the stock's full history.
Price levels WDAY has repeatedly turned at over the last 2 years, and where it has spent most of its recent trading history.
Highlighted bar marks the price band WDAY is in right now. Longer bars are price levels the stock has spent more time at, often described as "value areas." (This histogram uses full history; support/resistance above is recent-only.)
| Up streak reaches... | Extended further |
|---|---|
| 2 days | 49% (n=459) |
| 3 days | 53% (n=223) |
| 4 days | 45% (n=119) |
| 5+ days | 43% (n=53) |
| Down streak reaches... | Extended further |
|---|---|
| 2 days | 42% (n=424) |
| 3 days | 46% (n=177) |
| 4 days | 47% (n=81) |
| 5+ days | 34% (n=38) |
If you'd bought WDAY on any random day in its history and held for N days, here's what typically happened, including the rough downside case.
| Hold for | Avg return | Win rate | Rough downside (bottom 10%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.1% | 52% | -2.8% |
| 1 week | +0.3% | 53% | -6.2% |
| 2 weeks | +0.7% | 53% | -8.1% |
| 1 month | +1.3% | 55% | -10.8% |
| 3 months | +3.2% | 60% | -17.9% |
| 6 months | +5.9% | 60% | -22.1% |
WDAY has had 66 single-day moves of at least +6.7% on record (roughly twice its typical daily swing). Here's what followed, historically.
| Next | Avg return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | -0.1% | 49% (n=37) |
| 5 days | -0.2% | 46% (n=37) |
| 10 days | -0.1% | 41% (n=37) |
| Next | Avg return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.5% | 55% (n=29) |
| 5 days | +0.7% | 52% (n=29) |
| 10 days | +2.6% | 59% (n=29) |
A historical pattern in WDAY's own price data, not a prediction, small sample sizes (low "n") mean less reliable signal.
How often WDAY opens at least 1% away from the prior close, and how quickly price trades back to fill that gap.
Every daily return on record, bucketed. Taller bars at the edges mean bigger, more frequent extreme days than a "typical" stock.
Trailing 1-year annualized volatility: 53.3%. Average intraday range: 3.2%, a rough gauge for sizing stops. Day categories are relative to WDAY's own median daily move, not a fixed threshold.
Days where volume ran at least 2x the trailing 30-day average, often institutional activity or a news-driven move. 2 in the last 90 days. Today's volume is running at 1.8x the 30-day average.
| Date | Volume | vs 30-day avg | Price move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | 16.32M | 3.7x | +17.78% |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 11.76M | 2.2x | -4.02% |
| May 29, 2026 | 11.21M | 2.2x | +12.45% |
| May 22, 2026 | 10.78M | 2.2x | +5.16% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 22.35M | 4.6x | +2.24% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 10.44M | 2.3x | +0.79% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 9.17M | 2.6x | -5.13% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 10.13M | 3.5x | -7.65% |
How deep this stock's corrections have run, and how long they've taken to climb back.
| Peak | Trough | Decline | Recovered | Days to recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2021 | Nov 4, 2022 | -55.9% | Feb 9, 2024 | 316 |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Jun 3, 2021 | -21.4% | Oct 25, 2021 | 100 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Jan 6, 2021 | -14.6% | Feb 2, 2021 | 18 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Sep 18, 2020 | -17.8% | Dec 22, 2020 | 66 |
| Jul 11, 2019 | Mar 18, 2020 | -49.2% | Aug 28, 2020 | 114 |
Return by month, every year on record, plus average by weekday. Context, not a trading signal on its own; small sample sizes here too.
| Year | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -15 | -23 | -3 | -5 | 15 | -22 | 23 | 24 | ||||
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | -8 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | -7 | -10 | -14 | 6 | 1 | 18 | -6 | -3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -9 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -14 | -1 | 28 | 1 |
| 2022 | -4 | -9 | 0 | -13 | -25 | -11 | 9 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 11 | -1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | -2 | -3 | -6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | -9 | 14 | -5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 10 | -8 | -25 | 22 | 25 | 5 | -6 | 32 | -11 | -5 | 9 | 6 |
| 2019 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | -6 | -13 | -3 | -4 | 8 | -4 |
| 2018 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 22 | -7 | -9 | 19 | -5 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 7 | -7 | 1 |
| 2016 | -19 | -7 | 7 | -5 | 1 | -4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | -5 | -1 | -19 |
| 2015 | -1 | 5 | -5 | 9 | -12 | -3 | 11 | -16 | -1 | 9 | 3 | -6 |
| 2014 | 10 | 25 | -14 | -23 | 5 | 19 | -8 | 10 | -8 | 19 | -9 | -4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Cell = that month's return (%), rounded. Darker green = stronger gain, darker red = deeper loss.
Comparing 2026's price path so far to every other full year on record, ranked by how closely they tracked. What happened for the rest of those years:
Similarity is based on the shape of the price path, not the cause, years can look alike for very different reasons. Context, not a forecast.
Does WDAY grind up and drop fast, or climb in bursts and fade slowly? The shape of its up days vs down days tells you.
Straight, sourced answers, the kind of questions traders actually type into a search bar or ask an AI assistant.
What is WDAY's 52-week high and low?
Workday, Inc. (WDAY)'s 52-week high is $247.69, set on Sep 29, 2025. Its 52-week low is $112.50, set on Apr 10, 2026. It last closed at $204.72.
Is WDAY more volatile than usual right now?
WDAY's short-term volatility is unusually wild, sitting at the 98th percentile of its own 1-2 year range.
What happens after WDAY has a big move?
Looking at WDAY's 66 single-day moves of +6.7% or more: after a big up day, it has averaged -0.2% over the next 5 sessions (46% positive). After a big down day, it has averaged +0.7% over the next 5 sessions (52% positive).
How long does WDAY usually take to recover from a drop?
Across 5 drawdowns of 10% or more on record, WDAY has taken an average of 81 trading days to climb back to its prior high. It is currently -63.4% below its Feb 26, 2024 peak and has not yet recovered.
Does WDAY have a seasonal pattern?
Historically, August has been WDAY's strongest month, averaging +8.5% and finishing positive in 86% of years. September has been the weakest, averaging -3.7%. This is a historical pattern, not a guarantee.
What is WDAY's longest winning streak?
WDAY's longest winning streak on record is 11 trading days, from Aug 18, 2021 to Sep 1, 2021, a combined gain of +18.2%. Its longest losing streak is 8 days.
How often do WDAY's price gaps get filled?
WDAY has gapped up at least 1% on 400 occasions, filling that gap within 5 sessions 72% of the time. It has gapped down at least 1% on 442 occasions, filling within 5 sessions 74% of the time.
Where is WDAY trading relative to its all-time high?
WDAY is trading -33.4% from its all-time high of $307.21 (Feb 26, 2024). Its current price is higher than 68% of all closing prices in its history on record.