WDC — October 23 Morning Watch — daily
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341.96 October 23 recorded premarket observation
Separate October 23 premarket 341.96 versus completed October 22 close 354.19; daily bars remain completed through October 22. The recorded premarket point was below the October 22 low.
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354.19 October 22 completed regular-session close; graphic retains its stated financial period
fiscal 2027 first quarter issuer financial results; keep reported results, cash flows and future guidance in their separate scopes.
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354.19 October 22 completed regular-session close; graphic retains its stated financial period
fiscal 2027 first quarter issuer financial results; keep reported results, cash flows and future guidance in their separate scopes.
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354.19 October 22 completed regular close; price reference only for a financial or comparative chart
Fiscal-first-quarter revenue reached $4.381 billion and GAAP operating income $2.046 billion; the prior-year operating result was also positive.
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354.19 October 22 completed regular close; price reference only for a financial or comparative chart
Fiscal-first-quarter operating cash of $1.604 billion less $227 million of net property and equipment purchases yielded $1.377 billion of issuer-defined free cash flow.
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344.89 Recorded, corroborated October 23 regular-session observation; separate from completed daily candles
Recorded October 23 US regular-session observation $344.89 (-2.63%) was below the October 22 intraday low $348.23 and completed 20-, 50- and 200-session averages; a daily retest and close above the old low is needed for a reclaim.
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354.19 October 22 completed regular close; October 23 observation is excluded from the completed closing-price series and shown separately
The full dated decline and later rebound are separate phases; the October 23 observation is excluded from the completed-close context.
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Fiscal 2027 Q1 revenue rose to $4.381 billion from $2.818 billion; issuer-defined free cash flow was $1.377 billion.
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343.67 October 23 completed regular-session close
WDC completed October 23 regular-session daily chart: close 343.67; 20-day SMA 395.04, 50-day SMA 433.00, 200-day SMA 414.65; October 23 intraday low 339.55; October 22 intraday low 348.23.
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343.67 October 23 completed regular-session close; supporting price reference
Western Digital fiscal first-quarter 2027 reported revenue and earnings; next-quarter figures are guidance.
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343.67 October 23 completed regular-session close; supporting price reference
Western Digital fiscal first-quarter 2027 company-defined free cash flow and next-quarter guidance.
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354.19 October 22 completed regular-session close
WDC: completed October 22 regular-session daily chart, close 354.19; 20-day SMA through October 22 400.70; 50-day SMA through October 22 435.87; 200-day SMA through October 22 413.93; October 21 intraday high 381.88; October 21 intraday low 367.13.
| After | Close | vs Thu, 22 Oct 2026 close | vs published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 session | 343.67 | — | -2.97% |
354.19 October 22 completed regular-session close; supporting price reference
WDC: full closing-price decline and any separately labeled rebound through October 22; completed regular-session closes only, excluding after-hours observations.
| After | Close | vs Thu, 22 Oct 2026 close | vs published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 session | 343.67 | — | -2.97% |
354.19 October 22 completed regular-session close; supporting price reference
WDC: actual fiscal first quarter ended October 2 reported revenue, GAAP and separate adjusted earnings, and operating margin.
| After | Close | vs Thu, 22 Oct 2026 close | vs published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 session | 343.67 | — | -2.97% |
354.19 October 22 completed regular-session close; supporting price reference
WDC: fiscal first-quarter operating cash flow less net capital spending equals company-reported free cash flow; repurchases and financing are separate. Next-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings guidance are forward-looking.
| After | Close | vs Thu, 22 Oct 2026 close | vs published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 session | 343.67 | — | -2.97% |
354.19 October 22 completed regular-session close; supporting price reference
WDC: October 22 completed regular close compared with separate recorded after-hours observations; the after-hours observation is not a daily candle or a continuously live quote.
| After | Close | vs Thu, 22 Oct 2026 close | vs published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 session | 343.67 | — | -2.97% |
332.00 October 16 regular close
October 16 close $332.00 was below the 50-session SMA ($442.18) and below the 200-session SMA ($410.52). Earnings preview for October 19-23; historical levels do not bound an earnings gap.
| After | Close | vs Sat, 17 Oct 2026 close | vs published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 session | 352.21 | — | +6.09% |
| 5 sessions | 343.67 | — | +3.52% |
415.29 2 Oct close
Friday's low went through the 200-day average and the close came back above it, on the second-heaviest volume of the past year. One session above a line is a hold, not a repair, and the 50-day and 100-day both sit far overhead.
| After | Close | vs Sat, 3 Oct 2026 close | vs published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 session | 441.64 | — | +6.34% |
| 5 sessions | 397.28 | — | -4.34% |
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