WDC Western Digital Corporation

WDC Western Digital Corporation

Technology · Computer Hardware

Desk view

Watchingmedium conviction · entry not before the Aug 5 call's allocation and gross-margin language is public and read; then a reclaim of the 20-day ($511.47) — not entered
Basis Open desk call
Perspectives Memory Supercycle · Nearline Storage
Updated

Market read

Scan convergence 2 scans as of 2026-08-17 2 neutral converging

POC $118.37 · VWAP $298.37 · +79.7% vs 12m avg buyer

pullback vol: expandingchurn: quiet as of

Insiders no data — outside the Form 4 poll — US-filer feed only (foreign filers report via MAR managers'-transactions notices)

Coverage

6 related perspectives

Watchlists @ai-scan@escalation@memory@nearline-storage

WDC Price Structure

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Peers

Every watchlist WDC belongs to, members best 30-day change first — WDC highlighted in place. Each pill: 30d change, 1d/7d, and a close spark over the last 30 calendar days (~21 sessions); hover for price, RSI, and the full chart.

@nearline-storage
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STX+26.3% +2.2%1d +24.2%7d DISK+21.2% +7.1%1d +25.0%7d NJDCY+15.3% +2.3%1d +2.6%7d WDC+12.3% +5.3%1d +22.3%7d 5991.T+7.9% +0.5%1d +6.3%7d HOCPY+5.5% -0.9%1d +0.5%7d SHWDF+4.4% 0.0%1d 0.0%7d
@memory
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SNDK+31.9% +8.9%1d +44.3%7d STX+26.3% +2.2%1d +24.2%7d DISK+21.2% +7.1%1d +25.0%7d MU+19.2% +4.1%1d +17.5%7d DRAM+14.6% +5.4%1d +21.7%7d EWY+13.9% +3.0%1d +13.5%7d WDC+12.3% +5.3%1d +22.3%7d 005930.KS+11.6% +3.6%1d +18.8%7d SKHY+11.3% +3.0%1d +26.7%7d HY9H.F+4.9% +3.4%1d +23.3%7d SIMO+3.4% +1.4%1d +18.4%7d RMBS-0.8% -0.2%1d +5.0%7d
@escalation
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STX+26.3% +2.2%1d +24.2%7d EWY+13.9% +3.0%1d +13.5%7d WDC+12.3% +5.3%1d +22.3%7d EWT+10.8% +0.7%1d +5.5%7d CQP+9.8% -2.1%1d +0.2%7d FCG+8.3% +1.5%1d +2.0%7d EWS+7.8% +0.7%1d +2.2%7d UAL+5.9% -2.5%1d -1.2%7d GLNG+5.7% 0.0%1d +3.5%7d ET+4.8% -0.5%1d +1.7%7d DAL+4.1% -2.0%1d -1.8%7d OKE+3.1% +0.3%1d +5.5%7d EPD+2.6% -0.8%1d +1.7%7d LNG+1.9% -1.7%1d +0.5%7d APD+1.8% -2.6%1d -2.4%7d FLNGE+0.7% +0.3%1d +1.9%7d VG-0.4% -1.7%1d -3.6%7d TRGP-1.3% +0.8%1d +4.4%7d UNG-6.5% -0.9%1d -3.2%7d LIN-7.6% -1.7%1d -3.7%7d BOIL-16.6% -3.5%1d -9.8%7d
@ai-scan
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SMCI+58.3% -3.9%1d +21.8%7d MDB+40.5% -4.7%1d +5.3%7d IONQ+34.7% +1.3%1d +10.2%7d RGTI+32.3% -0.8%1d +5.8%7d WDAY+32.0% -3.8%1d +3.8%7d PATH+31.6% -0.1%1d +2.2%7d SKM+30.5% +3.8%1d +20.1%7d PLTR+30.3% -0.9%1d -1.5%7d STX+26.3% +2.2%1d +24.2%7d QBTS+24.8% -1.4%1d +3.4%7d MRVL+24.2% +5.5%1d +12.4%7d ZS+23.0% +0.5%1d +4.5%7d SNOW+22.8% +0.4%1d -1.4%7d VEEV+22.0% -2.2%1d +1.6%7d MSFT+22.0% -3.0%1d -5.0%7d ANET+19.7% +1.5%1d +5.4%7d MU+19.2% +4.1%1d +17.5%7d SMR+19.0% -2.1%1d +0.1%7d NOW+14.0% -5.1%1d -7.6%7d DLR+13.8% -1.1%1d +3.5%7d T+13.2% -0.8%1d +2.5%7d BBAI+13.0% -1.8%1d -0.6%7d ISRG+13.0% -1.1%1d -0.8%7d WDC+12.3% +5.3%1d +22.3%7d SOUN+12.3% -5.3%1d -5.9%7d CRM+11.8% -2.7%1d -3.3%7d SKHY+11.3% +3.0%1d +26.7%7d NVDA+10.9% -0.1%1d +3.4%7d NET+10.6% -2.8%1d -1.1%7d VZ+10.3% -0.9%1d +2.2%7d CEG+10.2% -1.5%1d +2.9%7d AI+10.0% -2.3%1d -6.8%7d BOTZ+9.9% +0.2%1d +1.1%7d AIQ+9.0% -0.3%1d +0.8%7d ROBO+8.9% 0.0%1d +1.6%7d INTC+8.9% +1.0%1d +6.1%7d TSM+8.2% +1.1%1d +3.0%7d BE+8.0% +1.0%1d +10.2%7d ASML+7.9% +2.1%1d +8.6%7d EQIX+7.6% -0.4%1d +5.2%7d ADBE+7.1% -3.8%1d -6.9%7d BCE+6.9% -0.5%1d +3.6%7d SMH+6.8% +1.1%1d +4.3%7d OKLO+6.7% -1.1%1d -1.4%7d AVGO+5.8% -0.1%1d -7.1%7d AMZN+5.7% -0.5%1d -6.0%7d CRWD+5.3% -1.4%1d -5.0%7d PANW+4.8% -2.2%1d -2.4%7d FSLR+2.8% -3.4%1d -8.9%7d AMD+2.1% -1.6%1d +7.8%7d ARM+1.6% -2.9%1d +1.4%7d CSCO+0.9% +1.1%1d -7.9%7d GOOGL-0.8% -0.6%1d -3.8%7d TEM-1.6% -0.9%1d -6.2%7d NEE-2.9% 0.0%1d +1.8%7d FTNT-3.6% -2.6%1d -5.1%7d TAC-4.2% -0.6%1d +3.6%7d DDOG-4.4% -3.2%1d -5.2%7d EOSE-5.1% -2.5%1d -3.0%7d QCOM-5.6% -2.2%1d 0.0%7d VST-6.0% -1.4%1d +2.3%7d TMUS-6.4% -1.4%1d +1.1%7d ENPH-7.0% -4.5%1d -5.5%7d TSLA-10.9% -0.9%1d +2.5%7d META-11.9% -3.5%1d -4.4%7d RUN-17.1% -3.5%1d -0.4%7d SEDG-42.4% -5.0%1d -4.5%7d

Decision history

1 scored call · newest first · projection

How to read this: Positive 30-day excess supports an enter call. For pass, avoid, sell, or exit calls, a positive number means the name kept rising after the call.

May 1 enter high Margin turn +21.3% complete

Next earnings WDC reports in 79 days Nov 5

Last report Jul 29

Coverage gap: no confirmed fiscal Q4 FY2026 actuals landed in tonight's pull for this event. One Google Finance item claims WDC "reported strong fiscal Q3 2026 earnings with EPS of $2.72... gross margins crossing 50.2%" — but Western Digital's own Investor Relations release (dated 2026-07-20, in the same pull) states the company will report fourth-quarter an...

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Against street estimates

How WDC's reported EPS compared with analyst consensus. Street estimates are single-source vendor consensus (yfinance). Actuals are vendor consensus-basis EPS (often non-GAAP); edgarEps is GAAP diluted from filings — disputed flags large disagreement only. EPS only.

8 most recent of 11 quarters · newest report Aug 5 · projection Aug 17

Result
Aug 5 3.303.56+7.9%Beat
Apr 30 2.392.72 GAAP ≠ +13.6%Beat
Jan 29 1.932.13 GAAP ≠ +10.5%Beat
Oct 30 '25 1.581.78 GAAP ≠ +12.9%Beat
Jul 30 '25 1.481.66 GAAP ≠ +12.1%Beat
Apr 30 '25 1.111.36+22.7%Beat
Jan 29 '25 1.821.77-2.7%Miss
Oct 24 '24 1.711.78 GAAP ≠ +4.0%Beat

Recent news

Headlines about WDC from the desk's news pull — links go to the publisher. Not a desk read: the market read above is the desk's own.

pulled 10 days ago · Aug 8

WDC research tape

99 dated scans, research, and events, newest first — the full record. Desk commentary and scheduled prints sit in their own panes.

scan Monster Scan — 2026-08-17 scan 2026-08-14 AI Scan scan Monster Scan — 2026-08-14 candidate STX — candidate.roundup scan Monster Scan — 2026-08-13
Types
Aug 17 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABBNYABCL +4 more
Aug 14 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Aug 14 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABBNYABCL +4 more
Aug 14 Update STX — candidate.roundup
MUSIMOSTXWDC
Aug 13 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABBNYABCL +4 more
Aug 12 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABBNYABCL +4 more
Aug 8 Article Memory Splits: the Shortage Story Is Intact, the Single Names Are Not
MUSNDKWDCSTXSIMO#memory-supercycle#nearline-storage
Aug 8 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Aug 8 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAALAAMIAAOIABBNY +4 more
Aug 8 Update WDC — candidate.roundup
MUSIMOSTXWDC
Aug 5 Market Brief Fear Disarms Into the Week's Biggest Print Wall
AGROAMBAAMPARESARKGATKRSPCXPLTR +4 more
Aug 5 Catalyst WDC earnings
WDC
Aug 3 Market Brief The Tape Turned, Then Palantir Answered
ACHCANDEBKDCAKECECOCLDXAGMCDNA +4 more
Jul 31 Article One Seller: Anatomy of the AI Whiplash
MUSNDKSKHYNBISCRWVEWYBESTX#memory-supercycle +1 more
Jul 31 Market Brief One Margin Call, One Record Day
AAPLABBVABCLABTACHRACNAMZNMSFT +4 more
Jul 31 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jul 31 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABBNYABSI +4 more
Jul 31 Update MU — candidate.roundup
MUSIMOSTXWDC
Jul 30 Market Brief The Block Clears: Citadel Buys the Book, Memory Rips
AAPLABBVABCLABTACHRACNMSFTMETA +4 more
Jul 29 Catalyst WDC earnings
WDC
Jul 28 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jul 28 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABBNYABSI +4 more
Jul 28 Update MU — candidate.roundup
MUSIMOSTXWDC
Jul 26 Article Memory rebuilt for four sessions, gave it back on Friday, and walked into the only two days that matter
MUSTXWDCSNDKTERKLICAMKREWY#memory-supercycle#nearline-storage
Jul 25 Market Brief The War Bid Arrives, the Havens Don't
ALKALLYAMDARKWAROCARWMXLARM +4 more
Jul 25 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jul 25 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABBNYABSI +4 more
Jul 25 Update MU — candidate.roundup
MUSIMOSTXWDC
Jul 23 Market Brief The capex bill lands and the rotation stops hiding
ABNBADIEAMGNAMVMFANDEAPOMXLARM +4 more
Jul 17 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jul 17 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABBNYABCL +4 more
Jul 17 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABBNYABCL +4 more
Jul 17 Update MU — candidate.roundup
MUSIMOSTXWDC
Jul 13 Investigation The memory selloff is an ASP repricing — and the $26.5B raise is the tell
SNDKMUSKHYSTXWDCSIMORMBSEWY#memory-supercycle
Jul 11 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jul 11 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6324.T6779.TAAMIAAOIABCL +4 more
Jul 11 Update MU — candidate.roundup
MUSIMOSTXWDC
Jul 7 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jul 7 Scan Monster Scan
ABSIMXLIBIDFMVLLDFTXSNDKHY9H.FBB +4 more
Jul 7 Update MU — candidate.roundup
MUSIMOSTXWDC
Jul 5 Article The Memory Supercycle Is Broader — and More Dangerous — Than the Narrative Admits
MUSNDKSTXWDC#memory-supercycle
Jun 29 Market Signal Memory Capex Glut Watch
MUSNDKSTXWDCSIMODRAMEWY
Jun 29 Deep Dive Wdc Deep Dive
WDC
Jun 26 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jun 26 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS6779.TAEHRAEISAIXA.DEALABALKSAMRX +4 more
Jun 26 Update MU — candidate.roundup
MUSNDKSTXWDCDRAM
Jun 25 Update MU — candidate.roundup
MUSNDKSTXWDCDRAM
Jun 25 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS5991.T6779.TAAAALAAONAAUCABCL +4 more
Jun 25 Scan NVDA Ecosystem (Composite)
NVDAAMDARMAVGOMRVLTSMASMLAMAT +4 more
Jun 25 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jun 22 Article Daily Actions — R33 Full Scan (2026-06-18 anchor)
AMATKLACLRCXMUWDCSTXGEVBE +4 more
Jun 22 Update MU — candidate.roundup
MUSTXWDCHY9H.FDRAMSIMOEWY
Jun 20 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS298040.KS5991.T6779.TAAMIAAOIAAONABSI +4 more
Jun 20 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jun 17 Investigation memory-tier bifurcation: NVIDIA halving a mid memory tier
MUSNDKSTXWDCDRAM#memory-supercycle
Jun 16 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS6779.TAAOIAEHRAIXA.DEALABALRIB.PAAMKR +4 more
Jun 16 Update Memory & Storage Candidates
MUDRAMSTXWDCHY9H.F005930.KSEWYSIMO
Jun 16 Scan AI Scan
NVDAAMDAVGOMRVLARMSMCIQCOMINTC +4 more
Jun 3 Investigation Nearline HDD storage chokepoint — demand corroborated, supply chain mapped, durable vs bubble and coverage decision
STXWDCMUSNDKAMATLRCXKLACTER#memory-supercycle#ai-power-bottleneck +3 more
Jun 3 Investigation Following the money up Dell's supply chain — where the alpha moved and what's durable vs cyclical bubble
DELLMUSNDKSTXWDCAMDINTCNVDA#memory-supercycle#ai-power-bottleneck#ai-power-delivery +4 more
May 29 Scan Monster Scan
005930.KS6779.TAAAAOIACLSACLXAEHRAGX +4 more
May 29 Update Memory & Storage Candidates
MUDRAMSTXWDCHY9H.F
May 29 Source Dell upstream-suppliers map — memory then microprocessors then hard drives, supply-constrained not demand
DELLMUAMDSTXWDCSMCIHPEVRT#memory-supercycle#ai-power-bottleneck
May 29 Scan AI Scan
ADBEAIAIQAMDAMZNANETARMASML +4 more
May 29 Scan AI Infrastructure Scan
AIQAMDAMZNANETARMASMLAVGOBCE +4 more
May 23 Article Daily Actions — May 23, 2026 (R30-A Phase 4)
AIALABAMDAMZNANETARMASMLBB +4 more
May 1 Scan NVDA Ecosystem Scan
AMATAMDAMKRARMASMLAVGOBECEG +4 more
May 1 Scan AI Scan
ADBEAIAIQAMDAMZNANETARMASML +4 more
Apr 30 Catalyst WDC earnings
WDC
Apr 29 Article Disk drive duopoly darts higher after Seagate earnings
STXWDC
Apr 28 Scan Monster Scan
AAOIADEAAEHRAEISAFRMAGXALMAMD +4 more
Apr 28 Scan AI Scan
ADBEAIQAMDAMZNANETARMASMLAVGO +4 more
Apr 26 Scan Monster Scan
AAAAOIAAUCACHCACLSACLXADEAAEHR +4 more
Apr 26 Update Memory & Storage Candidates
MUSTXWDC
Apr 14 Source AI Supply Chain leadership leaderboard — top 12 +106-303% YTD + do-more-of-whats-working methodology
AAOIAXTIOPTXSNDKLWLGAEHRICHRBE#optical-supercycle#ai-power-bottleneck#ai-power-delivery +4 more
Apr 11 Source Follows Roundup
AAOIAEHRAMKRAMZNAXTICIENCLSCOHR +4 more
Apr 10 Scan Monster Scan
AAOIAMATAMKRAXTIBEBWCIENDAWN +4 more
Apr 10 Update Memory & Storage Candidates
MUSTXWDC
Apr 6 Scan Escalation Scan
APDBOILCQPDALEPDEWSEWTEWY +4 more
Apr 3 Update Memory & Storage Candidates
MUSTXWDC
Mar 31 Scan Monster Scan
AAAAOIACLXADEAAEISAEMAGIAGX +4 more
Mar 31 Update Memory & Storage Candidates
MUSTXWDC
Mar 26 Scan Monster Scan
AAOIACLXADEAAEISAEMAGIAGXAHG +4 more
Mar 26 Update Memory & Storage Candidates
MUSTXWDC
Mar 24 Scan Monster Scan
AAOIAKAMASMLCOPDOCNDVNEXASFIX +4 more
Mar 24 Update Memory & Storage Candidates
MUSTXWDC
Mar 24 Scan AI Scan
ADBEAMDAMZNANETARMASMLAVGOBOTZ +4 more
Mar 20 Scan Monster Scan
AAAAOIAKAMANETANFAPHAVGOBE +4 more
Mar 20 Scan AI Scan
ADBEAMDAMZNANETARMASMLAVGOBBAI +4 more
Mar 13 Scan Monster Scan
AAAAOIAAUCACLXAEMAGAGIANET +4 more
Mar 12 Scan Monster Scan
AAAAOIAAUCACLXADEAAEISAEMAG +4 more
Mar 11 Scan Monster Scan
ASMLBECATDFENDOCNEXASFCXFIX +4 more
Mar 11 Scan AI Scan
ADBEAIQAMDAMZNANETARMASMLAVGO +4 more
Mar 10 Scan AI Scan
ADBEAIQAMDAMZNANETARMASMLAVGO +4 more
Feb 5 Scan AI Scan
ADBEAMDAMZNARMASMLAVGOCEGCRM +4 more
Feb 4 Scan AI Scan
ADBEAMDARMASMLAVGOBBAIBCEBE +4 more
Feb 4 Update AI Infrastructure
AMZNARMASMLMRVLMUNVDAPLTRSTX +3 more
Feb 2 Scan AI Universe (Expanded)
ADBEAMDAMZNANETARMASMLAVGOBBAI +4 more
Jun 2 '25 Source @zephyr_z9 — Long Video Generation → Memory Supercycle
MUSTXWDCSNDK#gulf-infrastructure-strike