On 2026-08-04, Brent Crude closed at 79.36 USD/bbl, down 5.26% on the day. It trades at 30.6% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 42.20 is in the 24th percentile of its history since 2007, and its 20-day return of +7.01% in the 77th percentile. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 86.64 / 85.65 / 80.84 USD/bbl, with price -8.41% / -7.35% / -1.83% against them. Its 52-week range is 58.72–126.1 USD/bbl; it closed 37.07% below the high and 35.15% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 4.975% daily, in the 96th percentile of its history since 2007. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 5.35 USD/bbl, 6.74% of price. It has returned -5.62% over 5 days and -20.69% over 60 days.
=== BRENT CRUDE (USD/bbl) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-04, prior 2026-08-03)
close 79.36
change -4.41 (-5.264%)
range (as of 2026-08-04)
range 7.64
close pos 8.8% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-04)
20d MA 86.64 price below by -8.41%
50d MA 85.65 price below by -7.35%
200d MA 80.84 price below by -1.83%
price < all MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-08-04)
20d stdev 4.975% daily ≈ 79.0% annualized (×√252) (96th pct of own history, since 2007 (4624 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.99× (4.975% vs 2.500% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-04)
ATR(14) 5.35
ATR% 6.74% (96th pct of own history, since 2007 (4630 obs))
range/ATR 142.9%
relative volume [as of 2026-07-31 · 2d behind 2026-08-04]
RVOL 0.98x (volume vs its 20-day average)
pctile 50th pct of own history, since 2007 (4613 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-08-04)
high 126.10 (-37.07% from high)
low 58.72 (+35.15% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-04)
RSI(14) 42.20 (24th pct of own history, since 2007 (4630 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-04)
5d return -5.62%
20d return +7.01%
60d return -20.69%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 3.0766% (from 2007-07-30)
ZIRP-2009 2.0000%
tightening-2015 2.2252%
ZIRP-2019 3.0124%
tightening-2022 2.4961%
easing-2024 2.5001%