WTI Crude: RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-12, WTI Crude closed at 93.74 USD/bbl, up 2.06% on the day. At the 2026-10-12 close, WTI Crude was 60.1% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-12 close, WTI Crude had an RSI(14) of 53.76, in the 56th percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of -7.55% was in the 19th percentile. At the 2026-10-12 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of WTI Crude were 94.03 / 89.38 / 83.4 USD/bbl, with price -0.31% / +4.87% / +12.39% against them. At the 2026-10-12 close, the 52-week range of WTI Crude was 54.98–119.48 USD/bbl; it closed 21.54% below the high and 70.50% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.489% daily, in the 73rd percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 4.29 USD/bbl, 4.58% of price. It has returned +4.82% over 5 days and +13.64% over 60 days.
Figures reflect the settled daily snapshot for 2026-10-12.
=== WTI CRUDE (USD/bbl) ===
price & change (as of 2026-10-12, prior 2026-10-09)
close 93.74
change +1.89 (+2.058%)
range (as of 2026-10-12)
range 4.75
close pos 86.9% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-12)
20d MA 94.03 price below by -0.31%
50d MA 89.38 price above by +4.87%
200d MA 83.40 price above by +12.39%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-10-12)
20d stdev 2.489% daily ≈ 39.5% annualised (×√252) (73rd pct of own history, since 2000 (6542 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.96× (2.489% vs 2.600% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-12)
ATR(14) 4.29
ATR% 4.58% (86th pct of own history, since 2000 (6548 obs))
range/ATR 110.7%
relative volume [as of 2026-10-08 · 2d behind 2026-10-12]
RVOL 1.06x (volume vs its 20-day average)
pctile 59th pct of own history, since 2000 (6527 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-10-12)
high 119.48 (-21.54% from high)
low 54.98 (+70.50% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-12)
RSI(14) 53.76 (56th pct of own history, since 2000 (6548 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-12)
5d return +4.82%
20d return -7.55%
60d return +13.64%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis (through 2008) 2.53% (from 2000-08-23)
ZIRP (2009–2015) 2.22%
tightening (2015–2018) 2.28%
ZIRP (2019–2021) 12.65%
tightening (2022–2023) 2.62%
easing (2024– ) 2.60%