WTI Crude: RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-15, WTI Crude closed at 97.97 USD/bbl, up 3.03% on the day. At the 2026-10-15 close, WTI Crude was 66.7% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-15 close, WTI Crude had an RSI(14) of 61.42, in the 79th percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of -3.87% was in the 30th percentile. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-15 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of WTI Crude were 92.88 / 90.5 / 83.97 USD/bbl, with price +5.48% / +8.25% / +16.67% against them. At the 2026-10-15 close, the 52-week range of WTI Crude was 54.98–119.48 USD/bbl; it closed 18.00% below the high and 78.19% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.298% daily, in the 65th percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 4.12 USD/bbl, 4.21% of price. It has returned +7.08% over 5 days and +12.83% over 60 days.
Figures reflect the settled daily snapshot for 2026-10-15.
=== WTI CRUDE (USD/bbl) ===
price & change (as of 2026-10-15, prior 2026-10-14)
close 97.97
change +2.88 (+3.029%)
range (as of 2026-10-15)
range 4.74
close pos 92.6% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-15)
20d MA 92.88 price above by +5.48%
50d MA 90.50 price above by +8.25%
200d MA 83.97 price above by +16.67%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-10-15)
20d stdev 2.298% daily ≈ 36.5% annualised (×√252) (65th pct of own history, since 2000 (6545 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.88× (2.298% vs 2.597% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-15)
ATR(14) 4.12
ATR% 4.21% (82nd pct of own history, since 2000 (6551 obs))
range/ATR 115.0%
relative volume [as of 2026-10-13 · 2d behind 2026-10-15]
RVOL 0.86x (volume vs its 20-day average)
pctile 27th pct of own history, since 2000 (6530 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-10-15)
high 119.48 (-18.00% from high)
low 54.98 (+78.19% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-15)
RSI(14) 61.42 (79th pct of own history, since 2000 (6551 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-15)
5d return +7.08%
20d return -3.87%
60d return +12.83%
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%