WTI Crude: RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-16, WTI Crude closed at 101.41 USD/bbl, up 3.51% on the day. At the 2026-10-16 close, WTI Crude was 72.0% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-16 close, WTI Crude had an RSI(14) of 66.43, in the 90th percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of +1.11% was in the 50th percentile. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-16 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of WTI Crude were 92.94 / 90.98 / 84.19 USD/bbl, with price +9.12% / +11.46% / +20.45% against them. At the 2026-10-16 close, the 52-week range of WTI Crude was 54.98–119.48 USD/bbl; it closed 15.12% below the high and 84.45% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.413% daily, in the 70th percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 4.19 USD/bbl, 4.13% of price. It has returned +10.41% over 5 days and +10.00% over 60 days.
Figures reflect the settled daily snapshot for 2026-10-16.
WTI Crude here is the continuous series of the NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil futures contract (CL): West Texas Intermediate, a light, sweet US crude delivered at Cushing, Oklahoma, priced in US dollars per barrel.
=== WTI CRUDE (USD/bbl) ===
price & change (as of 2026-10-16, prior 2026-10-15)
close 101.41
change +3.44 (+3.511%)
range (as of 2026-10-16)
range 5.05
close pos 90.3% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-16)
20d MA 92.94 price above by +9.12%
50d MA 90.98 price above by +11.46%
200d MA 84.19 price above by +20.45%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-10-16)
20d stdev 2.413% daily ≈ 38.3% annualised (×√252) (70th pct of own history, since 2000 (6546 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.93× (2.413% vs 2.598% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-16)
ATR(14) 4.19
ATR% 4.13% (80th pct of own history, since 2000 (6552 obs))
range/ATR 120.6%
relative volume [as of 2026-10-14 · 2d behind 2026-10-16]
RVOL 0.77x (volume vs its 20-day average)
pctile 17th pct of own history, since 2000 (6531 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-10-16)
high 119.48 (-15.12% from high)
low 54.98 (+84.45% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-16)
RSI(14) 66.43 (90th pct of own history, since 2000 (6552 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-16)
5d return +10.41%
20d return +1.11%
60d return +10.00%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis (to 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%