Heating Oil: RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-19, Heating Oil closed at 4.9201 USD/gal, up 0.43% on the day. At the 2026-10-19 close, Heating Oil was 85.0% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-19 close, Heating Oil had an RSI(14) of 56.18, in the 65th percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of +0.63% was in the 50th percentile. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-19 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Heating Oil were 4.7748 / 4.668 / 3.7502 USD/gal, with price +3.04% / +5.40% / +31.20% against them. At the 2026-10-19 close, the 52-week range of Heating Oil was 2.0469–5.4275 USD/gal; it closed 9.35% below the high and 140.37% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.751% daily, in the 82nd percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.251 USD/gal, 5.10% of price. It has returned +4.17% over 5 days and +17.69% over 60 days.
Figures reflect the settled daily snapshot for 2026-10-19.
Heating Oil here is the continuous series of the NYMEX NY Harbor ULSD futures contract (HO), which has specified ultra-low-sulfur diesel since 2013 but is still called heating oil, delivered in New York Harbor and priced in US dollars per gallon.
=== HEATING OIL (USD/gal) ===
price & change (as of 2026-10-19, prior 2026-10-16)
close 4.9201
change +0.0210 (+0.429%)
range (as of 2026-10-19)
range 0.2383
close pos 77.7% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-19)
20d MA 4.7748 price above by +3.04%
50d MA 4.6680 price above by +5.40%
200d MA 3.7502 price above by +31.20%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-10-19)
20d stdev 2.751% daily ≈ 43.7% annualised (×√252) (82nd pct of own history, since 2000 (6540 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.05× (2.751% vs 2.619% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-19)
ATR(14) 0.2510
ATR% 5.10% (91st pct of own history, since 2000 (6546 obs))
range/ATR 94.9%
relative volume [as of 2026-10-15 · 2d behind 2026-10-19]
RVOL 1.08x (volume vs its 20-day average)
pctile 55th pct of own history, since 2000 (6523 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-10-19)
high 5.4275 (-9.35% from high)
low 2.0469 (+140.37% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-19)
RSI(14) 56.18 (65th pct of own history, since 2000 (6546 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-19)
5d return +4.17%
20d return +0.63%
60d return +17.69%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis (to 2008) 2.50% (from 2000-09-01)
ZIRP (2009–2015) 1.89%
tightening (2015–2018) 1.98%
ZIRP (2019–2021) 2.52%
tightening (2022–2023) 3.16%
easing (2024– ) 2.62%