Brent Crude: RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-20, Brent Crude closed at 108.79 USD/bbl, down 0.69% on the day. At the 2026-10-20 close, Brent Crude was 74.3% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-20 close, Brent Crude had an RSI(14) of 62.69, in the 82nd percentile of its history since 2007, and its 20-day return of +9.61% was in the 85th percentile. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Brent Crude were 104.63 / 99.36 / 90.39 USD/bbl, with price +3.98% / +9.49% / +20.35% against them. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Brent Crude was 58.72–126.1 USD/bbl; it closed 13.73% below the high and 85.27% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.992% daily, in the 56th percentile of its history since 2007. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 4.23 USD/bbl, 3.89% of price. It has returned +2.93% over 5 days and +23.12% over 60 days.
Figures reflect the settled daily snapshot for 2026-10-20.
Brent Crude here is the continuous series of the NYMEX Brent Last Day Financial futures contract (BZ), cash-settled against ICE Brent futures, the North Sea crude benchmark, priced in US dollars per barrel.
=== BRENT CRUDE (USD/bbl) ===
price & change (as of 2026-10-20, prior 2026-10-19)
close 108.79
change -0.76 (-0.694%)
range (as of 2026-10-20)
range 6.02
close pos 47.2% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-20)
20d MA 104.63 price above by +3.98%
50d MA 99.36 price above by +9.49%
200d MA 90.39 price above by +20.35%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-10-20)
20d stdev 1.992% daily ≈ 31.6% annualised (×√252) (56th pct of own history, since 2007 (4678 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.80× (1.992% vs 2.485% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-20)
ATR(14) 4.23
ATR% 3.89% (80th pct of own history, since 2007 (4684 obs))
range/ATR 142.2%
relative volume [as of 2026-10-16 · 2d behind 2026-10-20]
RVOL 0.92x (volume vs its 20-day average)
pctile 43rd pct of own history, since 2007 (4667 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-10-20)
high 126.10 (-13.73% from high)
low 58.72 (+85.27% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-20)
RSI(14) 62.69 (82nd pct of own history, since 2007 (4684 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-20)
5d return +2.93%
20d return +9.61%
60d return +23.12%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis (to 2008) 3.08% (from 2007-07-30)
ZIRP (2009–2015) 2.00%
tightening (2015–2018) 2.23%
ZIRP (2019–2021) 3.01%
tightening (2022–2023) 2.50%
easing (2024– ) 2.48%