Brent Crude technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Brent Crude closed at 108.79 USD/bbl on 2026-10-20, down 0.69%, the 33rd percentile of its daily moves by size since 2007. It is 13.73% below its 52-week high and 85.27% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20-day return of +9.61% is in the 85th percentile of its history since 2007. Brent Crude had an RSI(14) of 62.69 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 82nd percentile of its history since 2007. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Brent Crude was 126.1 USD/bbl, set on 2026-04-30, and the 52-week low 58.72 USD/bbl, set on 2025-12-16. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Brent Crude was 104.63 USD/bbl. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Brent Crude was 99.36 USD/bbl. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Brent Crude was 90.39 USD/bbl.
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.
Price and momentum
- Close
- 108.79 USD/bbl
- Daily change
- down 0.69%
- RSI (14)
- 62.69 — 82nd percentile since 2007 (4684 obs)
- 20-day return
- +9.61% — 85th percentile since 2007 (4678 obs)
Session
- Open
- 109.13 USD/bbl
- High
- 111.97 USD/bbl
- Low
- 105.95 USD/bbl
- Prior close
- 109.55 USD/bbl
- Gap (overnight)
- -0.38%
- Intraday range
- 5.53% of price
- Close position
- 47.2% of range
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 104.63 USD/bbl | +3.98% |
| 50-day MA | 99.36 USD/bbl | +9.49% |
| 200-day MA | 90.39 USD/bbl | +20.35% |
52-week range
- Position
- 74.3% of range
- 52-week high
- 126.1 USD/bbl · price -13.73%
- 52-week low
- 58.72 USD/bbl · price +85.27%
Price chart
Volatility
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.992% daily — 56th percentile since 2007 (4678 obs)
- ATR (14)
- 4.23 USD/bbl · 3.89% of price — 80th percentile since 2007 (4684 obs)
Relative volume
- RVOL
- 0.92x 20-day average — 43rd percentile since 2007 (4667 obs)
- Volume
- 34.2K contracts
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 3.08% (data 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%
Returns
- 5-day
- +2.93%
- 60-day
- +23.12%
Full daily summary
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.
Methodology
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