On 2026-07-29, Costco (COST) closed at 974.03 USD, up 0.77% on the day. Its RSI(14) of 60.28 is in the 73rd percentile of its history since 1986. Its 20-day return of +4.12% is in the 68th percentile. It trades at 51.5% of its 52-week range. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 937.66 / 965.12 / 957.68 USD, with price +3.88% / +0.92% / +1.71% against them. Its 52-week range is 844.06–1096.5 USD; it closed 11.17% below the high and 15.40% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.579% daily, in the 52nd percentile of its history since 1986. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 19.77 USD, 2.03% of price. It has returned +5.04% over 5 days and -3.72% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly-return beta -0.04 / correlation -0.02 (52-week); beta -0.33 / correlation -0.21 (26-week). Its weekly-return correlation to the change in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.17 (52-week); -0.09 (26-week). Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-09-24.
=== COSTCO (COST) (USD) ===
price & change (as of 2026-07-29, prior 2026-07-28)
close 974.03
change +7.45 (+0.771%)
range (as of 2026-07-29)
range 15.80
close pos 69.8% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-07-29)
20d MA 937.66 price above by +3.88%
50d MA 965.12 price above by +0.92%
200d MA 957.68 price above by +1.71%
price > all MAs
stack: 50d > 200d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-07-29)
20d stdev 1.579% daily ≈ 25.1% annualized (×√252) (52nd pct of own history, since 1986 (10071 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.22× (1.579% vs 1.292% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-07-29)
ATR(14) 19.77
ATR% 2.03% (41st pct of own history, since 1986 (10077 obs))
range/ATR 79.9%
relative volume (as of 2026-07-29)
RVOL 0.84x (today vs 20-day average volume)
pctile 43rd pct of own history, since 1986 (10071 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-07-29)
high 1096.50 (-11.17% from high)
low 844.06 (+15.40% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-07-29)
RSI(14) 60.28 (73rd pct of own history, since 1986 (10077 obs))
returns (as of 2026-07-29)
5d return +5.04%
20d return +4.12%
60d return -3.72%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 2.3285% (from 1986-07-09)
ZIRP-2009 1.2279%
tightening-2015 1.2566%
ZIRP-2019 1.3913%
tightening-2022 1.6389%
easing-2024 1.2923%
real-yield sensitivity (weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-07-29)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.09 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.17 (52w)
S&P 500 market factor (weekly returns) (as of 2026-07-29)
vs S&P 500 beta -0.33 corr -0.21 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta -0.04 corr -0.02 (52w)
earnings horizon
next earnings 2026-09-24 (57 days)