Amazon (AMZN) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Amazon (AMZN) closed at 262.63 USD on 2026-10-20, up 0.07%, the 6th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1997. It is 8.56% below its 52-week high and 33.99% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Amazon (AMZN) had an RSI(14) of 57.41 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 61st percentile of its history since 1997. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Amazon (AMZN) was 287.2 USD, set on 2026-08-03, and the 52-week low 196 USD, set on 2026-02-17. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Amazon (AMZN) was 253.81 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Amazon (AMZN) was 256.53 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Amazon (AMZN) was 243.07 USD.
Day’s range 260.42–265.34 USD · closed 44.9% of range · width 0.77× ATR52-week low 196.0 (2026-02-17) · high 287.2 (2026-08-03)73.1% of the way from low to high
Today (changed)
Crossed above 50d MA (2nd consecutive close above; now 2.38% above it)
1 state change · 0 notable moves
Shifts since 2026-10-19 — two standing rows, then the most unusual shifts against each metric’s own history
| Metric | Prior | Today | Change | Δ vs 2026-10-13 | Move percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RVOL 0.95× | 91st | 58th | -33 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | +0.60 | +0.87 | +0.27 | — | — |
| 50-day MA dist | +2.19% | +2.38% | +0.19 pp | +2.29 pp | 8th |
| RSI | 57.26 | 57.41 | +0.15 pts | +2.96 pts | 6th |
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Opened up 0.62% from the prior close, above the prior session's high; closed in the lower half of the day's range, above the prior close.
- 3rd-smallest move of last 20 sessions
- 1 session since a ≥2% move
- 55 sessions since 52-week high
- 58 sessions above 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Earnings in 9d
- Jobs report in 17d
Unusualness #72/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #38). Today's daily move, by magnitude, is in the 6th percentile of its own history since 1997. That is the reading furthest from its historical median among its daily move (by magnitude), 20-day return, RSI, 20-day volatility and relative volume.
Standing distances: RSI 57.41 is 12.59 pts below 70 · price 8.56% (3.8× ATR) below the 52-week high · 33.99% (10.4× ATR) above the 52-week low · 3.48% (1.4× ATR) above the 20-day MA (253.81) · 2.38% (1.0× ATR) above the 50-day MA (256.53) · 8.05% (3.1× ATR) above the 200-day MA (243.07)
Technical assessment
A transparent, rules-based reading of the statistics on this page — informational and educational only, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Each scored factor shows the metrics behind it; full numbers are in the sections below.
Factor tally: 4 positive
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: +1.57% · +2.47%; MACD +1.29 above signal +0.42; histogram +0.87 (up 0.27 on the previous session). | Improving |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: +3.00% · +13.50% · -0.16%. | Positive |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: +3.48% · +2.38% · +8.05%; stack 50d > 20d > 200d. | Above trend MAs |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: +3.67% · +9.46% · +7.54%; vs the Nasdaq 100: +6.99% · +8.30% · +4.45%. | Outperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 262.63 USD
- Daily change
- up 0.07% — 6th percentile by magnitude since 1997 (7366 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- +1.29 (above signal) · signal +0.42 · histogram +0.87 · +0.27 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- +3.00% — 52nd percentile since 1997 (7347 obs) · +7 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 57.41 — 61st percentile since 1997 (7353 obs) · +0.15 (6th percentile move · +0 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · +2.96 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 78 days ago (2026-08-03)
- RSI last oversold
- 256 days ago (2026-02-06)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NASDAQ, Currency: USD
- Open
- 264.08 USD
- High
- 265.34 USD
- Low
- 260.42 USD
- Prior close
- 262.45 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 255.25 USD · H 263.72 USD · L 255.22 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- +0.62% — 55th percentile by magnitude since 1997 (7366 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- -0.55%
- Intraday range
- 1.87% of price — 27th percentile since 1997 (7367 obs)
- Close position
- 44.9% of range
- Up days (history)
- 51.4% of 7001 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -4.76% / -1.27% / +0.00% / +1.45% / +5.01% (p5–p95; -12.51 to +13.15 USD at today’s close; 7366 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 1 of last 20 sessions (5%) — 1 up, 0 down
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 253.81 USD | +3.48% · -0.08 pp (4th percentile move since 1997) vs 2026-10-19 · +1.20 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.4× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 256.53 USD | +2.38% · +0.19 pp (8th percentile move since 1997) vs 2026-10-19 · +2.29 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.0× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 243.07 USD | +8.05% · 0.00 pp (bottom 1% move since 1997) vs 2026-10-19 · +1.38 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 3.1× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 253.86 USD | +3.45% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 258.12 USD | +1.75% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers (changed)
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- +1.05% · rising
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed above it for 2 sessions, since 2026-10-19
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed above it for 2 sessions, since 2026-10-19
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed above it for 58 sessions, since 2026-07-30
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed below 50-day · 2026-09-22 (28 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-04-22 (181 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-05-06 (167 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 73.1% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -8.56% · 78 days ago (2026-08-03)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -56.15% · 2021-07-08 186.57 USD → 2022-12-28 81.82 USD · recovered 2024-04-11
- 52-week high
- 287.2 USD · price -8.56% · 2026-08-03 (78 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 196.0 USD · price +33.99% · 2026-02-17 (245 days ago)
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 2.775% daily · 44.1% annualised — 70th percentile since 1997 (7362 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.834% daily · 29.1% annualised — 37th percentile since 1997 (7347 obs) · -1 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.31 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 2.681% daily · 42.6% annualised — 60th percentile since 1997 (7307 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 2.305% daily · 36.6% annualised — 48th percentile since 1997 (7247 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 0.80× — 1.834% vs 2.305% (near-term below its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 6.39 USD · 2.43% of price — 30th percentile since 1997 (7353 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 0.95× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 58th percentile since 1997 (7347 obs) · -33 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.26× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 34.8M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 39.2M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $9.13B — 38th percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · 60th percentile (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
- 20-day avg $ volume
- $9.17B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 48.4% of reported volume (6.34M of 13.1M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 28.6% · 99th percentile of the past 252 sessions
- Days to cover
- 2.30 · short interest 86.7M shares ÷ 37.7M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), +6.4% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding)
- 0.80% of shares outstanding (not free float) — short interest settled 2026-09-30 ÷ shares outstanding cover-page as-of 2026-07-22
Returns
- 5-day
- +1.57% — 60th percentile since 1997 (7362 obs) · from 258.58 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- +2.47% — 58th percentile since 1997 (7357 obs) · from 256.29 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- +3.00% — 52nd percentile since 1997 (7347 obs) · from 254.98 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- +13.50% — 64th percentile since 1997 (7307 obs) · from 231.39 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- -0.16% — 33rd percentile since 1997 (7247 obs) · from 263.04 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- +23.28% — 48th percentile since 1997 (7115 obs) · from 213.04 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- +13.78% · from 230.82 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight +0.61% · intraday +2.38% (compounds to +3.00% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight +15.08% · intraday -1.37% (compounds to +13.50% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +32.68% · intraday -7.08% (compounds to +23.28% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +1.90 · correlation +0.61
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta +1.83 · correlation +0.53
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta +1.11 · correlation +0.57
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta +0.69 · correlation +0.39
- Consumer Discretionary (XLY, 52-week)
- beta +1.52 · correlation +0.77
- Consumer Discretionary (XLY, 26-week)
- beta +1.60 · correlation +0.83
- Consumer Discretionary (XLY) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 22.2%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.10
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.05
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2026-10-29 (9 days)
- Next Fed decision (FOMC)
- 2026-10-28 (8 days)
- Next jobs report (BLS)
- 2026-11-06 (17 days)
- Next CPI (BLS)
- 2026-11-10 (21 days)
- Next quarterly index rebalance (S&P 500 & Nasdaq-100)
- 2026-12-18 (59 days) — effective the following trading day
- Next monthly options expiration
- 2026-11-20 (31 days)
- Last earnings reported
- 2026-07-30 (82 days ago)
- Earnings reaction (realised)
- ±6.51% median 1-day move · 0.12–15.32% range · last 12 reported
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-09-14 (Items 8.01, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-07-31 · 10-K 2026-02-06 · proxy 2026-04-09 (EDGAR)
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 4.93% (data from 1997-05-15)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 2.29%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.85%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 1.85%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 2.68%
- easing (2024– )
- 2.04%
Market backdrop: 10Y 5.15% (as of 2026-10-19) · VIX 17.31 (as of 2026-10-20) · dollar 121.40 (as of 2026-10-16) — Treasury curve, real yields, VIX and the dollar
Risk & context
- RSI: Neutral-high
- Volatility: Normal
- 52-week position: Upper portion
- Beta: High
- Relative volume: Normal
- Earnings: 2026-10-29
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 57.41. Below 30 oversold, 70 and above overbought; between them neither extreme: 30–45 neutral-low, 45–55 neutral, 55–70 neutral-high. A condition, not a direction.
- Volatility
- 20-day realised volatility at the 37th percentile of its own history since 1997. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 73.1% of the 52-week range. Position only — a range position is not itself bullish or bearish.
- Beta
- 52-week beta to the S&P 500 is +1.90. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 0.95x its 20-day average, 58th percentile since 1997. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2026-10-29 (in 9 days).
Scoring method
- Short-term momentum
- Majority of three votes: the combined 5- and 10-day returns (one vote); MACD against its signal line; the histogram's change on the previous session. A tie reads Mixed.
- Medium-term trend
- Based on the majority sign of the medium-term return horizons.
- Moving averages
- Scored on price vs the 50- and 200-day trend averages.
- Relative performance
- Scored on the majority sign of relative return vs the S&P 500.
Relative performance
This stock’s return minus a benchmark’s over the same window (percentage points; positive = outperformed), at three adjustments: raw vs the index, beta-adjusted excess (isolating the stock-specific move) and vs its sector ETF.
Raw, vs market index
| Relative return | S&P 500 | Nasdaq 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 5-day | +2.76% | +5.05% |
| 10-day | +3.83% | +8.01% |
| 20-day | +3.67% | +6.99% |
| 60-day | +9.46% | +8.30% |
| 252-day | +7.54% | +4.45% |
Beta-adjusted excess
Stock return minus its beta times the index’s return (single-factor approximation, not a causal claim).
| Excess return | S&P 500 | Nasdaq 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | -0.47% | +0.18% |
| 5-day | +3.83% | +5.44% |
| 10-day | +5.06% | +8.62% |
| 20-day | +4.27% | +7.43% |
| 60-day | +5.83% | +7.72% |
| 252-day | -6.62% | +2.38% |
vs sector ETF (XLY · Consumer Discretionary)
Return minus the SPDR sector ETF’s (“vs XLY”; positive = outpaced the sector), plus the ETF’s own return.
| Sector return | vs XLY | XLY own |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | -0.84% | +0.91% |
| 5-day | -1.23% | +2.79% |
| 10-day | -0.91% | +3.38% |
| 20-day | +0.18% | +2.82% |
| 60-day | +9.30% | +4.20% |
| 252-day | +24.74% | -1.46% |
Compared with other stocks
Rank among covered stocks
This stock’s standing on each measure across the covered-stock universe (1 = highest) — a cross-sectional companion to the own-history percentiles above, computed from the same daily dataset. Ranks compare each stock’s current reading; the underlying own-history percentiles draw on histories of differing length (some reaching into coarser early-era pricing), so they are not strictly comparable instrument-to-instrument — read each alongside its own “since YYYY” basis in the table above.
| Measure | Rank |
|---|---|
| 20-day return | 21 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 22 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 19 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 17 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 23 of 48 stocks |
Of its 7 Consumer Discretionary peers today: 5 up, 2 down · median +1.53% · Amazon (AMZN) +0.07% (-1.46 pp vs peer median).
Across the 48 covered stocks today: 29 advancing, 19 declining · 27/48 above their 20-day MA, 25/48 above 50-day, 28/48 above 200-day · median 20-day return -0.60%. Amazon (AMZN) is above its 20-, 50- and 200-day MAs (20-day return +3.60 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Consumer Discretionary
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon (AMZN) | +0.07% | +3.00% | 61st | 73.1% | 2026-10-29 · 9d |
| Tesla (TSLA) | +1.53% | -1.37% | 56th | 37.9% | 2026-10-21 · 1d |
| Home Depot (HD) | +1.69% | +3.20% | 80th | 31.5% | 2026-11-17 · 28d |
| McDonald's (MCD) | +1.59% | -1.53% | 66th | 15.4% | 2026-11-04 · 15d |
| Ford (F) | -0.25% | -7.25% | 21st | 15.6% | 2026-10-28 · 8d |
| Nike (NKE) | +1.80% | +4.93% | 79th | 15.4% | 2026-12-17 · 58d |
| Rivian (RIVN) | +0.73% | -17.90% | 1st | 2.6% | 2026-10-29 · 9d |
| General Motors (GM) | -6.84% | -7.62% | 13th | 56.8% | 2026-10-20 · released today |
Each stock’s own latest readings for 2026-10-20, from the same daily dataset. 52-week position: 0% at the low, 100% at the high.
Full daily summary
At the 2026-10-20 close, Amazon (AMZN) traded at 73.1% of its 52-week range. At the 2026-10-20 close, Amazon (AMZN) had an RSI(14) of 57.41, in the 61st percentile of its history since 1997. Its 20-day return of +3.00% is in the 52nd percentile of its history since 1997. The RSI(14) of Amazon (AMZN) last entered the overbought zone 78 days ago (2026-08-03) and the oversold zone 256 days ago (2026-02-06). 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 Amazon (AMZN) were 253.81 / 256.53 / 243.07 USD, with price +3.48% / +2.38% / +8.05% against them. Ranked from highest to lowest, its moving averages are the 50-day, 20-day and 200-day. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Amazon (AMZN) was 196–287.2 USD; it closed 8.56% below the high (3.8× its typical daily range) and 33.99% above the low (10.4× its typical daily range). The high was set 78 days ago (2026-08-03) and the low 245 days ago (2026-02-17). At the 2026-10-20 close, Amazon (AMZN) was 8.56% below its all-time intraday high of 287.2 USD, set 78 days ago (2026-08-03). Its 20-day volatility is 1.834% daily, in the 37th percentile of its history since 1997. Its daily realised volatility is 2.775% over 5 days, 1.834% over 20 days, 2.681% over 60 days and 2.305% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 44.1%, 29.1%, 42.6% and 36.6% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 6.39 USD, 2.43% of price. It has returned +1.57% (60th percentile since 1997) over 5 days, +2.47% (58th) over 10 days, +3.00% (52nd) over 20 days, +13.50% (64th) over 60 days, -0.16% (33rd) over 120 days and +23.28% (48th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +1.90 and a correlation of +0.61 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of +1.83 and a correlation of +0.53. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +2.76% (5-day), +3.83% (10-day), +3.67% (20-day), +9.46% (60-day) and +7.54% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.10 over 52 weeks and -0.05 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-10-29.
Methodology
This page reports market statistics computed from daily closing data. It states figures and their historical context, and adds a Technical Assessment: a transparent, rules-based reading that puts those same statistics into plain language, including a factor sign tally — a count of how many scored factors read positive, negative or mixed, not a composite score or analyst rating. Every reading follows a fixed, published rule and traces back to the metrics on this page. It is informational and educational only — not investment advice, a price target, a forecast or a recommendation to buy or sell.
Full definitions for every metric on this page — how each is computed, over what window and on what basis — are on the methodology page.
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