Bank of America (BAC) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Bank of America (BAC) closed at 50.64 USD on 2026-10-20, up 0.50%, the 29th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1973. It is 22.37% below its 52-week high and 9.80% above its 52-week low, and is below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20-day return of -9.89% is in the 10th percentile of its history since 1973. Bank of America (BAC) had an RSI(14) of 24.01 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 2nd percentile of its history since 1973. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Bank of America (BAC) was 65.23 USD, set on 2026-08-17, and the 52-week low 46.12 USD, set on 2026-03-19. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Bank of America (BAC) was 53.73 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Bank of America (BAC) was 58.53 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Bank of America (BAC) was 55.15 USD.
Day’s range 50.01–51.3 USD · closed 48.8% of range · width 0.98× ATR52-week low 46.12 (2026-03-19) · high 65.23 (2026-08-17)23.7% of the way from low to high
Today
No tracked state change today; the day’s move was +0.50% (29th percentile)
0 state changes · 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 1.01× | 61st | 62nd | +1 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | -0.15 | -0.15 | 0.00 | — | — |
| 20-day MA dist | -6.69% | -5.74% | +0.95 pp | -3.22 pp | 49th |
| RSI | 21.72 | 24.01 | +2.29 pts | -7.37 pts | 44th |
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Opened down 0.42% from the prior close, below the prior session's low; closed in the lower half of the day's range, above the prior close.
- 4 sessions since a ≥2% move
- 45 sessions since 52-week high
- 16 sessions below 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Jobs report in 17d
- CPI in 21d
- Earnings in 87d
Unusualness #8/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #4). Its most notable reading: RSI(14) 24.01 (2nd percentile of its history).
Standing distances: RSI 24.01 is 5.99 pts below 30 · price 22.37% (11.1× ATR) below the 52-week high · 9.80% (3.4× ATR) above the 52-week low · 5.74% (2.3× ATR) below the 20-day MA (53.73) · 13.49% (6.0× ATR) below the 50-day MA (58.53) · 8.17% (3.4× ATR) below the 200-day MA (55.15)
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 negative
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: -6.15% · -6.38%; MACD -2.07 below signal -1.93; histogram -0.15 (unchanged on the previous session). | Fading |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: -9.89% · -18.49% · -4.24%. | Negative |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: -5.74% · -13.49% · -8.17%; stack 50d > 200d > 20d. | Below trend MAs |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: -9.22% · -22.53% · -16.98%; vs the Nasdaq 100: -5.90% · -23.70% · -20.07%. | Underperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 50.64 USD
- Daily change
- up 0.50% — 29th percentile by magnitude since 1973 (13450 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -2.07 (below signal) · signal -1.93 · histogram -0.15 · 0.00 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- -9.89% — 10th percentile since 1973 (13431 obs) · +4 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 24.01 — 2nd percentile since 1973 (13437 obs) · +2.29 (44th percentile move · +1 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · -7.37 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 70 days ago (2026-08-11)
- RSI last oversold
- 6 days ago (2026-10-14)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NYSE, Currency: USD
- Open
- 50.18 USD
- High
- 51.3 USD
- Low
- 50.01 USD
- Prior close
- 50.39 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 51.24 USD · H 51.53 USD · L 50.2 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- -0.42% — 54th percentile by magnitude since 1973 (13450 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- +0.92%
- Intraday range
- 2.55% of price — 63rd percentile since 1973 (13451 obs)
- Close position
- 48.8% of range
- Up days (history)
- 50.6% of 12202 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -3.12% / -0.95% / +0.00% / +1.02% / +3.26% (p5–p95; -1.58 to +1.65 USD at today’s close; 13450 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 1 of last 20 sessions (5%) — 0 up, 1 down
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 53.73 USD | -5.74% · +0.95 pp (49th percentile move since 1973) vs 2026-10-19 · -3.22 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 2.3× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 58.53 USD | -13.49% · +0.81 pp (44th percentile move since 1973) vs 2026-10-19 · -3.80 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 6.0× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 55.15 USD | -8.17% · +0.50 pp (28th percentile move since 1973) vs 2026-10-19 · -5.82 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 3.4× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 53.29 USD | -4.97% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 58.22 USD | -13.02% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- -0.23% · falling
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed below it for 27 sessions, since 2026-09-14
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed below it for 27 sessions, since 2026-09-14
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed below it for 16 sessions, since 2026-09-29
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed below 50-day · 2026-09-16 (34 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-10-14 (6 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-06-10 (132 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 23.7% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -22.37% · 64 days ago (2026-08-17)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -49.27% · 2020-01-02 35.64 USD → 2020-03-23 18.08 USD · recovered 2021-02-24
- 52-week high
- 65.23 USD · price -22.37% · 2026-08-17 (64 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 46.12 USD · price +9.80% · 2026-03-19 (215 days ago)
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 2.185% daily · 34.7% annualised — 78th percentile since 1973 (13446 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.376% daily · 21.8% annualised — 39th percentile since 1973 (13431 obs) · -5 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.18 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 1.374% daily · 21.8% annualised — 32nd percentile since 1973 (13391 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 1.368% daily · 21.7% annualised — 25th percentile since 1973 (13331 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 1.01× — 1.376% vs 1.368% (near-term in line with its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 1.32 USD · 2.60% of price — 61st percentile since 1973 (13437 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 1.01× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 62nd percentile since 1973 (13431 obs) · +1 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.16× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 43.6M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 35.6M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $2.21B — 69th 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
- $2.29B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 23.3% of reported volume (3.34M of 14.3M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 34.8% · 3rd percentile of the past 252 sessions
- Days to cover
- 2.25 · short interest 85.7M shares ÷ 38.1M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), +2.9% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding)
- 1.22% of shares outstanding (not free float) — short interest settled 2026-09-30 ÷ shares outstanding cover-page as-of 2026-07-30
Returns
- 5-day
- -6.15% — 7th percentile since 1973 (13446 obs) · from 53.96 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- -6.38% — 12th percentile since 1973 (13441 obs) · from 54.09 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- -9.89% — 10th percentile since 1973 (13431 obs) · from 56.20 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- -18.49% — 8th percentile since 1973 (13391 obs) · from 62.13 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- -4.24% — 31st percentile since 1973 (13331 obs) · from 52.88 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- -1.25% — 35th percentile since 1973 (13199 obs) · from 51.28 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- -7.93% · from 55.00 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight -9.51% · intraday -0.42% (compounds to -9.89% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight -7.72% · intraday -11.67% (compounds to -18.49% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +4.73% · intraday -5.71% (compounds to -1.25% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +0.77 · correlation +0.38
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta +0.16 · correlation +0.07
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta +0.25 · correlation +0.20
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta -0.03 · correlation -0.03
- Financials (XLF, 52-week)
- beta +1.33 · correlation +0.76
- Financials (XLF, 26-week)
- beta +1.38 · correlation +0.64
- Financials (XLF) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 4.9%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.04
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.01
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2027-01-15 (87 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
- 2026-10-14 (6 days ago)
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-10-14 (Items 2.02, 7.01, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-07-31 · 10-K 2026-02-25 · proxy 2026-03-23 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-09-04, $0.32
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 2.16% (data from 1973-05-03)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 3.64%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.67%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 2.47%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 1.88%
- easing (2024– )
- 1.53%
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: Oversold
- Volatility: Normal
- 52-week position: Lower portion
- Beta: Low
- Relative volume: Normal
- Earnings: 2027-01-15
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 24.01. 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 39th percentile of its own history since 1973. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 23.7% 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 +0.77. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 1.01x its 20-day average, 62nd percentile since 1973. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2027-01-15 (in 87 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 | -4.96% | -2.66% |
| 10-day | -5.02% | -0.85% |
| 20-day | -9.22% | -5.90% |
| 60-day | -22.53% | -23.70% |
| 252-day | -16.98% | -20.07% |
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 | +0.28% | +0.52% |
| 5-day | -5.24% | -5.28% |
| 10-day | -5.33% | -5.00% |
| 20-day | -9.38% | -8.90% |
| 60-day | -21.60% | -19.79% |
| 252-day | -13.36% | -5.95% |
vs sector ETF (XLF · Financials)
Return minus the SPDR sector ETF’s (“vs XLF”; positive = outpaced the sector), plus the ETF’s own return.
| Sector return | vs XLF | XLF own |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | -0.70% | +1.20% |
| 5-day | -7.79% | +1.64% |
| 10-day | -9.54% | +3.17% |
| 20-day | -11.57% | +1.68% |
| 60-day | -16.45% | -2.04% |
| 252-day | -8.03% | +6.78% |
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 | 40 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 48 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 39 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 33 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 16 of 48 stocks |
Of its 7 Financials peers today: 7 up, 0 down · median +0.91% · Bank of America (BAC) +0.50% (-0.41 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%. Bank of America (BAC) is below its 20-, 50- and 200-day MAs (20-day return -9.29 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Financials
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America (BAC) | +0.50% | -9.89% | 2nd | 23.7% | 2027-01-15 · 87d |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | +0.52% | -1.39% | 30th | 64.3% | 2027-01-14 · 86d |
| Goldman Sachs (GS) | +1.03% | -6.81% | 11th | 34.5% | 2027-01-19 · 91d |
| Visa (V) | +0.91% | +12.30% | 98th | 98.2% | 2026-10-27 · 7d |
| Mastercard (MA) | +0.65% | +11.61% | 97th | 97.6% | 2026-10-29 · 9d |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) | +1.43% | +7.22% | 99th | 98.5% | 2026-11-07 · 18d |
| Wells Fargo (WFC) | +0.49% | -1.14% | 33rd | 37.7% | 2027-01-14 · 86d |
| Robinhood (HOOD) | +1.75% | -20.96% | 14th | 39.9% | 2026-10-27 · 7d |
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, Bank of America (BAC) had an RSI(14) of 24.01, in the 2nd percentile of its history since 1973. Its 20-day return of -9.89% is in the 10th percentile of its history since 1973. At the 2026-10-20 close, Bank of America (BAC) traded at 23.7% of its 52-week range. RSI below 30 is conventionally termed oversold. The RSI(14) of Bank of America (BAC) last entered the overbought zone 70 days ago (2026-08-11) and the oversold zone 6 days ago (2026-10-14). It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Bank of America (BAC) were 53.73 / 58.53 / 55.15 USD, with price -5.74% / -13.49% / -8.17% against them. Ranked from highest to lowest, its moving averages are the 50-day, 200-day and 20-day. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Bank of America (BAC) was 46.12–65.23 USD; it closed 22.37% below the high (11.1× its typical daily range) and 9.80% above the low (3.4× its typical daily range). The high was set 64 days ago (2026-08-17) and the low 215 days ago (2026-03-19). At the 2026-10-20 close, Bank of America (BAC) was 22.37% below its all-time intraday high of 65.23 USD, set 64 days ago (2026-08-17). Its 20-day volatility is 1.376% daily, in the 39th percentile of its history since 1973. Its daily realised volatility is 2.185% over 5 days, 1.376% over 20 days, 1.374% over 60 days and 1.368% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 34.7%, 21.8%, 21.8% and 21.7% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 1.32 USD, 2.60% of price. It has returned -6.15% (7th percentile since 1973) over 5 days, -6.38% (12th) over 10 days, -9.89% (10th) over 20 days, -18.49% (8th) over 60 days, -4.24% (31st) over 120 days and -1.25% (35th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +0.77 and a correlation of +0.38 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of +0.16 and a correlation of +0.07. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned -4.96% (5-day), -5.02% (10-day), -9.22% (20-day), -22.53% (60-day) and -16.98% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.04 over 52 weeks and -0.01 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2027-01-15.
Methodology
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