Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) closed at 539.82 USD on 2026-10-20, up 1.43%, the 81st percentile of its daily moves by size since 1996. It is 0.22% below its 52-week high and 16.34% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20-day return of +7.22% is in the 90th percentile of its history since 1996. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) had an RSI(14) of 79.35 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 99th percentile of its history since 1996. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) was 541 USD, set on 2026-10-20, and the 52-week low 464.01 USD, set on 2026-04-16. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) was 513.07 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) was 508.92 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) was 493.92 USD.
Day’s range 533.5–541.0 USD · closed 84.3% of range · width 1.22× ATR52-week low 464.01 (2026-04-16) · high 541.0 (2026-10-20)98.5% of the way from low to high
Today (changed)
New 52wk intraday high (541.00) — exceeded the prior 52wk high of 537.74 by 0.61%
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 1.26× | 72nd | 80th | +8 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | +2.88 | +3.23 | +0.35 | — | — |
| 50-day MA dist | +4.62% | +6.07% | +1.45 pp | +3.60 pp | 82nd |
| RSI | 75.13 | 79.35 | +4.22 pts | +11.99 pts | 69th |
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Opened up 0.38% from the prior close, above the prior session's high; closed in the upper quarter of the day's range, above the prior close.
- 3rd consecutive up day (+2.69% since the 2026-10-15 close)
- largest move since 2026-09-21 (21 sessions ago)
- 23 sessions since a ≥2% move
- 52-week high today
- 63 sessions above 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Jobs report in 17d
- Earnings in 18d
Unusualness #6/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #14). Its most notable reading: RSI(14) 79.35 (99th percentile of its history).
Standing distances: RSI 79.35 is 9.35 pts above 70 · price 0.22% (0.2× ATR) below the 52-week high · 16.34% (12.4× ATR) above the 52-week low · 5.21% (4.4× ATR) above the 20-day MA (513.07) · 6.07% (5.0× ATR) above the 50-day MA (508.92) · 9.29% (7.5× ATR) above the 200-day MA (493.92)
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: +3.69% · +6.78%; MACD +7.14 above signal +3.91; histogram +3.23 (up 0.35 on the previous session). | Improving |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: +7.22% · +8.58% · +13.56%. | Positive |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: +5.21% · +6.07% · +9.29%; stack 20d > 50d > 200d. | Above trend MAs |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: +7.89% · +4.54% · -6.11%; vs the Nasdaq 100: +11.21% · +3.37% · -9.20%. | Outperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 539.82 USD
- Daily change
- up 1.43% — 81st percentile by magnitude since 1996 (7660 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- +7.14 (above signal) · signal +3.91 · histogram +3.23 · +0.35 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- +7.22% — 90th percentile since 1996 (7641 obs) · +5 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 79.35 — 99th percentile since 1996 (7647 obs) · +4.22 (69th percentile move · +2 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · +11.99 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 6 days ago (2026-10-14)
- RSI last oversold
- 207 days ago (2026-03-27)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NYSE, Currency: USD
- Open
- 534.25 USD
- High
- 541.0 USD
- Low
- 533.5 USD
- Prior close
- 532.23 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 530.0 USD · H 533.19 USD · L 528.84 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- +0.38% — 63rd percentile by magnitude since 1996 (7660 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- +1.04%
- Intraday range
- 1.39% of price — 57th percentile since 1996 (7661 obs)
- Close position
- 84.3% of range
- Up days (history)
- 50.5% of 7579 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -1.92% / -0.59% / +0.00% / +0.66% / +2.06% (p5–p95; -10.39 to +11.14 USD at today’s close; 7660 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 0 of last 20 sessions (0%)
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 513.07 USD | +5.21% · +1.11 pp (73rd percentile move since 1996) vs 2026-10-19 · +2.63 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 4.4× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 508.92 USD | +6.07% · +1.45 pp (82nd percentile move since 1996) vs 2026-10-19 · +3.60 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 5.0× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 493.92 USD | +9.29% · +1.49 pp (82nd percentile move since 1996) vs 2026-10-19 · +3.73 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 7.5× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 513.64 USD | +5.10% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 510.6 USD | +5.72% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- +0.27% · rising
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed above it for 9 sessions, since 2026-10-08
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed above it for 9 sessions, since 2026-10-08
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed above it for 63 sessions, since 2026-07-23
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed above 50-day · 2026-10-15 (5 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-07-01 (111 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-07-29 (83 days ago)
52-week range (changed)
- Position
- 98.5% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -0.42% · 536 days ago (2025-05-02)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -29.57% · 2020-01-17 230.2 USD → 2020-03-23 162.13 USD · recovered 2020-11-16
- 52-week high
- 541.0 USD · price -0.22% · 2026-10-20 (today)
- 52-week low
- 464.01 USD · price +16.34% · 2026-04-16 (187 days ago)
- Fresh 52-week extremes, last 20 sessions
- 1 new high
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 0.718% daily · 11.4% annualised — 36th percentile since 1996 (7656 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 0.598% daily · 9.5% annualised — 9th percentile since 1996 (7641 obs) · +3 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.18 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 0.884% daily · 14.0% annualised — 32nd percentile since 1996 (7601 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 0.861% daily · 13.7% annualised — 23rd percentile since 1996 (7541 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 0.69× — 0.598% vs 0.861% (near-term below its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 6.13 USD · 1.14% of price — 22nd percentile since 1996 (7647 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 1.26× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 80th percentile since 1996 (7641 obs) · +8 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.24× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 5.31M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 4.38M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $2.87B — 84th percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · 90th percentile (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
- 20-day avg $ volume
- $2.18B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 45.2% of reported volume (820K of 1.82M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 44.7% · 68th percentile of the past 252 sessions
- Days to cover
- 2.32 · short interest 12.4M shares ÷ 5.32M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), -1.3% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
Returns
- 5-day
- +3.69% — 91st percentile since 1996 (7656 obs) · from 520.59 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- +6.78% — 95th percentile since 1996 (7651 obs) · from 505.54 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- +7.22% — 90th percentile since 1996 (7641 obs) · from 503.49 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- +8.58% — 77th percentile since 1996 (7601 obs) · from 497.18 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- +13.56% — 76th percentile since 1996 (7541 obs) · from 475.38 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- +9.63% — 45th percentile since 1996 (7409 obs) · from 492.42 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- +7.39% · from 502.65 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight +2.83% · intraday +4.27% (compounds to +7.22% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight +4.66% · intraday +3.75% (compounds to +8.58% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +3.85% · intraday +5.56% (compounds to +9.63% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +0.12 · correlation +0.10
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta -0.13 · correlation -0.10
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta -0.09 · correlation -0.12
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta -0.19 · correlation -0.29
- Financials (XLF, 52-week)
- beta +0.50 · correlation +0.48
- Financials (XLF, 26-week)
- beta +0.50 · correlation +0.42
- Financials (XLF) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 12.1%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.17
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.04
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2026-11-07 (18 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
- 2026-08-08 (73 days ago)
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-08-11 (Items 2.02, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-08-10 · 10-K 2026-03-02 · proxy 2026-03-13 (EDGAR)
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 1.52% (data from 1996-05-09)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 1.42%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.08%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 1.49%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 1.17%
- easing (2024– )
- 1.02%
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: Overbought
- Volatility: Low
- 52-week position: Near 52-week high
- Beta: Low
- Relative volume: Active
- Earnings: 2026-11-07
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 79.35. 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 9th percentile of its own history since 1996. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 98.5% of the 52-week range. Position only — being near the high is not itself bullish or bearish.
- Beta
- 52-week beta to the S&P 500 is +0.12. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 1.26x its 20-day average, 80th percentile since 1996. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2026-11-07 (in 18 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 | +4.88% | +7.18% |
| 10-day | +8.14% | +12.31% |
| 20-day | +7.89% | +11.21% |
| 60-day | +4.54% | +3.37% |
| 252-day | -6.11% | -9.20% |
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 | +1.39% | +1.42% |
| 5-day | +3.84% | +3.38% |
| 10-day | +6.94% | +6.28% |
| 20-day | +7.30% | +6.86% |
| 60-day | +8.09% | +9.04% |
| 252-day | +7.74% | +11.32% |
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 | +0.23% | +1.20% |
| 5-day | +2.05% | +1.64% |
| 10-day | +3.61% | +3.17% |
| 20-day | +5.54% | +1.68% |
| 60-day | +10.62% | -2.04% |
| 252-day | +2.84% | +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 | 13 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 1 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 1 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 48 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 6 of 48 stocks |
Of its 7 Financials peers today: 7 up, 0 down · median +0.65% · Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +1.43% (+0.78 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%. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) is above its 20-, 50- and 200-day MAs (20-day return +7.82 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Financials
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) | +1.43% | +7.22% | 99th | 98.5% | 2026-11-07 · 18d |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | +0.52% | -1.39% | 30th | 64.3% | 2027-01-14 · 86d |
| Bank of America (BAC) | +0.50% | -9.89% | 2nd | 23.7% | 2027-01-15 · 87d |
| 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 |
| 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, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) had an RSI(14) of 79.35, in the 99th percentile of its history since 1996. At the 2026-10-20 close, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) traded at 98.5% of its 52-week range. Its 20-day return of +7.22% is in the 90th percentile of its history since 1996. RSI above 70 is conventionally termed overbought. The RSI(14) of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) last entered the overbought zone 6 days ago (2026-10-14) and the oversold zone 207 days ago (2026-03-27). 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 Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) were 513.07 / 508.92 / 493.92 USD, with price +5.21% / +6.07% / +9.29% against them. Ranked from highest to lowest, its moving averages are the 20-day, 50-day and 200-day. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) was 464.01–541 USD; it closed 0.22% below the high (0.2× its typical daily range) and 16.34% above the low (12.4× its typical daily range). The high was set today (2026-10-20) and the low 187 days ago (2026-04-16). At the 2026-10-20 close, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) was 0.42% below its all-time intraday high of 542.07 USD, set 536 days ago (2025-05-02). Its 20-day volatility is 0.598% daily, in the 9th percentile of its history since 1996. Its daily realised volatility is 0.718% over 5 days, 0.598% over 20 days, 0.884% over 60 days and 0.861% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 11.4%, 9.5%, 14.0% and 13.7% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 6.13 USD, 1.14% of price. It has returned +3.69% (91st percentile since 1996) over 5 days, +6.78% (95th) over 10 days, +7.22% (90th) over 20 days, +8.58% (77th) over 60 days, +13.56% (76th) over 120 days and +9.63% (45th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +0.12 and a correlation of +0.10 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of -0.13 and a correlation of -0.10. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +4.88% (5-day), +8.14% (10-day), +7.89% (20-day), +4.54% (60-day) and -6.11% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.17 over 52 weeks and -0.04 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-11-07.
Methodology
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