Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) closed at 259.36 USD on 2026-10-20, up 2.19%, the 88th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1962. It is 7.72% below its 52-week high and 40.45% above its 52-week low, and is above its 200-day moving average and below its 20- and 50-day moving averages. Its 20-day return of -3.65% is in the 19th percentile of its history since 1962. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) had an RSI(14) of 48.88 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 38th percentile of its history since 1962. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was 281.07 USD, set on 2026-09-02, and the 52-week low 184.66 USD, set on 2025-10-29. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was 260.12 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was 265.07 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was 244.61 USD.
Day’s range 256.42–260.77 USD · closed 67.6% of range · width 0.71× ATR52-week low 184.66 (2025-10-29) · high 281.07 (2026-09-02)77.5% of the way from low to high
Today (changed)
Short-term momentum factor: Mixed → Improving (5/10-day returns: +4.32% · +1.80%); Overnight gap +1.45% — 95th percentile
1 state change · 1 notable move
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× | 77th | 61st | -16 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | -0.61 | -0.12 | +0.49 | — | — |
| 20-day MA dist | -2.62% | -0.29% | +2.33 pp | +5.41 pp | 90th |
| RSI | 41.99 | 48.88 | +6.89 pts | +14.49 pts | 88th |
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Opened up 1.45% from the prior close, above the prior session's high; closed in the upper half of the day's range, above the prior close.
- ≥2% move today
- 33 sessions since 52-week high
- 319 sessions above 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Jobs report in 17d
- CPI in 21d
Unusualness #63/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #44). Today's daily move, by magnitude, is in the 88th percentile of its own history since 1962. 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: price 7.72% (3.6× ATR) below the 52-week high · 40.45% (12.2× ATR) above the 52-week low · 0.29% (0.1× ATR) below the 20-day MA (260.12) · 2.16% (0.9× ATR) below the 50-day MA (265.07) · 6.03% (2.4× ATR) above the 200-day MA (244.61)
Technical assessment (changed)
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: 1 positive, 2 negative, 1 mixed (was 2 negative, 2 mixed) · Short-term momentum: Mixed → Improving
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: +4.32% · +1.80%; MACD -2.96 below signal -2.84; histogram -0.12 (up 0.49 on the previous session). | Improving |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: -3.65% · -2.48% · +14.08%. | Negative |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: -0.29% · -2.16% · +6.03%; stack 50d > 20d > 200d. | Mixed |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: -2.98% · -6.52% · +18.50%; vs the Nasdaq 100: +0.34% · -7.68% · +15.40%. | Underperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 259.36 USD
- Daily change
- up 2.19% — 88th percentile by magnitude since 1962 (15164 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -2.96 (below signal) · signal -2.84 · histogram -0.12 · +0.49 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- -3.65% — 19th percentile since 1962 (15145 obs) · +8 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 48.88 — 38th percentile since 1962 (15151 obs) · +6.89 (88th percentile move · +20 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · +14.49 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 105 days ago (2026-07-07)
- RSI last oversold
- 15 days ago (2026-10-05)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NYSE, Currency: USD
- Open
- 257.48 USD
- High
- 260.77 USD
- Low
- 256.42 USD
- Prior close
- 253.79 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 254.43 USD · H 255.56 USD · L 251.5 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- +1.45% — 95th percentile by magnitude since 1962 (15164 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- +0.73%
- Intraday range
- 1.68% of price — 57th percentile since 1962 (15165 obs)
- Close position
- 67.6% of range
- Up days (history)
- 51.0% of 13937 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -2.29% / -0.71% / +0.00% / +0.78% / +2.53% (p5–p95; -5.93 to +6.55 USD at today’s close; 15164 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 1 of last 20 sessions (5%) — 0 up, 1 down
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 260.12 USD | -0.29% · +2.33 pp (90th percentile move since 1962) vs 2026-10-19 · +5.41 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.1× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 265.07 USD | -2.16% · +2.11 pp (87th percentile move since 1962) vs 2026-10-19 · +4.15 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.9× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 244.61 USD | +6.03% · +2.17 pp (87th percentile move since 1962) vs 2026-10-19 · +3.90 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 2.4× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 258.55 USD | +0.31% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 263.24 USD | -1.47% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- +2.22% · rising
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed below it for 16 sessions, since 2026-09-29
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed below it for 15 sessions, since 2026-09-30
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed above it for 319 sessions, since 2025-07-16
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed below 50-day · 2026-10-07 (13 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed above 200-day · 2025-07-18 (459 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2025-07-24 (453 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 77.5% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -7.72% · 48 days ago (2026-09-02)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -27.83% · 2020-02-05 153.99 USD → 2020-03-23 111.14 USD · recovered 2020-04-23
- 52-week high
- 281.07 USD · price -7.72% · 2026-09-02 (48 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 184.66 USD · price +40.45% · 2025-10-29 (356 days ago)
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 1.327% daily · 21.1% annualised — 63rd percentile since 1962 (15160 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.815% daily · 28.8% annualised — 82nd percentile since 1962 (15145 obs) · +3 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.17 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 1.441% daily · 22.9% annualised — 61st percentile since 1962 (15105 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 1.509% daily · 24.0% annualised — 65th percentile since 1962 (15045 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 1.20× — 1.815% vs 1.509% (near-term above its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 6.11 USD · 2.36% of price — 79th percentile since 1962 (15151 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 1.01× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 61st percentile since 1962 (15145 obs) · -16 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -1.41× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 7.66M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 7.01M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $1.99B — 68th 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
- $1.98B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 32.0% of reported volume (1.03M of 3.2M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 42.5% · 7th percentile of the past 252 sessions
- Days to cover
- 3.27 · short interest 22.1M shares ÷ 6.75M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), +4.2% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding)
- 0.92% of shares outstanding (not free float) — short interest settled 2026-09-30 ÷ shares outstanding cover-page as-of 2026-07-17
Returns
- 5-day
- +4.32% — 91st percentile since 1962 (15160 obs) · from 248.61 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- +1.80% — 64th percentile since 1962 (15155 obs) · from 254.78 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- -3.65% — 19th percentile since 1962 (15145 obs) · from 269.19 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- -2.48% — 27th percentile since 1962 (15105 obs) · from 265.95 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- +14.08% — 74th percentile since 1962 (15045 obs) · from 227.35 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- +34.23% — 81st percentile since 1962 (14913 obs) · from 193.22 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- +25.32% · from 206.95 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight -1.34% · intraday -2.34% (compounds to -3.65% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight +1.65% · intraday -4.06% (compounds to -2.48% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +8.49% · intraday +23.73% (compounds to +34.23% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta -0.42 · correlation -0.21
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta -0.70 · correlation -0.27
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta -0.44 · correlation -0.35
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta -0.47 · correlation -0.35
- Health Care (XLV, 52-week)
- beta +0.96 · correlation +0.66
- Health Care (XLV, 26-week)
- beta +1.25 · correlation +0.82
- Health Care (XLV) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 10.6%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.07
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation +0.01
Key dates
- 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
- 2026-10-13 (7 days ago)
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-10-13 (Items 2.02, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-07-23 · 10-K 2026-02-11 · proxy 2026-03-11 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-08-25, $1.34
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 1.71% (data from 1962-01-05)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 0.93%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.02%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 1.36%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 1.07%
- easing (2024– )
- 1.18%
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
- Volatility: Elevated
- 52-week position: Upper portion
- Beta: Low
- Relative volume: Normal
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 48.88. 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 82nd percentile of its own history since 1962. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 77.5% 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 -0.42. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 1.01x its 20-day average, 61st percentile since 1962. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
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 | +5.51% | +7.81% |
| 10-day | +3.16% | +7.33% |
| 20-day | -2.98% | +0.34% |
| 60-day | -6.52% | -7.68% |
| 252-day | +18.50% | +15.40% |
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 | +2.31% | +2.15% |
| 5-day | +3.82% | +2.79% |
| 10-day | +1.23% | -0.64% |
| 20-day | -3.93% | -5.41% |
| 60-day | -0.78% | -0.19% |
| 252-day | +40.84% | +42.51% |
vs sector ETF (XLV · Health Care)
Return minus the SPDR sector ETF’s (“vs XLV”; positive = outpaced the sector), plus the ETF’s own return.
| Sector return | vs XLV | XLV own |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | -0.18% | +2.37% |
| 5-day | -1.66% | +5.99% |
| 10-day | -5.82% | +7.62% |
| 20-day | -9.50% | +5.84% |
| 60-day | -12.53% | +10.05% |
| 252-day | +8.72% | +25.51% |
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 | 30 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 26 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 16 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 18 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 16 of 48 stocks |
Of its 4 Health Care peers today: 4 up, 0 down · median +2.66% · Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +2.19% (-0.47 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%. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is below its 20-day, below its 50-day and above its 200-day MAs (20-day return -3.04 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Health Care
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | +2.19% | -3.65% | 38th | 77.5% | — |
| Eli Lilly (LLY) | +3.49% | +9.70% | 92nd | 94.6% | 2026-10-29 · 9d |
| UnitedHealth (UNH) | +3.04% | +12.42% | 94th | 79.4% | 2027-01-12 · 84d |
| Pfizer (PFE) | +2.28% | +7.81% | 97th | 97.9% | 2026-11-03 · 14d |
| AbbVie (ABBV) | +2.26% | +9.00% | 92nd | 97.7% | 2026-10-30 · 10d |
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
Its 20-day return of -3.65% is in the 19th percentile of its history since 1962. At the 2026-10-20 close, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) traded at 77.5% of its 52-week range. At the 2026-10-20 close, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) had an RSI(14) of 48.88, in the 38th percentile of its history since 1962. The RSI(14) of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) last entered the overbought zone 105 days ago (2026-07-07) and the oversold zone 15 days ago (2026-10-05). It is trading above its 200-day but below its 20- and 50-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) were 260.12 / 265.07 / 244.61 USD, with price -0.29% / -2.16% / +6.03% 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 Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was 184.66–281.07 USD; it closed 7.72% below the high (3.6× its typical daily range) and 40.45% above the low (12.2× its typical daily range). The high was set 48 days ago (2026-09-02) and the low 356 days ago (2025-10-29). At the 2026-10-20 close, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was 7.72% below its all-time intraday high of 281.07 USD, set 48 days ago (2026-09-02). Its 20-day volatility is 1.815% daily, in the 82nd percentile of its history since 1962. Its daily realised volatility is 1.327% over 5 days, 1.815% over 20 days, 1.441% over 60 days and 1.509% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 21.1%, 28.8%, 22.9% and 24.0% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 6.11 USD, 2.36% of price. It has returned +4.32% (91st percentile since 1962) over 5 days, +1.80% (64th) over 10 days, -3.65% (19th) over 20 days, -2.48% (27th) over 60 days, +14.08% (74th) over 120 days and +34.23% (81st) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of -0.42 and a correlation of -0.21 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of -0.70 and a correlation of -0.27. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +5.51% (5-day), +3.16% (10-day), -2.98% (20-day), -6.52% (60-day) and +18.50% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.07 over 52 weeks and +0.01 over 26 weeks.
Methodology
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