Meta Platforms (META) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Meta Platforms (META) closed at 694.25 USD on 2026-10-20, down 1.59%, the 63rd percentile of its daily moves by size since 2012. It is 10.97% below its 52-week high and 33.44% above its 52-week low, and is above its 50- and 200-day moving averages and below its 20-day moving average. Its 20-day return of -5.75% is in the 18th percentile of its history since 2012. Meta Platforms (META) had an RSI(14) of 46.40 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 27th percentile of its history since 2012. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Meta Platforms (META) was 779.82 USD, set on 2026-09-24, and the 52-week low 520.26 USD, set on 2026-03-27. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Meta Platforms (META) was 731.87 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Meta Platforms (META) was 659.49 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Meta Platforms (META) was 632.42 USD.
Day’s range 681.05–696.51 USD · closed 85.4% of range · width 0.63× ATR52-week low 520.26 (2026-03-27) · high 779.82 (2026-09-24)67.0% of the way from low to high
Today
No tracked state change today; the day’s move was -1.59% (63rd 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 0.84× | 29th | 43rd | +14 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | -7.54 | -8.99 | -1.45 | — | — |
| 50-day MA dist | +7.29% | +5.27% | -2.02 pp | -12.60 pp | 72nd |
| RSI | 49.24 | 46.40 | -2.84 pts | -19.61 pts | 53rd |
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Opened down 1.48% from the prior close; closed in the upper quarter of the day's range, below the prior close.
- 5th consecutive down day (-8.95% since the 2026-10-13 close)
- 2 sessions since a ≥2% move
- 18 sessions since 52-week high
- 30 sessions above 200-day MA
- Earnings in 1d
- FOMC in 8d
- Jobs report in 17d
Unusualness #62/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #66). Its 20-day return is in the 18th percentile of its own history since 2012. 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 10.97% (3.5× ATR) below the 52-week high · 33.44% (7.1× ATR) above the 52-week low · 5.14% (1.5× ATR) below the 20-day MA (731.87) · 5.27% (1.4× ATR) above the 50-day MA (659.49) · 9.78% (2.5× ATR) above the 200-day MA (632.42)
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: 2 positive, 2 negative
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: -8.95% · -6.04%; MACD +12.34 below signal +21.33; histogram -8.99 (down 1.45 on the previous session). | Fading |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: -5.75% · +16.90% · +3.76%. | Positive |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: -5.14% · +5.27% · +9.78%; stack 20d > 50d > 200d. | Above trend MAs |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: -5.08% · +12.86% · -18.90%; vs the Nasdaq 100: -1.76% · +11.70% · -21.99%. | Underperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 694.25 USD
- Daily change
- down 1.59% — 63rd percentile by magnitude since 2012 (3625 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- +12.34 (below signal) · signal +21.33 · histogram -8.99 · -1.45 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- -5.75% — 18th percentile since 2012 (3606 obs) · -3 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 46.40 — 27th percentile since 2012 (3612 obs) · -2.84 (53rd percentile move · -8 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · -19.61 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 29 days ago (2026-09-21)
- RSI last oversold
- 208 days ago (2026-03-26)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NASDAQ, Currency: USD
- Open
- 694.98 USD
- High
- 696.51 USD
- Low
- 681.05 USD
- Prior close
- 705.44 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 707.16 USD · H 708.83 USD · L 693.86 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- -1.48% — 86th percentile by magnitude since 2012 (3625 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- -0.11%
- Intraday range
- 2.23% of price — 46th percentile since 2012 (3626 obs)
- Close position
- 85.4% of range
- Up days (history)
- 52.4% of 3613 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -3.64% / -1.02% / +0.10% / +1.27% / +3.63% (p5–p95; -25.26 to +25.21 USD at today’s close; 3625 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 2 of last 20 sessions (10%) — 1 up, 1 down
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 731.87 USD | -5.14% · -1.25 pp (54th percentile move since 2012) vs 2026-10-19 · -9.93 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.5× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 659.49 USD | +5.27% · -2.02 pp (72nd percentile move since 2012) vs 2026-10-19 · -12.60 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.4× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 632.42 USD | +9.78% · -1.80 pp (66th percentile move since 2012) vs 2026-10-19 · -11.06 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 2.5× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 735.21 USD | -5.57% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 653.33 USD | +6.26% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- +1.17% · rising
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed below it for 3 sessions, since 2026-10-16
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed above it for 33 sessions, since 2026-09-03
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed above it for 30 sessions, since 2026-09-09
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed above 50-day · 2026-09-17 (33 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-09-22 (28 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-10-06 (14 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 67.0% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -12.81% · 431 days ago (2025-08-15)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -76.74% · 2021-09-07 382.18 USD → 2022-11-03 88.91 USD · recovered 2024-01-19
- 52-week high
- 779.82 USD · price -10.97% · 2026-09-24 (26 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 520.26 USD · price +33.44% · 2026-03-27 (207 days ago)
- Fresh 52-week extremes, last 20 sessions
- 1 new high
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 1.605% daily · 25.5% annualised — 46th percentile since 2012 (3621 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 2.546% daily · 40.4% annualised — 71st percentile since 2012 (3606 obs) · +0 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.89 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 2.922% daily · 46.4% annualised — 79th percentile since 2012 (3566 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 2.896% daily · 46.0% annualised — 79th percentile since 2012 (3506 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 0.88× — 2.546% vs 2.896% (near-term below its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 24.58 USD · 3.54% of price — 78th percentile since 2012 (3612 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 0.84× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 43rd percentile since 2012 (3606 obs) · +14 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.19× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 17M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 19.1M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $11.8B — 68th percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · 40th percentile (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
- 20-day avg $ volume
- $14.4B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 29.7% of reported volume (2.13M of 7.15M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 43.0% · 12th percentile of the past 252 sessions
- Days to cover
- 1.25 · short interest 33.6M shares ÷ 26.9M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), +8.3% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
Returns
- 5-day
- -8.95% — 3rd percentile since 2012 (3621 obs) · from 762.50 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- -6.04% — 13th percentile since 2012 (3616 obs) · from 738.88 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- -5.75% — 18th percentile since 2012 (3606 obs) · from 736.60 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- +16.90% — 77th percentile since 2012 (3566 obs) · from 593.87 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- +3.76% — 30th percentile since 2012 (3506 obs) · from 669.12 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- -3.16% — 18th percentile since 2012 (3374 obs) · from 716.92 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- +5.18% · from 660.09 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight +0.40% · intraday -6.13% (compounds to -5.75% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight +8.70% · intraday +7.55% (compounds to +16.90% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +7.82% · intraday -10.19% (compounds to -3.16% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +2.16 · correlation +0.58
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta +1.94 · correlation +0.45
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta +1.29 · correlation +0.56
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta +0.97 · correlation +0.44
- Communication Services (XLC, 52-week)
- beta +2.05 · correlation +0.71
- Communication Services (XLC, 26-week)
- beta +1.76 · correlation +0.53
- Communication Services (XLC) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 19.9%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.14
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation +0.14
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2026-10-21 (1 day)
- 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
- 2026-07-29 (83 days ago)
- Earnings reaction (realised)
- ±8.25% median 1-day move · 1.55–20.32% range · last 12 reported
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-07-29 (Items 2.02, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-07-30 · 10-K 2026-01-29 · proxy 2026-04-16 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-09-21, $0.53
Volatility by rate-era
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 2.72% (data from 2012-05-18)
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.83%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 2.23%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 3.39%
- easing (2024– )
- 2.47%
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: Normal
- 52-week position: Upper portion
- Beta: High
- Relative volume: Normal
- Earnings: 2026-10-21
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 46.40. 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 71st percentile of its own history since 2012. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 67.0% 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 +2.16. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 0.84x its 20-day average, 43rd percentile since 2012. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2026-10-21 (in 1 day).
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 | -7.76% | -5.46% |
| 10-day | -4.68% | -0.51% |
| 20-day | -5.08% | -1.76% |
| 60-day | +12.86% | +11.70% |
| 252-day | -18.90% | -21.99% |
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 | -2.20% | -1.46% |
| 5-day | -6.38% | -4.45% |
| 10-day | -3.10% | +1.10% |
| 20-day | -4.30% | -0.60% |
| 60-day | +8.18% | +10.19% |
| 252-day | -37.15% | -27.45% |
vs sector ETF (XLC · Communication Services)
Return minus the SPDR sector ETF’s (“vs XLC”; positive = outpaced the sector), plus the ETF’s own return.
| Sector return | vs XLC | XLC own |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | -1.68% | +0.09% |
| 5-day | -7.09% | -1.86% |
| 10-day | -4.73% | -1.31% |
| 20-day | -2.81% | -2.94% |
| 60-day | +14.55% | +2.35% |
| 252-day | +0.97% | -4.13% |
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 | 34 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 29 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 20 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 8 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 32 of 48 stocks |
Of its 3 Communication Services peers today: 1 up, 2 down · median -1.13% · Meta Platforms (META) -1.59% (-0.46 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%. Meta Platforms (META) is below its 20-day, above its 50-day and above its 200-day MAs (20-day return -5.14 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Communication Services
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms (META) | -1.59% | -5.75% | 27th | 67.0% | 2026-10-21 · 1d |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | -1.13% | -3.10% | 24th | 58.5% | 2026-10-28 · 8d |
| Disney (DIS) | +1.90% | +7.56% | 87th | 78.2% | 2026-11-17 · 28d |
| Netflix (NFLX) | -1.66% | -4.81% | 18th | 6.0% | 2026-10-20 · 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
Its 20-day return of -5.75% is in the 18th percentile of its history since 2012. At the 2026-10-20 close, Meta Platforms (META) had an RSI(14) of 46.40, in the 27th percentile of its history since 2012. At the 2026-10-20 close, Meta Platforms (META) traded at 67.0% of its 52-week range. The RSI(14) of Meta Platforms (META) last entered the overbought zone 29 days ago (2026-09-21) and the oversold zone 208 days ago (2026-03-26). It is trading above its 50- and 200-day but below its 20-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Meta Platforms (META) were 731.87 / 659.49 / 632.42 USD, with price -5.14% / +5.27% / +9.78% 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 Meta Platforms (META) was 520.26–779.82 USD; it closed 10.97% below the high (3.5× its typical daily range) and 33.44% above the low (7.1× its typical daily range). The high was set 26 days ago (2026-09-24) and the low 207 days ago (2026-03-27). At the 2026-10-20 close, Meta Platforms (META) was 12.81% below its all-time intraday high of 796.25 USD, set 431 days ago (2025-08-15). Its 20-day volatility is 2.546% daily, in the 71st percentile of its history since 2012. Its daily realised volatility is 1.605% over 5 days, 2.546% over 20 days, 2.922% over 60 days and 2.896% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 25.5%, 40.4%, 46.4% and 46.0% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 24.58 USD, 3.54% of price. It has returned -8.95% (3rd percentile since 2012) over 5 days, -6.04% (13th) over 10 days, -5.75% (18th) over 20 days, +16.90% (77th) over 60 days, +3.76% (30th) over 120 days and -3.16% (18th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +2.16 and a correlation of +0.58 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of +1.94 and a correlation of +0.45. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned -7.76% (5-day), -4.68% (10-day), -5.08% (20-day), +12.86% (60-day) and -18.90% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.14 over 52 weeks and +0.14 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-10-21.
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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