Micron (MU) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Micron (MU) closed at 896.07 USD on 2026-10-20, down 0.98%, the 27th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1984. It is 28.60% below its 52-week high and 365.73% 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 -18.25% is in the 9th percentile of its history since 1984. Micron (MU) had an RSI(14) of 37.46 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 14th percentile of its history since 1984. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Micron (MU) was 1255 USD, set on 2026-06-25, and the 52-week low 192.4 USD, set on 2025-10-22. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Micron (MU) was 1016.05 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Micron (MU) was 984.37 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Micron (MU) was 723.84 USD.
Day’s range 881.52–918.89 USD · closed 38.9% of range · width 0.77× ATR52-week low 192.4 (2025-10-22) · high 1255.0 (2026-06-25)66.2% of the way from low to high
Today
No tracked state change today; the day’s move was -0.98% (27th 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 0.75× | 55th | 32nd | -23 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | -22.72 | -21.50 | +1.22 | — | — |
| 200-day MA dist | +25.52% | +23.79% | -1.73 pp | -10.73 pp | 43rd |
| RSI | 38.36 | 37.46 | -0.90 pts | -2.89 pts | 17th |
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Opened down 2.30% from the prior close, below the prior session's low; closed in the lower half of the day's range, below the prior close.
- 1 session since a ≥2% move
- 81 sessions since 52-week high
- 349 sessions above 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Jobs report in 17d
- CPI in 21d
- Earnings in 64d
Unusualness #40/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #53). Its 20-day return is in the 9th percentile of its own history since 1984. 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 37.46 is 7.46 pts above 30 · price 28.60% (7.4× ATR) below the 52-week high · 365.73% (14.6× ATR) above the 52-week low · 11.81% (2.5× ATR) below the 20-day MA (1016.05) · 8.97% (1.8× ATR) below the 50-day MA (984.37) · 23.79% (3.6× ATR) above the 200-day MA (723.84)
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: 3 negative, 1 mixed
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: -5.99% · -14.30%; MACD -26.19 below signal -4.70; histogram -21.50 (up 1.22 on the previous session). | Fading |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: -18.25% · -0.46% · +72.83%. | Negative |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: -11.81% · -8.97% · +23.79%; stack 20d > 50d > 200d. | Mixed |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: -17.58% · -4.50% · +327.03%; vs the Nasdaq 100: -14.26% · -5.66% · +323.94%. | Underperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 896.07 USD
- Daily change
- down 0.98% — 27th percentile by magnitude since 1984 (10677 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -26.19 (below signal) · signal -4.70 · histogram -21.50 · +1.22 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- -18.25% — 9th percentile since 1984 (10658 obs) · -6 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 37.46 — 14th percentile since 1984 (10664 obs) · -0.90 (17th percentile move · -1 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · -2.89 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 147 days ago (2026-05-26)
- RSI last oversold
- 565 days ago (2025-04-03)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NASDAQ, Currency: USD
- Open
- 884.13 USD
- High
- 918.89 USD
- Low
- 881.52 USD
- Prior close
- 904.9 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 913.55 USD · H 926.81 USD · L 900.57 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- -2.30% — 87th percentile by magnitude since 1984 (10677 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- +1.35%
- Intraday range
- 4.17% of price — 55th percentile since 1984 (10678 obs)
- Close position
- 38.9% of range
- Up days (history)
- 50.2% of 10302 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -5.63% / -1.97% / +0.00% / +2.11% / +6.31% (p5–p95; -50.44 to +56.55 USD at today’s close; 10677 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 4 of last 20 sessions (20%) — 1 up, 3 down
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 1016.05 USD | -11.81% · 0.00 pp (bottom 1% move since 1984) vs 2026-10-19 · -3.22 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 2.5× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 984.37 USD | -8.97% · -0.96 pp (26th percentile move since 1984) vs 2026-10-19 · -6.04 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.8× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 723.84 USD | +23.79% · -1.73 pp (43rd percentile move since 1984) vs 2026-10-19 · -10.73 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 3.6× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 1014.48 USD | -11.67% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 947.07 USD | -5.38% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- +11.62% · rising
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed below it for 8 sessions, since 2026-10-09
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed below it for 6 sessions, since 2026-10-13
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed above it for 349 sessions, since 2025-06-02
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed above 50-day · 2026-09-04 (46 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed above 200-day · 2025-06-05 (502 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2025-06-27 (480 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 66.2% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -28.60% · 117 days ago (2026-06-25)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -57.82% · 2024-06-18 153.45 USD → 2025-04-04 64.72 USD · recovered 2025-09-12
- 52-week high
- 1255.0 USD · price -28.60% · 2026-06-25 (117 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 192.4 USD · price +365.73% · 2025-10-22 (363 days ago)
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 3.702% daily · 58.8% annualised — 68th percentile since 1984 (10673 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 2.734% daily · 43.4% annualised — 35th percentile since 1984 (10658 obs) · -10 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.32 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 4.401% daily · 69.9% annualised — 77th percentile since 1984 (10618 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 5.815% daily · 92.3% annualised — 94th percentile since 1984 (10558 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 0.47× — 2.734% vs 5.815% (near-term below its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 48.26 USD · 5.39% of price — 67th percentile since 1984 (10664 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 0.75× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 32nd percentile since 1984 (10658 obs) · -23 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.39× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 20.1M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 30.6M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $18B — 42nd percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · bottom 1% (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
- 20-day avg $ volume
- $26.8B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 29.7% of reported volume (2.88M of 9.71M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 38.2% · 9th percentile of the past 252 sessions
Returns
- 5-day
- -5.99% — 19th percentile since 1984 (10673 obs) · from 953.19 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- -14.30% — 8th percentile since 1984 (10668 obs) · from 1045.56 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- -18.25% — 9th percentile since 1984 (10658 obs) · from 1096.16 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- -0.46% — 42nd percentile since 1984 (10618 obs) · from 900.20 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- +72.83% — 87th percentile since 1984 (10558 obs) · from 518.46 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- +342.77% — 98th percentile since 1984 (10426 obs) · from 202.38 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- +213.96% · from 285.41 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight -15.24% · intraday -3.56% (compounds to -18.25% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight -6.59% · intraday +6.56% (compounds to -0.46% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +197.47% · intraday +48.85% (compounds to +342.77% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +2.97 · correlation +0.47
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta +4.27 · correlation +0.49
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta +2.47 · correlation +0.63
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta +3.03 · correlation +0.68
- Information Technology (XLK, 52-week)
- beta +2.08 · correlation +0.69
- Information Technology (XLK, 26-week)
- beta +2.46 · correlation +0.76
- Information Technology (XLK) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 5.4%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.14
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.13
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2026-12-23 (64 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)
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-09-30 (Items 2.02, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-06-25 · 10-K 2026-10-09 · proxy 2025-11-25 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-10-14, $0.15
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 4.18% (data from 1984-06-01)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 3.35%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 2.88%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 3.00%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 2.66%
- easing (2024– )
- 4.18%
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-low
- Volatility: Normal
- 52-week position: Upper portion
- Beta: High
- Relative volume: Normal
- Earnings: 2026-12-23
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 37.46. 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 35th percentile of its own history since 1984. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 66.2% 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 +2.97. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 0.75x its 20-day average, 32nd percentile since 1984. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2026-12-23 (in 64 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 | -4.80% | -2.50% |
| 10-day | -12.94% | -8.76% |
| 20-day | -17.58% | -14.26% |
| 60-day | -4.50% | -5.66% |
| 252-day | +327.03% | +323.94% |
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 | -1.82% | -0.72% |
| 5-day | -2.46% | +2.62% |
| 10-day | -10.26% | -0.63% |
| 20-day | -16.26% | -8.40% |
| 60-day | -12.45% | -13.32% |
| 252-day | +296.03% | +296.26% |
vs sector ETF (XLK · Information Technology)
Return minus the SPDR sector ETF’s (“vs XLK”; positive = outpaced the sector), plus the ETF’s own return.
| Sector return | vs XLK | XLK own |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | -0.70% | -0.28% |
| 5-day | -0.47% | -5.52% |
| 10-day | -6.10% | -8.20% |
| 20-day | -12.74% | -5.52% |
| 60-day | -6.85% | +6.39% |
| 252-day | +312.64% | +30.13% |
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 | 46 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 40 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 21 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 3 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 36 of 48 stocks |
Of its 10 Information Technology peers today: 3 up, 7 down · median -0.30% · Micron (MU) -0.98% (-0.68 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%. Micron (MU) is below its 20-day, below its 50-day and above its 200-day MAs (20-day return -17.64 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Information Technology
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micron (MU) | -0.98% | -18.25% | 14th | 66.2% | 2026-12-23 · 64d |
| NVIDIA (NVDA) | -0.29% | -5.42% | 16th | 66.0% | 2026-11-17 · 28d |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | -0.31% | +6.80% | 65th | 89.3% | 2026-10-28 · 8d |
| Apple (AAPL) | -1.00% | -0.07% | 56th | 91.7% | 2026-11-02 · 13d |
| Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | -0.61% | -14.27% | 21st | 73.7% | 2026-11-03 · 14d |
| Broadcom (AVGO) | -0.07% | -8.28% | 8th | 21.7% | 2026-12-09 · 50d |
| Intel (INTC) | -0.37% | -25.97% | 7th | 53.7% | 2026-10-29 · 9d |
| Palantir (PLTR) | -0.80% | +4.11% | 50th | 80.9% | 2026-11-02 · 13d |
| Oracle (ORCL) | +1.20% | -12.10% | 20th | 9.5% | 2026-12-14 · 55d |
| Qualcomm (QCOM) | +1.26% | -11.38% | 35th | 38.9% | 2026-11-04 · 15d |
| Cisco (CSCO) | +0.20% | +0.25% | 15th | 60.9% | 2026-11-12 · 23d |
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 -18.25% is in the 9th percentile of its history since 1984. At the 2026-10-20 close, Micron (MU) had an RSI(14) of 37.46, in the 14th percentile of its history since 1984. At the 2026-10-20 close, Micron (MU) traded at 66.2% of its 52-week range. The RSI(14) of Micron (MU) last entered the overbought zone 147 days ago (2026-05-26) and the oversold zone 565 days ago (2025-04-03). 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 Micron (MU) were 1016.05 / 984.37 / 723.84 USD, with price -11.81% / -8.97% / +23.79% 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 Micron (MU) was 192.4–1255 USD; it closed 28.60% below the high (7.4× its typical daily range) and 365.73% above the low (14.6× its typical daily range). The high was set 117 days ago (2026-06-25) and the low 363 days ago (2025-10-22). At the 2026-10-20 close, Micron (MU) was 28.60% below its all-time intraday high of 1255 USD, set 117 days ago (2026-06-25). Its 20-day volatility is 2.734% daily, in the 35th percentile of its history since 1984. Its daily realised volatility is 3.702% over 5 days, 2.734% over 20 days, 4.401% over 60 days and 5.815% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 58.8%, 43.4%, 69.9% and 92.3% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 48.26 USD, 5.39% of price. It has returned -5.99% (19th percentile since 1984) over 5 days, -14.30% (8th) over 10 days, -18.25% (9th) over 20 days, -0.46% (42nd) over 60 days, +72.83% (87th) over 120 days and +342.77% (98th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +2.97 and a correlation of +0.47 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of +4.27 and a correlation of +0.49. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned -4.80% (5-day), -12.94% (10-day), -17.58% (20-day), -4.50% (60-day) and +327.03% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.14 over 52 weeks and -0.13 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-12-23.
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.
Machine-readable: this page’s numbers and 252-session price history as JSON or the daily close and moving-average series as CSV — the figures above plus the series behind the chart, refreshed each session.
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