NVIDIA (NVDA) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
NVIDIA (NVDA) closed at 216.47 USD on 2026-10-20, down 0.29%, the 25th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1999. It is 11.05% below its 52-week high and 31.78% 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 -5.42% is in the 25th percentile of its history since 1999. NVIDIA (NVDA) had an RSI(14) of 40.90 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 16th percentile of its history since 1999. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of NVIDIA (NVDA) was 243.37 USD, set on 2026-10-06, and the 52-week low 164.27 USD, set on 2026-03-30. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of NVIDIA (NVDA) was 227.04 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of NVIDIA (NVDA) was 222.92 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of NVIDIA (NVDA) was 203.26 USD.
Day’s range 212.77–218.46 USD · closed 65.0% of range · width 0.96× ATR52-week low 164.27 (2026-03-30) · high 243.37 (2026-10-06)66.0% of the way from low to high
Today
No tracked state change today; the day’s move was -0.29% (25th 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 0.76× | 55th | 29th | -26 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | -2.38 | -2.32 | +0.06 | — | — |
| RSI | 41.49 | 40.90 | -0.59 pts | -11.07 pts | 25th |
| 200-day MA dist | +6.88% | +6.50% | -0.38 pp | -6.33 pp | 21st |
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Opened down 0.51% from the prior close; closed in the upper half of the day's range, below the prior close.
- 3rd-smallest move of last 20 sessions
- 4 sessions since a ≥2% move
- 10 sessions since 52-week high
- 58 sessions above 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Jobs report in 17d
- CPI in 21d
- Earnings in 28d
Unusualness #17/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #12). Its most notable reading: 20-day volatility 1.478% daily (3rd percentile of its history).
Standing distances: RSI 40.90 is 10.90 pts above 30 · price 11.05% (4.5× ATR) below the 52-week high · 31.78% (8.8× ATR) above the 52-week low · 4.66% (1.8× ATR) below the 20-day MA (227.04) · 2.89% (1.1× ATR) below the 50-day MA (222.92) · 6.50% (2.2× ATR) above the 200-day MA (203.26)
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, 1 negative, 1 mixed
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: -5.27% · -9.52%; MACD -1.31 below signal +1.01; histogram -2.32 (up 0.06 on the previous session). | Fading |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: -5.42% · +10.16% · +3.45%. | Positive |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: -4.66% · -2.89% · +6.50%; stack 20d > 50d > 200d. | Mixed |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: -4.75% · +6.12% · +2.41%; vs the Nasdaq 100: -1.43% · +4.95% · -0.68%. | Outperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 216.47 USD
- Daily change
- down 0.29% — 25th percentile by magnitude since 1999 (6320 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -1.31 (below signal) · signal +1.01 · histogram -2.32 · +0.06 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- -5.42% — 25th percentile since 1999 (6301 obs) · -3 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 40.90 — 16th percentile since 1999 (6307 obs) · -0.59 (25th percentile move · -2 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · -11.07 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 160 days ago (2026-05-13)
- RSI last oversold
- 564 days ago (2025-04-04)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NASDAQ, Currency: USD
- Open
- 215.98 USD
- High
- 218.46 USD
- Low
- 212.77 USD
- Prior close
- 217.09 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 218.1 USD · H 219.62 USD · L 214.7 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- -0.51% — 51st percentile by magnitude since 1999 (6320 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- +0.23%
- Intraday range
- 2.63% of price — 28th percentile since 1999 (6321 obs)
- Close position
- 65.0% of range
- Up days (history)
- 52.7% of 4924 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -5.88% / -1.84% / +0.00% / +2.10% / +6.45% (p5–p95; -12.73 to +13.97 USD at today’s close; 6320 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 0 of last 20 sessions (0%)
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 227.04 USD | -4.66% · -0.02 pp (2nd percentile move since 1999) vs 2026-10-19 · -4.75 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.8× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 222.92 USD | -2.89% · -0.27 pp (13th percentile move since 1999) vs 2026-10-19 · -5.35 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.1× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 203.26 USD | +6.50% · -0.38 pp (21st percentile move since 1999) vs 2026-10-19 · -6.33 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 2.2× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 227.14 USD | -4.70% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 219.98 USD | -1.60% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- +2.22% · rising
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed below it for 5 sessions, since 2026-10-14
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed below it for 5 sessions, since 2026-10-14
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed above it for 58 sessions, since 2026-07-30
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed above 50-day · 2026-08-06 (75 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-04-20 (183 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2025-06-27 (480 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 66.0% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -11.05% · 14 days ago (2026-10-06)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -66.36% · 2021-11-29 33.38 USD → 2022-10-14 11.23 USD · recovered 2023-05-25
- 52-week high
- 243.37 USD · price -11.05% · 2026-10-06 (14 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 164.27 USD · price +31.78% · 2026-03-30 (204 days ago)
- Fresh 52-week extremes, last 20 sessions
- 3 new highs
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 1.711% daily · 27.2% annualised — 21st percentile since 1999 (6316 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.478% daily · 23.5% annualised — 3rd percentile since 1999 (6301 obs) · +0 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.08 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 2.236% daily · 35.5% annualised — 18th percentile since 1999 (6261 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 2.443% daily · 38.8% annualised — 20th percentile since 1999 (6201 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 0.61× — 1.478% vs 2.443% (near-term below its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 5.92 USD · 2.73% of price — 14th percentile since 1999 (6307 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 0.76× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 29th percentile since 1999 (6301 obs) · -26 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.03× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 79M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 118M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $17.1B — 1st percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · 5th percentile (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
- 20-day avg $ volume
- $23.5B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 34.8% of reported volume (11.9M of 34.1M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 44.1% · 22nd percentile of the past 252 sessions
- Days to cover
- 2.82 · short interest 311M shares ÷ 110M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), +5.8% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding)
- 1.29% of shares outstanding (not free float) — short interest settled 2026-09-30 ÷ shares outstanding cover-page as-of 2026-08-21
Returns
- 5-day
- -5.27% — 18th percentile since 1999 (6316 obs) · from 228.52 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- -9.52% — 14th percentile since 1999 (6311 obs) · from 239.24 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- -5.42% — 25th percentile since 1999 (6301 obs) · from 228.87 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- +10.16% — 50th percentile since 1999 (6261 obs) · from 196.51 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- +3.45% — 31st percentile since 1999 (6201 obs) · from 209.25 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- +18.15% — 34th percentile since 1999 (6069 obs) · from 183.22 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- +16.07% · from 186.50 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight +2.98% · intraday -8.16% (compounds to -5.42% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight +28.93% · intraday -14.56% (compounds to +10.16% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +64.57% · intraday -28.21% (compounds to +18.15% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +1.73 · correlation +0.62
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta +2.26 · correlation +0.65
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta +1.19 · correlation +0.69
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta +1.20 · correlation +0.68
- Information Technology (XLK, 52-week)
- beta +0.97 · correlation +0.73
- Information Technology (XLK, 26-week)
- beta +0.91 · correlation +0.70
- Information Technology (XLK) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 14.7%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation +0.07
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation +0.17
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2026-11-17 (28 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
- 2026-08-26 (55 days ago)
- Earnings reaction (realised)
- ±4.35% median 1-day move · 0.53–16.41% range · last 12 reported
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-09-03 (Item 8.01 — Other Events) · 10-Q 2026-08-26 · 10-K 2026-02-25 · proxy 2026-05-12 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-09-10, $0.25
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 6.46% (data from 1999-01-22)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 3.05%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 2.87%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 3.05%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 3.56%
- easing (2024– )
- 3.00%
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: Low
- 52-week position: Upper portion
- Beta: Elevated
- Relative volume: Normal
- Earnings: 2026-11-17
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 40.90. 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 3rd percentile of its own history since 1999. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 66.0% 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 +1.73. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 0.76x its 20-day average, 29th percentile since 1999. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2026-11-17 (in 28 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 | -4.08% | -1.78% |
| 10-day | -8.16% | -3.98% |
| 20-day | -4.75% | -1.43% |
| 60-day | +6.12% | +4.95% |
| 252-day | +2.41% | -0.68% |
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 | -0.78% | -0.16% |
| 5-day | -3.21% | -1.12% |
| 10-day | -7.16% | -2.93% |
| 20-day | -4.26% | -0.67% |
| 60-day | +3.17% | +3.96% |
| 252-day | -9.07% | -4.26% |
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 | -0.01% | -0.28% |
| 5-day | +0.25% | -5.52% |
| 10-day | -1.32% | -8.20% |
| 20-day | +0.10% | -5.52% |
| 60-day | +3.77% | +6.39% |
| 252-day | -11.98% | +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 | 33 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 34 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 22 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 28 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 35 of 48 stocks |
Of its 10 Information Technology peers today: 3 up, 7 down · median -0.34% · NVIDIA (NVDA) -0.29% (+0.05 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%. NVIDIA (NVDA) is below its 20-day, below its 50-day and above its 200-day MAs (20-day return -4.81 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Information Technology
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Micron (MU) | -0.98% | -18.25% | 14th | 66.2% | 2026-12-23 · 64d |
| 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
At the 2026-10-20 close, NVIDIA (NVDA) had an RSI(14) of 40.90, in the 16th percentile of its history since 1999. Its 20-day return of -5.42% is in the 25th percentile of its history since 1999. At the 2026-10-20 close, NVIDIA (NVDA) traded at 66.0% of its 52-week range. The RSI(14) of NVIDIA (NVDA) last entered the overbought zone 160 days ago (2026-05-13) and the oversold zone 564 days ago (2025-04-04). 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 NVIDIA (NVDA) were 227.04 / 222.92 / 203.26 USD, with price -4.66% / -2.89% / +6.50% 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 NVIDIA (NVDA) was 164.27–243.37 USD; it closed 11.05% below the high (4.5× its typical daily range) and 31.78% above the low (8.8× its typical daily range). The high was set 14 days ago (2026-10-06) and the low 204 days ago (2026-03-30). At the 2026-10-20 close, NVIDIA (NVDA) was 11.05% below its all-time intraday high of 243.37 USD, set 14 days ago (2026-10-06). Its 20-day volatility is 1.478% daily, in the 3rd percentile of its history since 1999. Its daily realised volatility is 1.711% over 5 days, 1.478% over 20 days, 2.236% over 60 days and 2.443% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 27.2%, 23.5%, 35.5% and 38.8% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 5.92 USD, 2.73% of price. It has returned -5.27% (18th percentile since 1999) over 5 days, -9.52% (14th) over 10 days, -5.42% (25th) over 20 days, +10.16% (50th) over 60 days, +3.45% (31st) over 120 days and +18.15% (34th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +1.73 and a correlation of +0.62 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of +2.26 and a correlation of +0.65. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned -4.08% (5-day), -8.16% (10-day), -4.75% (20-day), +6.12% (60-day) and +2.41% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is +0.07 over 52 weeks and +0.17 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-11-17.
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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