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PepsiCo (PEP) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range

PepsiCo (PEP) closed at 134.02 USD on 2026-10-20, up 0.34%, the 25th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1972. It is 21.85% below its 52-week high and 8.54% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20-day moving average and below its 50- and 200-day moving averages. PepsiCo (PEP) had an RSI(14) of 59.78 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 75th percentile of its history since 1972. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of PepsiCo (PEP) was 171.48 USD, set on 2026-02-12, and the 52-week low 123.47 USD, set on 2026-10-07. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of PepsiCo (PEP) was 128.12 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of PepsiCo (PEP) was 134.28 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of PepsiCo (PEP) was 146.21 USD.

134.02 USDup 0.34% · 25th percentile by magnitude · move 0.17× ATR · +0.06pp vs S&P (index +0.28% today) · volume 1.00× 20-day avg (59th percentile)

Day’s range 133.4–134.95 USD · closed 40.0% of range · width 0.57× ATR52-week low 123.47 (2026-10-07) · high 171.48 (2026-02-12)22.0% of the way from low to high

Today

No tracked state change today; the day’s move was +0.34% (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

Ranked metric shifts
MetricPriorTodayChangeΔ vs 2026-10-13Move percentile
RVOL 1.00×54th59th+5 pctile pts——
MACD histogram+1.12+1.27+0.15——
50-day MA dist-0.59%-0.20%+0.39 pp+5.51 pp28th
RSI58.8159.78+0.97 pts+18.27 pts19th

The first two rows are always shown and are not ranked; — marks a cell that does not apply.

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Opened up 0.90% from the prior close, above the prior session's high; closed in the lower half of the day's range, above the prior close.

Unusualness #69/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #68). Today's daily move, by magnitude, is in the 25th percentile of its own history since 1972. 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 59.78 is 10.22 pts below 70 · price 21.85% (13.9× ATR) below the 52-week high · 8.54% (3.9× ATR) above the 52-week low · 4.60% (2.2× ATR) above the 20-day MA (128.12) · 0.20% (0.1× ATR) below the 50-day MA (134.28) · 8.34% (4.5× ATR) below the 200-day MA (146.21)

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: 1 positive, 3 negative

Technical assessment factors
FactorReadingSummary
Short-term momentum5/10-day returns: +5.28% · +6.61%; MACD -0.57 above signal -1.85; histogram +1.27 (up 0.15 on the previous session).Improving
Medium-term trend20/60/120-day returns: +2.16% · -4.13% · -13.70%.Negative
Moving averagesprice vs 20/50/200-day MA: +4.60% · -0.20% · -8.34%; stack 200d > 50d > 20d.Below trend MAs
Relative performancevs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: +2.83% · -8.17% · -28.54%; vs the Nasdaq 100: +6.15% · -9.33% · -31.64%.Underperforming

Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.

Price chart

1301401501601702025-102026-012026-042026-072026-1052wk hi 17152wk lo 123134.02200d50d20d
Close price and 20/50/200-day simple moving averages over the last 252 sessions, with the 52-week high/low band. Over the plotted window the close ranged from 123.73 to 170.49, ending at 134.02. The latest close is above its 20-day, below its 50-day and below its 200-day moving averages.
Close price over the last 20 sessions, with the 20-day moving average marked (dashed).

Price and momentum

Close
134.02 USD
Daily change
up 0.34% — 25th percentile by magnitude since 1972 (13590 obs)
vs market (same day)
S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
MACD (12, 26, 9)
-0.57 (above signal) · signal -1.85 · histogram +1.27 · +0.15 vs 2026-10-19
20-day return
+2.16% — 61st percentile since 1972 (13571 obs) · -7 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19

RSI(14)

RSI(14)
59.78 — 75th percentile since 1972 (13577 obs) · +0.97 (19th percentile move · +3 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · +18.27 vs 2026-10-13
RSI last overbought
260 days ago (2026-02-02)
RSI last oversold
26 days ago (2026-09-24)

Session

Listing
Exchange: NASDAQ, Currency: USD
Open
134.77 USD
High
134.95 USD
Low
133.4 USD
Prior close
133.57 USD
Prior O/H/L
O 130.88 USD · H 133.81 USD · L 130.27 USD
Gap (overnight)
+0.90% — 87th percentile by magnitude since 1972 (13590 obs)
Intraday (session)
-0.56%
Intraday range
1.16% of price — 28th percentile since 1972 (13591 obs)
Close position
40.0% of range
Up days (history)
50.8% of 12452 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
Daily-move distribution
-2.28% / -0.72% / +0.00% / +0.78% / +2.45% (p5–p95; -3.06 to +3.29 USD at today’s close; 13590 obs)
≥4% daily moves
0 of last 20 sessions (0%)

Moving averages

Moving averages
PeriodValuePrice vs MA
20-day MA128.12 USD+4.60% · +0.23 pp (18th percentile move since 1972) vs 2026-10-19 · +5.31 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 2.2× its typical daily range (ATR)
50-day MA134.28 USD-0.20% · +0.39 pp (28th percentile move since 1972) vs 2026-10-19 · +5.51 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.1× its typical daily range (ATR)
200-day MA146.21 USD-8.34% · +0.33 pp (24th percentile move since 1972) vs 2026-10-19 · +4.77 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 4.5× its typical daily range (ATR)
VWAP (20-day)128.12 USD+4.61%
VWAP (60-day)134.19 USD-0.13%

Moving-average trend & crossovers

200-day slope (20-session)
-1.25% · falling
Price vs 20-day MA
closed above it for 5 sessions, since 2026-10-14
Price vs 50-day MA
closed below it for 32 sessions, since 2026-09-04
Price vs 200-day MA
closed below it for 111 sessions, since 2026-05-13
20-day / 50-day
20-day crossed below 50-day · 2026-09-18 (32 days ago)
20-day / 200-day
20-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-06-01 (141 days ago)
50-day / 200-day
50-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-06-22 (120 days ago)

52-week range

Position
22.0% of range
Drawdown from all-time intraday high
-31.93% · 1254 days ago (2023-05-15)
Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
-36.91% · 2023-05-12 196.12 USD → 2026-10-07 123.73 USD · not yet recovered
52-week high
171.48 USD · price -21.85% · 2026-02-12 (250 days ago)
52-week low
123.47 USD · price +8.54% · 2026-10-07 (13 days ago)
Fresh 52-week extremes, last 20 sessions
7 new lows

Volatility

5-day realised volatility
1.219% daily · 19.4% annualised — 57th percentile since 1972 (13586 obs)
20-day realised volatility
1.411% daily · 22.4% annualised — 61st percentile since 1972 (13571 obs) · -2 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.04 pp vs 2026-10-13
60-day realised volatility
1.206% daily · 19.1% annualised — 43rd percentile since 1972 (13531 obs)
120-day realised volatility
1.391% daily · 22.1% annualised — 56th percentile since 1972 (13471 obs)
Term structure (20d vs 120d)
1.01× — 1.411% vs 1.391% (near-term in line with its longer-horizon baseline)
ATR (14)
2.7 USD · 2.02% of price — 63rd percentile since 1972 (13577 obs)

Volume and participation

Relative volume
1.00× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 59th percentile since 1972 (13571 obs) · +5 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.13× vs 2026-10-13
Volume
9.96M shares
3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
8.59M shares/day
Dollar volume
$1.34B — 79th percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · 70th percentile (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
20-day avg $ volume
$1.29B

Short interest and short volume

Short volume
51.4% of reported volume (2.16M of 4.2M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 45.3% · 68th percentile of the past 252 sessions

Returns

5-day
+5.28% — 95th percentile since 1972 (13586 obs) · from 127.30 USD on 2026-10-13
10-day
+6.61% — 94th percentile since 1972 (13581 obs) · from 125.71 USD on 2026-10-06
20-day
+2.16% — 61st percentile since 1972 (13571 obs) · from 131.19 USD on 2026-09-22
60-day
-4.13% — 22nd percentile since 1972 (13531 obs) · from 139.79 USD on 2026-07-27
120-day
-13.70% — 8th percentile since 1972 (13471 obs) · from 155.29 USD on 2026-04-29
252-day
-12.81% — 10th percentile since 1972 (13339 obs) · from 153.71 USD on 2025-10-17
Year to date
-6.62% · from 143.52 USD on 2025-12-31
Overnight vs intraday (20d)
overnight +3.24% · intraday -1.05% (compounds to +2.16% total)
Overnight vs intraday (60d)
overnight +4.90% · intraday -8.60% (compounds to -4.13% total)
Overnight vs intraday (252d)
overnight +12.10% · intraday -22.22% (compounds to -12.81% total)

Market factor

S&P 500 (52-week)
beta +0.11 · correlation +0.06
S&P 500 (26-week)
beta -0.21 · correlation -0.13
Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
beta -0.16 · correlation -0.14
Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
beta -0.23 · correlation -0.28
Consumer Staples (XLP, 52-week)
beta +1.12 · correlation +0.72
Consumer Staples (XLP, 26-week)
beta +0.82 · correlation +0.63
Consumer Staples (XLP) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
4.3%
10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
correlation -0.31
10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
correlation -0.35

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)
Recent SEC filings
8-K 2026-10-16 (Items 8.01, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-10-08 · 10-K 2026-02-03 · proxy 2026-03-27 (EDGAR)
Last ex-dividend
2026-09-04, $1.48
Volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis (to 2008)
1.69% (data from 1972-06-01)
ZIRP (2009–2015)
0.99%
tightening (2015–2018)
0.91%
ZIRP (2019–2021)
1.52%
tightening (2022–2023)
1.09%
easing (2024– )
1.29%

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

What these badges mean
RSI
RSI(14) is 59.78. 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 61st percentile of its own history since 1972. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
52-week position
Trading at 22.0% 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 +0.11. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
Relative volume
Relative volume 1.00x its 20-day average, 59th percentile since 1972. 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 performance, raw vs market index
Relative returnS&P 500Nasdaq 100
5-day+6.47%+8.77%
10-day+7.97%+12.14%
20-day+2.83%+6.15%
60-day-8.17%-9.33%
252-day-28.54%-31.64%

Beta-adjusted excess

Stock return minus its beta times the index’s return (single-factor approximation, not a causal claim).

Beta-adjusted excess return
Excess returnS&P 500Nasdaq 100
1-day+0.31%+0.32%
5-day+5.41%+4.72%
10-day+6.76%+5.73%
20-day+2.23%+1.52%
60-day-4.57%-3.29%
252-day-14.54%-9.80%

vs sector ETF (XLP · Consumer Staples)

Return minus the SPDR sector ETF’s (“vs XLP”; positive = outpaced the sector), plus the ETF’s own return.

Relative performance vs sector ETF
Sector returnvs XLPXLP own
1-day-0.28%+0.62%
5-day+1.05%+4.23%
10-day-0.66%+7.27%
20-day-3.91%+6.07%
60-day-6.93%+2.80%
252-day-22.87%+10.06%

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.

Rank among covered stocks
MeasureRank
20-day return22 of 48 stocks
RSI(14)19 of 48 stocks
52-week position40 of 48 stocks
20-day realised vol31 of 48 stocks
Relative volume18 of 48 stocks

Of its 4 Consumer Staples peers today: 2 up, 2 down · median -0.01% · PepsiCo (PEP) +0.34% (+0.35 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%. PepsiCo (PEP) is above its 20-day, below its 50-day and below its 200-day MAs (20-day return +2.77 pp vs the median stock).

Sector peers — Consumer Staples

Sector peers
StockSame-day20-day returnRSI percentile52-wk positionNext earnings
PepsiCo (PEP)+0.34%+2.16%75th22.0%—
Walmart (WMT)-0.72%+7.02%92nd52.3%2026-11-19 · 30d
Costco (COST)-0.09%+10.58%96th59.6%2026-12-10 · 51d
Coca-Cola (KO)+0.07%+5.51%96th97.7%2026-10-27 · 7d
Procter & Gamble (PG)+1.03%+7.49%96th73.2%2026-10-22 · 2d

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, PepsiCo (PEP) traded at 22.0% of its 52-week range. At the 2026-10-20 close, PepsiCo (PEP) had an RSI(14) of 59.78, in the 75th percentile of its history since 1972. Its 20-day return of +2.16% is in the 61st percentile of its history since 1972. The RSI(14) of PepsiCo (PEP) last entered the overbought zone 260 days ago (2026-02-02) and the oversold zone 26 days ago (2026-09-24). It is trading above its 20-day but below its 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of PepsiCo (PEP) were 128.12 / 134.28 / 146.21 USD, with price +4.60% / -0.20% / -8.34% against them. Ranked from highest to lowest, its moving averages are the 200-day, 50-day and 20-day. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of PepsiCo (PEP) was 123.47–171.48 USD; it closed 21.85% below the high (13.9× its typical daily range) and 8.54% above the low (3.9× its typical daily range). The high was set 250 days ago (2026-02-12) and the low 13 days ago (2026-10-07). At the 2026-10-20 close, PepsiCo (PEP) was 31.93% below its all-time intraday high of 196.88 USD, set 1254 days ago (2023-05-15). Its 20-day volatility is 1.411% daily, in the 61st percentile of its history since 1972. Its daily realised volatility is 1.219% over 5 days, 1.411% over 20 days, 1.206% over 60 days and 1.391% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 19.4%, 22.4%, 19.1% and 22.1% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 2.7 USD, 2.02% of price. It has returned +5.28% (95th percentile since 1972) over 5 days, +6.61% (94th) over 10 days, +2.16% (61st) over 20 days, -4.13% (22nd) over 60 days, -13.70% (8th) over 120 days and -12.81% (10th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +0.11 and a correlation of +0.06 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of -0.21 and a correlation of -0.13. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +6.47% (5-day), +7.97% (10-day), +2.83% (20-day), -8.17% (60-day) and -28.54% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.31 over 52 weeks and -0.35 over 26 weeks.

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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