Qualcomm (QCOM) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Qualcomm (QCOM) closed at 175.71 USD on 2026-10-20, up 1.26%, the 47th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1991. It is 32.40% below its 52-week high and 44.04% 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 -11.38% is in the 12th percentile of its history since 1991. Qualcomm (QCOM) had an RSI(14) of 47.12 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 35th percentile of its history since 1991. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Qualcomm (QCOM) was 259.92 USD, set on 2026-05-29, and the 52-week low 121.99 USD, set on 2026-04-07. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Qualcomm (QCOM) was 181.51 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Qualcomm (QCOM) was 175.39 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Qualcomm (QCOM) was 169.39 USD.
Day’s range 171.13–177.05 USD · closed 77.4% of range · width 0.84× ATR52-week low 121.99 (2026-04-07) · high 259.92 (2026-05-29)38.9% of the way from low to high
Today (changed)
Price vs moving averages factor: Mixed → Above trend MAs (price vs 20/50/200-day MA: -3.19% · +0.18% · +3.73%)
1 state change · 1 provisional · 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 0.64× | 57th | 18th | -39 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | -1.54 | -1.23 | +0.31 | — | — |
| 20-day MA dist | -4.99% | -3.19% | +1.80 pp | +1.25 pp | 61st |
| RSI | 44.68 | 47.12 | +2.44 pts | +0.78 pts | 45th |
The first two rows are always shown and are not ranked; — marks a cell that does not apply.
Pending confirmation
- Price closed above the 50-day MA today, the first such close (now 0.18% above it), and a second in a row would confirm the cross
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Opened down 1.16% from the prior close, below the prior session's low; closed in the upper quarter of the day's range, above the prior close.
- 2 sessions since a ≥2% move
- 99 sessions since 52-week high
- 34 sessions above 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Earnings in 15d
- Jobs report in 17d
Unusualness #51/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #48). Its 20-day return is in the 12th percentile of its own history since 1991. 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 32.40% (11.9× ATR) below the 52-week high · 44.04% (7.6× ATR) above the 52-week low · 3.19% (0.8× ATR) below the 20-day MA (181.51) · 0.18% (0.0× ATR) above the 50-day MA (175.39) · 3.73% (0.9× ATR) above the 200-day MA (169.39)
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: 2 positive, 2 negative (was 1 positive, 2 negative, 1 mixed) · Moving averages: Mixed → Above trend MAs
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: -0.65% · -2.94%; MACD -1.54 below signal -0.31; histogram -1.23 (up 0.31 on the previous session). | Fading |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: -11.38% · +3.33% · +12.63%. | Positive |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: -3.19% · +0.18% · +3.73%; stack 20d > 50d > 200d. | Above trend MAs |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: -10.71% · -0.70% · -8.23%; vs the Nasdaq 100: -7.39% · -1.87% · -11.33%. | Underperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 175.71 USD
- Daily change
- up 1.26% — 47th percentile by magnitude since 1991 (8773 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -1.54 (below signal) · signal -0.31 · histogram -1.23 · +0.31 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- -11.38% — 12th percentile since 1991 (8754 obs) · -1 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 47.12 — 35th percentile since 1991 (8760 obs) · +2.44 (45th percentile move · +7 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · +0.78 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 151 days ago (2026-05-22)
- RSI last oversold
- 81 days ago (2026-07-31)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NASDAQ, Currency: USD
- Open
- 171.51 USD
- High
- 177.05 USD
- Low
- 171.13 USD
- Prior close
- 173.53 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 175.99 USD · H 178.0 USD · L 172.37 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- -1.16% — 73rd percentile by magnitude since 1991 (8773 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- +2.45%
- Intraday range
- 3.37% of price — 61st percentile since 1991 (8774 obs)
- Close position
- 77.4% of range
- Up days (history)
- 50.4% of 8583 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -4.42% / -1.29% / +0.00% / +1.41% / +4.83% (p5–p95; -7.77 to +8.49 USD at today’s close; 8773 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 1 of last 20 sessions (5%) — 0 up, 1 down
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 181.51 USD | -3.19% · +1.80 pp (61st percentile move since 1991) vs 2026-10-19 · +1.25 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.8× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 175.39 USD | +0.18% · +1.09 pp (42nd percentile move since 1991) vs 2026-10-19 · -1.37 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.0× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 169.39 USD | +3.73% · +1.28 pp (47th percentile move since 1991) vs 2026-10-19 · -0.70 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.9× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 182.41 USD | -3.67% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 173.0 USD | +1.57% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers (changed)
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- +0.36% · rising
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed below it for 14 sessions, since 2026-10-01
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed above it for 1 session, since 2026-10-20
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed above it for 34 sessions, since 2026-09-02
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed above 50-day · 2026-09-15 (35 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-09-15 (35 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-09-22 (28 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 38.9% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -32.40% · 144 days ago (2026-05-29)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -45.57% · 2021-12-15 189.28 USD → 2023-05-24 103.02 USD · recovered 2024-05-15
- 52-week high
- 259.92 USD · price -32.40% · 2026-05-29 (144 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 121.99 USD · price +44.04% · 2026-04-07 (196 days ago)
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 2.811% daily · 44.6% annualised — 69th percentile since 1991 (8769 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 2.448% daily · 38.9% annualised — 55th percentile since 1991 (8754 obs) · -1 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.95 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 2.885% daily · 45.8% annualised — 62nd percentile since 1991 (8714 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 4.305% daily · 68.3% annualised — 88th percentile since 1991 (8654 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 0.57× — 2.448% vs 4.305% (near-term below its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 7.06 USD · 4.02% of price — 66th percentile since 1991 (8760 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 0.64× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 18th percentile since 1991 (8754 obs) · -39 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.29× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 6.85M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 12M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $1.2B — 15th 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
- $1.91B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 42.4% of reported volume (958K of 2.26M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 54.0% · 31st percentile of the past 252 sessions
Returns
- 5-day
- -0.65% — 41st percentile since 1991 (8769 obs) · from 176.86 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- -2.94% — 29th percentile since 1991 (8764 obs) · from 181.03 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- -11.38% — 12th percentile since 1991 (8754 obs) · from 198.27 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- +3.33% — 51st percentile since 1991 (8714 obs) · from 170.04 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- +12.63% — 60th percentile since 1991 (8654 obs) · from 156.00 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- +7.50% — 46th percentile since 1991 (8522 obs) · from 163.45 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- +2.72% · from 171.05 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight -3.55% · intraday -8.12% (compounds to -11.38% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight -1.64% · intraday +5.05% (compounds to +3.33% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +6.33% · intraday +1.10% (compounds to +7.50% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +2.40 · correlation +0.49
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta +4.52 · correlation +0.61
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta +1.92 · correlation +0.63
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta +2.60 · correlation +0.70
- Information Technology (XLK, 52-week)
- beta +1.54 · correlation +0.66
- Information Technology (XLK, 26-week)
- beta +1.91 · correlation +0.70
- Information Technology (XLK) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 1.1%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.02
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.03
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2026-11-04 (15 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)
- Earnings reaction (realised)
- ±6.78% median 1-day move · 0.05–15.12% range · last 12 reported
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-09-08 (Item 3.02 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities) · 10-Q 2026-07-29 · 10-K 2025-11-05 · proxy 2026-01-22 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-09-03, $0.92
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 3.75% (data from 1991-12-13)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 1.70%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.80%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 2.70%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 2.51%
- easing (2024– )
- 2.81%
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: Lower portion
- Beta: High
- Relative volume: Quiet
- Earnings: 2026-11-04
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 47.12. 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 55th percentile of its own history since 1991. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 38.9% 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 +2.40. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 0.64x its 20-day average, 18th percentile since 1991. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2026-11-04 (in 15 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 | +0.54% | +2.84% |
| 10-day | -1.58% | +2.59% |
| 20-day | -10.71% | -7.39% |
| 60-day | -0.70% | -1.87% |
| 252-day | -8.23% | -11.33% |
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 | +0.57% | +1.45% |
| 5-day | +2.21% | +6.05% |
| 10-day | +0.33% | +7.68% |
| 20-day | -9.77% | -3.72% |
| 60-day | -6.36% | -6.66% |
| 252-day | -30.26% | -28.65% |
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 | +1.54% | -0.28% |
| 5-day | +4.87% | -5.52% |
| 10-day | +5.26% | -8.20% |
| 20-day | -5.86% | -5.52% |
| 60-day | -3.06% | +6.39% |
| 252-day | -22.63% | +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 | 42 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 27 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 32 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 9 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 46 of 48 stocks |
Of its 10 Information Technology peers today: 2 up, 8 down · median -0.34% · Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.26% (+1.60 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%. Qualcomm (QCOM) is below its 20-day, above its 50-day and above its 200-day MAs (20-day return -10.78 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Information Technology
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm (QCOM) | +1.26% | -11.38% | 35th | 38.9% | 2026-11-04 · 15d |
| 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 |
| 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 -11.38% is in the 12th percentile of its history since 1991. At the 2026-10-20 close, Qualcomm (QCOM) had an RSI(14) of 47.12, in the 35th percentile of its history since 1991. At the 2026-10-20 close, Qualcomm (QCOM) traded at 38.9% of its 52-week range. The RSI(14) of Qualcomm (QCOM) last entered the overbought zone 151 days ago (2026-05-22) and the oversold zone 81 days ago (2026-07-31). 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 Qualcomm (QCOM) were 181.51 / 175.39 / 169.39 USD, with price -3.19% / +0.18% / +3.73% 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 Qualcomm (QCOM) was 121.99–259.92 USD; it closed 32.40% below the high (11.9× its typical daily range) and 44.04% above the low (7.6× its typical daily range). The high was set 144 days ago (2026-05-29) and the low 196 days ago (2026-04-07). At the 2026-10-20 close, Qualcomm (QCOM) was 32.40% below its all-time intraday high of 259.92 USD, set 144 days ago (2026-05-29). Its 20-day volatility is 2.448% daily, in the 55th percentile of its history since 1991. Its daily realised volatility is 2.811% over 5 days, 2.448% over 20 days, 2.885% over 60 days and 4.305% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 44.6%, 38.9%, 45.8% and 68.3% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 7.06 USD, 4.02% of price. It has returned -0.65% (41st percentile since 1991) over 5 days, -2.94% (29th) over 10 days, -11.38% (12th) over 20 days, +3.33% (51st) over 60 days, +12.63% (60th) over 120 days and +7.50% (46th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +2.40 and a correlation of +0.49 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of +4.52 and a correlation of +0.61. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +0.54% (5-day), -1.58% (10-day), -10.71% (20-day), -0.70% (60-day) and -8.23% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.02 over 52 weeks and -0.03 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-11-04.
Methodology
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