Tesla (TSLA) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range

Data as of 2026-10-20

Tesla (TSLA) closed at 373.71 USD on 2026-10-20, up 1.53%, the 44th percentile of its daily moves by size since 2010. It is 25.08% below its 52-week high and 25.67% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20- and 50-day moving averages and below its 200-day moving average. Tesla (TSLA) had an RSI(14) of 53.68 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 56th percentile of its history since 2010. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Tesla (TSLA) was 498.83 USD, set on 2025-12-22, and the 52-week low 297.38 USD, set on 2026-07-29. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Tesla (TSLA) was 369.71 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Tesla (TSLA) was 361.11 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Tesla (TSLA) was 387.26 USD.

373.71 USDup 1.53% · 44th percentile by magnitude · move 0.46× ATR · +1.25pp vs S&P (index +0.28% today) · volume 0.92× 20-day avg (52nd percentile)

Day’s range 363.64–377.59 USD · closed 72.2% of range · width 1.14× ATR52-week low 297.38 (2026-07-29) · high 498.83 (2025-12-22)37.9% of the way from low to high

Today (changed)

Medium-term trend factor: Negative → Positive (20/60/120-day returns: -1.37% · +20.86% · +0.24%)

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

Ranked metric shifts
Metric	Prior	Today	Change	Δ vs 2026-10-13	Move percentile
RVOL 0.92×	73rd	52nd	-21 pctile pts	—	—
MACD histogram	-1.79	-1.17	+0.62	—	—
RSI	50.61	53.68	+3.07 pts	-0.83 pts	56th
20-day MA dist	-0.52%	+1.08%	+1.60 pp	-0.18 pp	46th

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

Pending confirmation

Price closed above the 20-day MA today, the first such close (now 1.08% above it), and a second in a row would confirm the cross

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Opened up 0.60% from the prior close, above the prior session's high; closed in the upper half of the day's range, above the prior close.

1 session since a ≥2% move
207 sessions since 52-week high
75 sessions below 200-day MA
Earnings in 1d
FOMC in 8d
Jobs report in 17d

Unusualness #54/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #47). Its 20-day volatility is in the 14th percentile of its own history since 2010. 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 25.08% (10.2× ATR) below the 52-week high · 25.67% (6.3× ATR) above the 52-week low · 1.08% (0.3× ATR) above the 20-day MA (369.71) · 3.49% (1.0× ATR) above the 50-day MA (361.11) · 3.50% (1.1× ATR) below the 200-day MA (387.26)

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: 1 positive, 2 negative, 1 mixed (was 3 negative, 1 mixed) · Medium-term trend: Negative → Positive

Technical assessment factors
Factor	Reading	Summary
Short-term momentum	5/10-day returns: -0.41% · -1.83%; MACD +1.60 below signal +2.77; histogram -1.17 (up 0.62 on the previous session).	Fading
Medium-term trend	20/60/120-day returns: -1.37% · +20.86% · +0.24%.	Positive
Moving averages	price vs 20/50/200-day MA: +1.08% · +3.49% · -3.50%; stack 200d > 20d > 50d.	Mixed
Relative performance	vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: -0.70% · +16.82% · -30.67%; vs the Nasdaq 100: +2.62% · +15.65% · -33.76%.	Underperforming

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

Price chart

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 298.32 to 489.88, ending at 373.71. The latest close is above its 20-day, above 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: 373.71 USD
Daily change: up 1.53% — 44th percentile by magnitude since 2010 (4102 obs)
vs market (same day): S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
MACD (12, 26, 9): +1.60 (below signal) · signal +2.77 · histogram -1.17 · +0.62 vs 2026-10-19
20-day return: -1.37% — 40th percentile since 2010 (4083 obs) · +1 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19

RSI(14)

RSI(14): 53.68 — 56th percentile since 2010 (4089 obs) · +3.07 (56th percentile move · +10 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · -0.83 vs 2026-10-13
RSI last overbought: 160 days ago (2026-05-13)
RSI last oversold: 89 days ago (2026-07-23)

Session

Listing: Exchange: NASDAQ, Currency: USD
Open: 370.28 USD
High: 377.59 USD
Low: 363.64 USD
Prior close: 368.06 USD
Prior O/H/L: O 357.5 USD · H 369.58 USD · L 354.47 USD
Gap (overnight): +0.60% — 40th percentile by magnitude since 2010 (4102 obs)
Intraday (session): +0.93%
Intraday range: 3.73% of price — 52nd percentile since 2010 (4103 obs)
Close position: 72.2% of range
Up days (history): 51.8% of 4029 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
Daily-move distribution: -5.13% / -1.64% / +0.09% / +1.97% / +5.69% (p5–p95; -19.16 to +21.28 USD at today’s close; 4102 obs)
≥4% daily moves: 1 of last 20 sessions (5%) — 1 up, 0 down

Moving averages

Moving averages
Period	Value	Price vs MA
20-day MA	369.71 USD	+1.08% · +1.60 pp (46th percentile move since 2010) vs 2026-10-19 · -0.18 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.3× its typical daily range (ATR)
50-day MA	361.11 USD	+3.49% · +1.32 pp (38th percentile move since 2010) vs 2026-10-19 · -1.57 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.0× its typical daily range (ATR)
200-day MA	387.26 USD	-3.50% · +1.54 pp (41st percentile move since 2010) vs 2026-10-19 · +0.17 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.1× its typical daily range (ATR)
VWAP (20-day)	368.7 USD	+1.36%
VWAP (60-day)	354.39 USD	+5.45%

Moving-average trend & crossovers (changed)

200-day slope (20-session): -2.38% · falling
Price vs 20-day MA: closed above it for 1 session, since 2026-10-20
Price vs 50-day MA: closed above it for 2 sessions, since 2026-10-19
Price vs 200-day MA: closed below it for 75 sessions, since 2026-07-07
20-day / 50-day: 20-day crossed above 50-day · 2026-09-11 (39 days ago)
20-day / 200-day: 20-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-06-15 (127 days ago)
50-day / 200-day: 50-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-04-09 (194 days ago)

52-week range

Position: 37.9% of range
Drawdown from all-time intraday high: -25.08% · 302 days ago (2025-12-22)
Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis): -73.63% · 2021-11-04 409.97 USD → 2023-01-03 108.1 USD · recovered 2024-12-11
52-week high: 498.83 USD · price -25.08% · 2025-12-22 (302 days ago)
52-week low: 297.38 USD · price +25.67% · 2026-07-29 (83 days ago)

Volatility

5-day realised volatility: 2.612% daily · 41.5% annualised — 49th percentile since 2010 (4098 obs)
20-day realised volatility: 2.074% daily · 32.9% annualised — 14th percentile since 2010 (4083 obs) · +1 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.17 pp vs 2026-10-13
60-day realised volatility: 2.463% daily · 39.1% annualised — 19th percentile since 2010 (4043 obs)
120-day realised volatility: 3.097% daily · 49.2% annualised — 40th percentile since 2010 (3983 obs)
Term structure (20d vs 120d): 0.67× — 2.074% vs 3.097% (near-term below its longer-horizon baseline)
ATR (14): 12.21 USD · 3.27% of price — 16th percentile since 2010 (4089 obs)

Volume and participation

Relative volume: 0.92× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 52nd percentile since 2010 (4083 obs) · -21 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.40× vs 2026-10-13
Volume: 31.7M shares
3-month avg volume (63 sessions): 37.9M shares/day
Dollar volume: $11.8B — 15th percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · 50th percentile (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
20-day avg $ volume: $12.8B

Short interest and short volume

Short volume: 48.3% of reported volume (7.52M of 15.6M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 47.8% · 50th percentile of the past 252 sessions
Days to cover: 1.94 · short interest 70.9M shares ÷ 36.6M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), +3.0% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
Short interest (% of shares outstanding): 1.80% of shares outstanding (not free float) — short interest settled 2026-09-30 ÷ shares outstanding cover-page as-of 2026-07-16

Returns

5-day: -0.41% — 44th percentile since 2010 (4098 obs) · from 375.23 USD on 2026-10-13
10-day: -1.83% — 38th percentile since 2010 (4093 obs) · from 380.68 USD on 2026-10-06
20-day: -1.37% — 40th percentile since 2010 (4083 obs) · from 378.90 USD on 2026-09-22
60-day: +20.86% — 70th percentile since 2010 (4043 obs) · from 309.22 USD on 2026-07-27
120-day: +0.24% — 39th percentile since 2010 (3983 obs) · from 372.80 USD on 2026-04-29
252-day: -14.93% — 13th percentile since 2010 (3851 obs) · from 439.31 USD on 2025-10-17
Year to date: -16.90% · from 449.72 USD on 2025-12-31
Overnight vs intraday (20d): overnight +2.13% · intraday -3.43% (compounds to -1.37% total)
Overnight vs intraday (60d): overnight +1.63% · intraday +18.91% (compounds to +20.86% total)
Overnight vs intraday (252d): overnight -16.85% · intraday +2.31% (compounds to -14.93% total)

Market factor

S&P 500 (52-week): beta +1.93 · correlation +0.58
S&P 500 (26-week): beta +2.61 · correlation +0.63
Nasdaq 100 (52-week): beta +1.34 · correlation +0.64
Nasdaq 100 (26-week): beta +1.41 · correlation +0.67
Consumer Discretionary (XLY, 52-week): beta +1.42 · correlation +0.67
Consumer Discretionary (XLY, 26-week): beta +1.44 · correlation +0.62
Consumer Discretionary (XLY) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing): 19.6%
10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week): correlation -0.11
10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week): correlation -0.11

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: 2026-07-22 (90 days ago)
Earnings reaction (realised): ±8.75% median 1-day move · 2.28–21.92% range · last 12 reported
Recent SEC filings: 8-K 2026-10-02 (Items 2.02, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-07-23 · 10-K 2026-01-29 · proxy 2026-10-19 (EDGAR)

Volatility by rate-era

ZIRP (2009–2015): 3.48% (data from 2010-06-29)
tightening (2015–2018): 2.84%
ZIRP (2019–2021): 4.23%
tightening (2022–2023): 3.83%
easing (2024– ): 3.70%

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: Low
52-week position: Lower portion
Beta: High
Relative volume: Normal
Earnings: 2026-10-21

What these badges mean

RSI: RSI(14) is 53.68. 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 14th percentile of its own history since 2010. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
52-week position: Trading at 37.9% 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 +1.93. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
Relative volume: Relative volume 0.92x its 20-day average, 52nd percentile since 2010. 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 performance, raw vs market index
Relative return	S&P 500	Nasdaq 100
5-day	+0.78%	+3.08%
10-day	-0.47%	+3.70%
20-day	-0.70%	+2.62%
60-day	+16.82%	+15.65%
252-day	-30.67%	-33.76%

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 return	S&P 500	Nasdaq 100
1-day	+0.99%	+1.67%
5-day	+1.89%	+4.27%
10-day	+0.79%	+5.58%
20-day	-0.08%	+3.98%
60-day	+13.06%	+13.88%
252-day	-45.30%	-40.16%

vs sector ETF (XLY · Consumer Discretionary)

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

Relative performance vs sector ETF
Sector return	vs XLY	XLY own
1-day	+0.63%	+0.91%
5-day	-3.20%	+2.79%
10-day	-5.21%	+3.38%
20-day	-4.19%	+2.82%
60-day	+16.65%	+4.20%
252-day	-13.47%	-1.46%

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
Measure	Rank
20-day return	26 of 48 stocks
RSI(14)	24 of 48 stocks
52-week position	34 of 48 stocks
20-day realised vol	12 of 48 stocks
Relative volume	27 of 48 stocks

Of its 7 Consumer Discretionary peers today: 5 up, 2 down · median +0.73% · Tesla (TSLA) +1.53% (+0.80 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%. Tesla (TSLA) is above its 20-day, above its 50-day and below its 200-day MAs (20-day return -0.77 pp vs the median stock).

Sector peers — Consumer Discretionary

Sector peers
Stock	Same-day	20-day return	RSI percentile	52-wk position	Next earnings
Tesla (TSLA)	+1.53%	-1.37%	56th	37.9%	2026-10-21 · 1d
Amazon (AMZN)	+0.07%	+3.00%	61st	73.1%	2026-10-29 · 9d
Home Depot (HD)	+1.69%	+3.20%	80th	31.5%	2026-11-17 · 28d
McDonald's (MCD)	+1.59%	-1.53%	66th	15.4%	2026-11-04 · 15d
Ford (F)	-0.25%	-7.25%	21st	15.6%	2026-10-28 · 8d
Nike (NKE)	+1.80%	+4.93%	79th	15.4%	2026-12-17 · 58d
Rivian (RIVN)	+0.73%	-17.90%	1st	2.6%	2026-10-29 · 9d
General Motors (GM)	-6.84%	-7.62%	13th	56.8%	2026-10-20 · released 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

At the 2026-10-20 close, Tesla (TSLA) traded at 37.9% of its 52-week range. Its 20-day return of -1.37% is in the 40th percentile of its history since 2010. At the 2026-10-20 close, Tesla (TSLA) had an RSI(14) of 53.68, in the 56th percentile of its history since 2010. The RSI(14) of Tesla (TSLA) last entered the overbought zone 160 days ago (2026-05-13) and the oversold zone 89 days ago (2026-07-23). It is trading above its 20- and 50-day but below its 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Tesla (TSLA) were 369.71 / 361.11 / 387.26 USD, with price +1.08% / +3.49% / -3.50% against them. Ranked from highest to lowest, its moving averages are the 200-day, 20-day and 50-day. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Tesla (TSLA) was 297.38–498.83 USD; it closed 25.08% below the high (10.2× its typical daily range) and 25.67% above the low (6.3× its typical daily range). The high was set 302 days ago (2025-12-22) and the low 83 days ago (2026-07-29). At the 2026-10-20 close, Tesla (TSLA) was 25.08% below its all-time intraday high of 498.83 USD, set 302 days ago (2025-12-22). Its 20-day volatility is 2.074% daily, in the 14th percentile of its history since 2010. Its daily realised volatility is 2.612% over 5 days, 2.074% over 20 days, 2.463% over 60 days and 3.097% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 41.5%, 32.9%, 39.1% and 49.2% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 12.21 USD, 3.27% of price. It has returned -0.41% (44th percentile since 2010) over 5 days, -1.83% (38th) over 10 days, -1.37% (40th) over 20 days, +20.86% (70th) over 60 days, +0.24% (39th) over 120 days and -14.93% (13th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +1.93 and a correlation of +0.58 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of +2.61 and a correlation of +0.63. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +0.78% (5-day), -0.47% (10-day), -0.70% (20-day), +16.82% (60-day) and -30.67% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.11 over 52 weeks and -0.11 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.

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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