UnitedHealth (UNH) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
UnitedHealth (UNH) closed at 419.26 USD on 2026-10-20, up 3.04%, the 85th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1984. It is 9.18% below its 52-week high and 63.79% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20-day return of +12.42% is in the 88th percentile of its history since 1984. UnitedHealth (UNH) had an RSI(14) of 71.16 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 94th percentile of its history since 1984. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of UnitedHealth (UNH) was 461.62 USD, set on 2026-07-16, and the 52-week low 255.97 USD, set on 2026-03-27. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of UnitedHealth (UNH) was 382.36 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of UnitedHealth (UNH) was 387.5 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of UnitedHealth (UNH) was 359.9 USD.
Day’s range 408.28–422.4 USD · closed 77.8% of range · width 1.17× ATR52-week low 255.97 (2026-03-27) · high 461.62 (2026-07-16)79.4% of the way from low to high
Today (changed)
RSI 71.2 — crossed above 70 (overbought boundary); Relative performance factor: Underperforming → Outperforming (vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: +13.09% · -3.65% · +1.84%); Daily move +3.04% — 85th percentile
RSI 71.2 — crossed above 70 (overbought boundary): previous same-direction cross 2026-06-26, 80 sessions earlier.
2 state changes · 1 notable move
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 1.16× | 45th | 73rd | +28 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | +4.64 | +5.40 | +0.76 | — | — |
| 50-day MA dist | +5.06% | +8.19% | +3.13 pp | +10.76 pp | 86th |
| RSI | 65.84 | 71.16 | +5.32 pts | +23.18 pts | 78th |
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Opened up 0.80% from the prior close, above the prior session's high; closed in the upper quarter of the day's range, above the prior close.
- ≥2% move today
- 67 sessions since 52-week high
- 133 sessions above 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Jobs report in 17d
- CPI in 21d
- Earnings in 84d
Unusualness #28/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #50). Its RSI sits in the 94th percentile of its own readings 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 71.16 is 1.16 pts above 70 · price 9.18% (3.5× ATR) below the 52-week high · 63.79% (13.5× ATR) above the 52-week low · 9.65% (3.0× ATR) above the 20-day MA (382.36) · 8.19% (2.6× ATR) above the 50-day MA (387.5) · 16.49% (4.9× ATR) above the 200-day MA (359.9)
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: 4 positive (was 3 positive, 1 negative) · Relative performance: Underperforming → Outperforming
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: +10.99% · +11.41%; MACD +5.83 above signal +0.42; histogram +5.40 (up 0.76 on the previous session). | Improving |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: +12.42% · +0.39% · +13.09%. | Positive |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: +9.65% · +8.19% · +16.49%; stack 50d > 20d > 200d. | Above trend MAs |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: +13.09% · -3.65% · +1.84%; vs the Nasdaq 100: +16.41% · -4.82% · -1.26%. | Outperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 419.26 USD
- Daily change
- up 3.04% — 85th percentile by magnitude since 1984 (10247 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- +5.83 (above signal) · signal +0.42 · histogram +5.40 · +0.76 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- +12.42% — 88th percentile since 1984 (10228 obs) · +11 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 71.16 — 94th percentile since 1984 (10234 obs) · +5.32 (78th percentile move · +8 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · +23.18 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- today (2026-10-20)
- RSI last oversold
- 258 days ago (2026-02-04)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NYSE, Currency: USD
- Open
- 410.12 USD
- High
- 422.4 USD
- Low
- 408.28 USD
- Prior close
- 406.88 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 399.69 USD · H 408.5 USD · L 399.2 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- +0.80% — 79th percentile by magnitude since 1984 (10247 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- +2.23%
- Intraday range
- 3.37% of price — 73rd percentile since 1984 (10248 obs)
- Close position
- 77.8% of range
- Up days (history)
- 52.3% of 9542 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -3.50% / -0.95% / +0.00% / +1.13% / +3.96% (p5–p95; -14.67 to +16.62 USD at today’s close; 10247 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 1 of last 20 sessions (5%) — 1 up, 0 down
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 382.36 USD | +9.65% · +2.59 pp (81st percentile move since 1984) vs 2026-10-19 · +8.85 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 3.0× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 387.5 USD | +8.19% · +3.13 pp (86th percentile move since 1984) vs 2026-10-19 · +10.76 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 2.6× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 359.9 USD | +16.49% · +3.31 pp (86th percentile move since 1984) vs 2026-10-19 · +10.98 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 4.9× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 384.7 USD | +8.98% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 391.43 USD | +7.11% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- +1.45% · rising
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed above it for 8 sessions, since 2026-10-09
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed above it for 5 sessions, since 2026-10-14
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed above it for 133 sessions, since 2026-04-13
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed below 50-day · 2026-08-14 (67 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-04-28 (175 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-05-18 (155 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 79.4% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -33.53% · 708 days ago (2024-11-11)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -61.97% · 2024-11-11 625.25 USD → 2025-08-01 237.77 USD · not yet recovered
- 52-week high
- 461.62 USD · price -9.18% · 2026-07-16 (96 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 255.97 USD · price +63.79% · 2026-03-27 (207 days ago)
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 2.253% daily · 35.8% annualised — 69th percentile since 1984 (10243 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.722% daily · 27.3% annualised — 47th percentile since 1984 (10228 obs) · +3 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.64 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 1.510% daily · 24.0% annualised — 33rd percentile since 1984 (10188 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 1.557% daily · 24.7% annualised — 34th percentile since 1984 (10128 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 1.11× — 1.722% vs 1.557% (near-term above its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 12.13 USD · 2.89% of price — 59th percentile since 1984 (10234 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 1.16× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 73rd percentile since 1984 (10228 obs) · +28 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -1.32× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 6.81M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 5.08M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $2.86B — 75th percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · 75th percentile (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
- 20-day avg $ volume
- $2.31B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 45.4% of reported volume (1.16M of 2.56M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 44.8% · 84th percentile of the past 252 sessions
- Days to cover
- 3.28 · short interest 16M shares ÷ 4.86M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), +20.7% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding)
- 1.78% of shares outstanding (not free float) — short interest settled 2026-09-30 ÷ shares outstanding cover-page as-of 2026-07-31
Returns
- 5-day
- +10.99% — 97th percentile since 1984 (10243 obs) · from 377.76 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- +11.41% — 93rd percentile since 1984 (10238 obs) · from 376.32 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- +12.42% — 88th percentile since 1984 (10228 obs) · from 372.95 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- +0.39% — 35th percentile since 1984 (10188 obs) · from 417.64 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- +13.09% — 53rd percentile since 1984 (10128 obs) · from 370.74 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- +17.57% — 43rd percentile since 1984 (9996 obs) · from 356.60 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- +27.01% · from 330.11 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight +10.27% · intraday +1.95% (compounds to +12.42% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight +12.72% · intraday -10.94% (compounds to +0.39% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +21.50% · intraday -3.23% (compounds to +17.57% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +0.63 · correlation +0.22
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta -0.63 · correlation -0.31
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta +0.31 · correlation +0.17
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta -0.39 · correlation -0.37
- Health Care (XLV, 52-week)
- beta +0.63 · correlation +0.30
- Health Care (XLV, 26-week)
- beta +0.57 · correlation +0.47
- Health Care (XLV) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 6.6%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.28
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.24
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2027-01-12 (84 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
- 2026-10-13 (7 days ago)
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-10-13 (Items 2.02, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-08-10 · 10-K 2026-03-02 · proxy 2026-04-21 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-09-14, $2.32
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 3.09% (data from 1984-10-17)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 1.85%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.21%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 2.09%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 1.44%
- easing (2024– )
- 2.40%
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: Overbought
- Volatility: Normal
- 52-week position: Upper portion
- Beta: Low
- Relative volume: Normal
- Earnings: 2027-01-12
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 71.16. 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 47th percentile of its own history since 1984. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 79.4% 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 +0.63. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 1.16x its 20-day average, 73rd percentile since 1984. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2027-01-12 (in 84 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 | +12.18% | +14.47% |
| 10-day | +12.77% | +16.94% |
| 20-day | +13.09% | +16.41% |
| 60-day | -3.65% | -4.82% |
| 252-day | +1.84% | -1.26% |
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 | +2.86% | +3.07% |
| 5-day | +11.74% | +12.07% |
| 10-day | +12.27% | +13.13% |
| 20-day | +12.84% | +13.65% |
| 60-day | -2.16% | -1.23% |
| 252-day | +7.66% | +11.74% |
vs sector ETF (XLV · Health Care)
Return minus the SPDR sector ETF’s (“vs XLV”; positive = outpaced the sector), plus the ETF’s own return.
| Sector return | vs XLV | XLV own |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | +0.67% | +2.37% |
| 5-day | +5.00% | +5.99% |
| 10-day | +3.79% | +7.62% |
| 20-day | +6.57% | +5.84% |
| 60-day | -9.66% | +10.05% |
| 252-day | -7.94% | +25.51% |
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 | 1 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 8 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 14 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 21 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 8 of 48 stocks |
Of its 4 Health Care peers today: 4 up, 0 down · median +2.27% · UnitedHealth (UNH) +3.04% (+0.77 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%. UnitedHealth (UNH) is above its 20-, 50- and 200-day MAs (20-day return +13.03 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Health Care
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth (UNH) | +3.04% | +12.42% | 94th | 79.4% | 2027-01-12 · 84d |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | +2.19% | -3.65% | 38th | 77.5% | — |
| Eli Lilly (LLY) | +3.49% | +9.70% | 92nd | 94.6% | 2026-10-29 · 9d |
| Pfizer (PFE) | +2.28% | +7.81% | 97th | 97.9% | 2026-11-03 · 14d |
| AbbVie (ABBV) | +2.26% | +9.00% | 92nd | 97.7% | 2026-10-30 · 10d |
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, UnitedHealth (UNH) had an RSI(14) of 71.16, in the 94th percentile of its history since 1984. Its 20-day return of +12.42% is in the 88th percentile of its history since 1984. At the 2026-10-20 close, UnitedHealth (UNH) traded at 79.4% of its 52-week range. RSI above 70 is conventionally termed overbought. The RSI(14) of UnitedHealth (UNH) last entered the overbought zone today (2026-10-20) and the oversold zone 258 days ago (2026-02-04). It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of UnitedHealth (UNH) were 382.36 / 387.5 / 359.9 USD, with price +9.65% / +8.19% / +16.49% against them. Ranked from highest to lowest, its moving averages are the 50-day, 20-day and 200-day. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of UnitedHealth (UNH) was 255.97–461.62 USD; it closed 9.18% below the high (3.5× its typical daily range) and 63.79% above the low (13.5× its typical daily range). The high was set 96 days ago (2026-07-16) and the low 207 days ago (2026-03-27). At the 2026-10-20 close, UnitedHealth (UNH) was 33.53% below its all-time intraday high of 630.73 USD, set 708 days ago (2024-11-11). Its 20-day volatility is 1.722% daily, in the 47th percentile of its history since 1984. Its daily realised volatility is 2.253% over 5 days, 1.722% over 20 days, 1.510% over 60 days and 1.557% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 35.8%, 27.3%, 24.0% and 24.7% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 12.13 USD, 2.89% of price. It has returned +10.99% (97th percentile since 1984) over 5 days, +11.41% (93rd) over 10 days, +12.42% (88th) over 20 days, +0.39% (35th) over 60 days, +13.09% (53rd) over 120 days and +17.57% (43rd) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +0.63 and a correlation of +0.22 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of -0.63 and a correlation of -0.31. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +12.18% (5-day), +12.77% (10-day), +13.09% (20-day), -3.65% (60-day) and +1.84% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.28 over 52 weeks and -0.24 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2027-01-12.
Methodology
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