Wells Fargo (WFC) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Wells Fargo (WFC) closed at 82.2 USD on 2026-10-20, up 0.49%, the 28th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1972. It is 15.92% below its 52-week high and 12.94% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20-day moving average and below its 50- and 200-day moving averages. Wells Fargo (WFC) had an RSI(14) of 46.96 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 33rd percentile of its history since 1972. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Wells Fargo (WFC) was 97.76 USD, set on 2026-01-05, and the 52-week low 72.78 USD, set on 2026-05-15. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Wells Fargo (WFC) was 81.67 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Wells Fargo (WFC) was 84.98 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Wells Fargo (WFC) was 84.04 USD.
Day’s range 81.15–82.53 USD · closed 76.1% of range · width 0.68× ATR52-week low 72.78 (2026-05-15) · high 97.76 (2026-01-05)37.7% of the way from low to high
Today (changed)
Short-term momentum factor: Mixed → Improving (5/10-day returns: +1.81% · +0.85%)
1 state change · 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 0.94× | 65th | 55th | -10 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | +0.31 | +0.29 | -0.02 | — | — |
| 50-day MA dist | -3.86% | -3.27% | +0.59 pp | +2.35 pp | 33rd |
| RSI | 45.52 | 46.96 | +1.44 pts | +6.53 pts | 27th |
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Opened down 0.15% from the prior close, below the prior session's low; closed in the upper quarter of the day's range, above the prior close.
- 1 session since a ≥2% move
- 199 sessions since 52-week high
- 21 sessions below 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Jobs report in 17d
- CPI in 21d
- Earnings in 86d
Unusualness #73/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #58). Today's daily move, by magnitude, is in the 28th 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: price 15.92% (7.7× ATR) below the 52-week high · 12.94% (4.7× ATR) above the 52-week low · 0.65% (0.3× ATR) above the 20-day MA (81.67) · 3.27% (1.4× ATR) below the 50-day MA (84.98) · 2.19% (0.9× ATR) below the 200-day MA (84.04)
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, 3 negative (was 3 negative, 1 mixed) · Short-term momentum: Mixed → Improving
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: +1.81% · +0.85%; MACD -0.76 above signal -1.06; histogram +0.29 (down 0.02 on the previous session). | Improving |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: -1.14% · -5.81% · +0.85%. | Negative |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: +0.65% · -3.27% · -2.19%; stack 50d > 200d > 20d. | Below trend MAs |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: -0.47% · -9.85% · -17.03%; vs the Nasdaq 100: +2.85% · -11.02% · -20.12%. | Underperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 82.2 USD
- Daily change
- up 0.49% — 28th percentile by magnitude since 1972 (13315 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -0.76 (above signal) · signal -1.06 · histogram +0.29 · -0.02 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- -1.14% — 37th percentile since 1972 (13296 obs) · +20 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 46.96 — 33rd percentile since 1972 (13302 obs) · +1.44 (27th percentile move · +4 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · +6.53 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 302 days ago (2025-12-22)
- RSI last oversold
- 223 days ago (2026-03-11)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NYSE, Currency: USD
- Open
- 81.68 USD
- High
- 82.53 USD
- Low
- 81.15 USD
- Prior close
- 81.8 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 83.8 USD · H 83.8 USD · L 81.71 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- -0.15% — 38th percentile by magnitude since 1972 (13315 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- +0.64%
- Intraday range
- 1.68% of price — 42nd percentile since 1972 (13316 obs)
- Close position
- 76.1% of range
- Up days (history)
- 51.1% of 11998 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -2.91% / -0.93% / +0.00% / +0.98% / +2.98% (p5–p95; -2.39 to +2.45 USD at today’s close; 13315 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 0 of last 20 sessions (0%)
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 81.67 USD | +0.65% · +0.55 pp (32nd percentile move since 1972) vs 2026-10-19 · +2.88 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.3× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 84.98 USD | -3.27% · +0.59 pp (33rd percentile move since 1972) vs 2026-10-19 · +2.35 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 1.4× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 84.04 USD | -2.19% · +0.55 pp (30th percentile move since 1972) vs 2026-10-19 · +2.09 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.9× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 81.78 USD | +0.51% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 85.05 USD | -3.35% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- -1.29% · falling
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed above it for 4 sessions, since 2026-10-15
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed below it for 25 sessions, since 2026-09-16
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed below it for 21 sessions, since 2026-09-22
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed below 50-day · 2026-09-29 (21 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-10-06 (14 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-08-11 (70 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 37.7% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -15.92% · 288 days ago (2026-01-05)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -67.94% · 2018-01-26 65.93 USD → 2020-10-29 21.14 USD · recovered 2024-11-06
- 52-week high
- 97.76 USD · price -15.92% · 2026-01-05 (288 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 72.78 USD · price +12.94% · 2026-05-15 (158 days ago)
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 1.785% daily · 28.3% annualised — 68th percentile since 1972 (13311 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.554% daily · 24.7% annualised — 52nd percentile since 1972 (13296 obs) · -13 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.11 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 1.533% daily · 24.3% annualised — 45th percentile since 1972 (13256 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 1.586% daily · 25.2% annualised — 47th percentile since 1972 (13196 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 0.98× — 1.554% vs 1.586% (near-term in line with its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 2.02 USD · 2.46% of price — 63rd percentile since 1972 (13302 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 0.94× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 55th percentile since 1972 (13295 obs) · -10 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · -0.81× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 15.8M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 14.3M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $1.3B — 56th 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
- $1.37B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 47.6% of reported volume (2.3M of 4.85M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 30.9% · 71st percentile of the past 252 sessions
Returns
- 5-day
- +1.81% — 69th percentile since 1972 (13311 obs) · from 80.74 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- +0.85% — 54th percentile since 1972 (13306 obs) · from 81.51 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- -1.14% — 37th percentile since 1972 (13296 obs) · from 83.15 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- -5.81% — 21st percentile since 1972 (13256 obs) · from 87.27 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- +0.85% — 38th percentile since 1972 (13196 obs) · from 81.51 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- -1.30% — 31st percentile since 1972 (13064 obs) · from 83.28 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- -11.80% · from 93.20 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight -5.04% · intraday +4.10% (compounds to -1.14% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight +5.37% · intraday -10.61% (compounds to -5.81% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight +4.93% · intraday -5.94% (compounds to -1.30% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +0.41 · correlation +0.18
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta -0.19 · correlation -0.08
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta +0.02 · correlation +0.01
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta -0.26 · correlation -0.23
- Financials (XLF, 52-week)
- beta +1.36 · correlation +0.70
- Financials (XLF, 26-week)
- beta +1.45 · correlation +0.69
- Financials (XLF) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 3.3%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.04
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.20
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2027-01-14 (86 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, 7.01, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-07-28 · 10-K 2026-02-24 · proxy 2026-03-18 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-08-07, $0.50
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 1.93% (data from 1972-06-02)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 2.95%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.38%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 2.64%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 1.96%
- easing (2024– )
- 1.79%
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: Low
- Relative volume: Normal
- Earnings: 2027-01-14
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 46.96. 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 52nd percentile of its own history since 1972. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 37.7% 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 +0.41. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 0.94x its 20-day average, 55th percentile since 1972. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2027-01-14 (in 86 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 | +3.00% | +5.30% |
| 10-day | +2.21% | +6.38% |
| 20-day | -0.47% | +2.85% |
| 60-day | -9.85% | -11.02% |
| 252-day | -17.03% | -20.12% |
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 | +0.37% | +0.49% |
| 5-day | +2.30% | +1.88% |
| 10-day | +1.40% | +0.96% |
| 20-day | -0.87% | -1.06% |
| 60-day | -7.47% | -5.91% |
| 252-day | -7.75% | -1.67% |
vs sector ETF (XLF · Financials)
Return minus the SPDR sector ETF’s (“vs XLF”; positive = outpaced the sector), plus the ETF’s own return.
| Sector return | vs XLF | XLF own |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | -0.71% | +1.20% |
| 5-day | +0.17% | +1.64% |
| 10-day | -2.32% | +3.17% |
| 20-day | -2.82% | +1.68% |
| 60-day | -3.77% | -2.04% |
| 252-day | -8.08% | +6.78% |
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 | 25 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 28 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 35 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 24 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 25 of 48 stocks |
Of its 7 Financials peers today: 7 up, 0 down · median +0.91% · Wells Fargo (WFC) +0.49% (-0.42 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%. Wells Fargo (WFC) is above its 20-day, below its 50-day and below its 200-day MAs (20-day return -0.53 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Financials
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo (WFC) | +0.49% | -1.14% | 33rd | 37.7% | 2027-01-14 · 86d |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | +0.52% | -1.39% | 30th | 64.3% | 2027-01-14 · 86d |
| Bank of America (BAC) | +0.50% | -9.89% | 2nd | 23.7% | 2027-01-15 · 87d |
| Goldman Sachs (GS) | +1.03% | -6.81% | 11th | 34.5% | 2027-01-19 · 91d |
| Visa (V) | +0.91% | +12.30% | 98th | 98.2% | 2026-10-27 · 7d |
| Mastercard (MA) | +0.65% | +11.61% | 97th | 97.6% | 2026-10-29 · 9d |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) | +1.43% | +7.22% | 99th | 98.5% | 2026-11-07 · 18d |
| Robinhood (HOOD) | +1.75% | -20.96% | 14th | 39.9% | 2026-10-27 · 7d |
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, Wells Fargo (WFC) had an RSI(14) of 46.96, in the 33rd percentile of its history since 1972. Its 20-day return of -1.14% is in the 37th percentile of its history since 1972. At the 2026-10-20 close, Wells Fargo (WFC) traded at 37.7% of its 52-week range. The RSI(14) of Wells Fargo (WFC) last entered the overbought zone 302 days ago (2025-12-22) and the oversold zone 223 days ago (2026-03-11). 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 Wells Fargo (WFC) were 81.67 / 84.98 / 84.04 USD, with price +0.65% / -3.27% / -2.19% against them. Ranked from highest to lowest, its moving averages are the 50-day, 200-day and 20-day. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Wells Fargo (WFC) was 72.78–97.76 USD; it closed 15.92% below the high (7.7× its typical daily range) and 12.94% above the low (4.7× its typical daily range). The high was set 288 days ago (2026-01-05) and the low 158 days ago (2026-05-15). At the 2026-10-20 close, Wells Fargo (WFC) was 15.92% below its all-time intraday high of 97.76 USD, set 288 days ago (2026-01-05). Its 20-day volatility is 1.554% daily, in the 52nd percentile of its history since 1972. Its daily realised volatility is 1.785% over 5 days, 1.554% over 20 days, 1.533% over 60 days and 1.586% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 28.3%, 24.7%, 24.3% and 25.2% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 2.02 USD, 2.46% of price. It has returned +1.81% (69th percentile since 1972) over 5 days, +0.85% (54th) over 10 days, -1.14% (37th) over 20 days, -5.81% (21st) over 60 days, +0.85% (38th) over 120 days and -1.30% (31st) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +0.41 and a correlation of +0.18 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of -0.19 and a correlation of -0.08. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +3.00% (5-day), +2.21% (10-day), -0.47% (20-day), -9.85% (60-day) and -17.03% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.04 over 52 weeks and -0.20 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2027-01-14.
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.
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