Walmart (WMT) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Walmart (WMT) closed at 117.85 USD on 2026-10-20, down 0.72%, the 44th percentile of its daily moves by size since 1973. It is 12.81% below its 52-week high and 19.18% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20- and 50-day moving averages and below its 200-day moving average. Its 20-day return of +7.02% is in the 81st percentile of its history since 1973. Walmart (WMT) had an RSI(14) of 69.15 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 92nd percentile of its history since 1973. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Walmart (WMT) was 135.16 USD, set on 2026-05-19, and the 52-week low 98.88 USD, set on 2025-11-14. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Walmart (WMT) was 110.56 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Walmart (WMT) was 109.15 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Walmart (WMT) was 118.33 USD.
Day’s range 117.47–120.5 USD · closed 12.5% of range · width 1.25× ATR52-week low 98.88 (2025-11-14) · high 135.16 (2026-05-19)52.3% of the way from low to high
Today (changed)
RSI 69.2 — crossed below 70 (overbought boundary); Price vs moving averages factor: Above trend MAs → Mixed (price vs 20/50/200-day MA: +6.60% · +7.97% · -0.40%); Overnight gap +1.44% — 91st percentile
RSI 69.2 — crossed below 70 (overbought boundary): previous same-direction cross 2026-02-17, 170 sessions earlier.
2 state changes · 1 provisional · 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 1.02× | 27th | 63rd | +36 pctile pts | — | — |
| MACD histogram | +1.34 | +1.20 | -0.14 | — | — |
| 20-day MA dist | +7.74% | +6.60% | -1.14 pp | +2.65 pp | 62nd |
| RSI | 72.54 | 69.15 | -3.39 pts | +7.41 pts | 58th |
The first two rows are always shown and are not ranked; — marks a cell that does not apply.
Pending confirmation
- Price closed below the 200-day MA today, the first such close (now 0.40% below it), and a second in a row would confirm the cross
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Opened up 1.44% from the prior close, above the prior session's high; closed in the lower quarter of the day's range, below the prior close.
- 4 sessions since a ≥2% move
- 106 sessions since 52-week high
- 1 session below 200-day MA
- FOMC in 8d
- Jobs report in 17d
- CPI in 21d
- Earnings in 30d
Unusualness #35/73 (1 = most unusual) (was #17). Its RSI sits in the 92nd percentile of its own readings since 1973. 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 69.15 is 0.85 pts below 70 · price 12.81% (7.2× ATR) below the 52-week high · 19.18% (7.9× ATR) above the 52-week low · 6.60% (3.0× ATR) above the 20-day MA (110.56) · 7.97% (3.6× ATR) above the 50-day MA (109.15) · 0.40% (0.2× ATR) below the 200-day MA (118.33)
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: 3 positive, 1 mixed (was 4 positive) · Moving averages: Above trend MAs → Mixed
| Factor | Reading | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term momentum | 5/10-day returns: +4.96% · +9.93%; MACD +2.72 above signal +1.53; histogram +1.20 (down 0.14 on the previous session). | Improving |
| Medium-term trend | 20/60/120-day returns: +7.02% · +5.47% · -7.94%. | Positive |
| Moving averages | price vs 20/50/200-day MA: +6.60% · +7.97% · -0.40%; stack 200d > 20d > 50d. | Mixed |
| Relative performance | vs the S&P 500 over 20/60/252 days: +7.69% · +1.43% · -6.34%; vs the Nasdaq 100: +11.01% · +0.26% · -9.43%. | Outperforming |
Figures reflect the official regular-session close for 2026-10-20.
Price chart
Price and momentum
- Close
- 117.85 USD
- Daily change
- down 0.72% — 44th percentile by magnitude since 1973 (11093 obs)
- vs market (same day)
- S&P 500 +0.28% · Nasdaq 100 -0.10%
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- +2.72 (above signal) · signal +1.53 · histogram +1.20 · -0.14 vs 2026-10-19
- 20-day return
- +7.02% — 81st percentile since 1973 (11074 obs) · -10 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19
RSI(14)
- RSI(14)
- 69.15 — 92nd percentile since 1973 (11080 obs) · -3.39 (58th percentile move · -4 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19 · +7.41 vs 2026-10-13
- RSI last overbought
- 5 days ago (2026-10-15)
- RSI last oversold
- 61 days ago (2026-08-20)
Session
- Listing
- Exchange: NASDAQ, Currency: USD
- Open
- 120.41 USD
- High
- 120.5 USD
- Low
- 117.47 USD
- Prior close
- 118.7 USD
- Prior O/H/L
- O 118.41 USD · H 119.28 USD · L 118.05 USD
- Gap (overnight)
- +1.44% — 91st percentile by magnitude since 1973 (11093 obs)
- Intraday (session)
- -2.13%
- Intraday range
- 2.57% of price — 73rd percentile since 1973 (11094 obs)
- Close position
- 12.5% of range
- Up days (history)
- 51.9% of 10230 directional sessions (flat days excluded)
- Daily-move distribution
- -2.60% / -0.79% / +0.00% / +0.89% / +2.92% (p5–p95; -3.06 to +3.44 USD at today’s close; 11093 obs)
- ≥4% daily moves
- 0 of last 20 sessions (0%)
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 110.56 USD | +6.60% · -1.14 pp (62nd percentile move since 1973) vs 2026-10-19 · +2.65 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 3.0× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 50-day MA | 109.15 USD | +7.97% · -0.88 pp (52nd percentile move since 1973) vs 2026-10-19 · +4.56 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 3.6× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| 200-day MA | 118.33 USD | -0.40% · -0.74 pp (44th percentile move since 1973) vs 2026-10-19 · +4.59 pp vs 2026-10-13 · 0.2× its typical daily range (ATR) |
| VWAP (20-day) | 110.46 USD | +6.69% |
| VWAP (60-day) | 109.1 USD | +8.02% |
Moving-average trend & crossovers (changed)
- 200-day slope (20-session)
- -0.28% · falling
- Price vs 20-day MA
- closed above it for 11 sessions, since 2026-10-06
- Price vs 50-day MA
- closed above it for 9 sessions, since 2026-10-08
- Price vs 200-day MA
- closed below it for 1 session, since 2026-10-20
- 20-day / 50-day
- 20-day crossed above 50-day · 2026-10-15 (5 days ago)
- 20-day / 200-day
- 20-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-07-07 (105 days ago)
- 50-day / 200-day
- 50-day crossed below 200-day · 2026-07-24 (88 days ago)
52-week range
- Position
- 52.3% of range
- Drawdown from all-time intraday high
- -12.81% · 154 days ago (2026-05-19)
- Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis)
- -26.01% · 2022-04-21 53.29 USD → 2022-06-17 39.43 USD · recovered 2023-07-28
- 52-week high
- 135.16 USD · price -12.81% · 2026-05-19 (154 days ago)
- 52-week low
- 98.88 USD · price +19.18% · 2025-11-14 (340 days ago)
Volatility
- 5-day realised volatility
- 1.615% daily · 25.6% annualised — 66th percentile since 1973 (11089 obs)
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.539% daily · 24.4% annualised — 57th percentile since 1973 (11074 obs) · -3 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.11 pp vs 2026-10-13
- 60-day realised volatility
- 1.782% daily · 28.3% annualised — 68th percentile since 1973 (11034 obs)
- 120-day realised volatility
- 1.764% daily · 28.0% annualised — 65th percentile since 1973 (10974 obs)
- Term structure (20d vs 120d)
- 0.87× — 1.539% vs 1.764% (near-term below its longer-horizon baseline)
- ATR (14)
- 2.41 USD · 2.05% of price — 49th percentile since 1973 (11080 obs)
Volume and participation
- Relative volume
- 1.02× prior 20-day average (excl. today) — 63rd percentile since 1973 (11074 obs) · +36 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19 · +0.21× vs 2026-10-13
- Volume
- 21.8M shares
- 3-month avg volume (63 sessions)
- 23.8M shares/day
- Dollar volume
- $2.57B — 62nd percentile (trailing 252 sessions) · 65th percentile (trailing 20 sessions) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
- 20-day avg $ volume
- $2.37B
Short interest and short volume
- Short volume
- 44.5% of reported volume (2.6M of 5.84M shares; FINRA off-exchange/TRF volume, not the consolidated tape, as of 2026-10-20) · prior 20-session average 47.2% · 45th percentile of the past 252 sessions
- Days to cover
- 3.39 · short interest 80.9M shares ÷ 23.9M avg daily volume (settlement-window average), +0.4% since prior settlement (FINRA, settled 2026-09-30; reported twice monthly)
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding)
- 1.02% of shares outstanding (not free float) — short interest settled 2026-09-30 ÷ shares outstanding cover-page as-of 2026-08-26
Returns
- 5-day
- +4.96% — 91st percentile since 1973 (11089 obs) · from 112.28 USD on 2026-10-13
- 10-day
- +9.93% — 96th percentile since 1973 (11084 obs) · from 107.20 USD on 2026-10-06
- 20-day
- +7.02% — 81st percentile since 1973 (11074 obs) · from 110.12 USD on 2026-09-22
- 60-day
- +5.47% — 58th percentile since 1973 (11034 obs) · from 111.74 USD on 2026-07-27
- 120-day
- -7.94% — 13th percentile since 1973 (10974 obs) · from 128.01 USD on 2026-04-29
- 252-day
- +9.39% — 46th percentile since 1973 (10842 obs) · from 107.73 USD on 2025-10-17
- Year to date
- +5.78% · from 111.41 USD on 2025-12-31
- Overnight vs intraday (20d)
- overnight +6.89% · intraday +0.12% (compounds to +7.02% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (60d)
- overnight -0.55% · intraday +6.05% (compounds to +5.47% total)
- Overnight vs intraday (252d)
- overnight -9.87% · intraday +21.38% (compounds to +9.39% total)
Market factor
- S&P 500 (52-week)
- beta +0.02 · correlation +0.01
- S&P 500 (26-week)
- beta -0.06 · correlation -0.02
- Nasdaq 100 (52-week)
- beta -0.13 · correlation -0.09
- Nasdaq 100 (26-week)
- beta -0.15 · correlation -0.11
- Consumer Staples (XLP, 52-week)
- beta +1.29 · correlation +0.67
- Consumer Staples (XLP, 26-week)
- beta +1.19 · correlation +0.54
- Consumer Staples (XLP) — this stock's weight, as of 2026-06-30 (quarterly SEC filing)
- 10.8%
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.26
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.19
Key dates
- Next earnings
- 2026-11-19 (30 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
- 2026-08-20 (61 days ago)
- Earnings reaction (realised)
- ±6.49% median 1-day move · 0.50–9.15% range · last 12 reported
- Recent SEC filings
- 8-K 2026-08-20 (Items 2.02, 9.01) · 10-Q 2026-08-28 · 10-K 2026-03-13 · proxy 2026-04-23 (EDGAR)
- Last ex-dividend
- 2026-08-21, $0.25
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 4.62% (data from 1973-03-22)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 1.06%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 1.30%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 1.40%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 1.38%
- easing (2024– )
- 1.47%
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-high
- Volatility: Normal
- 52-week position: Middle
- Beta: Low
- Relative volume: Normal
- Earnings: 2026-11-19
What these badges mean
- RSI
- RSI(14) is 69.15. 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 57th percentile of its own history since 1973. Higher = larger daily swings; a risk measure, not a direction.
- 52-week position
- Trading at 52.3% 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 +0.02. Higher = amplifies market moves; a risk measure, not a direction.
- Relative volume
- Relative volume 1.02x its 20-day average, 63rd percentile since 1973. Participation behind the move; not a direction.
- Earnings
- Next scheduled earnings: 2026-11-19 (in 30 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 | +6.15% | +8.45% |
| 10-day | +11.29% | +15.47% |
| 20-day | +7.69% | +11.01% |
| 60-day | +1.43% | +0.26% |
| 252-day | -6.34% | -9.43% |
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 | -0.72% | -0.73% |
| 5-day | +4.98% | +4.51% |
| 10-day | +9.96% | +9.22% |
| 20-day | +7.03% | +6.50% |
| 60-day | +5.39% | +6.14% |
| 252-day | +9.08% | +11.84% |
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.
| Sector return | vs XLP | XLP own |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day | -1.34% | +0.62% |
| 5-day | +0.73% | +4.23% |
| 10-day | +2.66% | +7.27% |
| 20-day | +0.95% | +6.07% |
| 60-day | +2.67% | +2.80% |
| 252-day | -0.67% | +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.
| Measure | Rank |
|---|---|
| 20-day return | 14 of 48 stocks |
| RSI(14) | 13 of 48 stocks |
| 52-week position | 29 of 48 stocks |
| 20-day realised vol | 25 of 48 stocks |
| Relative volume | 15 of 48 stocks |
Of its 4 Consumer Staples peers today: 3 up, 1 down · median +0.21% · Walmart (WMT) -0.72% (-0.93 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%. Walmart (WMT) is above its 20-day, above its 50-day and below its 200-day MAs (20-day return +7.62 pp vs the median stock).
Sector peers — Consumer Staples
| Stock | Same-day | 20-day return | RSI percentile | 52-wk position | Next earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart (WMT) | -0.72% | +7.02% | 92nd | 52.3% | 2026-11-19 · 30d |
| Costco (COST) | -0.09% | +10.58% | 96th | 59.6% | 2026-12-10 · 51d |
| Coca-Cola (KO) | +0.07% | +5.51% | 96th | 97.7% | 2026-10-27 · 7d |
| Procter & Gamble (PG) | +1.03% | +7.49% | 96th | 73.2% | 2026-10-22 · 2d |
| PepsiCo (PEP) | +0.34% | +2.16% | 75th | 22.0% | — |
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, Walmart (WMT) had an RSI(14) of 69.15, in the 92nd percentile of its history since 1973. Its 20-day return of +7.02% is in the 81st percentile of its history since 1973. At the 2026-10-20 close, Walmart (WMT) traded at 52.3% of its 52-week range. The RSI(14) of Walmart (WMT) last entered the overbought zone 5 days ago (2026-10-15) and the oversold zone 61 days ago (2026-08-20). 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 Walmart (WMT) were 110.56 / 109.15 / 118.33 USD, with price +6.60% / +7.97% / -0.40% 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 Walmart (WMT) was 98.88–135.16 USD; it closed 12.81% below the high (7.2× its typical daily range) and 19.18% above the low (7.9× its typical daily range). The high was set 154 days ago (2026-05-19) and the low 340 days ago (2025-11-14). At the 2026-10-20 close, Walmart (WMT) was 12.81% below its all-time intraday high of 135.16 USD, set 154 days ago (2026-05-19). Its 20-day volatility is 1.539% daily, in the 57th percentile of its history since 1973. Its daily realised volatility is 1.615% over 5 days, 1.539% over 20 days, 1.782% over 60 days and 1.764% over 120 days. Annualised, these are 25.6%, 24.4%, 28.3% and 28.0% respectively. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 2.41 USD, 2.05% of price. It has returned +4.96% (91st percentile since 1973) over 5 days, +9.93% (96th) over 10 days, +7.02% (81st) over 20 days, +5.47% (58th) over 60 days, -7.94% (13th) over 120 days and +9.39% (46th) over 252 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +0.02 and a correlation of +0.01 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of -0.06 and a correlation of -0.02. Relative to the S&P 500, it has returned +6.15% (5-day), +11.29% (10-day), +7.69% (20-day), +1.43% (60-day) and -6.34% (252-day). Its weekly-return correlation with changes in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.26 over 52 weeks and -0.19 over 26 weeks. Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-11-19.
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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