Price Range & Position

What this tool shows

The highest and lowest daily close in the window, the latest close, how far it sits from each extreme, and its position in the range expressed as a percentile.

Percentile, not midpoint

“Position in range” is not where the price sits between the high and the low geometrically. It is the share of daily closes in the window that were lower than the current one. If it reads 90%, the price has been below today’s level on nine days out of ten this year.

The distinction matters because prices do not spend equal time across their range. An asset can sit only a third of the way between its low and its high while still being above 80% of the year’s closes, simply because it spent most of the year lower. The percentile describes where the price has actually been; the high-low midpoint describes only the two extremes.

What this absolutely does not tell you

Nothing about what happens next. An asset near the top of its range is not therefore due to fall, and one near the bottom is not therefore cheap — an asset in a sustained decline sits near the bottom of its range for the entire decline, and that is not a signal to buy. We publish no price forecasts and this tool is not a disguised one.

The window

Up to 365 daily closes, and fewer for recently listed assets; the tool prints the number it used. A “52-week high” computed over four months is a different claim, so the count is shown rather than assumed.

Frequently asked questions

Are these closes or intraday extremes? Daily closes. A wick that touched a lower price intraday and closed higher does not set the low here, so the range is narrower than an intraday high-low range.

Why does the high differ from other sites? Different window lengths and closes-versus-intraday are the usual reasons. Ours is stated explicitly on the tool.

Can I see volatility for the same asset? Yes — the volatility and drawdown tool uses the same series.

Is this advice? No. See our disclaimer.