Is Apple Inc. Stock (AAPL) Overbought or Oversold?
RSI analysis computed from AAPL's daily closing prices · Data through August 31, 2026
As of August 31, 2026, AAPL’s 14-day RSI is 55.6, inside the neutral 30–70 band — neither overbought nor oversold by the conventional thresholds.
RSI-14 Scale
AAPL reads 55.6 on the 0–100 scale.
The Supporting Picture
vs 50-Day MA
+2.7%
MA: $308.49
vs 200-Day MA
+16.5%
MA: $271.90
From 52-Wk High
-6.8%
High: $340.05
Volume vs 20-Day Avg
-11%
Avg: 29.1M shares
The 50-day average is currently above the 200-day average, which technicians read as a longer-term uptrend backdrop for the RSI reading above.
What's Behind the Reading
August 31, 2026Apple's stock currently exhibits a neutral momentum posture, with its RSI-14 at 55.58. The price is trading 2.7% above its 50-day moving average, yet remains 6.83% below its 52-week high. Recent price action has been mixed; while the stock has delivered a strong 38.0% return over the past year, outperforming the S&P 500, it experienced a 5.38% slip in the last month, underperforming the index. This recent softness follows a period where the stock reached an all-time high in 2026, driven by the AI boom and strong Q3 FY2026 earnings. The company reported a 16% year-over-year revenue increase and a ninth consecutive EPS beat. However, cautious forward guidance for the September quarter, citing supply constraints and memory inflation impacting gross margins, led to a post-earnings dip of 7-10%. The introduction of new M6 and M5 Ultra chips in August, enhancing AI capabilities, and strategic moves in the EU app store and China's AI market, provide underlying support amidst these fluctuations.
Recent Overbought / Oversold Episodes
How AAPL behaved the last few times RSI left the neutral band — including its return over the 5 trading days after each episode ended.
| Episode | Period | Next 5 Days |
|---|---|---|
| overbought | July 24, 2026 – July 29, 2026 | -8.0% |
| overbought | June 29, 2026 – July 22, 2026 | +3.7% |
| oversold | January 15, 2026 – January 23, 2026 | +4.6% |
| oversold | January 6, 2026 – January 12, 2026 | -5.2% |
Past behavior does not predict future results — small sample sizes especially.
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Methodology
The verdict on this page is mechanical: we compute the 14-day Relative Strength Index with Wilder’s smoothing from AAPL’s daily closing prices, and apply the conventional thresholds — above 70 is overbought, below 30 is oversold. Moving averages, the 52-week range, and volume comparisons come from the same price history.
Indicators are recomputed after every market close. The AI commentary adds context from current news via grounded search, but never changes the computed verdict. Note: closes are as-traded; a stock split would distort readings for a few weeks until the window rolls past it.
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