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CISCO SYSTEMS INC

CSCO technical analysis

CISCO SYSTEMS INC

Weekly trend, momentum and volatility for CSCO, computed from price data and explained in plain words. Updated October 2, 2026.

1 bullish, 2 neutral, 1 bearish of 4 indicators

Mar 27, 2026 High $130.00, low $77.04
137 trading days Oct 12, 2026, close $115.34
Weekly close
$112.20
RSI (14, weekly)
56.4
EMA 50 (weekly)
$97.90
EMA 200 (weekly)
$72.03
ATR, % of price
5.83%
52-week high
$130.37
52-week low
$66.81
EMA 20 (weekly)
$109.44

Trend: EMA 20 / 50 / 200

Bullish, high confidence Week of October 2, 2026

BULLISH — weekly price is above all three EMAs and the stack is bullish (20 > 50 > 200), with confidence high.

  • – Price vs EMA20: The latest weekly close is 112.20, which is above EMA20 at 109.44 by 2.52%.
  • – Price vs EMA50: The latest weekly close is 112.20, which is above EMA50 at 97.90 by 14.61%.
  • – Price vs EMA200: The latest weekly close is 112.20, which is above EMA200 at 72.03 by 55.77%.
  • – EMA stack / trend: The stack is bullish because 20 > 50 > 200. This describes the weekly trend, not entry timing.
  • – Cross signal: The last EMA50/EMA200 cross was a golden cross on 2024-10-28, 101 bars ago.

What would change this read:

  • – A weekly close moving back below 109.44 would put price back under EMA20.
  • – A weekly close moving back below 97.9 would put price back under EMA50.
  • – If the EMA stack were no longer 20 > 50 > 200, the bullish trend read would be weakened; if there were a new death cross after the prior golden cross on 2024-10-28, that would be a major change.

Momentum: MACD (12, 26, 9)

Bearish, medium confidence Week of October 2, 2026

BEARISH — MACD 4.05 is below signal 5.88, with a bearish weekly signal-line crossover on 2026-07-20, 11 bars ago; confidence medium.

  • – MACD versus signal line: MACD is 4.05 and signal is 5.88, so MACD is below the signal line in a bearish posture. The last bearish signal-line crossover was on 2026-07-20, which was 11 bars ago.
  • – Histogram: The histogram is -1.83, so momentum is negative. The 4-bar change is 0.319, which means the histogram is moving upward versus 4 bars ago, so bearish momentum is decelerating.
  • – Zero line: MACD is above zero. The last bullish zero-line cross was on 2024-08-26, which was 110 bars ago. This is a separate signal from the signal-line crossover, with a much longer horizon.
  • – Divergence checks:
  • – Bearish divergence check: nothing was found. The check reported none between 2026-08-03 close 121.43/macd 9.752 and 2026-09-07 close 112.13/macd 5.9294.
  • – Bullish divergence check: nothing was found. The check reported none between 2026-08-31 close 109.2/macd 6.3935 and 2026-09-21 close 106.7/macd 4.5031.

What would change this read:

  • – A weekly move in MACD back above 5.8792 would put MACD back above the signal line.
  • – A weekly MACD move below zero would reverse the current above-zero status.
  • – A new divergence finding replacing the current none results in either the bearish or bullish divergence check would change the structure of the read.

Strength: RSI (14)

Neutral, high confidence Week of October 2, 2026

NEUTRAL — weekly RSI(14) is 56.38, which is neutral, and the last four weeks show it drifting lower; confidence: high.

Current RSI and regime: The current weekly RSI(14) is 56.38, which is neutral, not overbought and not oversold.

Direction over the last four weeks: RSI was 57.28 four bars ago and is now 56.38, so it has been falling over the last four weeks.

Most recent 70/30 band event: The most recent band event was a fall back below 70 on 2026-07-13, 12 bars ago.

Divergence checks

  • – Bearish divergence: nothing was found. The last two price pivots were 2026-08-03 close 121.43 / rsi 68.78 and 2026-09-07 close 112.13 / rsi 57.28.
  • – Bullish divergence: nothing was found. The last two price pivots were 2026-08-31 close 109.2 / rsi 54.51 and 2026-09-21 close 106.7 / rsi 50.86.

What would change this read

  • – A weekly RSI move back above 70 would change the regime from neutral to overbought.
  • – A weekly RSI move to 30 or below would change the regime from neutral to oversold.
  • – A rise above 57.28 would reverse the current four-week falling direction.

Volatility: ATR (14)

Volatility contracting, high confidence Week of October 2, 2026

CONTRACTING — ATR(14) is 6.54, which is 5.83% of the latest weekly close, and it is down from 7.95 eight bars ago; confidence: high.

  • – ATR value and percentage of price: The weekly ATR(14) is 6.54, equal to 5.83% of price. That means the stock’s typical weekly movement is about 6.54 points around the close of 112.2.
  • – Volatility versus eight weeks ago: Volatility is contracting because ATR has moved from 7.95 eight bars ago to 6.54 now.
  • – 1x and 2x ATR bands:
  • – The 1x ATR band from the close is 105.66 to 118.74. This describes a normal expected weekly range of about one ATR above or below the close, not a price prediction.
  • – The 2x ATR band from the close is 99.12 to 125.28. This describes a wider expected weekly range of about two ATRs above or below the close, also as a range expectation rather than a forecast.

What would change this read:

  • – If ATR(14) moved back up to 7.95, the contraction would no longer be in force versus the prior reading.
  • – If the weekly close moved outside 105.66 to 118.74, it would be beyond the current 1x ATR expected weekly range.
  • – If the weekly close moved outside 99.12 to 125.28, it would be beyond the current 2x ATR expected weekly range.

52-week range

Neutral, high confidence Week of October 2, 2026

NEUTRAL — CSCO is in the upper half of its 52-week weekly range, but it is still materially below the high; confidence medium.

  • – 52-week high: 130.37 set 2026-06-01.
  • – 52-week low: 66.81 set 2025-10-13.

52-week range:

Distance from each extreme

  • – Latest weekly close is 13.94% below the 52-week high.
  • – Latest weekly close is 67.94% above the 52-week low.

What the range position says

  • – The midpoint of the 52-week range is 98.59.
  • – CSCO’s position in the 52-week range is 71.4%, which places it in the upper portion of the weekly range and above the midpoint, but not near the 52-week high.

What would change this read

  • – A weekly close at or above 130.37 would put price at the 52-week high.
  • – A weekly close at or near 66.81 would bring price back to the 52-week low.
  • – A move back below the midpoint of 98.59 would shift the weekly range position back toward the lower half.

Educational content, not investment advice. Every figure above is computed from weekly price bars; the text only explains them. Past behaviour of an indicator says nothing certain about the future.