BRK-A — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Stock)

Price: $856612.0 · 1 day: -0.01% · 5 days: +5.03% · 1 month: +12.73% · YTD: +13.49%
As of 2026-11-06 21:00 UTC.

52-week range: $698000.0 – $878328.0 (currently at 88% of the range).

The brief

BRK-A is in an uptrend, momentum firm. $856650 is the level overhead; $856600 the first support below.

6 of 6 technical checks lean bullish.

TrendUptrend · above 50-day & 200-day
MomentumRSI 73.25 · neutral · MACD bullish
Trend strengthADX 56.2 · strong trend
Location+9.4% vs 50-day MA
52-week range-1% from high · +22% from low
VolatilityATR 14145.29 · ~1.7%/day

Key levels

LevelTypeDistance
$856650.0 (resistance)round0.0%
$869301.0 (resistance)52w high1.48%
$856600.0 (support)round-0.0%
$782627.78 (support)sma 50-8.64%
$749099.5 (support)swing zone-12.55%

Indicators

RSI (14)73.25MACD21298.0087
ADX (14)56.2ATR (14)14145.29
50-day average$782627.78200-day average$746624.84

Next earnings: 2026-11-07. BRK-A earnings date, time and past reactions.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) nears record high, trend intact

Report of 2026-11-03, updated 2026-11-05.

Update, November 5, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) has extended its run, adding 6.9% over the past five sessions through November 5, while the S&P 500 fell 1.1% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) gained 5.1%. The stock closed at a record 874,000 on November 5, up 0.5% on the day, with strength tied to a Yahoo! Finance report on Coca-Cola's earnings beat and a Investing.com note on Berkshire's $26.9 million Sirius XM purchase.

The picture holds. The price is above its 40-week average, and the daily trend remains aligned with the weekly uptrend. The stock is just below the 874,050 round resistance; a daily close above that level on volume above its 20-day average would signal an upside breakout. Support at 873,950 (round) is the first level to watch, with the 50-day SMA at 780,960 and the swing zone at 749,099.5 below. A weekly close below 749,099.5 would change the picture, but that is far off.

Momentum is stretched—RSI is 82.4 and volume is 72% below its 20-day average—but the stock leads the S&P 500 by 12.8% and XLF by 4.6% over 50 days. Earnings are due November 7, and the consensus target of 808,601 sits 8.1% below the current price, per Morningstar.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) closed at $836,245.44 on November 3, 2026, its highest level in over a year and just 0.0% below its 52-week high, after a 3.2% gain over the past five days. The stock continues to lead both the S&P 500 and the financial sector, and the evidence points to a continuation of the uptrend over the next 2–6 weeks. The bullish stance from October 20, 2026, remains unchanged, with high conviction supported by three of four trend-alignment signals. The key level to watch is the round $836,200 support; a daily close above $836,245.44 on above-average volume would confirm the breakout, though the reward-to-risk math does not yet reach 3-to-1.

Why it matters

Berkshire Hathaway’s stock has been climbing steadily, reaching a new 52-week high on November 3, 2026, after a 10.8% gain over the past month. The move comes amid a flurry of headlines about the company’s investment portfolio, including a $330 million increase in its stake in Bending Spoons, a tech firm, and continued attention on its largest holding, Apple, which is nearing a $1 trillion market cap. The market’s reaction has been positive, with the stock outperforming the S&P 500 by 9.4% over the last 50 days and the financial sector ETF (XLF) by 4.9% over the same period. In the last five days, BRK-A rose 3.2% while the S&P 500 fell 1.9% and XLF gained 2.7%, showing that the stock’s strength is not merely a sector or market beta effect—it is idiosyncratic.

The debate around BRK-A is split. On the bearish side, Barron's argues that losses in Alphabet, which fell 12.3% on October 29 after weak earnings, expose a weak stock-picking record. On the bullish side, Yahoo! Finance notes that BRK-A has risen in 50 of the last 61 years, and Yahoo! Finance highlights that the stock is within 1.5% of its all-time high, validating the succession plan under Greg Abel. The bearish case focuses on specific investment losses, but the stock’s price action suggests the market is looking past those, focusing instead on the company’s overall earnings power and fortress balance sheet.

Valuation-wise, the stock trades 3.4% above the average analyst price target of $808,601.25, with targets ranging from $735,000 to $942,405. The consensus rating is “hold,” reflecting a cautious view among the four analysts covering it. However, the stock’s momentum and relative strength suggest that the market is pricing in more than the consensus expects, and the upcoming earnings on November 7, 2026, will be the next catalyst.

What the evidence says

The long-term trend remains up: the price is above its 40-week average, and the daily trend aligns with the weekly uptrend. The stock is in a mature phase of the uptrend, having risen 19.5% from its 52-week low, but it has not yet broken out to new highs. The thesis is intact, and the recent strength supports it.

For the next 2–6 weeks, the balance of evidence leans positive. The conviction is high, with three of four trend-alignment signals pointing up: the daily trend runs with the weekly uptrend, the stock leads the S&P 500 by 9.4% over 50 days, and it leads XLF by 4.9% over the same period. The strongest case against this reading is the overbought condition—RSI at 76.5—and the fact that volume on the recent up days has been 52.4% below the 20-day average, suggesting the rally may be running on low participation. However, the stock’s relative strength and the absence of any negative price action outweigh these concerns, and the trend is likely to continue unless the stock breaks below the swing zone at $749,099.5 on a weekly close.

Levels that matter

The structure holds above the round $836,200 level, which has acted as support since the stock first approached it. A daily close below that would be the first crack in the near-term structure, but the trend would only end on a weekly close below the swing zone at $749,099.5. That level is well below the current price, providing a wide buffer.

The breakout level is a daily close above the 52-week high of $836,245.44 on volume above its 20-day average. From that level, the math does not reach the 3-to-1 reward-to-risk threshold: the stop would be at $833,545.33 (based on the round level minus a quarter of the ATR), and with no defined target, the potential reward is unclear. To achieve a 3-to-1 ratio, the stock would need to have a target at least $8,100 above the breakout level, which is not currently defined. Until then, the breakout is not a high-probability trade from a risk-reward standpoint.

What would change the picture

The picture would change on a weekly close below $749,099.5, based on the swing zone. That would break the long-term uptrend and shift the stance to negative. The only non-price fact that could change the picture is a significant deterioration in the company’s fundamentals, such as a major loss in its investment portfolio or a regulatory issue, but no such event is on the horizon.

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