BCRXBioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$8.56+11% 1Y
Latest close: back above its 200-day averageOct 9, 2026what changed →

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+14% of shares).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +0% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest14% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How BCRX is trading

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is +11% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 7.2 points behind the market.

+11%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+0.11%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
45

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
19%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$6.17 – $11.19 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$8.56
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
+3.1%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+11%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−45%
vs 50-day average$9.11
−6.1%
52-week high
$10.59
52-week low
$6.24
Annualised volatility
50%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$100K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+9.7%
2025+3.7%
2024+26%
2023−48%
2022−17%
2021+86%
2020+116%
2019−57%
2018+64%
2017−22%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan104 of 10−2.3%
Feb107 of 10+7.6%
Mar102 of 10−3.2%
Apr104 of 10+2.4%
May107 of 10+9.4%
Jun106 of 10+0.03%
Jul116 of 11+0.87%
Aug116 of 11+6.6%
Sep113 of 11−5.4%
Oct115 of 11−4.9%
Nov107 of 10+13%
Dec107 of 10+7.6%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.