BCSBarclays PLC
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and a token position.
Rangebound, no clear trend. Oversold (RSI 18). Price is −8% vs its 200-day average.
A token position, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Up 35% since the previous count, up from 0.1% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How BCS is trading
Barclays PLC is +12% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 6.2 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −7.5%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 18
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 20%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $22.95
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −12%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +12%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +169%
- vs 50-day average$26.13
- −12%
- 52-week high
- $28.56
- 52-week low
- $19.13
- Annualised volatility
- 32%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −8.7% |
| 2025 | +96% |
| 2024 | +76% |
| 2023 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | −22% |
| 2021 | +32% |
| 2020 | −13% |
| 2019 | +32% |
| 2018 | −29% |
| 2017 | +0.47% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.5% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.6% |
| Mar | 10 | 4 of 10 | −6.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.1% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.3% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.3% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +2.3% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.27% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −2.2% |
| Oct | 11 | 7 of 11 | +2.5% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +7.7% |
| Dec | 10 | 7 of 10 | +4.1% |
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.
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