CNQCanadian Natural Resources Limited
$49.65+60% 1Y
$49.65
$29.3352 weeks$51.83
What is the market doing?
Mixed
1 good, 1 neutral, 1 without dataNo clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 9, 2026
In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +14% vs its 200-day average.
Short interest8.7% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How CNQ is trading
Canadian Natural Resources Limited is +60% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 42 points ahead of the market.
+60%
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +14%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 60
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 4.2%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $49.65
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −2.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +60%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +273%
- vs 50-day average$48.71
- +1.9%
- 52-week high
- $51.83
- 52-week low
- $29.33
- Annualised volatility
- 31%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +50% |
| 2025 | +13% |
| 2024 | −1.3% |
| 2023 | +24% |
| 2022 | +43% |
| 2021 | +84% |
| 2020 | −19% |
| 2019 | +40% |
| 2018 | −31% |
| 2017 | +15% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 4 of 10 | +2.0% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.7% |
| Mar | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | +4.3% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.38% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | −1.5% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +1.4% |
| Aug | 11 | 8 of 11 | +2.5% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | −0.79% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | +3.0% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | +5.6% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.1% |
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.