DACDanaos Corporation
$169.20+85% 1Y
$169.20
$82.7952 weeks$170.29
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 +38% vs its 200-day average.
Short interest6.0% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026
Moderately 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 DAC is trading
Danaos Corporation is +85% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 67 points ahead of the market.
+85%
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +38%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 67
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 0.64%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $169.20
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +8.3%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +85%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +147%
- vs 50-day average$152.21
- +11%
- 52-week high
- $170.29
- 52-week low
- $82.79
- Annualised volatility
- 26%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +82% |
| 2025 | +20% |
| 2024 | +12% |
| 2023 | +48% |
| 2022 | −27% |
| 2021 | +256% |
| 2020 | +133% |
| 2019 | −13% |
| 2018 | −48% |
| 2017 | −45% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +7.7% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −5.4% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.3% |
| May | 10 | 8 of 10 | +5.8% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.1% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +7.4% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | +0.85% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −0.63% |
| Oct | 11 | 7 of 11 | +2.3% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | +4.7% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +5.4% |
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.