EWBCEast West Bancorp, Inc.

$125.53+17% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).

3 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +4% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$1.6M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest3.3% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Moderately 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 EWBC is trading

East West Bancorp, Inc. is +17% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 0.82 points behind the market.

+17%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+4.3%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
43

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
7.8%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$68.77 – $136.16 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$125.53
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−3.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+17%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+99%
vs 50-day average$129.21
−2.9%
52-week high
$136.16
52-week low
$92.51
Annualised volatility
30%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$12M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+13%
2025+20%
2024+37%
2023+13%
2022−14%
2021+58%
2020+7.2%
2019+14%
2018−27%
2017+21%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan109 of 10+7.8%
Feb105 of 10+0.84%
Mar102 of 10−8.8%
Apr106 of 10+5.3%
May106 of 10−1.2%
Jun106 of 10+2.4%
Jul116 of 11+4.3%
Aug115 of 11−1.2%
Sep114 of 11−0.90%
Oct118 of 11+3.0%
Nov108 of 10+8.1%
Dec106 of 10+1.4%

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.