KALUKaiser Aluminum Corporation
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +2% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 3.0% since the previous count, up from 4.5% of shares outstanding three months ago.
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.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How KALU is trading
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation is +100% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 82 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +2.4%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 51
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 22%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $151.45
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −4.4%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +100%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +55%
- vs 50-day average$161.00
- −5.9%
- 52-week high
- $193.29
- 52-week low
- $72.55
- Annualised volatility
- 46%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$13M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +33% |
| 2025 | +70% |
| 2024 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | −2.1% |
| 2022 | −16% |
| 2021 | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −7.6% |
| 2019 | +27% |
| 2018 | −15% |
| 2017 | +41% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.7% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −3.9% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +5.8% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.2% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.53% |
| Jul | 11 | 3 of 11 | −1.6% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.7% |
| Sep | 11 | 3 of 11 | −3.5% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | +2.0% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +6.3% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 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.