LYBLyondellBasell
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.
Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −2% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 4.3% since the previous count, down from 4.3% 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 LYB is trading
LyondellBasell is +20% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 1.6 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −1.6%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 49
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 26%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $60.03
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −6.7%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +20%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −11%
- vs 50-day average$62.13
- −3.4%
- 52-week high
- $81.53
- 52-week low
- $40.28
- Annualised volatility
- 41%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$742K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +42% |
| 2025 | −36% |
| 2024 | −17% |
| 2023 | +21% |
| 2022 | −0.98% |
| 2021 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | +19% |
| 2018 | −22% |
| 2017 | +34% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.3% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.5% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.5% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.87% |
| May | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.1% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.49% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +1.4% |
| Aug | 11 | 8 of 11 | +1.5% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.7% |
| Oct | 11 | 4 of 11 | −2.5% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +6.6% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 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.
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