MediaAlpha, Inc. is −4.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 23 points behind the market. 1-year return: −4.9% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: −0.06%, below trend, but not far. RSI (14): 52, neutral. Below its 52-week high: 25%.

MAXMediaAlpha, Inc.

Communication Services

$10.66-4.9% 1Y

$10.66

$7.1752 weeks$14.25

What is the market doing?

Mixed

Rangebound. That is the only one of 3 checks this filer's data supports, so take it as a single data point rather than a settled answer.

1 neutral, 2 without data

TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 8, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −0% vs its 200-day average.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How MAX is trading

MediaAlpha, Inc. is −4.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 23 points behind the market.

−4.9%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: −0.06%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
RSI (14): 52
RSI (14) · neutral
Below its 52-week high: 25%
Below its 52-week high

Oct 4, 2024$7.17 – $20.73 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 8, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-08: $10.66
1 monthS&P 500 +1.6%: −8.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: −4.9%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%: −43%
vs 50-day average$11.67: −8.7%
52-week high: $14.25
52-week low: $7.17
Annualised volatility: 59%

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	−18%
2025	+15%
2024	+1.3%
2023	+12%
2022	−36%
2021	−60%

Average return by calendar month, 2020–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	6	4 of 6	+12%
Feb	6	2 of 6	+7.0%
Mar	6	1 of 6	−4.5%
Apr	6	1 of 6	−9.1%
May	6	3 of 6	−0.47%
Jun	6	3 of 6	+6.1%
Jul	6	2 of 6	+0.68%
Aug	6	3 of 6	−9.0%
Sep	6	3 of 6	−4.6%
Oct	6	4 of 6	+10%
Nov	6	3 of 6	−3.3%
Dec	6	4 of 6	−1.9%

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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