Microsoft Corporation is +5.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 12 points behind the market. 1-year return: +5.9% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: +22%, a clear uptrend. RSI (14): 72, overbought, bought harder than it has been sold. Below its 52-week high: 0.64%.

MSFTMicrosoft Corporation

Technology

$535.20+5.9% 1Y

$535.20

$356.0052 weeks$538.66

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 2 neutral

TrendUptrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 72). Price is +22% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$71.4M (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 interest0.9% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 9.5% since the previous count, down from 1.3% 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.

1-year returnmiddle of the market

vs 200-day avgbetter than 87% of the market

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

How MSFT is trading

Microsoft Corporation is +5.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 12 points behind the market.

+5.9%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: +22%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
RSI (14): 72
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
Below its 52-week high: 0.64%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$351.11 – $538.66 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $535.20
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: +8.7%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: +5.9%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: +87%
vs 50-day average$496.66: +7.8%
52-week high: $538.66
52-week low: $356.00
Annualised volatility: 31%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: −$18M

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	+11%
2025	+16%
2024	+13%
2023	+58%
2022	−28%
2021	+52%
2020	+43%
2019	+58%
2018	+21%
2017	+41%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	7 of 10	+1.9%
Feb	10	4 of 10	−0.90%
Mar	10	6 of 10	+1.4%
Apr	10	8 of 10	+4.2%
May	10	7 of 10	+4.5%
Jun	10	6 of 10	+2.1%
Jul	11	9 of 11	+4.4%
Aug	11	7 of 11	+4.1%
Sep	11	6 of 11	−1.7%
Oct	11	6 of 11	+2.9%
Nov	10	8 of 10	+4.1%
Dec	10	5 of 10	−0.28%

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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