PLUGPlug Power Inc.
What is the market doing?
The market is leaning against it: in a downtrend (−31% vs 200-day) and a crowded short (+21% of shares).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 18). Price is −31% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
A crowded short, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 1.3% since the previous count, down from 24.4% 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 PLUG is trading
Plug Power Inc. is −22% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 41 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −31%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 18
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 59%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $1.69
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −20%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −22%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −93%
- vs 50-day average$2.08
- −19%
- 52-week high
- $4.14
- 52-week low
- $1.69
- Annualised volatility
- 103%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −14% |
| 2025 | −7.5% |
| 2024 | −53% |
| 2023 | −64% |
| 2022 | −56% |
| 2021 | −17% |
| 2020 | +973% |
| 2019 | +155% |
| 2018 | −47% |
| 2017 | +97% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +9.8% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.9% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.9% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +4.8% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +13% |
| Jul | 11 | 5 of 11 | +1.5% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | +2.5% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | +6.8% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.61% |
| Nov | 10 | 4 of 10 | +6.5% |
| Dec | 10 | 2 of 10 | −8.0% |
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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