WALWestern Alliance Bancorporation
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−8% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −8% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 5.7% since the previous count, up from 3.8% 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 WAL is trading
Western Alliance Bancorporation is −17% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 35 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −8.0%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 34
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 22%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $74.28
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −6.4%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −17%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −16%
- vs 50-day average$79.13
- −6.1%
- 52-week high
- $95.10
- 52-week low
- $66.33
- Annualised volatility
- 40%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$3.8M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −11% |
| 2025 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | +30% |
| 2023 | +14% |
| 2022 | −44% |
| 2021 | +82% |
| 2020 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | +46% |
| 2018 | −30% |
| 2017 | +16% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +5.5% |
| Feb | 10 | 3 of 10 | +0.16% |
| Mar | 10 | 2 of 10 | −12% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.5% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.05% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.63% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +8.5% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.0% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −0.84% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.85% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +10.0% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.8% |
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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