ARQTArcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.

$31.21+49% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: in an uptrend, but a crowded short (+17% of shares).

1 good, 1 to watch, 1 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 73). Price is +24% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$2.3M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest17% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A crowded short, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 18% since the previous count, up from 11.2% 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 returnbetter than 83% of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 89% of the market

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

How ARQT is trading

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. is +49% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 33 points ahead of the market.

+49%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+24%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
73

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
4.9%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$8.31 – $32.80 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$31.21
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+19%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+49%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+43%
vs 50-day average$26.11
+20%
52-week high
$32.80
52-week low
$19.50
Annualised volatility
62%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$1.4M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+7.5%
2025+108%
2024+331%
2023−78%
2022−29%
2021−26%
Average return by calendar month, 2020–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan62 of 6+7.7%
Feb76 of 7+21%
Mar73 of 7−4.1%
Apr73 of 7+3.4%
May73 of 7−10%
Jun76 of 7+9.1%
Jul75 of 7+3.3%
Aug73 of 7−3.9%
Sep74 of 7−2.9%
Oct72 of 7−11%
Nov63 of 6+15%
Dec64 of 6+15%

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.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.