BMOBank of Montreal

$169.09+37% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and a token position.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +7% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest0.8% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

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

How BMO is trading

Bank of Montreal is +37% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 21 points ahead of the market.

+37%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+7.2%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
60

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
9.0%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$84.15 – $185.76 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$169.09
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−1.2%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+37%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+95%
vs 50-day average$171.42
−1.4%
52-week high
$185.76
52-week low
$118.95
Annualised volatility
19%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+31%
2025+38%
2024+3.0%
2023+15%
2022−12%
2021+47%
2020+3.3%
2019+24%
2018−16%
2017+15%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+4.4%
Feb105 of 10−0.20%
Mar103 of 10−3.0%
Apr107 of 10+1.3%
May105 of 10+1.1%
Jun106 of 10+2.1%
Jul1110 of 11+2.6%
Aug114 of 11−0.48%
Sep116 of 11+1.0%
Oct117 of 11+0.13%
Nov108 of 10+4.7%
Dec108 of 10+2.7%

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.