CENXCentury Aluminum Company
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−37% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 29). Price is −37% vs its 200-day average.
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 5.4% since the previous count, down from 9.6% 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 CENX is trading
Century Aluminum Company is −3.3% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 19 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +16%
- vs 200-day average
- −37%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 29
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 54%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-23
- $31.42
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
- −17%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +16%
- −3.3%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
- +93%
- vs 50-day average$40.21
- −22%
- 52-week high
- $68.77
- 52-week low
- $26.19
- Annualised volatility
- 66%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −20% |
| 2025 | +115% |
| 2024 | +50% |
| 2023 | +48% |
| 2022 | −51% |
| 2021 | +50% |
| 2020 | +47% |
| 2019 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | −63% |
| 2017 | +129% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +12% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +9.4% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.4% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | −3.1% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | −3.0% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.4% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +5.9% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | −3.8% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −2.2% |
| Oct | 11 | 4 of 11 | −3.7% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +18% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | +12% |
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.