CYHCommunity Health Systems, Inc.

$2.91-9.9% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and heavily shorted.

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

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −5% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest8.8% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, 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 CYH is trading

Community Health Systems, Inc. is −9.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 26 points behind the market.

−9.9%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−4.5%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
60

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
34%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$2.39 – $5.75 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$2.91
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+1.4%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−9.9%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−72%
vs 50-day average$2.90
+0.31%
52-week high
$4.41
52-week low
$2.49
Annualised volatility
62%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−6.7%
2025+4.3%
2024−4.5%
2023−28%
2022−68%
2021+79%
2020+156%
2019+2.8%
2018−34%
2017−24%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan109 of 10+20%
Feb105 of 10+5.2%
Mar103 of 10−3.7%
Apr102 of 10−5.6%
May106 of 10−0.19%
Jun105 of 10−0.08%
Jul114 of 11+0.25%
Aug117 of 11+0.44%
Sep115 of 11+1.0%
Oct115 of 11−2.8%
Nov105 of 10+5.8%
Dec104 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.