FWDIForward Industries, Inc.

$6.81-63% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +28% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest6.2% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover.

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

How FWDI is trading

Forward Industries, Inc. is −63% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 79 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $2K more stock than they sold.

−63%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+28%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
33

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
62%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$3.45 – $39.00 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
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Last close2026-10-23
$6.81
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−18%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−63%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−69%
vs 50-day average$6.79
+0.26%
52-week high
$17.81
52-week low
$3.54
Annualised volatility
109%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$2K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+3.0%
2025+34%
2024−32%
2023−32%
2022−31%
2021−14%
2020+84%
2019−24%
2018+5.7%
2017−1.6%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+22%
Feb103 of 10−9.8%
Mar104 of 10−2.6%
Apr103 of 10+2.7%
May105 of 10−1.3%
Jun104 of 10−2.4%
Jul116 of 11+11%
Aug115 of 11+6.8%
Sep113 of 11+3.8%
Oct112 of 11−8.2%
Nov104 of 10+0.20%
Dec102 of 10−5.7%

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.