NVAXNovavax, Inc.

$9.69+14% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though a crowded short (+28% of shares).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +5% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest28% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

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

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 returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

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

How NVAX is trading

Novavax, Inc. is +14% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 1.7 points behind the market.

+14%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+5.0%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
32

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
24%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$5.43 – $12.83 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$9.69
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−8.6%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+14%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−94%
vs 50-day average$10.26
−5.6%
52-week high
$12.83
52-week low
$6.22
Annualised volatility
75%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+44%
2025−16%
2024+67%
2023−53%
2022−93%
2021+28%
2020+2702%
2019−89%
2018+48%
2017−1.6%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan108 of 10+28%
Feb106 of 10+7.5%
Mar100 of 10−16%
Apr104 of 10−3.7%
May108 of 10+41%
Jun104 of 10+7.6%
Jul116 of 11+2.9%
Aug116 of 11+4.4%
Sep115 of 11−8.4%
Oct111 of 11−12%
Nov105 of 10+8.3%
Dec101 of 10−15%

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.

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