PCTPureCycle Technologies, Inc.

$2.76-80% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: insiders net buying, but in a downtrend (−63% vs 200-day) and a crowded short (+32% of shares).

1 good, 2 to watch
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 8). Price is −63% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction+$99K (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026.

Short interest32% 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 returnbottom 1% of the market
vs 200-day avgbottom 1% of the market

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

How PCT is trading

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. is −80% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 96 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $99K more stock than they sold.

−80%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−63%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
8

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
80%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$2.76 – $16.92 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$2.76
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−43%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−80%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−81%
vs 50-day average$5.18
−47%
52-week high
$14.14
52-week low
$2.76
Annualised volatility
84%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$99K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−68%
2025−16%
2024+153%
2023−40%
2022−29%
2021−41%
Average return by calendar month, 2020–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan63 of 6−0.88%
Feb64 of 6+8.9%
Mar64 of 6−2.0%
Apr62 of 6+1.5%
May65 of 6+17%
Jun64 of 6+17%
Jul63 of 6−3.4%
Aug74 of 7−1.8%
Sep72 of 7−6.1%
Oct73 of 7−4.3%
Nov62 of 6−7.0%
Dec62 of 6−0.93%

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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