PVLAPalvella Therapeutics, Inc.

$125.31+71% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though a crowded short (+18% of shares).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +0% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$9.1M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest18% 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 returntop 10% 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 PVLA is trading

Palvella Therapeutics, Inc. is +71% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 55 points ahead of the market.

+71%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+0.33%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
43

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
21%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$11.79 – $158.19 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$125.31
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−14%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+71%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−67%
vs 50-day average$142.57
−12%
52-week high
$158.19
52-week low
$70.43
Annualised volatility
78%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$49K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+20%
2025+772%
2024−18%
2023−82%
2022−72%
2021+51%
2020−31%
2019+36%
2018−65%
2017+437%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+10%
Feb105 of 10+9.5%
Mar104 of 10−0.22%
Apr102 of 10−8.5%
May105 of 10+17%
Jun105 of 10−4.5%
Jul117 of 11+15%
Aug118 of 11+14%
Sep114 of 11−6.9%
Oct113 of 11−4.7%
Nov105 of 10+1.6%
Dec104 of 10−4.8%

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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