VIRVir Biotechnology, Inc.

$10.57+82% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and heavily shorted.

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

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +13% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest8.9% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, 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 8% of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 78% of the market

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

How VIR is trading

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is +82% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 66 points ahead of the market.

+82%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+13%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
36

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
10%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$4.28 – $12.48 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$10.57
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−1.4%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+82%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−74%
vs 50-day average$10.69
−1.1%
52-week high
$11.78
52-week low
$5.12
Annualised volatility
79%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+75%
2025−18%
2024−27%
2023−60%
2022−40%
2021+56%
2020+113%
Average return by calendar month, 2019–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan75 of 7+44%
Feb73 of 7+6.4%
Mar72 of 7−11%
Apr72 of 7−5.5%
May74 of 7+4.0%
Jun74 of 7+2.7%
Jul74 of 7−5.7%
Aug72 of 7+1.00%
Sep72 of 7−9.6%
Oct72 of 7−3.4%
Nov76 of 7+11%
Dec72 of 7−5.8%

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.