VTSVitesse Energy, Inc.

$18.23-8.8% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+13% of shares).

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

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +3% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest13% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

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

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

How VTS is trading

Vitesse Energy, Inc. is −8.8% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 25 points behind the market.

−8.8%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+3.2%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
70

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
16%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$15.00 – $24.34 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$18.23
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+6.8%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−8.8%
vs 50-day average$17.39
+4.8%
52-week high
$21.68
52-week low
$15.00
Annualised volatility
33%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$1.7M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−0.67%
2025−15%
2024+24%
Average return by calendar month, 2023–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan32 of 3+2.8%
Feb42 of 4+2.2%
Mar42 of 4+3.3%
Apr41 of 4−5.8%
May43 of 4+8.7%
Jun41 of 4−1.1%
Jul43 of 4+7.3%
Aug42 of 4+3.8%
Sep41 of 4−4.9%
Oct43 of 4+2.5%
Nov31 of 3+3.3%
Dec30 of 3−7.0%

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.