WALWestern Alliance Bancorporation

$76.14+10.0% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−5% vs 200-day).

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

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −5% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest5.7% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 4.1% since the previous count, up from 4.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.

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 WAL is trading

Western Alliance Bancorporation is +10.0% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 6.0 points behind the market.

+10.0%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−4.9%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
50

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
20%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$59.51 – $95.10 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$76.14
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−0.17%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+10.0%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−24%
vs 50-day average$77.59
−1.9%
52-week high
$95.10
52-week low
$66.33
Annualised volatility
40%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$3.8M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−8.5%
2025+2.5%
2024+30%
2023+14%
2022−44%
2021+82%
2020+7.8%
2019+46%
2018−30%
2017+16%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+5.5%
Feb103 of 10+0.16%
Mar102 of 10−12%
Apr106 of 10+3.5%
May105 of 10+0.05%
Jun105 of 10+0.73%
Jul118 of 11+8.4%
Aug116 of 11+1.0%
Sep114 of 11−0.84%
Oct116 of 11+1.1%
Nov108 of 10+10.0%
Dec105 of 10+1.8%

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.