Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) drawdown: 39.3% below the all-time high (price)
Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) is 39.3% below its all-time high, set Nov 3, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −39.3%
- 60.7% of ATH
- All-time high
- $122.78
- Nov 3, 2021
- Time below the high
- 5.0 yrs
- since Nov 3, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −92.1%
- Nov 11, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 9.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 8, 2021
- 5.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Oct 20, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2005: price#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2006 | Nov 11, 2009 | −92.1% | 3.3 yrs | Nov 9, 2015 | 9.3 yrs |
| Nov 3, 2021 | May 4, 2023 | −85.2% | 18 mo | not yet | 5.0 yrs+ |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Mar 18, 2020 | −65.0% | 1.8 yrs | Jan 6, 2021 | 2.6 yrs |
| Nov 30, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −29.4% | 2 mo | Oct 5, 2016 | 10 mo |
| Aug 3, 2005 | Oct 13, 2005 | −20.5% | 2 mo | Jan 31, 2006 | 6 mo |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Jun 18, 2021 | −17.5% | 52 days | Sep 29, 2021 | 5 mo |
| Apr 19, 2006 | Jun 15, 2006 | −17.2% | 57 days | Jul 28, 2006 | 3 mo |
| Mar 1, 2017 | Sep 7, 2017 | −15.6% | 6 mo | Oct 2, 2017 | 7 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2005: how far Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) from its all-time high?
- Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) is currently 39.3% below its all-time high, set Nov 3, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2005) took Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) 92.1% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 11, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from WAL; no free deep history exists for Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.