MU NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Micron Technology Inc · Technology · Semiconductors

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Latest close 921.0 USD
8.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 50.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.5%, after a -18.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 46/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 55d.

Setup score 61 out of 100
Latest Close 921.0 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 8.5% latest completed week
4W Return -18.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 69.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 58-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 8.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -18.7%. Indicator stack 100/49 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 56.80% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Volatility 46/100 conviction; expected move 19.0%. News sentiment 51/100 53 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 55d Next report is scheduled for 23 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 50.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.5%, after a -18.7% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9812-week average 0.92

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.98Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -18.7% over four weeks, 69.9% over 12 weeks, and 729.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 58 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W8.5%
4W-18.7%
12W69.9%
26W130.5%
52W729.0%
Active trend streak58 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.31Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-80.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership104.00Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-41.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Aug 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength64/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Value12/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Quality99/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Momentum100/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Growth100/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework62/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
20.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
11.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
22.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
72.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
65.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
83.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
61.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
167.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
710.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
173.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

MU shows volatility options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.69, expected move of 19.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction46/100
Expected move19.0%
Put/call volume0.69
Pressure15
Speculation49
Volatility87
Trend agreement78
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Insider activity0 / 20

0 acquisitions and 20 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

12 positive · 32 neutral · 9 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings55dNext report is scheduled for 23 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move19.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-26.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility15.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+37.7%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-15.5%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+8.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains12
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses6
Recent vol15.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split37/15Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.5% / -7.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape65/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 65/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis83/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.98; 4 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.80%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.80% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors68/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 58 SVQF62/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 276.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options56/100

MU shows volatility options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.69, expected move of 19.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 19.0% Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

Micron Investors Get Another Reason to Be Nervous Insiders0 / 20

0 acquisitions and 20 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings55d

Next report is scheduled for 23 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow5 items

2 recent research articles and 3 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026921.0 USD8.5%612.3 USD208.2 USD0.31104.00199.7MOn
17 Jul 2026849.0 USD-13.3%591.1 USD202.8 USD0.8191.46231.2MOn
10 Jul 2026979.3 USD0.4%571.6 USD197.7 USD1.14118.37205.3MOn
3 Jul 2026975.4 USD-13.8%547.0 USD191.9 USD1.42129.47216.0MOn
26 Jun 20261,132 USD-0.1%522.4 USD186.0 USD1.60178.96351.8MOn
19 Jun 20261,134 USD15.5%492.6 USD179.1 USD1.62179.67201.3MOn
12 Jun 2026981.5 USD13.6%461.7 USD172.3 USD1.68160.42283.7MOn
5 Jun 2026863.9 USD-11.0%437.2 USD166.4 USD1.71144.79266.6MOn
29 May 2026971.0 USD29.3%416.3 USD161.3 USD1.77173.48259.0MOn
22 May 2026751.0 USD3.6%391.4 USD155.5 USD1.40127.97248.1MOn
15 May 2026724.7 USD-3.0%373.7 USD151.2 USD1.00130.99290.3MOn
8 May 2026746.8 USD37.7%356.2 USD147.0 USD0.48146.21278.7MOn
1 May 2026542.2 USD9.2%337.4 USD142.5 USD-0.0596.32199.1MOn
24 Apr 2026496.7 USD9.2%325.6 USD139.5 USD-0.2688.28179.3MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.