Weekly Chart PackCompleted weekly market data ยท Independent research
NYSEARCA ยท ETF ยท United States
KSA
ISHARES TRUST MSCI SAUDI ARABIA ETF
Last updated
21 Aug 2026
Exchange
NYSE ARCA ยท NYSEARCA
Sector
Not classified
Industry
Not classified
Currency
USD
Market capitalisation
Not available
Fair value reference
38.18
Next-week expectancy
Undecided ยท 46.45%
Executive chart read
Over the latest 12 completed weeks ending 2026-08-21, KSA rose 3.90%, moving from 36.87 to 38.31. The latest weekly close is above the Trend Line and above Fair Value. Trend Signal is inactive on the latest week and was active in 5 of the last 12 weeks. Relative Strength is -7.98 and has improved across the 12-week window. Market Dynamics is -0.38 on the latest week. Next-week expectancy is undecided at 46.45% based on similar historical setup states.
Week Ending
21 Aug 2026
Latest Close
38.31
12-Week Change
3.90%
Trend Signal
Inactive
Next-Week Expectancy
Undecided 46.45%
Signal Weeks
5 of 12
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Auction Intelligence
Sharemaestro ETF market acceptance
ETF Auction Intelligence
Where this ETF has developed secondary-market acceptance, how its category is rotating, and whether the wider asset map agrees.
Current auction stateLower prices rejected
Price tested below accepted value but returned to the established auction range.
Price location
Within accepted value
Accepted value
Lower
Persistence
18 weeks
Auction runway
More room below
Accepted value36.47โ39.72
Principal three-year auction range
KSACurrent ETFLower prices rejected ยท Within accepted value
Migration
-3.2%
12 weeks
0.4%
Current rank: 12 of 13 date-aligned liquid comparisons.
Category confirmation
Does the ETF's category agree?
Broad category confirmationLagging peers
Liquid category peers broadly confirm the current higher-value structure.
Current ETF 12-week change versus the peer median: -0.9%
Above accepted value75%
Acceptance centre rising92%
Above 30-week trend83%
Positive over 12 weeks58%
12 liquid peers aligned to 2026-08-21.
Cross-asset regime map
Broad participation
Accepted value is advancing across most represented asset groups.
Broad equities84
Acceptance advancingCentre migration 14.7%
Equity styles81
Acceptance advancingCentre migration 11.3%
Sectors and themes84
Acceptance advancingCentre migration 35.6%
International85
Acceptance advancingCentre migration 32.0%
Fixed income48
Mixed acceptanceCentre migration 4.0%
Real assets86
Acceptance advancingCentre migration 20.5%
Currencies60
Acceptance advancingCentre migration 2.6%
ETF structure and trading context
What this interpretation can responsibly support
The ETF has passed the selective history, activity, complexity and price-integrity gates for this three-year view.
Exposure
Country / Region
Visible history
156 completed weeks
Recent traded value
$74.6m
Activity context
Higher activity
Structure
Conventional ETF exposure
Price integrity
No scale breaks detected
Comparison date
2026-08-21
Institutional boundarySecondary-market acceptance only. NAV premium or discount, bidโask spreads, creations and redemptions, fund flows and underlying-basket liquidity are not inferred.
Security-specific analogues
How comparable auction states resolved
Non-overlapping, point-in-time analogues from this security's visible history; descriptive, not a forecast.
Comparable episodes4Non-overlapping observations
Four-week median-3.6%0% finished higher
Twelve-week median0.4%50% finished higher
Observed range-3.1% to 3.5%Twelve-week outcomes
Price Action
Completed weekly market tape
Price Action
A deep view of how price is behaving against its own completed history, trend, structural levels and participation.
Current weekly interpretationDeclining structure with constructive close
Recent completed price swings are progressing lower on both sides of the range. Price is above its completed-week trend reference and that reference is rising.
Full context ยท Mixed confirmation
Current structureDeclining structure
Recent completed price swings are progressing lower on both sides of the range.
Trend relationshipAbove a rising trend
Price is above its completed-week trend reference and that reference is rising.
Support and resistanceSupport 37.97 ยท Resistance 39.92
Nearest completed structural references around the latest close.
Participation qualityLight participation
The latest weekly move occurred on comparatively light participation.
Price, structure and participation
Where price advanced, failed, reclaimed or lost important ground
Candles preserve the completed weekly tape. Selected annotations identify meaningful finished events and point directly to the week concerned.
Up weekDown weekTrend referenceCompleted supportCompleted resistanceVolumeTypical volumePublished event
What happened this week?
The latest completed candle
The latest week is separated into price change, candle character, closing position and path quality.
Weekly move+1.27%
Latest close versus the preceding completed close.
Candle characterConstructive close
Price advanced and finished in the upper part of the completed weekly range.
Where the week closedUpper part of the range
The close finished at 74% of the completed weekly range.
Path qualityMixed confirmation
Recent price structure and the longer trend relationship are not fully aligned.
Current evaluation
What the weekly tape says now
The interpretation combines completed price structure, trend relationship, participation and path quality.
What supports it
Recent completed price swings are progressing lower on both sides of the range.
What would improve it
A sustained close above the nearest completed resistance, supported by firmer participation, would improve confirmation.
What could weaken it
A sustained loss of the nearest completed support would materially weaken the current price structure.
What to watch next
Trend relationship is above a rising trend; participation is light participation, and path quality is mixed confirmation.
Statistical perspective
Where the latest close sits in its own completed history
These observations describe the available record. They are market context, not predictions of the next move.
Position in completed history75% of range
The latest close's location between the lowest and highest completed closes available for this market.
Distance from completed high-14.6%
How far the latest close sits below the highest completed close in the available history.
Recovery from completed low+105.0%
How far the latest close has advanced from the lowest completed close in the available history.
Latest move versus typical0.9ร typical
The absolute latest weekly move compared with completed weekly moves available before it.
Completed event history
What changed, and when
Only selected completed events are shown. Each annotation is descriptive, not a standalone instruction.
Trend reclaimed
The weekly close moved back above the completed trend reference.
Latest week
Support structure lost
The weekly close moved below the preceding completed price structure.
5 weeks ago
Trend lost
The weekly close moved below the completed trend reference.
11 weeks ago
Upside structure cleared
The weekly close moved above the preceding completed price structure.
18 weeks ago
High-participation reversal
Price changed weekly direction with elevated participation.
23 weeks ago
Range
Sharemaestro Range
Where price is trading
The fitted range, accepted trading area and strongest price levels are calculated automatically from completed weekly market data.
Current stateInside accepted value
52-week position
59.5%
Low to high
Accepted price
36.86
Latest versus accepted: 3.92%
Fitted direction
Sideways
0.02% per week
Range pressure
61/100
Balanced pressure
Range condition
Contracting
0.72ร normal range
Range pressureCurrent range pressure ยท 50 is balanced
Weekly closeFitted rangeActivity ribbonEstimated activity at priceAutomatic level
Automatic structure
Strongest price levels
Support36.85
From price
-3.8%
Evidence
100/100
Touches
6
Support37.97
From price
-0.9%
Evidence
92/100
Touches
4
Resistance38.83
From price
1.4%
Evidence
83/100
Touches
3
Resistance39.58
From price
3.3%
Evidence
55/100
Touches
3
Current reading
What the range shows
Current positionInside accepted value
Price is at 59.5% of its latest 52-week range.
Fitted directionSideways
The fitted centre line is moving +0.02% per week.
Range pressureBalanced pressure
The current pressure reading is 61/100; 50 is balanced.
Next structural level38.83
Resistance is 1.4% from the latest close with 83/100 evidence strength.
Point & Figure
Price structure ยท volume at price
Point & Figure market structure
Each X marks a rising price box and each O marks a falling price box. Time is removed from the horizontal scale so reversals, breakouts and areas of heavy trading stand out.
MethodAdaptive scale
Smart Money
Completed-week positioning evidence
Smart Money
See whether the support beneath price is strengthening, weakening, confirming the trend or warning of increased risk.
Current Smart Money readSmart Money evidence is mixed
Some visible evidence is supportive, but the combined picture does not yet justify a strong conclusion.
Momentum 0.24 ยท Weakening
Trend qualityMixed
The current trend state has persisted for 7 completed weeks; visible confirmation is mixed.
Momentum pathSoft ยท Weakening
The latest completed-week level and direction.
Latest positive signalNo recent positive signal
The chart is carrying context rather than a fresh positive event marker.
Risk and warningsNormal
Earlier warnings are outside the recent completed-week window.
Price, support and published events
Where confirmation strengthened or risk increased
Selected annotations highlight meaningful completed-week events; every existing chart series and marker remains visible.
Close Price
Trend Line
Demand Threshold Line
Reversal Risk Level
Current evaluation
What the Smart Money chart means now
The reading combines the finished chart state, its direction and the timing of published signals.
What supports it
There is limited positive confirmation; the chart should be read cautiously until support improves.
What would improve it
A turn higher in the momentum path, followed by steadier trend confirmation, would strengthen the reading.
What could weaken it
There is no fresh positive event marker, so the current reading depends on continued confirmation rather than a new signal.
Published signal history
What changed, and when
Event markers are observations, not standalone instructions to buy or sell.
Reversal danger
The chart registered its strongest reversal warning.
17 weeks ago
Reversal risk
The chart registered elevated reversal risk.
18 weeks ago
Reversal risk
The chart registered elevated reversal risk.
29 weeks ago
Reversal danger
The chart registered its strongest reversal warning.
45 weeks ago
Reversal risk
The chart registered elevated reversal risk.
46 weeks ago
Market Dynamics
Price and underlying support
Market Dynamics
See whether the support beneath price is strengthening, weakening, confirming the move or beginning to diverge from it.
Zero lineMarket Dynamics Rate of ChangePrice ActionVolume ActionFlip UpFlip Down
Price Cycle
Completed-week market perception
Price Cycle
A deep view of whether price pressure is strong, weak, strengthening, fading or moving through a higher-risk transition.
Current Price Cycle readMarket pressure is rebuilding from a balanced position
Price pressure is close to its central market position. Positive pressure is becoming more forceful across the recent completed path.
+0.35% ยท Balanced ยท Strengthening
Market positionBalanced
Price pressure is close to its central market position.
Pressure directionStrengthening
Positive pressure is becoming more forceful across the recent completed path.
Trend qualityUnstable
The recent path has changed direction frequently, reducing confidence in persistence.
Risks and warningsTransition risk
Frequent recent changes around balance make the current direction less dependable.
Pressure, price and published transitions
Where market perception strengthened, faded or changed state
The percentage reading is primary. Weekly close is retained only as market context; selected annotations identify meaningful completed transitions.
Market PerceptionPositive pressureNegative pressureWeekly CloseBalanceCrossed upCrossed downPublished transition or Price Action signal
Current evaluation
What the Price Cycle says now
The evaluation combines the finished pressure state, its direction, persistence and historical context.
What supports it
There is limited positive pressure; the reading needs improvement before it offers dependable support.
What would improve it
Continued positive pressure with an orderly completed path would strengthen confirmation.
What could weaken it
Frequent recent changes around balance make the current direction less dependable.
What to watch next
The latest path is strengthening with unstable trend quality. Comparable history is constructive follow-through.
Statistical perspective
How unusual, persistent and historically consequential is this position?
Historical observations describe completed evidence. They do not predict the next price move.
Historical positionLower 24% of history
The latest reading is weaker than 76% of completed observations.
State persistence3 completed weeks
The current balanced state has persisted without interruption.
Comparable historyConstructive follow-through
Across 19 comparable completed observations, later closes were higher 63% of the time; the typical move was +1.7%. This is context, not a forecast.
Published transition history
What changed, and when
Transitions are completed observations, not standalone instructions to buy or sell.
Positive pressure established
The completed reading moved from weakness into positive pressure.
Latest week
Deep weakness
Negative pressure entered an historically weak position.
3 weeks ago
Deep weakness
Negative pressure entered an historically weak position.
5 weeks ago
Recovery began
Negative pressure remained, but the completed path began to repair.
7 weeks ago
Weakness established
The completed reading moved below balance into negative pressure.
8 weeks ago
Positive pressure established
The completed reading moved from weakness into positive pressure.
10 weeks ago
VWAP Control
Completed-week volume-weighted structure
VWAP Control
Shows price against its completed-week volume-weighted references, changes in control and the levels that would confirm or weaken the current reading.
Current controlControl is contested
Price is above the core VWAP, which is falling. 53% of recent weighted activity has been accepted below it.
59/100 pressure
ControlControl is contested
Pressure 59/100 and +18.8 points over four weeks.
VWAP stack6 of 6 below price
6 references converge near 37.65: High-activity anchor, 52-week VWAP, Year VWAP, 13-week VWAP, 26-week VWAP, Swing low.
Acceptance53% below
Share of recent completed weighted activity accepted on the prevailing side of the core VWAP.
Core direction-0.1% / week
Four-week direction; change in pace -0.8 pts.
Stretch1.0 normal ranges above
Price is +2.0% from the core VWAP.
Persistence3 completed weeks
Price has remained above the core VWAP.
Price, VWAP structure and control transfers
Where control changed
156 completed weeks ยท Reported weekly volume
Weekly close13-week VWAP26-week VWAP52-week VWAPHigh-activity anchorNormal VWAP rangePositive transferNegative transfer
Control backgroundBuyer controlContestedSeller control
Seller control50 ยท contestedBuyer control
Current VWAP signals
Control, agreement and concentration
Control is contested
Control is contested
The current position, VWAP direction and completed acceptance evidence broadly agree.
Price and VWAP pressure broadly agree
No material six-week disagreement is present between price direction and VWAP control.
VWAP cluster present
6 references converge near 37.65: High-activity anchor, 52-week VWAP, Year VWAP, 13-week VWAP, 26-week VWAP, Swing low.
Confirmation and failure levels
Levels that change the current reading
ConfirmationPressure above 60
Pressure holding above 60 while the VWAP stack rises would strengthen the existing buyer-control evidence.
Decision area37.87
High-activity anchor at 37.87, 1.2% below the latest close.
Weakening level37.87
A completed close below High-activity anchor with acceptance moving under 50% would weaken the present structure.
Current VWAP stack
Volume-weighted price levels
High-activity anchor37.87
-1.16% from close
52-week VWAP37.75
-1.45% from close
Year VWAP37.64
-1.75% from close
13-week VWAP37.60
-1.84% from close
26-week VWAP37.57
-1.92% from close
Swing low37.46
-2.22% from close
Estimated activity position
Activity above and below price
Below price 62%Above price 38%
32%near price
A notable share of recent weighted activity remains above price and may act as overhead supply.
Estimated from completed weekly typical prices and reported activity; it is not holder-level cost-basis data.
Benchmark, sector and industry
VWAP control comparison
Sector and industry comparisons require at least ten constituents with aligned completed history.
Benchmark ยท SPYWeaker control than reference
Weaker control than reference; control-score gap -22.7 points.
Buyers firmly in control ยท 82/100
Historical VWAP outcomes
Reclaims, losses and similar states
Descriptive outcomes from this ticker's visible historyโnot a forecast.
Weekly reclaim17% favourable
Events
12
Median 4w
+0.02%
Median 13w
-3.03%
Typical best
+2.21%
Typical worst
-5.19%
Completed occasions when price moved back above the core VWAP.
Weekly loss42% favourable
Events
12
Median 4w
+1.49%
Median 13w
+1.50%
Typical best
+4.87%
Typical worst
-2.71%
Completed occasions when price moved below the core VWAP.
Comparable control states35 matched weeks
Positive after 4w
26%
Median 4w
-1.33%
Positive after 13w
31%
Median 13w
-2.09%
Best / worst 13w
+3.2% / -7.3%
Outcomes after completed weeks with a similar control score and the same side of the core VWAP.
VWAP control history
Completed changes
VWAP structure turned higher
The fast VWAP crossed above the core VWAP.
Core VWAP reclaimed
Price completed the week back above the core VWAP.
VWAP structure turned lower
The fast VWAP crossed below the core VWAP.
Seller pressure established
The completed control reading moved into negative territory.
Core VWAP lost
Price completed the week below the core VWAP.
Core VWAP test held
Price traded through the core VWAP but recovered above it by the completed close.
Core VWAP reclaimed
Price completed the week back above the core VWAP.
Core VWAP lost
Price completed the week below the core VWAP.
SMI
Proprietary completed-week evidence
SMI
See whether the underlying conditions beneath price are strengthening, weakening or holding firm.
Current SMI readUnderlying support remains weak and requires repair
Price and SMI are not presenting a decisive combined message. The latest reading is based on completed weekly evidence.
0.21 ยท Fragile
Current stateFragile ยท 0.21
Latest completed-week SMI reading
DirectionWeakening
How the completed SMI path is changing
PersistenceDeveloping
7 completed weeks in the current state
Price relationshipMixed relationship
Price and SMI are not presenting a decisive combined message.
Price and SMI transitions
Where underlying support changed
Annotations identify selected completed SMI state changes.
Weekly CloseTrend LineFair ValueActivity Lines
SMI pathDirection, persistence and turning points
SMI 0.21 ยท Fragile
ImprovingHolding steadyWeakening
SMI in context
Comparable SMI states have produced mixed historical outcomes
Across 23 comparable completed observations, 56.5% closed higher after 13 weeks. The median move was +1.7%.
Comparable observations
23
Completed historical readings
Positive outcomes
56.5%
After 13 completed weeks
Median move
+1.7%
Over the following 13 weeks
Versus normal baseline
-4.7 pts
Difference in positive outcome rate
Chart Summary
Key Points
Week Ending
21 Aug 2026
Latest Close
38.31
12-Week Change
3.90%
Trend Signal
Inactive
Next-Week Expectancy
Undecided 46.45%
Signal Weeks
5 of 12
Vs Trend Line
Above
Vs Fair Value
Above
Relative Strength
-7.98
Market Dynamics
-0.38
Over the latest 12 completed weeks ending 2026-08-21, KSA rose 3.90%, moving from 36.87 to 38.31. The latest weekly close is above the Trend Line and above Fair Value. Trend Signal is inactive on the latest week and was active in 5 of the last 12 weeks. Relative Strength is -7.98 and has improved across the 12-week window. Market Dynamics is -0.38 on the latest week. Next-week expectancy is undecided at 46.45% based on similar historical setup states.
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