OBE TOR Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Obsidian Energy Ltd. · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P

Latest close 14.93 CAD
10.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.7%, after a 29.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 60 out of 100
Latest Close 14.93 CAD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 10.7% latest completed week
4W Return 29.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -22.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 90.4% 47 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.7%, after a 29.5% 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 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
Up week Down week
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 0.6412-week average 0.89

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.64Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 29.5% over four weeks, -22.5% over 12 weeks, and 86.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.7%
4W29.5%
12W-22.5%
26W62.8%
52W86.4%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year47
Trend breadth90.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.75Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-29.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership24.31Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change2288.3%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength68/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Value63/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Quality24/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Momentum86/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Growth11/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 90; 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 framework12/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
906.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-5.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
53.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-12.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-26.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
0.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
6.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.2x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.

9 positive · 28 neutral · 3 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-24.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.1%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+33.7%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-13.9%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+10.7%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains12
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses5
Recent vol9.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.8% / -5.4%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202614.93 CAD10.7%12.92 CAD9.64 CAD-0.7524.312.2MOn
17 Jul 202613.49 CAD12.2%12.69 CAD9.61 CAD-0.8813.502.0MOff
10 Jul 202612.02 CAD5.1%12.50 CAD9.57 CAD-0.951.622.0MOff
3 Jul 202611.44 CAD-0.8%12.38 CAD9.55 CAD-0.83-2.801.1MOn
26 Jun 202611.53 CAD-13.9%12.28 CAD9.53 CAD-0.58-1.112.0MOn
19 Jun 202613.39 CAD-13.4%12.19 CAD9.51 CAD-0.3315.20175.1KOn
12 Jun 202615.47 CAD0.2%12.03 CAD9.47 CAD0.0533.82139.8KOn
5 Jun 202615.44 CAD2.3%11.80 CAD9.42 CAD0.3636.68369.2KOn
29 May 202615.09 CAD-9.9%11.56 CAD9.37 CAD0.7033.601.4MOn
22 May 202616.74 CAD-9.5%11.32 CAD9.33 CAD1.1351.121.8MOn
15 May 202618.49 CAD8.8%11.05 CAD9.27 CAD1.4772.381.4MOn
8 May 202616.99 CAD-11.8%10.70 CAD9.20 CAD1.7460.082.5MOn
1 May 202619.26 CAD4.2%10.42 CAD9.15 CAD1.8785.292.5MOn
24 Apr 202618.48 CAD33.7%10.10 CAD9.08 CAD1.8781.574.2MOn
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.