IFCN EBS Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

INFICON Holding AG · Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

Latest close 161.6 CHF
-0.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.1%, after a -9.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 60/100.

Setup score 60 out of 100
Latest Close 161.6 CHF 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.1% latest completed week
4W Return -9.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 63.5% 33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 28-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
  • 12 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 17.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.1%, after a -9.9% 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 1.3x 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
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 31 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 0.9612-week average 0.87

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 pressure0.96Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1212 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 12 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -9.9% over four weeks, 4.5% over 12 weeks, and 66.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 28 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.1%
4W-9.9%
12W4.5%
26W34.5%
52W66.8%
Active trend streak28 weeks
Active weeks in one year33
Trend breadth63.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.35Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-71.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership23.81Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-40.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

Open full factor analysis

No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.

3 positive · 7 neutral · 0 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-13.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.8%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.4%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-9.3%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-0.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -3.0%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.

IndustryCH Scientific & Technical Instruments
4-week rank1 / 3
Group average-11.5%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

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
31 Jul 2026161.6 CHF-0.1%137.6 CHF113.1 CHF0.3523.81297.7KOn
24 Jul 2026161.8 CHF1.6%135.4 CHF112.7 CHF0.7524.94224.3KOn
17 Jul 2026159.2 CHF-7.1%133.2 CHF112.4 CHF1.0223.42234.0KOn
10 Jul 2026171.4 CHF-4.5%131.1 CHF111.9 CHF1.2634.45317.2KOn
3 Jul 2026179.4 CHF3.9%128.7 CHF111.5 CHF1.2139.88216.8KOn
26 Jun 2026172.6 CHF-0.7%126.1 CHF111.0 CHF1.1238.1889.4KOn
19 Jun 2026173.8 CHF1.8%123.6 CHF110.5 CHF1.1744.25153.8KOn
12 Jun 2026170.8 CHF5.0%120.9 CHF110.0 CHF1.3043.8161.1KOn
5 Jun 2026162.6 CHF-0.2%118.5 CHF109.6 CHF1.3941.5494.6KOn
29 May 2026163.0 CHF0.5%116.2 CHF109.1 CHF1.5541.57196.4KOn
22 May 2026162.2 CHF5.2%113.9 CHF108.7 CHF1.5342.67379.2KOn
15 May 2026154.2 CHF-0.3%111.6 CHF108.3 CHF1.3539.88278.4KOn
8 May 2026154.6 CHF7.1%109.7 CHF107.9 CHF0.9842.72436.8KOn
1 May 2026144.4 CHF4.6%107.9 CHF107.5 CHF0.4734.27386.7KOn
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.