B1AX34 SAO Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Baxter International Inc. · Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

Latest close 66.55 BRL
21.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 30.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 21.9%, after a 14.3% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 54 out of 100
Latest Close 66.55 BRL 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 21.9% latest completed week
4W Return 14.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 58.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 5.8% 3 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 37.83% based on similar historical setup states.
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 30.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 21.9%, after a 14.3% 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 0.9x 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
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 0.5412-week average 0.31

12-week confirmation

Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.54Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 14.3% over four weeks, 58.8% over 12 weeks, and 10.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W21.9%
4W14.3%
12W58.8%
26W31.9%
52W10.4%
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year3
Trend breadth5.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.08Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-4.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership13.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change495.1%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.

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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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 0 relevant articles.

0 positive · 0 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-9.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.4%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+21.9%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-9.6%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+21.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol8.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.2% / -4.7%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
31 Jul 202666.55 BRL21.9%50.89 BRL79.38 BRL1.0813.3249On
24 Jul 202654.60 BRL-8.2%50.44 BRL79.61 BRL1.07-5.3636On
17 Jul 202659.46 BRL0.1%50.39 BRL79.95 BRL1.161.7910On
10 Jul 202659.40 BRL2.1%50.18 BRL80.28 BRL1.14-2.0126Off
3 Jul 202658.20 BRL1.9%49.90 BRL80.60 BRL1.13-3.374Off
26 Jun 202657.12 BRL11.6%49.65 BRL80.90 BRL1.00-6.0454Off
19 Jun 202651.20 BRL-3.8%49.41 BRL81.21 BRL0.85-14.660Off
12 Jun 202653.20 BRL12.1%49.36 BRL81.54 BRL0.67-13.990Off
5 Jun 202647.45 BRL-5.1%49.21 BRL81.88 BRL0.20-23.620Off
29 May 202650.01 BRL2.5%49.23 BRL82.20 BRL-0.13-23.04303Off
22 May 202648.78 BRL13.0%49.22 BRL82.51 BRL-0.32-27.32233Off
15 May 202643.18 BRL3.1%49.66 BRL82.82 BRL-0.53-37.2110Off
8 May 202641.91 BRL-5.3%50.33 BRL83.20 BRL-0.33-42.4619Off
1 May 202644.26 BRL-2.4%50.94 BRL83.57 BRL-0.34-41.43711Off
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.