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CDA Weekly Report

Codan Limited

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Latest week 17 Jul 2026
Exchange ASX
Country AU
Sharemaestro Evidence Rating

Positive

A cross-signal market read combining weekly price structure, proprietary indicators, factors, Patient Capital, options, sentiment, insider activity, earnings risk, research flow, and sector context.

Evidence Score 65 Positive
Executive Read

Top-level conclusion

The strongest supporting evidence is next-week expectancy: Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.27% historical one-week setup read.

The main constraint is factors: O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

The combined read is constructive, but confirmation should still come from follow-through in price, volume, and group structure.

Support

Primary driver

Next-Week Expectancy Positive 57.27%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.27% historical one-week setup read.

Restraint

Main constraint

Factors 59/100

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

Company Brief

What the company does

Codan Limited develops technology solutions for United Nations organizations, security and military agencies, government departments, corporates, individuals consumers, and small-scale miners. It operates through Communications and Metal Detection segments. The Communications segment designs, develops, manufactures, and markets communication equipment that consists of DTC radio solutions for the wireless transmission of video and other data applications; and Zetron communications solutions. The Metal Detection segment designs, develops, manufactures, and markets metal detection equipment, such as handheld metal detecting technologies for recreational, gold mining, demining, and military markets. The company sells its products through a network of dealers, …

Snapshot

What the weekly tape is saying

CDA closed the latest completed week at 41.73 AUD. The 4-week return is -3.3% and the 12-week return is 17.1%. The trend backdrop is active, with activity pressure at 0.75. Setup signature: Balanced read with a 65/100 composite read.

Latest close 41.73 AUD
Latest week -3.6%
Four-week move -3.3%
Composite read 65/100
Trend backdrop Active
Activity pressure No fresh buy
Price vs Trend 10.9%
Volume 0.6x
Setup Cockpit

A compressed read of the whole setup

The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, activity pressure, relative leadership, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.

Composite setup radar

Scoreboard

Trend 100 Persistence of the active trend backdrop over the last year and current streak.
Momentum 58 Blend of 4-week and 12-week follow-through.
Activity Pressure 62 Latest activity pressure and whether pressure has improved over four weeks.
Relative Leadership 100 Relative leadership and short-term leadership change.
Next-Week Expectancy 79 Historical one-week follow-through read for the latest completed-week setup state.
Volume 26 Participation compared with the 13-week volume baseline.
Smart Money 41 Activity pressure and recent smart-money signal balance.
Risk Control 56 Drawdown and recent weekly volatility pressure.

16-week signal tape

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
Weekly return bar Trend backdrop dot Positive activity-pressure dot
Price Action

Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value

Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.

52-week price path

Price Trend Line Fair Value

Price zone

Close Trend Fair
19.68 AUD 86.1% 45.28 AUD
Range location 86.1% Shows where the latest close sits between the 52-week low and high.
Trend distance 10.9% Price premium or discount versus the weekly Trend Line.
Fair-value gap 112.2% Premium demand or model discount versus Sharemaestro Fair Value.
High-water gap -7.8% Distance from the latest 52-week high.
Momentum

Returns and trend persistence

Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.

Return windows

Latest close 41.73 AUD
Trend breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
1W -3.6%
4W -3.3%
12W 17.1%
26W 12.9%
52W 108.5%

Trend read

Active Streak
61 weeks
52W Active Weeks
52
52W Active Breadth
100.0%
Sector Scope
AU Technology
Sector Rank
80 of 133
Sector Percentile
40.2%
80 of 133
Peer Context

Sector and industry pulse

Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.

Activity Pressure

Pressure, relative leadership, and next-week expectancy

Activity pressure and relative leadership show whether buying pressure and group strength are confirming the price move.

Dynamics path

Activity pressure Relative leadership

Pressure map

Activity pressure
Relative leadership
Pressure 0.75 Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change -18.8% Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership 21.90 Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change -32.6% Four-week change in relative leadership.
Next-week expectancy Positive 57.27% historical one-week setup read.
Indicator Analysis

Smart money, activity pressure, trend signals, and next-week expectancy

Recent confirmation shows whether the latest setup is supported by activity pressure, trend quality, relative leadership, and the short-term historical expectancy read.

Activity pressure path

Activity pressure Latest 0.80 12W avg 0.64

Next-week expectancy over time

Positive / negative next-week read Current Positive 57.27%

12-week confirmation

Trend active 12/12 Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure 10/12 Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership 12/12 Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure 0.80 Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals 0 Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers 15 15 reversal markers

Smart money activity

Support markers
0
Risk markers
15
Pressure positive weeks
12
Score input
0/100

No recent accumulation markers. 15 reversal markers.

Volume

Participation and confirmation

Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.

Volume and return confirmation

Participation read

Participation 0.6x Latest volume versus the 13-week average.
Baseline 2.3M 13-week average volume.
One-year base 1.9M 52-week average volume.
Latest 1.4M Most recent completed week.
Risk Anatomy

Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape

A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.

26-week return distribution

Return shape

Strong gains 5
Modest gains 6
Flat weeks 1
Modest losses 11
Sharp losses 3
Recent vol 6.6% 13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol 6.8% 52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split 28/23 Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew 5.8% / -3.3% Average positive week versus average negative week.
Cross-App Evidence

Value, flow, sentiment, events, and research context

These cards convert the rest of Sharemaestro into a compact evidence trail, with direct drilldowns for deeper research.

Options and sentiment

Sentiment
53/100
Articles
31 relevant

Earnings, insiders, and research flow

Earnings
-
Insiders
-
News
0 articles
Market Watch
0 posts
Evidence Matrix

Scorecard by research pillar

Weekly tape 70/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 70/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis 76/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.80; 15 reversal markers Next-Week Expectancy Positive 57.27%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.27% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors 59/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 62 Patient Capital Quiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment 53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 31 relevant articles.

ASX:CDA — Codan Ltd in Focus: Understanding the Business and the Risks Insiders 50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings 50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.

Latest Sharemaestro research

  • No recent research articles are stored for this ticker.

Latest Market Watch posts

  • No recent Market Watch posts are stored for this ticker.
Context

Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points

Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.

Classification

Exchange
ASX
Country
AU
Sector
Technology
Industry
Scientific & Technical Instruments
Currency
AUD
Market Cap
7.8B

Opportunity signals

  • The trend backdrop is active with a 61-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.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.27% based on similar historical setup states.

Risk signals

  • 15 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.

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.
Weekly Tape

Recent completed weeks

The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.

Week Close Return Trend Fair Value Pressure Leadership Volume Signal
17 Jul 2026 41.73 AUD -3.6% 37.61 AUD 19.67 AUD 0.75 21.90 1.4M On
10 Jul 2026 43.30 AUD -1.6% 37.16 AUD 19.45 AUD 0.93 27.91 1.5M On
3 Jul 2026 44.00 AUD 1.2% 36.73 AUD 19.22 AUD 0.92 31.24 2.0M On
26 Jun 2026 43.49 AUD 0.8% 36.29 AUD 18.98 AUD 0.94 32.75 1.6M On
19 Jun 2026 43.14 AUD 0.0% 35.86 AUD 18.75 AUD 0.92 32.51 1.5M On
12 Jun 2026 43.14 AUD -1.3% 35.37 AUD 18.52 AUD 0.85 34.66 384.7K On
5 Jun 2026 43.70 AUD 2.5% 34.96 AUD 18.29 AUD 0.87 41.22 2.1M On
29 May 2026 42.65 AUD 6.7% 34.62 AUD 18.06 AUD 0.83 38.33 436.3K On
22 May 2026 39.96 AUD -0.8% 34.40 AUD 17.83 AUD 0.87 32.73 1.8M On
15 May 2026 40.30 AUD -0.1% 34.25 AUD 17.62 AUD 0.45 36.18 2.2M On
8 May 2026 40.34 AUD -6.9% 34.01 AUD 17.41 AUD -0.10 36.58 11.2M On
1 May 2026 43.33 AUD 21.6% 33.76 AUD 17.19 AUD -0.56 49.15 2.2M On
24 Apr 2026 35.64 AUD 4.9% 33.35 AUD 16.96 AUD -1.02 24.07 1.2M On
17 Apr 2026 33.97 AUD -0.1% 33.15 AUD 16.77 AUD -0.86 17.63 1.3M On

Evidence rating

The evidence rating is the top-level Sharemaestro read. It blends market structure, trend evidence, activity pressure, value and quality context, options pressure, news tone, events, and research flow into a single directional summary.

Positive means the evidence stack is supportive. Neutral means the evidence is mixed or still forming. Caution or negative means the balance of evidence is less supportive and risk control matters more.

Weekly tape

The weekly tape is a completed-week view. It focuses on whether price, trend, activity, relative leadership, volume, and risk are confirming each other rather than reacting to a single noisy session.

Evidence scorecard

The scorecard separates the report into research pillars. A high score is supportive, a low score is restrictive, and neutral means that pillar is either balanced or not yet carrying enough evidence.

The purpose is not to force a trade call. It shows which parts of the evidence stack are helping, which parts are restraining, and where to drill down.

Setup cockpit

The cockpit compresses the broad setup into a radar and scoreboard. It is designed to show whether the current move has breadth across trend, activity, leadership, participation, and risk control.

Price context

Price context asks whether the stock is moving with or against its weekly structure. The Trend Line is the directional backdrop, Fair Value is the current valuation reference point, and the range map shows where price sits inside its recent trading range.

Pressure and next-week expectancy

Activity pressure looks for evidence that participation is supporting the move. Relative leadership compares the stock against its market backdrop. Next-week expectancy is a historical one-week follow-through read for similar setup states; it is not a broad trend call.

Indicator analysis

This section looks at whether the latest move is supported by the internal Sharemaestro indicator stack. The emphasis is on confirmation, persistence, and risk markers, not a single isolated reading.

Options pressure

Options pressure shows whether the options market is leaning bullish, bearish, mixed, or volatility-focused. It is supporting evidence only: options can confirm a setup, reveal disagreement, or highlight event risk.

Options involve substantial risk and can lose value rapidly. This report is educational market research, not investment or trading advice.