GFI JNB Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Gold Fields Limited · Basic Materials · Gold

Latest close 537.8 ZAC
-2.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -99.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.0%, after a -8.6% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 24 out of 100
Latest Close 537.8 ZAC 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.0% latest completed week
4W Return -8.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -99.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 69.2% 36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 not active. Price is -99.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.0%, after a -8.6% 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 1.0x 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 0.0112-week average 0.18

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation 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 -8.6% over four weeks, -99.3% over 12 weeks, and -98.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.0%
4W-8.6%
12W-99.3%
26W-99.4%
52W-98.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change17.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-99.09Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-0.0%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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

11 positive · 13 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-99.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility26.3%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.5%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-99.1%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-2.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses10
Recent vol26.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol15.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.5% / -8.6%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 2026537.8 ZAC-2.0%54,598 ZAC40,433 ZAC-1.13-99.098.1MOff
24 Jul 2026548.9 ZAC4.1%56,976 ZAC40,586 ZAC-1.08-99.077.9MOff
17 Jul 2026527.5 ZAC-5.8%59,530 ZAC40,755 ZAC-1.15-99.1212.7MOff
10 Jul 2026560.0 ZAC-4.9%61,983 ZAC40,931 ZAC-1.25-99.0912.1MOff
3 Jul 2026588.6 ZAC6.7%64,491 ZAC41,110 ZAC-1.37-99.0611.2MOff
26 Jun 2026551.7 ZAC-0.7%66,921 ZAC41,268 ZAC-1.49-99.132.3MOff
19 Jun 2026555.8 ZAC-5.8%69,298 ZAC41,432 ZAC-1.39-99.155.2MOff
12 Jun 2026590.1 ZAC-2.6%71,493 ZAC41,601 ZAC-1.35-99.112.9MOff
5 Jun 2026605.7 ZAC-99.1%73,813 ZAC41,773 ZAC-1.29-99.093.4MOff
29 May 202664,147 ZAC0.4%76,035 ZAC41,955 ZAC-1.17-7.8012.1MOff
22 May 202663,918 ZAC-5.8%76,156 ZAC41,742 ZAC-1.24-6.5910.8MOff
15 May 202667,824 ZAC-7.7%76,379 ZAC41,518 ZAC-1.25-1.638.4MOff
8 May 202673,491 ZAC3.2%76,621 ZAC41,272 ZAC-1.124.219.9MOff
1 May 202671,200 ZAC-5.9%76,488 ZAC40,995 ZAC-1.053.944.5MOff
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.