- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
QEM
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
QEM Limited · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Latest close
0.02 AUD
46.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -27.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 20.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 46.7%, after a 29.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
34
out of 100
Latest Close
0.02 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
46.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
29.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-40.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
21.2%
11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.6x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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.
Price follow-through
46.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 29.4%.
Indicator stack
12/30
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 30.09%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
10 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -27.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 20.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 46.7%, after a 29.4% four-week move.
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 1.6x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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7 Aug
Up week
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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 0.1512-week average 0.41
12-week confirmation
Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.15Current 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 29.4% over four weeks, -40.5% over 12 weeks, and -24.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.08Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-0.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-23.14Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change41.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 02 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2024
Field coverage 48%
Model confidence 14%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength29/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Value34/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Quality33/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Momentum34/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Growth34/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -107.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- - 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
- 1/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -14.3% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -14.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.9x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.
0 positive · 10 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-61.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility18.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+113.3%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-31.0%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+46.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains9
Modest gains2
Flat weeks3
Modest losses0
Sharp losses12
Recent vol18.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol21.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew19.6% / -12.1%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.
SectorAU Energy
4-week rank5 / 100
Group average-2.9%
Trend breadth15.0%
Trend15.0%active weekly trend signals
MD25.0%positive activity pressure
RS20.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Oil & Gas E&P
4-week rank5 / 70
Group average-2.7%
Trend breadth14.3%
Trend14.3%active weekly trend signals
MD25.7%positive activity pressure
RS18.6%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.
Weekly tape26/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis19/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 2/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.15; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 30.09%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 30.09% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors31/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 86 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.
QEM Limited Director Robert Cooper Acquires 3.5 Million Shares in On-Market Trades Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 0.02 AUD | 46.7% | 0.03 AUD | 0.09 AUD | -1.08 | -23.14 | 6.6M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.01 AUD | -11.8% | 0.03 AUD | 0.09 AUD | -1.26 | -46.23 | 1.2M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.02 AUD | 0.0% | 0.03 AUD | 0.09 AUD | -1.21 | -38.28 | 1.0M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.02 AUD | 0.0% | 0.03 AUD | 0.09 AUD | -1.17 | -38.98 | 1.2M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.02 AUD | -10.5% | 0.03 AUD | 0.09 AUD | -1.08 | -39.59 | 1.7M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.02 AUD | -5.0% | 0.03 AUD | 0.09 AUD | -1.03 | -33.63 | 47.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.02 AUD | -31.0% | 0.03 AUD | 0.09 AUD | -0.96 | -30.39 | 200.1K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.03 AUD | 3.6% | 0.03 AUD | 0.10 AUD | -0.91 | -1.00 | 481.2K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.03 AUD | 21.7% | 0.03 AUD | 0.10 AUD | -0.82 | -4.86 | 3.0M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.02 AUD | -11.5% | 0.03 AUD | 0.10 AUD | -0.55 | -20.91 | 10.3M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.03 AUD | -21.2% | 0.03 AUD | 0.10 AUD | -0.26 | -13.16 | 2.5M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.03 AUD | -10.8% | 0.03 AUD | 0.10 AUD | 0.15 | 8.79 | 9.1M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.04 AUD | -9.8% | 0.03 AUD | 0.10 AUD | 0.45 | 20.60 | 15.0M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.04 AUD | 5.1% | 0.03 AUD | 0.10 AUD | 0.74 | 30.27 | 5.1M | On |
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.