CNU NZE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Chorus Limited · Communication Services · Telecom Services

Latest close 9.55 NZD
1.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 56.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a -0.8% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 45/100.

Setup score 44 out of 100
Latest Close 9.55 NZD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.3% latest completed week
4W Return -0.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -4.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 96.2% 50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 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 not active. Price is 0.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 56.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a -0.8% 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
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 7 Aug
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 0.5312-week average 0.78

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.53Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -0.8% over four weeks, -4.7% over 12 weeks, and 10.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.3%
4W-0.8%
12W-4.7%
26W2.7%
52W10.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.85Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-59.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-1.47Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-877.4%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 sentiment45/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

1 positive · 5 neutral · 1 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-7.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.4%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 higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.1%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-4.4%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+1.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains11
Flat weeks1
Modest losses10
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.7% / -1.8%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.

IndustryNZ Telecom Services
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average1.6%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD0.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%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
7 Aug 20269.55 NZD1.3%9.55 NZD7.97 NZD-0.85-1.47815.8KOff
31 Jul 20269.43 NZD-2.0%9.54 NZD7.96 NZD-0.79-1.78889.9KOn
24 Jul 20269.62 NZD0.0%9.53 NZD7.94 NZD-0.76-0.21830.8KOn
17 Jul 20269.62 NZD-0.1%9.51 NZD7.93 NZD-0.670.571.6MOn
10 Jul 20269.63 NZD0.6%9.49 NZD7.91 NZD-0.530.19881.5KOn
3 Jul 20269.57 NZD-3.3%9.48 NZD7.89 NZD-0.330.97170.5KOn
26 Jun 20269.90 NZD2.7%9.45 NZD7.87 NZD-0.265.60158.8KOn
19 Jun 20269.64 NZD-2.4%9.42 NZD7.86 NZD-0.043.121.5MOn
12 Jun 20269.88 NZD4.4%9.40 NZD7.84 NZD0.316.72186.2KOn
5 Jun 20269.46 NZD-3.0%9.37 NZD7.82 NZD0.534.2691.5KOn
29 May 20269.75 NZD-3.8%9.37 NZD7.81 NZD1.057.041.2MOn
22 May 202610.13 NZD1.1%9.34 NZD7.79 NZD1.3613.761.8MOn
15 May 202610.02 NZD-1.1%9.31 NZD7.77 NZD1.2213.32901.9KOn
8 May 202610.13 NZD1.1%9.27 NZD7.75 NZD1.1913.271.3MOn
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.

Evidence context