BP BUE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

BP p.l.c. · Energy · Oil & Gas Integrated

Latest close 14,210 ARS
1.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 20.7% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 61 out of 100
Latest Close 14,210 ARS 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.9% latest completed week
4W Return 20.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x 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.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 13.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 20.7% 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 0.8x 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 0.4212-week average 0.71

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.42Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 20.7% over four weeks, 10.3% over 12 weeks, and 64.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.9%
4W20.7%
12W10.3%
26W24.9%
52W64.1%
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.35Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change67.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.69Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change104.9%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.

Open full factor analysis

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 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-0.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.2%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.6%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-9.2%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+1.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -2.8%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.

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 202614,210 ARS1.9%12,479 ARS8,948 ARS-0.350.694.5KOn
24 Jul 202613,950 ARS5.8%12,372 ARS8,885 ARS-0.64-0.705.2KOn
17 Jul 202613,180 ARS7.6%12,254 ARS8,821 ARS-0.93-3.513.2KOn
10 Jul 202612,250 ARS4.1%12,164 ARS8,762 ARS-1.09-12.462.3KOff
3 Jul 202611,770 ARS2.9%12,113 ARS8,708 ARS-1.08-13.857.2KOff
26 Jun 202611,440 ARS-2.5%12,084 ARS8,656 ARS-1.02-14.28994Off
19 Jun 202611,730 ARS-7.9%12,069 ARS8,606 ARS-0.78-16.5572On
12 Jun 202612,740 ARS-1.9%12,038 ARS8,553 ARS-0.48-11.042.2KOn
5 Jun 202612,990 ARS5.0%11,974 ARS8,495 ARS-0.26-1.311.6KOn
29 May 202612,370 ARS-6.1%11,899 ARS8,434 ARS-0.10-8.0532.0KOn
22 May 202613,170 ARS-0.2%11,838 ARS8,378 ARS0.259.329.8KOn
15 May 202613,200 ARS2.5%11,761 ARS8,316 ARS0.4816.104.2KOn
8 May 202612,880 ARS-9.2%11,664 ARS8,254 ARS0.7911.743.5KOn
1 May 202614,180 ARS3.1%11,570 ARS8,193 ARS1.1621.0310.5KOn
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.