- The trend backdrop is active with a 13-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
STEELXIND
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Steel Exchange India Limited · Basic Materials · Steel
Latest close
11.21 INR
-0.2%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 64.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a -6.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
50
out of 100
Latest Close
11.21 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.2%
latest completed week
4W Return
-6.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
8.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
50.0%
26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.5x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 41.30% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
-0.2%
Latest completed week; four-week move -6.7%.
Indicator stack
72/41
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 41.30%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
54/100
46 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 active. Price is 12.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 64.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a -6.7% 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 0.5x 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
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27 Mar
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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 0.9112-week average 0.78
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.91Current 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 -6.7% over four weeks, 8.1% over 12 weeks, and 4.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.05Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-105.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.79Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-41.7%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 79%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength57/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality7/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Momentum70/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Growth10/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 91; 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.
Value-quality framework51/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 53.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -2.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 25.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 9.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -4.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 6.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -7.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -2.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -1387.3% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 3/9 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
- -2.4% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -2.4% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.0x 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 46 relevant articles.
13 positive · 29 neutral · 4 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-17.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.7%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 higher12 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.2%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-9.4%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-0.2%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks2
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol8.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.2% / -4.2%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.
SectorIN Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Steel
4-week rank74 / 84
Group average1.8%
Trend breadth52.4%
Trend52.4%active weekly trend signals
MD40.5%positive activity pressure
RS56.0%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.
Weekly tape53/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 53/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis88/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.91; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.30%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.30% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors48/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 86; Small Cap Core rank 60 SVQF51/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 768.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 46 relevant articles.
Tata Steel shares trade higher after Q1 profit rises 11% YoY to ₹2,318 crore; what do analysts predict next? 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 | 11.21 INR | -0.2% | 9.93 INR | 10.77 INR | -0.05 | 15.79 | 5.7M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 11.23 INR | -2.9% | 9.85 INR | 10.78 INR | 0.26 | 16.99 | 4.5M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 11.57 INR | -3.8% | 9.78 INR | 10.79 INR | 0.62 | 23.91 | 10.3M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 12.03 INR | 0.2% | 9.72 INR | 10.81 INR | 0.84 | 26.20 | 6.2M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 12.01 INR | -5.7% | 9.58 INR | 10.82 INR | 1.08 | 27.08 | 11.9M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 12.74 INR | 2.7% | 9.45 INR | 10.84 INR | 1.12 | 34.91 | 2.9M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 12.41 INR | -7.3% | 9.32 INR | 10.85 INR | 1.20 | 33.46 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 13.39 INR | 16.5% | 9.20 INR | 10.86 INR | 1.40 | 45.18 | 9.5M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 11.49 INR | -6.9% | 9.04 INR | 10.87 INR | 1.33 | 28.14 | 10.3M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 12.34 INR | -3.6% | 8.96 INR | 10.89 INR | 1.45 | 40.20 | 7.0M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 12.80 INR | 23.2% | 8.85 INR | 10.91 INR | 1.52 | 45.75 | 56.2M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 10.39 INR | 0.2% | 8.75 INR | 10.92 INR | 1.44 | 18.72 | 5.5M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 10.37 INR | -2.9% | 8.73 INR | 10.95 INR | 1.60 | 19.52 | 13.1M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 10.68 INR | 7.0% | 8.72 INR | 10.99 INR | 1.49 | 20.98 | 17.5M | Off |
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.