ARL JNB Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Astral Foods Limited · Consumer Defensive · Farm Products

Latest close 212.2 ZAC
2.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.7%, after a -8.2% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.

Setup score 25 out of 100
Latest Close 212.2 ZAC 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.7% latest completed week
4W Return -8.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return -99.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 69.2% 36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x 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 -98.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.7%, after a -8.2% 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 1.3x 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 0.0512-week average 0.19

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 leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.05Current 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 -8.2% over four weeks, -99.1% over 12 weeks, and -98.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.7%
4W-8.2%
12W-99.1%
26W-99.2%
52W-98.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.19Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change20.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.92Latest 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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.

3 positive · 16 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-99.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility26.5%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+3.2%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-99.1%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+2.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains0
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses4
Recent vol26.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -6.0%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 2026212.2 ZAC2.7%18,205 ZAC17,619 ZAC-1.19-98.92565.6KOff
24 Jul 2026206.6 ZAC-1.7%19,106 ZAC17,723 ZAC-1.25-98.95538.8KOff
17 Jul 2026210.1 ZAC-2.3%20,005 ZAC17,827 ZAC-1.33-98.95381.8KOff
10 Jul 2026215.0 ZAC-7.0%20,900 ZAC17,930 ZAC-1.38-98.96684.9KOff
3 Jul 2026231.1 ZAC-0.8%21,799 ZAC18,033 ZAC-1.48-98.91574.6KOff
26 Jun 2026233.1 ZAC-0.8%22,674 ZAC18,131 ZAC-1.56-98.9151.9KOff
19 Jun 2026235.0 ZAC2.9%23,507 ZAC18,228 ZAC-1.44-98.94111.8KOff
12 Jun 2026228.3 ZAC2.5%24,331 ZAC18,325 ZAC-1.38-98.99102.9KOff
5 Jun 2026222.7 ZAC-99.1%25,081 ZAC18,424 ZAC-1.26-99.02173.9KOff
29 May 202624,737 ZAC3.2%25,810 ZAC18,519 ZAC-1.203.76446.9KOff
22 May 202623,980 ZAC1.4%25,731 ZAC18,454 ZAC-1.261.96621.8KOff
15 May 202623,644 ZAC-2.3%25,662 ZAC18,399 ZAC-1.24-0.551.1MOff
8 May 202624,200 ZAC-1.1%25,585 ZAC18,357 ZAC-1.28-1.01495.7KOff
1 May 202624,460 ZAC1.1%25,490 ZAC18,310 ZAC-1.212.40462.2KOff
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.