CNC MEX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Centene Corporation · Healthcare · Healthcare Plans

Latest close 1,060 MXN
-9.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 21.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 84.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -9.4%, after a -3.7% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 58 out of 100
Latest Close 1,060 MXN 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -9.4% latest completed week
4W Return -3.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 12.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 44.2% 23 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 13-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 33.72% based on similar historical setup states.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
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 active. Price is 21.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 84.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -9.4%, after a -3.7% 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 0.5x 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
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 0.9312-week average 0.70

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.93Current 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 -3.7% over four weeks, 12.7% over 12 weeks, and 117.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-9.4%
4W-3.7%
12W12.7%
26W43.2%
52W117.1%
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year23
Trend breadth44.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.83Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-20.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership34.21Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-25.9%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.

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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 sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 35 relevant articles.

10 positive · 22 neutral · 3 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-9.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.1%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 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+29.7%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-19.0%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-9.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains10
Flat weeks3
Modest losses5
Sharp losses2
Recent vol4.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.3% / -4.1%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.

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 20261,060 MXN-9.4%871.8 MXN1,071 MXN0.8334.21367On
24 Jul 20261,170 MXN2.6%861.5 MXN1,072 MXN1.0351.228On
17 Jul 20261,140 MXN3.6%846.6 MXN1,072 MXN1.0148.8635On
10 Jul 20261,100 MXN0.0%832.3 MXN1,072 MXN1.0145.830On
3 Jul 20261,100 MXN0.0%820.3 MXN1,073 MXN1.0446.140On
26 Jun 20261,100 MXN3.8%806.8 MXN1,073 MXN1.0647.090On
19 Jun 20261,060 MXN-3.5%794.3 MXN1,074 MXN1.0840.350On
12 Jun 20261,098 MXN1.4%781.2 MXN1,075 MXN1.1244.0622On
5 Jun 20261,083 MXN6.7%766.9 MXN1,076 MXN1.1645.410On
29 May 20261,015 MXN-1.1%753.6 MXN1,076 MXN1.2231.02205On
22 May 20261,026 MXN2.6%741.4 MXN1,078 MXN1.2431.77132On
15 May 20261,000 MXN6.4%728.4 MXN1,079 MXN0.8328.0845On
8 May 2026940.0 MXN0.6%716.8 MXN1,080 MXN0.3516.148.9KOn
1 May 2026934.0 MXN29.7%707.5 MXN1,082 MXN-0.1817.443.6KOff
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.