A1LG34 SAO Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Align Technology, Inc. · Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

Latest close 215.4 BRL
-5.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 60.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.1%, after a -5.5% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 36 out of 100
Latest Close 215.4 BRL 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -5.1% latest completed week
4W Return -5.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -1.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.73% based on similar historical setup states.
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 -4.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 60.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.1%, after a -5.5% 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 0.6x 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 0.3612-week average 0.46

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.36Current 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 -5.5% over four weeks, -1.0% over 12 weeks, and 14.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-5.1%
4W-5.5%
12W-1.0%
26W0.8%
52W14.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.23Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change385.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.73Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-560.6%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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.

1 positive · 10 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-13.3%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 higher11 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.3%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-10.1%Week of 1 May.
Latest week-5.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains5
Flat weeks3
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -3.4%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 2026215.4 BRL-5.1%225.9 BRL284.9 BRL0.23-4.737Off
24 Jul 2026227.0 BRL-0.6%225.9 BRL286.3 BRL0.322.3911Off
17 Jul 2026228.4 BRL-0.3%225.6 BRL287.9 BRL0.312.1421Off
10 Jul 2026229.1 BRL0.5%225.3 BRL289.0 BRL0.23-1.1168Off
3 Jul 2026227.9 BRL-0.8%224.9 BRL290.3 BRL-0.08-0.726Off
26 Jun 2026229.8 BRL0.0%223.9 BRL291.5 BRL-0.38-0.080Off
19 Jun 2026229.8 BRL5.9%222.8 BRL292.8 BRL-0.641.940Off
12 Jun 2026216.9 BRL3.6%221.4 BRL293.8 BRL-0.97-5.750Off
5 Jun 2026209.3 BRL-3.9%220.5 BRL294.9 BRL-1.06-8.720Off
29 May 2026217.8 BRL7.9%219.6 BRL296.0 BRL-0.94-8.446Off
22 May 2026201.8 BRL0.6%218.4 BRL296.9 BRL-0.90-17.058Off
15 May 2026200.6 BRL-7.8%217.8 BRL298.0 BRL-0.62-18.9032Off
8 May 2026217.6 BRL0.0%217.0 BRL299.1 BRL-0.41-16.120On
1 May 2026217.6 BRL-10.1%215.6 BRL300.2 BRL-0.39-18.3411On
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.