VZ VIE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Verizon Communications Inc. · Communication Services · Telecom Services

Latest close 40.45 EUR
1.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a 10.4% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 59/100.

Setup score 54 out of 100
Latest Close 40.45 EUR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.7% latest completed week
4W Return 10.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.50% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • 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 2.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a 10.4% 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 1.4x 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 0.5312-week average 0.70

12-week confirmation

Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.53Current 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 10.4% over four weeks, 1.1% over 12 weeks, and 15.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.7%
4W10.4%
12W1.1%
26W11.9%
52W15.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.45Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change36.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.40Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change54.4%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 sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.

13 positive · 20 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-8.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.8%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 higher17 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.3%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-8.0%Week of 3 Jul.
Latest week+1.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains13
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.6% / -2.4%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 202640.45 EUR1.7%39.55 EUR34.11 EUR-0.45-9.402.0KOff
24 Jul 202639.79 EUR2.3%39.32 EUR34.01 EUR-0.60-11.255.5KOff
17 Jul 202638.90 EUR5.6%39.08 EUR33.91 EUR-0.72-12.341.3KOff
10 Jul 202636.83 EUR0.5%38.89 EUR33.82 EUR-0.78-18.811.3KOff
3 Jul 202636.66 EUR-8.0%38.78 EUR33.74 EUR-0.70-20.594.6KOff
26 Jun 202639.85 EUR1.1%38.71 EUR33.68 EUR-0.78-12.051.2KOn
19 Jun 202639.43 EUR-2.9%38.52 EUR33.60 EUR-0.80-14.93378On
12 Jun 202640.61 EUR5.1%38.36 EUR33.52 EUR-0.74-9.0313On
5 Jun 202638.66 EUR-5.7%38.13 EUR33.43 EUR-0.70-11.27190On
29 May 202640.99 EUR-1.4%37.96 EUR33.35 EUR-0.58-7.33852On
22 May 202641.57 EUR2.4%37.70 EUR33.25 EUR-0.43-3.76416On
15 May 202640.59 EUR1.5%37.38 EUR33.15 EUR-0.29-4.34340On
8 May 202640.00 EUR-2.1%37.15 EUR33.06 EUR-0.14-6.42350On
1 May 202640.84 EUR1.9%36.93 EUR32.98 EUR0.02-3.392.4KOn
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.