- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
SPN
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Sparc Technologies Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
0.20 AUD
-7.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -20.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.0%, after a -25.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.
Setup score
26
out of 100
Latest Close
0.20 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-7.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-25.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-11.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
63.5%
33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.7x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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
-7.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -25.9%.
Indicator stack
35/4
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 37.56%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
51/100
22 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 not active. Price is -20.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.0%, after a -25.9% 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 1.7x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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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 0.5812-week average 0.72
12-week confirmation
Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.58Current 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 -25.9% over four weeks, -11.1% over 12 weeks, and 42.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year33
Trend breadth63.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.17Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-318.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.64Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-135.1%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 52%
Model confidence 26%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength17/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality27/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Momentum28/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Growth28/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 73; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -9.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -302.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- - Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 1/9 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
- -12.9% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -12.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.9x 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.
3 positive · 18 neutral · 1 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-51.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility13.2%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+65.7%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-26.2%Week of 15 May.
Latest week-7.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains10
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses1
Sharp losses12
Recent vol13.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.3% / -7.8%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.
SectorAU Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average7.2%
Trend breadth21.0%
Trend21.0%active weekly trend signals
MD27.0%positive activity pressure
RS52.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank13 / 14
Group average-8.8%
Trend breadth14.3%
Trend14.3%active weekly trend signals
MD35.7%positive activity pressure
RS14.3%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 tape29/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 29/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis68/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 10/12.
Activity pressure 0.58; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 37.56%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 37.56% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors24/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 85 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.
Sparc Technologies Shares Slide Despite Green Hydrogen Progress and New Market Ambitions 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 | 0.20 AUD | -7.0% | 0.25 AUD | 0.21 AUD | -1.17 | -10.64 | 1.2M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.21 AUD | -14.0% | 0.25 AUD | 0.21 AUD | -1.03 | -0.42 | 320.5K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.25 AUD | 4.2% | 0.25 AUD | 0.21 AUD | -0.79 | 19.13 | 449.8K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.24 AUD | -11.1% | 0.25 AUD | 0.21 AUD | -0.57 | 15.03 | 570.2K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.27 AUD | -8.5% | 0.25 AUD | 0.21 AUD | -0.28 | 30.28 | 620.3K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.29 AUD | 3.5% | 0.24 AUD | 0.21 AUD | 0.00 | 43.20 | 58.1K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.28 AUD | -6.6% | 0.24 AUD | 0.21 AUD | 0.10 | 41.47 | 212.7K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.30 AUD | -10.3% | 0.23 AUD | 0.21 AUD | 0.20 | 52.19 | 276.1K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.34 AUD | 21.4% | 0.23 AUD | 0.21 AUD | 0.26 | 72.60 | 957.4K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.28 AUD | -6.7% | 0.22 AUD | 0.21 AUD | 0.19 | 47.77 | 1.1M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.30 AUD | 11.1% | 0.22 AUD | 0.21 AUD | 0.46 | 58.36 | 444.4K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.27 AUD | 20.0% | 0.21 AUD | 0.21 AUD | 0.87 | 45.67 | 1.4M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.23 AUD | -26.2% | 0.21 AUD | 0.21 AUD | 1.19 | 23.16 | 2.1M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.30 AUD | -21.8% | 0.21 AUD | 0.21 AUD | 1.55 | 65.73 | 3.1M | On |
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.