CSIQ NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Canadian Solar Inc · Technology · Solar

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Latest close 15.08 USD
13.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -10.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 22.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.0%, after a 4.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 36/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 19d.

Setup score 26 out of 100
Latest Close 15.08 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 13.0% latest completed week
4W Return 4.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -24.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 57.7% 30 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x 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.
Price follow-through 13.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 4.3%. Indicator stack 32/25 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. Options pressure Mixed 36/100 conviction; expected move 11.2%. News sentiment 58/100 70 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 19d Next report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -10.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 22.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.0%, after a 4.3% 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 0.7x 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
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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 0.1812-week average 0.21

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current 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 4.3% over four weeks, -24.8% over 12 weeks, and 33.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W13.0%
4W4.3%
12W-24.8%
26W-21.2%
52W33.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year30
Trend breadth57.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.21Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-268.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change22.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 84%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength43/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 58; rank 1 is best.
Value72/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Quality6/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Momentum34/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Growth19/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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.

Value-quality framework3/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
29.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
11.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
21.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-6.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
6.3%
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
21.3x
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.

Options positioningMixed

CSIQ shows mixed options pressure with a 36/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.13, expected move of 11.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction36/100
Expected move11.2%
Put/call volume1.13
Pressure2
Speculation41
Volatility96
Trend agreement62
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 70 relevant articles.

26 positive · 36 neutral · 8 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 earnings19dNext report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move11.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-56.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.8%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.9%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-22.5%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+13.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses10
Recent vol8.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.5% / -9.4%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.

Weekly tape25/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 25/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis27/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Factors37/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 55; Small Cap Core rank 35 SVQF3/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 701.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options49/100

CSIQ shows mixed options pressure with a 36/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.13, expected move of 11.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 11.2% Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 70 relevant articles.

BlackRock, Inc. Adds to Canadian Solar Inc (CSIQ) Stake Despite Market Headwinds Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings19d

Next report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202615.08 USD13.0%16.87 USD16.62 USD-0.21-21.1110.0MOff
24 Jul 202613.35 USD-10.7%17.21 USD16.75 USD-0.14-29.7110.7MOff
17 Jul 202614.95 USD-0.5%17.57 USD16.90 USD0.10-22.7112.1MOff
10 Jul 202615.02 USD3.9%17.89 USD17.04 USD0.07-25.5912.5MOff
3 Jul 202614.46 USD-6.1%18.15 USD17.18 USD0.13-27.219.6MOff
26 Jun 202615.39 USD-5.4%18.46 USD17.32 USD0.26-21.9616.1MOff
19 Jun 202616.27 USD-2.7%18.85 USD17.47 USD0.28-21.168.5MOff
12 Jun 202616.73 USD-2.5%19.06 USD17.61 USD0.43-16.5913.0MOff
5 Jun 202617.16 USD-9.6%19.63 USD17.76 USD0.50-12.3416.1MOff
29 May 202618.99 USD0.6%20.00 USD17.90 USD0.49-7.1713.3MOff
22 May 202618.88 USD5.6%20.06 USD18.03 USD0.28-4.6815.4MOff
15 May 202617.88 USD-10.9%19.93 USD18.19 USD-0.17-8.1823.6MOff
8 May 202620.06 USD19.9%19.82 USD18.33 USD-0.602.9915.5MOff
1 May 202616.73 USD18.5%19.60 USD18.43 USD-1.09-8.8616.0MOff
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.