HLM JNB Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Hulamin Limited · Industrials · Metal Fabrication

Latest close 1.90 ZAC
11.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.8%, after a 15.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 24 out of 100
Latest Close 1.90 ZAC 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 11.8% latest completed week
4W Return 15.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -99.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.8%, after a 15.9% 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 3.0x 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
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 0.0712-week average 0.03

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active 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 pressure0.07Current 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 15.9% over four weeks, -99.0% over 12 weeks, and -99.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W11.8%
4W15.9%
12W-99.0%
26W-99.2%
52W-99.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.28Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change32.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.98Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.2%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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 11 relevant articles.

3 positive · 7 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-99.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility26.8%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 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.8%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-99.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+11.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains9
Flat weeks2
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol26.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.3% / -8.0%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.

IndustryZA Metal Fabrication
4-week rank1 / 2
Group average0.3%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20261.90 ZAC11.8%141.9 ZAC272.4 ZAC-1.28-98.982.3MOff
24 Jul 20261.70 ZAC0.6%149.7 ZAC274.0 ZAC-1.48-99.10428.8KOff
17 Jul 20261.69 ZAC1.2%158.0 ZAC275.7 ZAC-1.60-99.132.3MOff
10 Jul 20261.67 ZAC1.8%164.9 ZAC277.4 ZAC-1.81-99.17412.2KOff
3 Jul 20261.64 ZAC1.9%172.0 ZAC279.3 ZAC-1.90-99.22692.3KOff
26 Jun 20261.61 ZAC-5.3%180.0 ZAC281.1 ZAC-1.97-99.2466.2KOff
19 Jun 20261.70 ZAC-2.3%188.0 ZAC282.9 ZAC-1.73-99.2358.3KOff
12 Jun 20261.74 ZAC0.0%196.1 ZAC284.8 ZAC-1.42-99.2346.6KOff
5 Jun 20261.74 ZAC-99.0%204.2 ZAC286.6 ZAC-1.26-99.24281.4KOff
29 May 2026174.0 ZAC-1.7%212.6 ZAC288.5 ZAC-1.01-27.82541.7KOff
22 May 2026177.0 ZAC1.1%215.3 ZAC289.3 ZAC-0.96-26.271.4MOff
15 May 2026175.0 ZAC-7.9%218.3 ZAC290.1 ZAC-1.03-28.50691.0KOff
8 May 2026190.0 ZAC0.0%220.6 ZAC290.9 ZAC-1.00-25.18891.0KOff
1 May 2026190.0 ZAC-0.5%223.1 ZAC291.6 ZAC-1.12-23.753.3MOff
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.