AMAT VIE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Applied Materials, Inc. · Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

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Latest close 466.6 EUR
5.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 23.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.4%, after a -11.0% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 69/100.

Setup score 65 out of 100
Latest Close 466.6 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 5.4% latest completed week
4W Return -11.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 23.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 90.4% 47 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 47-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 5.4% Latest completed week; four-week move -11.0%. Indicator stack 95/50 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 Positive 58.10% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 69/100 88 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 23.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.4%, after a -11.0% 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
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 7 Aug
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 0.9312-week average 0.93

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.93Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -11.0% over four weeks, 23.6% over 12 weeks, and 198.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 47 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.4%
4W-11.0%
12W23.6%
26W72.2%
52W198.4%
Active trend streak47 weeks
Active weeks in one year47
Trend breadth90.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.35Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-80.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership32.97Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-46.9%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 sentiment69/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 88 relevant articles.

54 positive · 27 neutral · 7 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-19.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.5%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 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.8%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-11.5%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+5.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses5
Recent vol7.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.0% / -4.1%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 tape70/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 70/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis84/100

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

Activity pressure 0.93; 3 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 58.10%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 58.10% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors50/100

No published factor snapshot is available yet.

 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment69/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 88 relevant articles.

Applied Materials Stock Nearly Tripled On Orders It Cannot Ship Fast Enough Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026466.6 EUR5.4%377.7 EUR206.2 EUR0.3532.97866On
31 Jul 2026442.8 EUR-8.0%370.6 EUR204.0 EUR0.7631.74997On
24 Jul 2026481.3 EUR3.7%363.4 EUR202.0 EUR1.1945.091.2KOn
17 Jul 2026464.0 EUR-11.5%354.6 EUR199.8 EUR1.5344.031.1KOn
10 Jul 2026524.5 EUR-5.3%346.5 EUR197.6 EUR1.7762.072.1KOn
3 Jul 2026553.8 EUR-1.4%336.4 EUR195.0 EUR1.8371.89108On
26 Jun 2026561.6 EUR4.1%325.6 EUR192.3 EUR1.7582.09660On
19 Jun 2026539.6 EUR10.9%314.1 EUR189.5 EUR1.4475.3690On
12 Jun 2026486.8 EUR17.8%302.5 EUR186.8 EUR1.1568.36277On
5 Jun 2026413.2 EUR6.9%292.7 EUR184.5 EUR0.9449.77102On
29 May 2026386.5 EUR3.1%285.4 EUR182.6 EUR0.6840.68259On
22 May 2026374.8 EUR-0.7%279.2 EUR180.9 EUR0.4642.14116On
15 May 2026377.5 EUR3.0%273.2 EUR179.3 EUR0.4148.22429On
8 May 2026366.7 EUR10.1%267.0 EUR177.6 EUR0.1945.435On
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.

Evidence context