USL ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Unico Silver Limited · Basic Materials · Silver

Latest close 0.80 AUD
14.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 11.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 54.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 14.4%, after a 16.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 54 out of 100
Latest Close 0.80 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 14.4% latest completed week
4W Return 16.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 61.5% 32 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.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 11.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 54.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 14.4%, after a 16.9% 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 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 0.0812-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership7/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.08Current 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 16.9% over four weeks, 4.6% over 12 weeks, and 91.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W14.4%
4W16.9%
12W4.6%
26W9.7%
52W91.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.39Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change222.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership12.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change207.9%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 24% Model confidence 12%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength9/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Value23/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Quality21/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Momentum22/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Growth23/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 78; 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.

Valuation

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

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

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
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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
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
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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
0/9
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
-
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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 41 relevant articles.

8 positive · 31 neutral · 2 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-32.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.1%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+29.2%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-21.0%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+14.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains12
Modest gains1
Flat weeks0
Modest losses1
Sharp losses12
Recent vol9.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.8% / -9.7%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.

IndustryAU Silver
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average16.9%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%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
7 Aug 20260.80 AUD14.4%0.72 AUD0.35 AUD0.3912.1113.7MOff
31 Jul 20260.69 AUD5.3%0.72 AUD0.34 AUD0.182.1410.5MOff
24 Jul 20260.66 AUD8.2%0.73 AUD0.34 AUD0.010.199.6MOff
17 Jul 20260.61 AUD-10.3%0.73 AUD0.34 AUD-0.17-7.118.8MOff
10 Jul 20260.68 AUD7.9%0.74 AUD0.33 AUD-0.323.9313.4MOff
3 Jul 20260.63 AUD10.5%0.74 AUD0.33 AUD-0.62-3.152.9MOff
26 Jun 20260.57 AUD-5.0%0.75 AUD0.33 AUD-0.80-10.732.8MOff
19 Jun 20260.60 AUD-4.8%0.75 AUD0.32 AUD-0.89-5.904.3MOff
12 Jun 20260.63 AUD-0.8%0.74 AUD0.32 AUD-0.930.064.0MOff
5 Jun 20260.64 AUD8.5%0.74 AUD0.32 AUD-0.724.062.5MOff
29 May 20260.58 AUD-5.6%0.74 AUD0.31 AUD-0.60-4.2716.0MOff
22 May 20260.62 AUD-18.4%0.74 AUD0.31 AUD-0.653.4116.5MOff
15 May 20260.76 AUD4.1%0.74 AUD0.31 AUD-0.7228.7222.7MOff
8 May 20260.73 AUD29.2%0.74 AUD0.30 AUD-0.9824.2322.3MOff
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.

Evidence context