AZN BUE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

AstraZeneca PLC · Healthcare · Drug Manufacturers - General

Latest close 63,825 ARS
-4.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -9.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 48.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.1%, after a -4.6% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 67/100.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 63,825 ARS 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -4.1% latest completed week
4W Return -4.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -5.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 75.0% 39 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 4.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 -9.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 48.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.1%, after a -4.6% 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 4.9x 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
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
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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 0.4412-week average 0.53

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 pressure0.44Current 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 -4.6% over four weeks, -5.2% over 12 weeks, and 30.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.1%
4W-4.6%
12W-5.2%
26W-11.4%
52W30.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year39
Trend breadth75.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.72Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-51.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-17.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change7.5%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 sentiment67/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 21 relevant articles.

15 positive · 6 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-20.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.3%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.2%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-15.8%Week of 10 Jul.
Latest week-4.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -3.2%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202663,825 ARS-4.1%70,525 ARS40,930 ARS-0.72-17.2713.1KOff
31 Jul 202666,556 ARS-0.8%70,810 ARS40,522 ARS-0.72-19.133.7KOff
24 Jul 202667,102 ARS1.6%70,942 ARS40,096 ARS-0.51-18.41604Off
17 Jul 202666,059 ARS-1.3%71,104 ARS39,668 ARS-0.38-17.633.5KOff
10 Jul 202666,903 ARS-15.8%71,268 ARS39,246 ARS-0.47-18.672.1KOff
3 Jul 202679,499 ARS9.5%71,300 ARS38,818 ARS-0.59-1.0048Off
26 Jun 202672,625 ARS10.2%70,921 ARS38,310 ARS-0.88-7.131.2KOff
19 Jun 202665,900 ARS-1.5%70,871 ARS37,846 ARS-1.02-19.873Off
12 Jun 202666,925 ARS-4.6%70,976 ARS37,425 ARS-0.97-20.06343Off
5 Jun 202670,125 ARS1.9%70,956 ARS36,997 ARS-0.97-9.022.5KOff
29 May 202668,850 ARS-1.4%70,701 ARS36,549 ARS-1.01-12.812.9KOff
22 May 202669,825 ARS3.7%70,469 ARS36,109 ARS-1.05-1.444.3KOff
15 May 202667,325 ARS-0.6%70,316 ARS35,663 ARS-1.090.44549Off
8 May 202667,750 ARS-3.9%70,250 ARS35,232 ARS-0.91-0.59789On
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