- The trend backdrop is active with a 2-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.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
GLEN
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Glencore plc · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Latest close
557.0 GBP
2.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.6%, after a 9.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.
Setup score
60
out of 100
Latest Close
557.0 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
9.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-3.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
86.5%
45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.6x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 10 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
2.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 9.1%.
Indicator stack
55/41
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.
News sentiment
54/100
33 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.6%, after a 9.1% four-week move.
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 1.6x 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
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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 0.5712-week average 0.83
12-week confirmation
Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.57Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1010 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 10 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 9.1% over four weeks, -3.0% over 12 weeks, and 85.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 2 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak2 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.69Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change45.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership14.19Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change21.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 70%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality3/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Momentum98/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Growth83/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
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 framework5/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 180.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -0.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 2.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 1.3% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -0.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 7.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -106.5% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 3.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 4.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.7x 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 33 relevant articles.
9 positive · 24 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-15.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.3%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-7.6%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+2.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains14
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -2.3%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.
SectorGB Basic Materials
4-week rank39 / 100
Group average5.9%
Trend breadth26.0%
Trend26.0%active weekly trend signals
MD33.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Other Industrial Metals & Mining
4-week rank16 / 82
Group average2.3%
Trend breadth28.0%
Trend28.0%active weekly trend signals
MD29.3%positive activity pressure
RS35.4%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.
Weekly tape58/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 58/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis55/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.57; 10 reversal markers Factors29/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 20 SVQF5/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 247.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 33 relevant articles.
Earnings To Watch: Glencore PLC (LSE:GLEN) Q2 2026 -- GF Value S Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 557.0 GBP | 2.6% | 534.0 GBP | 412.5 GBP | -0.69 | 14.19 | 233.3M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 543.0 GBP | 1.1% | 529.1 GBP | 411.9 GBP | -0.87 | 12.53 | 238.8M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 537.3 GBP | 4.0% | 524.1 GBP | 411.4 GBP | -1.09 | 13.46 | 212.2M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 516.7 GBP | 1.2% | 519.2 GBP | 411.0 GBP | -1.27 | 11.30 | 207.5M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 510.5 GBP | -0.6% | 514.5 GBP | 410.7 GBP | -1.27 | 11.72 | 149.8M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 513.6 GBP | -0.2% | 510.2 GBP | 410.2 GBP | -1.06 | 11.19 | 14.8M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 514.7 GBP | -7.6% | 505.1 GBP | 409.8 GBP | -0.72 | 14.03 | 35.4M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 557.0 GBP | -5.4% | 499.1 GBP | 409.2 GBP | -0.34 | 26.04 | 85.9M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 588.9 GBP | -0.2% | 492.7 GBP | 408.7 GBP | -0.10 | 33.13 | 40.4M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 590.2 GBP | 3.9% | 485.0 GBP | 407.7 GBP | 0.10 | 36.22 | 38.5M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 567.8 GBP | -0.2% | 477.5 GBP | 406.7 GBP | 0.13 | 32.03 | 215.9M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 569.1 GBP | -0.9% | 470.1 GBP | 405.7 GBP | 0.13 | 33.08 | 121.9M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 574.3 GBP | 2.0% | 462.6 GBP | 404.9 GBP | 0.14 | 39.42 | 315.0M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 563.2 GBP | 0.0% | 455.0 GBP | 404.0 GBP | 0.14 | 37.99 | 191.1M | On |
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.