USAU NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

US Gold Corp · Basic Materials · Gold

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Latest close 13.34 USD
-6.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -19.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.4%, after a -11.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 43/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 26 out of 100
Latest Close 13.34 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -6.4% latest completed week
4W Return -11.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -19.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 63.5% 33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
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.
Price follow-through -6.4% Latest completed week; four-week move -11.5%. Indicator stack 35/41 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. Options pressure Bullish 43/100 conviction; expected move 14.9%. News sentiment 57/100 25 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 3d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -19.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.4%, after a -11.5% 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 1.1x 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
30 Jan 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
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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 0.1412-week average 0.22

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.14Current 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 -11.5% over four weeks, -19.0% over 12 weeks, and 15.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.4%
4W-11.5%
12W-19.0%
26W-41.0%
52W15.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year33
Trend breadth63.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.41Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-25.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-24.40Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-40.3%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Jan 2026 Field coverage 67% Model confidence 58%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength32/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Value42/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Quality40/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Momentum42/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Growth42/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 59; 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
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
-
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-6.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
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
-68.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
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
1/9
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
-4.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-4.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.4x
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.

Options positioningBullish

USAU shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.17, expected move of 14.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction43/100
Expected move14.9%
Put/call volume0.17
Pressure81
Speculation2
Volatility83
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity1 / 0

1 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

9 positive · 15 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-43.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.3%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+21.9%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-23.3%Week of 30 Jan.
Latest week-6.4%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses2
Sharp losses13
Recent vol7.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.5% / -7.2%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.

Weekly tape30/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 30/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis13/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.14; No reversal markers Factors38/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 82; Small Cap Core rank 59 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options43/100

USAU shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.17, expected move of 14.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 14.9% Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

Price to book forward of U.S. Gold Corp. – NASDAQ:USAU Insiders1 / 0

1 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings3d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202613.34 USD-6.4%16.58 USD9.56 USD-0.41-24.401.2MOff
17 Jul 202614.25 USD-4.9%16.89 USD9.50 USD-0.11-20.591.1MOff
10 Jul 202614.99 USD-9.1%17.04 USD9.44 USD-0.02-19.911.1MOff
3 Jul 202616.49 USD9.4%17.13 USD9.37 USD0.04-10.401.1MOff
26 Jun 202615.07 USD-4.9%17.13 USD9.29 USD-0.33-17.391.5MOff
19 Jun 202615.85 USD3.2%17.20 USD9.22 USD-0.54-17.09994.9KOff
12 Jun 202615.36 USD11.6%17.17 USD9.15 USD-0.67-17.621.8MOff
5 Jun 202613.76 USD-14.7%17.15 USD9.08 USD-0.82-24.731.2MOff
29 May 202616.14 USD4.3%17.20 USD9.01 USD-0.68-16.13725.9KOff
22 May 202615.48 USD-2.6%17.18 USD8.94 USD-0.78-17.27885.5KOff
15 May 202615.89 USD-6.5%17.22 USD8.86 USD-0.87-14.02944.9KOff
8 May 202616.99 USD3.2%17.28 USD8.79 USD-0.85-8.19791.7KOff
1 May 202616.46 USD1.6%17.30 USD8.71 USD-0.99-6.211.0MOff
24 Apr 202616.20 USD-8.4%17.34 USD8.63 USD-1.08-5.99833.5KOff
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.