BAS VIE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

BASF SE · Basic Materials · Chemicals

Latest close 50.71 EUR
0.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 75.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a 6.6% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 57 out of 100
Latest Close 50.71 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.7% latest completed week
4W Return 6.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 80.8% 42 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 37-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.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 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.
01 · Price action

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 75.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a 6.6% 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 1.2x 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 0.4612-week average 0.69

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.46Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 6.6% over four weeks, -3.6% over 12 weeks, and 17.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 37 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.7%
4W6.6%
12W-3.6%
26W9.8%
52W17.4%
Active trend streak37 weeks
Active weeks in one year42
Trend breadth80.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.51Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change42.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.75Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change32.1%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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.

0 positive · 2 neutral · 0 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-6.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.8%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-8.3%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+0.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.6% / -2.7%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.

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 202650.71 EUR0.7%48.60 EUR42.42 EUR-0.51-9.754.0KOn
31 Jul 202650.36 EUR3.7%48.35 EUR42.35 EUR-0.53-7.995.9KOn
24 Jul 202648.54 EUR0.1%48.10 EUR42.28 EUR-0.74-11.535.8KOn
17 Jul 202648.49 EUR1.9%47.89 EUR42.24 EUR-0.78-10.7910.3KOn
10 Jul 202647.59 EUR-0.6%47.67 EUR42.19 EUR-0.88-14.3510.8KOn
3 Jul 202647.90 EUR0.2%47.52 EUR42.13 EUR-0.79-15.2253On
26 Jun 202647.81 EUR-2.1%47.32 EUR42.07 EUR-0.47-13.62924On
19 Jun 202648.85 EUR-1.2%47.16 EUR42.00 EUR-0.14-13.73314On
12 Jun 202649.43 EUR-3.2%46.93 EUR41.92 EUR0.25-9.30666On
5 Jun 202651.07 EUR0.7%46.67 EUR41.85 EUR0.51-3.90255On
29 May 202650.72 EUR-2.2%46.33 EUR41.77 EUR0.77-5.691.7KOn
22 May 202651.88 EUR-1.4%46.01 EUR41.70 EUR0.86-1.06980On
15 May 202652.63 EUR2.0%45.67 EUR41.62 EUR0.932.38732On
8 May 202651.61 EUR-1.6%45.31 EUR41.54 EUR0.94-0.092.3KOn
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