- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Imperial Metals Corporation · Basic Materials · Copper
Latest close
7.20 CAD
4.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 32.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 15.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
40
out of 100
Latest Close
7.20 CAD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
4.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
15.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
7.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
65.4%
34 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
vs 13-week average
- 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 weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
4.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 15.6%.
Indicator stack
36/65
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
11 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 not active. Price is -13.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 32.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 15.6% 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 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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6 Feb
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27 Feb
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20 Mar
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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 0.0612-week average 0.11
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current 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 15.6% over four weeks, 7.8% over 12 weeks, and 67.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year34
Trend breadth65.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.24Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change130.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.50Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change44.5%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 87%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength99/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Value98/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Quality93/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Momentum81/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; 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 framework88/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 9.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.9x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 3.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 9.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 41.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 37.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 19.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 16.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 39.9% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 31.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 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
- 0.3x 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 11 relevant articles.
3 positive · 8 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-48.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.0%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.
30 Jan
27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.9%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-17.1%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+4.0%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses11
Recent vol9.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.0% / -6.4%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.
SectorCA Basic Materials
4-week rank4 / 100
Group average-2.4%
Trend breadth17.0%
Trend17.0%active weekly trend signals
MD13.0%positive activity pressure
RS31.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryCA Copper
4-week rank2 / 13
Group average2.4%
Trend breadth30.8%
Trend30.8%active weekly trend signals
MD30.8%positive activity pressure
RS53.8%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 tape34/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 34/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis13/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.06; No reversal markers Factors92/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 59; Small Cap Core rank 14 SVQF88/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 35.5 of 300 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 11 relevant articles.
Imperial Reports Red Chris Mine Block Cave to Receive $500 Million from the Government of Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 7.20 CAD | 4.0% | 8.35 CAD | 4.18 CAD | 0.24 | -12.50 | 841.5K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6.92 CAD | -3.6% | 8.43 CAD | 4.15 CAD | 0.07 | -15.32 | 1.0M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 7.18 CAD | -3.9% | 8.50 CAD | 4.12 CAD | -0.09 | -11.96 | 1.6M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 7.47 CAD | 19.9% | 8.54 CAD | 4.09 CAD | -0.36 | -8.05 | 1.1M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 6.23 CAD | -12.3% | 8.55 CAD | 4.05 CAD | -0.78 | -22.51 | 940.5K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 7.10 CAD | 1.1% | 8.59 CAD | 4.03 CAD | -0.79 | -11.70 | 277.4K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 7.02 CAD | 14.7% | 8.58 CAD | 3.99 CAD | -1.01 | -12.40 | 170.0K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 6.12 CAD | -10.8% | 8.59 CAD | 3.96 CAD | -1.14 | -22.48 | 284.9K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 6.86 CAD | 6.4% | 8.62 CAD | 3.93 CAD | -1.12 | -14.13 | 2.6M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 6.45 CAD | 2.7% | 8.62 CAD | 3.90 CAD | -1.32 | -18.42 | 660.3K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 6.28 CAD | -0.3% | 8.62 CAD | 3.87 CAD | -1.28 | -18.92 | 1.4M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 6.30 CAD | -5.7% | 8.62 CAD | 3.84 CAD | -1.26 | -18.94 | 993.6K | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 6.68 CAD | -6.3% | 8.62 CAD | 3.81 CAD | -1.23 | -13.26 | 920.9K | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 7.13 CAD | -11.2% | 8.62 CAD | 3.78 CAD | -1.22 | -7.01 | 717.0K | Off |
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.