ELK OSL Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Elkem ASA · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 31.54 NOK
-0.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a 0.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 48/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 31.54 NOK 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.6% latest completed week
4W Return 0.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 16.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 96.2% 50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 12-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.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 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 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a 0.9% 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 0.6x 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
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
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 0.8512-week average 0.56

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.85Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.9% over four weeks, 16.4% over 12 weeks, and 28.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 12 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.6%
4W0.9%
12W16.4%
26W5.7%
52W28.4%
Active trend streak12 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.29Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-57.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-0.83Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-119.0%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 sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

0 positive · 6 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-7.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.3%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+17.3%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-10.6%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-0.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -3.0%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
24 Jul 202631.54 NOK-0.6%29.75 NOK22.91 NOK0.29-0.831.9MOn
17 Jul 202631.74 NOK4.8%29.68 NOK22.86 NOK0.412.313.2MOn
10 Jul 202630.30 NOK-5.4%29.60 NOK22.81 NOK0.45-0.942.8MOn
3 Jul 202632.02 NOK2.4%29.53 NOK22.76 NOK0.634.292.3MOn
26 Jun 202631.26 NOK-2.4%29.39 NOK22.71 NOK0.664.372.4MOn
19 Jun 202632.04 NOK-3.3%29.27 NOK22.67 NOK0.784.451.4MOn
12 Jun 202633.12 NOK-0.5%29.08 NOK22.62 NOK0.875.841.1MOn
5 Jun 202633.30 NOK3.3%28.86 NOK22.58 NOK0.516.34902.9KOn
29 May 202632.24 NOK1.5%28.60 NOK22.53 NOK0.283.596.6MOn
22 May 202631.76 NOK13.1%28.42 NOK22.50 NOK-0.290.336.6MOn
15 May 202628.08 NOK-4.7%28.23 NOK22.47 NOK-0.72-9.792.6MOn
8 May 202629.46 NOK8.7%28.24 NOK22.47 NOK-0.79-2.906.6MOn
1 May 202627.10 NOK-4.8%28.17 NOK22.47 NOK-0.92-12.563.5MOff
24 Apr 202628.46 NOK0.1%28.17 NOK22.48 NOK-0.92-6.883.5MOn
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.