- 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.
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Weekly Investor Report
Meritz Financial Group Inc. · Financial Services · Capital Markets
Latest close
126,300 KRW
1.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 9.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 54.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 9.8% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
47
out of 100
Latest Close
126,300 KRW
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
9.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
19.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
19.2%
10 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
1.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 9.8%.
Indicator stack
11/96
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
50/100
1 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 9.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 54.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 9.8% 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 1.2x 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
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Up week
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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 0.2512-week average 0.13
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.25Current 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 9.8% over four weeks, 19.4% over 12 weeks, and 11.7% 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 year10
Trend breadth19.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change328.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.47Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change62.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.
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 1 relevant articles.
0 positive · 2 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 volatility4.9%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.2%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-13.1%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+1.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -4.5%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.
SectorKR Financial Services
4-week rank7 / 61
Group average-1.0%
Trend breadth21.3%
Trend21.3%active weekly trend signals
MD16.4%positive activity pressure
RS16.4%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryKR Capital Markets
4-week rank2 / 30
Group average-4.3%
Trend breadth3.3%
Trend3.3%active weekly trend signals
MD3.3%positive activity pressure
RS3.3%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 tape40/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 40/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis18/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.25; No reversal markers Factors50/100No published factor snapshot is available yet.
Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 1 relevant articles.
Cognizant Earnings: Financial Services and North America Drive Resilient Performance 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 | 126,300 KRW | 1.9% | 115,377 KRW | 96,590 KRW | 1.07 | -14.47 | 1.3M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 124,000 KRW | 0.6% | 114,550 KRW | 96,083 KRW | 0.90 | -21.28 | 1.7M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 123,300 KRW | 4.2% | 114,137 KRW | 95,594 KRW | 0.48 | -23.88 | 1.3M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 118,300 KRW | 2.9% | 113,633 KRW | 95,097 KRW | -0.07 | -29.36 | 1.2M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 115,000 KRW | 1.9% | 113,343 KRW | 94,630 KRW | -0.47 | -38.27 | 1.4M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 112,900 KRW | 12.2% | 113,210 KRW | 94,170 KRW | -0.81 | -44.92 | 320.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 100,600 KRW | -6.9% | 113,147 KRW | 93,697 KRW | -1.01 | -53.62 | 357.3K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 108,100 KRW | -0.7% | 113,413 KRW | 93,305 KRW | -0.90 | -54.53 | 469.3K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 108,900 KRW | 1.5% | 113,470 KRW | 92,868 KRW | -0.85 | -49.81 | 288.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 107,300 KRW | 4.3% | 113,903 KRW | 92,437 KRW | -0.77 | -51.63 | 279.9K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 102,900 KRW | -5.8% | 114,167 KRW | 92,021 KRW | -0.64 | -56.16 | 2.1M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 109,200 KRW | 3.2% | 114,420 KRW | 91,647 KRW | -0.66 | -50.75 | 1.6M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 105,800 KRW | -5.9% | 114,570 KRW | 91,218 KRW | -0.62 | -50.97 | 2.0M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 112,400 KRW | 0.6% | 114,770 KRW | 90,820 KRW | -0.54 | -48.92 | 1.1M | 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.