- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
SNM
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
SENTINEL FPO [SNM] · Basic Materials · Gold
Latest close
0.54 AUD
2.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 53.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a -10.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.
Setup score
30
out of 100
Latest Close
0.54 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
-10.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-17.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
19.5%
8 of 41 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.0x
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.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
2.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move -10.1%.
Indicator stack
11/18
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
6 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 -11.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 53.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a -10.1% 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 1.0x 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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6 Mar
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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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 0.5412-week average 0.67
12-week confirmation
Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.54Current 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 -10.1% over four weeks, -17.7% over 12 weeks, and - 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 year8
Trend breadth19.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-69.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 18%
Model confidence 14%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength22/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Value31/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Quality29/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Momentum30/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Growth30/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 71; 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.
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
- - 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
- - 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
- 0/9 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
- - 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 6 relevant articles.
1 positive · 5 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-30.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.1%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+28.4%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-19.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+2.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses11
Recent vol6.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.1% / -6.3%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.
SectorAU Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average7.2%
Trend breadth21.0%
Trend21.0%active weekly trend signals
MD27.0%positive activity pressure
RS52.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Gold
4-week rank88 / 100
Group average5.5%
Trend breadth6.0%
Trend6.0%active weekly trend signals
MD17.0%positive activity pressure
RS30.0%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 tape32/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 32/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis31/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.54; 2 reversal markers Factors27/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 45; Small Cap Core rank 68 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.
ASX Preview: Australian Shares to Rise on Gold Gains; Capstone Copper Q2 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Up 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 | 0.54 AUD | 2.9% | 0.61 AUD | 0.54 AUD | -1.44 | - | 492.4K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.52 AUD | -5.5% | 0.60 AUD | 0.54 AUD | -1.39 | - | 220.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.55 AUD | 1.9% | 0.60 AUD | 0.54 AUD | -1.31 | - | 249.6K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.54 AUD | -9.2% | 0.60 AUD | 0.54 AUD | -1.06 | - | 539.6K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.59 AUD | -4.0% | 0.59 AUD | 0.54 AUD | -0.85 | - | 1.4M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.62 AUD | -8.8% | 0.58 AUD | 0.54 AUD | -0.77 | - | 0 | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.68 AUD | 6.3% | 0.57 AUD | 0.54 AUD | -0.56 | - | 29.4K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.64 AUD | 2.4% | 0.56 AUD | 0.53 AUD | -0.51 | - | 14.9K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.62 AUD | -9.4% | 0.55 AUD | 0.53 AUD | -0.42 | - | 81.6K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.69 AUD | -6.1% | 0.54 AUD | 0.53 AUD | -0.31 | - | 617.6K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.73 AUD | 10.5% | 0.53 AUD | 0.52 AUD | -0.30 | - | 195.2K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.67 AUD | 2.3% | 0.51 AUD | 0.51 AUD | -0.32 | - | 990.2K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.65 AUD | -0.8% | - | 0.51 AUD | -0.24 | - | 1.4M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.66 AUD | 5.6% | - | 0.50 AUD | - | - | 1.2M | 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.