- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
CLIR
NASDAQ
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
ClearSign Combustion Corporation · Industrials · Pollution & Treatment Controls
Latest close
3.86 USD
10.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -21.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 8.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.6%, after a -4.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 9d.
Setup score
13
out of 100
Latest Close
3.86 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
10.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-4.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-15.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
21.2%
11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.4x
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
10.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -4.9%.
Indicator stack
12/0
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 42.28%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Volatility
52/100 conviction; expected move 34.1%.
News sentiment
55/100
41 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
9d
Next report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -21.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 8.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.6%, after a -4.9% 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 0.4x 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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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 0.0112-week average 0.04
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active 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 pressure0.01Current 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 -4.9% over four weeks, -15.0% over 12 weeks, and -29.2% 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 year11
Trend breadth21.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.93Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1598.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-40.56Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change3.3%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 02 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 78%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength68/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Value58/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Quality56/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Momentum59/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Growth58/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 43; 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
- 4.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -28.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 16.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -114.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -96.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -15334.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 73.5% 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
- 3/9 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
- 1.4x 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.
Options positioningVolatility
CLIR shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 34.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction52/100
Expected move34.1%
Put/call volume0.00
Insider activity7 / 0
7 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment55/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 41 relevant articles.
10 positive · 30 neutral · 1 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 earnings9dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move34.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-65.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.8%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.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+29.1%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-20.1%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+10.6%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses11
Recent vol7.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.7% / -7.6%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.
SectorUS Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-3.6%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD54.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Pollution & Treatment Controls
4-week rank5 / 14
Group average-12.6%
Trend breadth35.7%
Trend35.7%active weekly trend signals
MD42.9%positive activity pressure
RS7.1%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 tape11/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 11/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis9/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.01; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 42.28%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 42.28% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors60/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 47 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options35/100CLIR shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 34.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 34.1% Sentiment55/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 41 relevant articles.
ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) completes $1,770,000 exempt equity offering under Rule 506(b) Insiders7 / 07 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings9dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3.86 USD | 10.6% | 4.91 USD | 7.98 USD | -0.93 | -40.56 | 32.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 3.49 USD | -3.6% | 4.97 USD | 8.02 USD | -0.81 | -46.43 | 119.6K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 3.62 USD | -2.7% | 5.06 USD | 8.09 USD | -0.56 | -45.92 | 37.5K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 3.72 USD | -8.4% | 5.13 USD | 8.15 USD | -0.25 | -47.28 | 41.2K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 4.06 USD | 12.2% | 5.22 USD | 8.21 USD | -0.05 | -41.95 | 67.5K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 3.62 USD | -4.5% | 5.34 USD | 8.28 USD | -0.13 | -48.20 | 58.2K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 3.79 USD | -7.1% | 5.47 USD | 8.34 USD | -0.10 | -48.72 | 86.3K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 4.08 USD | 3.6% | 5.61 USD | 8.40 USD | -0.11 | -44.05 | 87.8K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 3.94 USD | -14.9% | 5.77 USD | 8.47 USD | -0.11 | -45.32 | 55.7K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 4.63 USD | -4.5% | 5.95 USD | 8.52 USD | -0.11 | -39.43 | 169.4K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 4.85 USD | 3.0% | 6.09 USD | 8.59 USD | -0.21 | -35.53 | 74.4K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 4.71 USD | 3.7% | 6.22 USD | 8.65 USD | -0.41 | -37.26 | 107.1K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 4.54 USD | -11.3% | 6.35 USD | 8.71 USD | -0.61 | -40.54 | 79.4K | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 5.12 USD | 2.4% | 6.48 USD | 8.75 USD | -0.62 | -29.86 | 50.8K | 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.