- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
IPWR
NASDAQ
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Ideal Power Inc · Technology · Semiconductors
Latest close
3.70 USD
-7.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -14.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.0%, after a -26.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 11d.
Setup score
16
out of 100
Latest Close
3.70 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
-7.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-26.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-15.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
34.6%
18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.2x
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
-7.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -26.6%.
Indicator stack
19/27
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 41.61%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Volatility
52/100 conviction; expected move 41.7%.
News sentiment
51/100
66 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
11d
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 -14.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.0%, after a -26.6% 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 0.2x 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 0.5412-week average 0.47
12-week confirmation
Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks 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 markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -26.6% over four weeks, -15.7% over 12 weeks, and -14.7% 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 year18
Trend breadth34.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.52Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-167.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-23.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-469.9%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 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 strength3/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Value18/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Quality8/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth84/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 17; 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
- 2540.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -17.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- -925.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -44730.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -34164.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -485.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 33.3% 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
- 1/9 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
- -19.2% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -19.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.5x 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
IPWR shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 41.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction52/100
Expected move41.7%
Put/call volume0.00
Insider activity6 / 9
6 acquisitions and 9 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 66 relevant articles.
11 positive · 50 neutral · 5 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 earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move41.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-60.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility16.6%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.
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6 Mar
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1 May
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26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+39.4%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-20.4%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week-7.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses13
Recent vol16.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew13.0% / -9.8%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 Technology
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-3.3%
Trend breadth56.0%
Trend56.0%active weekly trend signals
MD46.0%positive activity pressure
RS54.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Semiconductors
4-week rank65 / 70
Group average-12.9%
Trend breadth61.4%
Trend61.4%active weekly trend signals
MD20.0%positive activity pressure
RS60.0%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 tape20/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 20/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis66/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 6/12.
Activity pressure 0.54; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.61%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.61% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors9/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 91; Small Cap Core rank 88 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options35/100IPWR shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 41.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 41.7% Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 66 relevant articles.
Enterprise value to EBITDA forward of Ideal Power Inc. – NASDAQ:IPWR Insiders6 / 96 acquisitions and 9 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings11dNext 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 | 3.70 USD | -7.0% | 4.31 USD | 6.43 USD | -0.52 | -23.89 | 684.5K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 3.98 USD | -2.7% | 4.29 USD | 6.49 USD | -0.22 | -18.23 | 468.3K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 4.09 USD | -10.5% | 4.27 USD | 6.54 USD | 0.08 | -18.27 | 1.1M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 4.57 USD | -9.3% | 4.24 USD | 6.59 USD | 0.45 | -13.67 | 768.7K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 5.04 USD | -1.8% | 4.22 USD | 6.64 USD | 0.78 | -4.19 | 1.1M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 5.13 USD | -15.1% | 4.19 USD | 6.68 USD | 1.03 | -2.00 | 1.7M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 6.04 USD | -1.0% | 4.14 USD | 6.72 USD | 1.29 | 9.93 | 2.1M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6.10 USD | 1.2% | 4.06 USD | 6.75 USD | 1.40 | 14.03 | 3.9M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 6.03 USD | -19.0% | 3.99 USD | 6.78 USD | 1.47 | 15.25 | 4.6M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 7.44 USD | 29.8% | 3.96 USD | 6.81 USD | 1.44 | 35.60 | 15.5M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 5.73 USD | -6.4% | 3.90 USD | 6.84 USD | 1.33 | 7.58 | 3.4M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 6.12 USD | 39.4% | 3.90 USD | 6.87 USD | 1.31 | 15.74 | 6.0M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 4.39 USD | 16.8% | 3.88 USD | 6.89 USD | 0.99 | -17.47 | 1.8M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 3.76 USD | -16.4% | 3.90 USD | 6.92 USD | 0.57 | -26.29 | 1.7M | 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.