CANDLE-B STO Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Candles Scandinavia AB (publ) · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products

Latest close 37.40 SEK
0.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.5%, after a 3.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 42/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 37.40 SEK 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.5% latest completed week
4W Return 3.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 2.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 57.7% 30 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 14-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
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 39.56% based on similar historical setup states.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 8.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.5%, after a 3.9% 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 0.2x 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
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 31 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 0.5912-week average 0.59

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.59Current 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 3.9% over four weeks, 2.5% over 12 weeks, and -6.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 14 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.5%
4W3.9%
12W2.5%
26W58.5%
52W-6.5%
Active trend streak14 weeks
Active weeks in one year30
Trend breadth57.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.39Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change260.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-3.45Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change57.4%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 sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.

0 positive · 4 neutral · 2 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-21.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.1%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 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+67.5%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-11.2%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+0.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks5
Modest losses8
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.8% / -4.4%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
31 Jul 202637.40 SEK0.5%34.38 SEK27.19 SEK0.39-3.454.5KOn
24 Jul 202637.20 SEK-0.5%34.05 SEK27.20 SEK0.33-3.22179.4KOn
17 Jul 202637.40 SEK0.0%33.70 SEK27.21 SEK0.10-1.893.0KOn
10 Jul 202637.40 SEK3.9%33.29 SEK27.22 SEK-0.04-2.7319.1KOn
3 Jul 202636.00 SEK0.0%32.93 SEK27.23 SEK-0.24-8.1014.2KOn
26 Jun 202636.00 SEK4.3%32.65 SEK27.26 SEK-0.33-5.422.2KOn
19 Jun 202634.50 SEK-3.4%32.50 SEK27.27 SEK-0.17-10.064.2KOn
12 Jun 202635.70 SEK0.3%32.36 SEK27.27 SEK-0.13-5.312.7KOn
5 Jun 202635.60 SEK-1.1%32.19 SEK27.26 SEK0.05-5.422.1KOn
29 May 202636.00 SEK0.8%32.26 SEK27.25 SEK0.29-4.7027.3KOn
22 May 202635.70 SEK0.0%32.41 SEK27.24 SEK0.33-5.438.3KOn
15 May 202635.70 SEK-2.2%32.55 SEK27.23 SEK0.49-1.575.6KOn
8 May 202636.50 SEK-1.9%32.63 SEK27.22 SEK0.480.2517.6KOn
1 May 202637.20 SEK5.7%32.71 SEK27.20 SEK0.453.406.9KOn
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.