FBRX NASDAQ Week ended 28 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Forte Biosciences Inc ยท Healthcare ยท Biotechnology

Latest close 76.99 USD
0.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 112.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a 0.5% 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 bearish with 28/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 56 out of 100
Latest Close 76.99 USD 28 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.1% latest completed week
4W Return 0.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 366.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 82.7% 43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-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
  • 12 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 ยท Price action

Where price isโ€”and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 112.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a 0.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 ยท Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x 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 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 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 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 0.6912-week average 0.45

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.69Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1212 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 12 reversal markers.

03 ยท Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistentโ€”and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.5% over four weeks, 366.0% over 12 weeks, and 599.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.1%
4W0.5%
12W366.0%
26W154.8%
52W599.9%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.37Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-0.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership142.65Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-27.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 ยท Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying forโ€”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.

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Factor week 18 Sep 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 61% Model confidence 61%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength62/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
Value56/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Quality53/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Momentum55/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Growth55/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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
-4.5%
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
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
-1.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-1.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 ยท 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 positioningBearish

FBRX shows bearish options pressure with a 28/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 3.55, expected move of 2.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction28/100
Expected move2.8%
Put/call volume3.55
Pressure-54
Speculation18
Volatility16
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity0 / 20

0 acquisitions and 20 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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.

0 positive ยท 4 neutral ยท 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 ยท Catalysts and risk

What can move the sharesโ€”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 move2.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-0.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility30.2%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+109.9%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-19.1%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+0.1%Week of 28 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses8
Recent vol30.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol20.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew14.9% / -8.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 ยท Sector and peer context

Is this stock leadingโ€”or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 ยท 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
28 Aug 202676.99 USD0.1%36.24 USD18.46 USD1.37142.653.9MOn
21 Aug 202676.92 USD0.1%34.64 USD18.09 USD1.50153.1313.0MOn
14 Aug 202676.83 USD0.1%33.14 USD17.74 USD1.47156.925.4MOn
7 Aug 202676.79 USD0.2%31.70 USD17.38 USD1.45170.446.0MOn
31 Jul 202676.60 USD39.8%29.93 USD17.03 USD1.38196.3530.5MOn
24 Jul 202654.78 USD12.1%28.17 USD16.68 USD0.75123.863.4MOn
17 Jul 202648.86 USD11.2%27.27 USD16.49 USD0.30102.973.4MOff
10 Jul 202643.92 USD109.9%26.63 USD16.33 USD-0.3980.079.3MOff
3 Jul 202620.92 USD-0.5%25.88 USD16.21 USD-1.07-10.561.6MOff
26 Jun 202621.03 USD17.8%25.84 USD16.24 USD-1.25-9.064.1MOff
19 Jun 202617.85 USD1.7%25.76 USD16.27 USD-1.59-25.97696.1KOff
12 Jun 202617.56 USD6.3%25.78 USD16.32 USD-1.58-25.391.3MOff
5 Jun 202616.52 USD-13.4%25.67 USD16.37 USD-1.48-28.131.8MOff
29 May 202619.07 USD-11.7%25.52 USD16.42 USD-1.37-20.68869.3KOff
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.

Evidence context