OCC NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Optical Cable Corporation · Technology · Communication Equipment

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Latest close 14.86 USD
3.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 37.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.1%, after a -7.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 40d.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 14.86 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.1% latest completed week
4W Return -7.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 43.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 65.4% 34 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 15-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 37.73% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • 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.
Price follow-through 3.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -7.1%. Indicator stack 81/42 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 37.73% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 49/100 51 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 40d Next report is scheduled for 10 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 37.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.1%, after a -7.1% 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 0.3x 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 0.8112-week average 0.84

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.81Current 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 -7.1% over four weeks, 43.7% over 12 weeks, and 213.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 15 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.1%
4W-7.1%
12W43.7%
26W201.4%
52W213.5%
Active trend streak15 weeks
Active weeks in one year34
Trend breadth65.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-101.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership49.62Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-25.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 91%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength12/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Value6/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Quality10/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Momentum98/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Growth74/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 27; 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.

Value-quality framework3/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
126.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
51.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-1.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
32.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-3.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
13.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-211.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
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
-1.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-1.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.5x
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.

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 sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

11 positive · 29 neutral · 11 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 earnings40dNext report is scheduled for 10 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-46.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility25.2%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+86.3%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-18.0%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+3.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses8
Recent vol25.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol18.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew16.5% / -8.1%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.

Weekly tape51/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 51/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis82/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.81; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 37.73%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 37.73% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors28/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 78; Small Cap Core rank 94 SVQF3/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 706.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

Optical Cable Corp (OCC) Technical Analysis: Support, Resistance, Indicators & Moving Averages Insiders0 / 20

0 acquisitions and 20 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings40d

Next report is scheduled for 10 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202614.86 USD3.1%10.85 USD5.16 USD-0.0249.621.0MOn
24 Jul 202614.41 USD-2.2%10.51 USD5.09 USD0.2548.46789.9KOn
17 Jul 202614.73 USD-6.8%10.17 USD5.02 USD0.5751.85964.1KOn
10 Jul 202615.81 USD-1.2%9.85 USD4.95 USD0.8658.591.7MOn
3 Jul 202616.00 USD-12.9%9.62 USD4.87 USD1.1266.441.8MOn
26 Jun 202618.37 USD-18.0%9.36 USD4.80 USD1.2797.222.2MOn
19 Jun 202622.40 USD-2.2%9.02 USD4.70 USD1.37136.822.6MOn
12 Jun 202622.91 USD86.3%8.49 USD4.59 USD1.37158.4526.0MOn
5 Jun 202612.30 USD-11.5%7.95 USD4.47 USD1.2948.172.2MOn
29 May 202613.90 USD10.1%7.79 USD4.41 USD1.2563.122.4MOn
22 May 202612.62 USD7.2%7.59 USD4.35 USD1.2355.881.3MOn
15 May 202611.78 USD13.9%7.43 USD4.30 USD1.3250.321.5MOn
8 May 202610.34 USD-6.0%7.33 USD4.25 USD1.3634.051.4MOn
1 May 202611.00 USD-10.7%7.31 USD4.21 USD1.4652.711.4MOn
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.