APAM AMS Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Aperam S.A. · Basic Materials · Steel

Latest close 46.32 EUR
1.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 2.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 58 out of 100
Latest Close 46.32 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.8% latest completed week
4W Return 2.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -1.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 86.5% 45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 45-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.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 58.80% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 6 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 8.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 2.9% 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 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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 7 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 0.8312-week average 0.85

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.83Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers66 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 6 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.9% over four weeks, -1.5% over 12 weeks, and 86.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 45 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.8%
4W2.9%
12W-1.5%
26W14.1%
52W86.3%
Active trend streak45 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.34Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1110.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership11.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-20.7%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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

0 positive · 7 neutral · 0 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-12.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.4%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 higher16 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.7%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-15.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+1.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses3
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split36/15Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -5.2%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.

IndustryNL Steel
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average6.0%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202646.32 EUR1.8%42.62 EUR28.50 EUR-0.3411.89497.9KOn
31 Jul 202645.52 EUR-8.5%42.23 EUR28.34 EUR-0.1511.98764.8KOn
24 Jul 202649.74 EUR6.6%41.93 EUR28.19 EUR-0.0824.32616.9KOn
17 Jul 202646.64 EUR3.6%41.39 EUR28.02 EUR-0.1417.42531.2KOn
10 Jul 202645.00 EUR-1.1%40.95 EUR27.88 EUR0.0314.99695.8KOn
3 Jul 202645.50 EUR6.4%40.56 EUR27.74 EUR0.2417.21140.2KOn
26 Jun 202642.78 EUR-8.9%40.11 EUR27.60 EUR0.4513.44109.1KOn
19 Jun 202646.98 EUR-9.0%39.76 EUR27.47 EUR0.7223.36128.3KOn
12 Jun 202651.65 EUR0.0%39.21 EUR27.33 EUR0.7936.43128.4KOn
5 Jun 202651.65 EUR1.2%38.50 EUR27.18 EUR0.6343.25210.1KOn
29 May 202651.05 EUR2.8%37.76 EUR27.01 EUR0.6044.20901.4KOn
22 May 202649.68 EUR5.7%37.03 EUR26.85 EUR0.4240.71814.5KOn
15 May 202647.01 EUR-1.2%36.43 EUR26.70 EUR0.1539.33651.8KOn
8 May 202647.56 EUR5.9%35.87 EUR26.57 EUR0.0641.60996.9KOn
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.

Evidence context