- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 59.50% based on similar historical setup states.
SX2
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. · Basic Materials · Gold
Latest close
11.20 AUD
16.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 13.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.1%, after a 24.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.
Setup score
63
out of 100
Latest Close
11.20 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
16.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
24.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
1.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
80.8%
42 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.6x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
16.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move 24.0%.
Indicator stack
44/42
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
Positive 59.50%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
52/100
27 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 13.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.1%, after a 24.0% 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 1.6x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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27 Mar
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Up week
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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 0.2212-week average 0.39
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.22Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 24.0% over four weeks, 1.8% over 12 weeks, and 104.8% 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 year42
Trend breadth80.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.56Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change30.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.95Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1042.8%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 28 Feb 2026
Field coverage 64%
Model confidence 56%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength17/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality27/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Momentum28/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Growth29/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 72; 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
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -1.0% 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
- -4.4% 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
- 2/9 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
- -5.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -5.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 20.9x 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 activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.
4 positive · 23 neutral · 0 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-7.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.9%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-15.9%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week+16.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains13
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses8
Recent vol10.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.4% / -7.9%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.
SectorAU Basic Materials
4-week rank10 / 100
Group average7.2%
Trend breadth21.0%
Trend21.0%active weekly trend signals
MD27.0%positive activity pressure
RS52.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Gold
4-week rank14 / 100
Group average5.5%
Trend breadth6.0%
Trend6.0%active weekly trend signals
MD17.0%positive activity pressure
RS30.0%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 tape57/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 57/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis30/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 11/12.
Activity pressure 0.22; 3 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 59.50%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 59.50% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors24/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 75 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.
Southern Cross Gold Consolidated (ASX:SX2): Is Stock Worth Considering? Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 11.20 AUD | 16.1% | 9.90 AUD | 7.74 AUD | -0.56 | 15.95 | 1.5M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 9.65 AUD | 6.9% | 9.86 AUD | 7.69 AUD | -0.91 | 4.23 | 755.1K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 9.03 AUD | 11.9% | 9.92 AUD | 7.67 AUD | -0.93 | 0.66 | 1.1M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 8.07 AUD | -10.6% | 10.00 AUD | 7.65 AUD | -0.94 | -9.66 | 738.9K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 9.03 AUD | -3.1% | 10.06 AUD | 7.65 AUD | -0.80 | 1.40 | 497.4K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 9.32 AUD | 6.3% | 10.04 AUD | 7.63 AUD | -0.87 | 4.88 | 195.4K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 8.77 AUD | -8.9% | 9.99 AUD | 7.61 AUD | -0.75 | 0.09 | 89.0K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 9.63 AUD | 9.9% | 9.96 AUD | 7.59 AUD | -0.72 | 9.41 | 834.1K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 8.76 AUD | -15.9% | 9.86 AUD | 7.56 AUD | -0.79 | 0.12 | 360.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 10.42 AUD | 7.8% | 9.82 AUD | 7.55 AUD | -0.46 | 21.85 | 2.0M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 9.67 AUD | 4.5% | 9.74 AUD | 7.51 AUD | -0.54 | 12.60 | 156.1K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 9.25 AUD | -15.9% | 9.72 AUD | 7.48 AUD | -0.55 | 9.36 | 1.3M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 11.00 AUD | 14.7% | 9.70 AUD | 7.45 AUD | -0.39 | 31.40 | 2.3M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 9.59 AUD | -1.4% | 9.64 AUD | 7.40 AUD | -0.50 | 14.40 | 1.7M | On |
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.