- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
BM1
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Ballard Mining Limited · Basic Materials · Gold
Latest close
0.68 AUD
13.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 44.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.4%, after a 0.7% 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 56/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
29
out of 100
Latest Close
0.68 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
13.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-10.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
15.4%
8 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
13.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.7%.
Indicator stack
8/34
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.
News sentiment
56/100
20 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 -7.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 44.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.4%, after a 0.7% 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 0.9x 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
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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 0.1712-week average 0.27
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.17Current 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 0.7% over four weeks, -10.0% over 12 weeks, and 53.4% 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 year8
Trend breadth15.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.66Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-56.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-3.05Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-188.9%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 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 48%
Model confidence 25%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength73/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Value68/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Quality66/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Momentum67/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Growth67/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 34; 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
- -0.6% 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
- 0/9 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
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 5.4x 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 sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.
8 positive · 10 neutral · 2 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-33.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.8%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.7%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-13.4%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+13.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains10
Modest gains1
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses10
Recent vol7.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew10.1% / -8.0%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 rank- / 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 rank61 / 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 tape27/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 27/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis13/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.17; No reversal markers Factors68/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 26; Small Cap Core rank 40 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.
Price to earnings forward of Ballard Mining Limited – ASX:BM1 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 | 0.68 AUD | 13.4% | 0.73 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.66 | -3.05 | 1.8M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.59 AUD | -1.7% | 0.73 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.64 | -11.29 | 916.4K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.60 AUD | 4.3% | 0.73 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.51 | -7.13 | 1.9M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.58 AUD | -13.4% | 0.73 AUD | 0.65 AUD | -0.50 | -10.74 | 2.7M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.67 AUD | -5.0% | 0.73 AUD | 0.65 AUD | -0.43 | 3.42 | 2.5M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.70 AUD | 6.8% | 0.73 AUD | 0.65 AUD | -0.59 | - | 881.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.66 AUD | -7.7% | 0.73 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.71 | - | 184.9K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.71 AUD | 5.9% | 0.73 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.62 | - | 405.3K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.68 AUD | -3.6% | 0.73 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.69 | - | 272.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.70 AUD | -9.1% | 0.73 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.49 | - | 2.9M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.77 AUD | 10.0% | 0.72 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.46 | - | 684.3K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.70 AUD | -6.7% | 0.71 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.63 | - | 3.4M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.75 AUD | -3.8% | 0.71 AUD | 0.64 AUD | -0.69 | - | 6.3M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.78 AUD | 17.3% | 0.70 AUD | 0.63 AUD | -0.91 | - | 2.7M | Off |
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.