- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
LWLG
NASDAQ
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Lightwave Logic Inc · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
6.46 USD
6.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -19.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.8%, after a -12.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 43/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 11d.
Setup score
27
out of 100
Latest Close
6.46 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
6.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
-12.3%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-60.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
84.6%
44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.5x
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.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 40.83% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
6.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move -12.3%.
Indicator stack
47/25
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 40.83%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bullish
43/100 conviction; expected move 26.4%.
News sentiment
53/100
56 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
11d
Next report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -19.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.8%, after a -12.3% 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 0.5x 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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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 0.4212-week average 0.78
12-week confirmation
Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.42Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -12.3% over four weeks, -60.7% over 12 weeks, and 210.6% 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 year44
Trend breadth84.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-62.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.90Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-124.4%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 78%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength15/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Value13/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Quality4/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Momentum97/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Growth90/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 11; 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
- 3834.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -1.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- -566.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -9015.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -5416.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -187.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 175.9% 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
- 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
- -7.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -7.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.7x 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.
Options positioningBullish
LWLG shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.20, expected move of 26.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction43/100
Expected move26.4%
Put/call volume0.20
Insider activity6 / 2
6 acquisitions and 2 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.
13 positive · 38 neutral · 5 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 earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move26.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-65.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.2%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.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+81.2%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-19.3%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+6.8%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains9
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses11
Recent vol7.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol18.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew16.0% / -8.8%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.
SectorUS Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-4.2%
Trend breadth27.0%
Trend27.0%active weekly trend signals
MD22.0%positive activity pressure
RS29.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank45 / 55
Group average-2.5%
Trend breadth45.5%
Trend45.5%active weekly trend signals
MD49.1%positive activity pressure
RS40.0%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 tape33/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 33/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis56/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 9/12.
Activity pressure 0.42; 1 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 40.83%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 40.83% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors28/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 84; Small Cap Core rank 92 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options43/100LWLG shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.20, expected move of 26.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 26.4% Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.
Lightwave Logic(LWLG) Stock Options Chain | Quotes & News Insiders6 / 26 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6.46 USD | 6.8% | 8.01 USD | 4.21 USD | -1.11 | -2.90 | 15.3M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 6.05 USD | -2.9% | 7.92 USD | 4.21 USD | -1.08 | -7.53 | 15.9M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6.23 USD | -8.8% | 7.82 USD | 4.22 USD | -0.95 | -5.50 | 14.7M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 6.83 USD | -7.3% | 7.72 USD | 4.22 USD | -0.83 | 0.46 | 16.5M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 7.37 USD | -6.7% | 7.63 USD | 4.23 USD | -0.68 | 11.88 | 18.8M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 7.89 USD | -19.3% | 7.52 USD | 4.23 USD | -0.45 | 22.92 | 42.3M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 9.78 USD | 2.0% | 7.40 USD | 4.22 USD | -0.27 | 48.32 | 16.4M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 9.59 USD | -5.4% | 7.21 USD | 4.20 USD | 0.10 | 52.92 | 22.7M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 10.14 USD | -6.6% | 7.05 USD | 4.19 USD | 0.58 | 69.53 | 34.8M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 10.86 USD | -15.5% | 6.89 USD | 4.18 USD | 1.09 | 78.37 | 25.6M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 12.85 USD | -5.9% | 6.68 USD | 4.16 USD | 1.52 | 123.85 | 35.3M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 13.65 USD | -16.9% | 6.41 USD | 4.11 USD | 1.79 | 150.20 | 54.0M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 16.43 USD | 1.0% | 6.12 USD | 4.06 USD | 1.91 | 213.19 | 56.5M | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 16.27 USD | 28.5% | 5.74 USD | 3.98 USD | 1.86 | 246.17 | 42.3M | 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.