- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Advance ZincTek Limited · Basic Materials · Chemicals
Latest close
0.81 AUD
0.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a -2.4% 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 57/100.
Setup score
40
out of 100
Latest Close
0.81 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-2.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
7.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
36.5%
19 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
3.9x
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.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 26.99% 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
0.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -2.4%.
Indicator stack
20/65
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
Buy
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 26.99%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
57/100
8 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 -7.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a -2.4% 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 3.9x 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 Feb
6 Mar
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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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 0.2412-week average 0.18
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.24Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -2.4% over four weeks, 7.3% over 12 weeks, and -24.9% 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 year19
Trend breadth36.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.23Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change134.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-19.47Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-37.9%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 27%
Model confidence 14%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength84/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Value74/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Quality72/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Momentum74/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Growth74/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 27; 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
- - 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
- 2.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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 sentiment57/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
3 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalFresh
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Fresh 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-34.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.1%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 higher6 of 266 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.7%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-9.8%Week of 1 May.
Latest week+0.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains5
Flat weeks14
Modest losses4
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split15/15Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.0% / -6.3%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 Chemicals
4-week rank3 / 4
Group average-1.8%
Trend breadth25.0%
Trend25.0%active weekly trend signals
MD75.0%positive activity pressure
RS25.0%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 tape36/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 36/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis15/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.24; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 26.99%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 26.99% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors75/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 23; Small Cap Core rank 33 Patient CapitalFreshActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Fresh buy signal Sentiment57/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
Advance ZincTek Director Raises Indirect Shareholding in On-Market Trade 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 | 0.81 AUD | 0.6% | 0.87 AUD | 0.85 AUD | 0.23 | -19.47 | 69.1K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.80 AUD | -2.4% | 0.87 AUD | 0.86 AUD | -0.08 | -17.93 | 4.4K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.82 AUD | -0.6% | 0.88 AUD | 0.86 AUD | -0.24 | -14.17 | 750 | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.82 AUD | 0.0% | 0.88 AUD | 0.87 AUD | -0.44 | -14.05 | 0 | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.82 AUD | 0.0% | 0.89 AUD | 0.87 AUD | -0.66 | -14.13 | 1 | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.82 AUD | 3.1% | 0.89 AUD | 0.88 AUD | -0.85 | -14.50 | 0 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.80 AUD | 0.0% | 0.90 AUD | 0.88 AUD | -0.90 | -16.26 | 10.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.80 AUD | 0.0% | 0.92 AUD | 0.89 AUD | -0.96 | -16.84 | 130 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.80 AUD | 0.0% | 0.93 AUD | 0.90 AUD | -0.90 | -16.60 | 3.0K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.80 AUD | 0.0% | 0.94 AUD | 0.90 AUD | -0.89 | -14.85 | 79.9K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.80 AUD | 0.0% | 0.95 AUD | 0.91 AUD | -0.95 | -15.81 | 13.0K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.80 AUD | 6.7% | 0.97 AUD | 0.92 AUD | -0.87 | -15.03 | 37.1K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.75 AUD | 0.0% | 0.98 AUD | 0.92 AUD | -0.68 | -20.05 | 10.5K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.75 AUD | -9.6% | 0.99 AUD | 0.93 AUD | -0.38 | -21.12 | 4.1K | 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.