ORCA LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Orcadian Energy Plc · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P

Latest close 0.15 GBP
-6.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 44.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.1%, after a 26.5% 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 59/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 0.15 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -6.1% latest completed week
4W Return 26.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 53.8% 28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 32.73% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 not active. Price is -1.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 44.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.1%, after a 26.5% 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 0.4x 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
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 0.2812-week average 0.30

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership7/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current 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 26.5% over four weeks, 1.3% over 12 weeks, and 63.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.1%
4W26.5%
12W1.3%
26W-10.1%
52W63.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year28
Trend breadth53.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.60Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change138.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership3.30Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change126.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

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.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 58% Model confidence 46%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength38/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Value42/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Quality43/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 58; rank 1 is best.
Momentum43/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 58; rank 1 is best.
Growth44/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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
-15.0%
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
-31.5%
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
3/9
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
-1.7x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

6 positive · 15 neutral · 1 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-38.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility16.5%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 higher8 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+55.1%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-18.1%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week-6.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains2
Flat weeks5
Modest losses4
Sharp losses9
Recent vol16.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol15.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew14.1% / -8.6%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.

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 20260.15 GBP-6.1%0.16 GBP0.12 GBP0.603.30413.7KOff
31 Jul 20260.17 GBP-17.5%0.16 GBP0.12 GBP0.2010.881.1MOff
24 Jul 20260.20 GBP5.3%0.16 GBP0.12 GBP-0.2536.906.7MOff
17 Jul 20260.19 GBP55.1%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-0.9533.223.0MOff
10 Jul 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-1.57-12.4890.6KOff
3 Jul 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-1.62-13.9811Off
26 Jun 20260.12 GBP-2.0%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-1.68-12.64386Off
19 Jun 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-1.55-9.6914.7KOff
12 Jun 20260.12 GBP-10.7%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-1.46-10.76359.2KOff
5 Jun 20260.14 GBP-1.8%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-1.300.8835.2KOff
29 May 20260.14 GBP0.0%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-1.162.60194.5KOff
22 May 20260.14 GBP-6.9%0.16 GBP0.11 GBP-1.062.38200.6KOff
15 May 20260.15 GBP2.0%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-0.7613.19104.9KOn
8 May 20260.15 GBP-14.3%0.15 GBP0.11 GBP-0.5011.13443.0KOn
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