BREW NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Craft Brew Alliance Inc · Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Brewers

Latest close 27.44 USD
3.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 34.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.4%, after a -0.7% four-week move. Options positioning is mixed with 21/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 27.44 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.4% latest completed week
4W Return -0.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 34.6% 18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 18-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 active. Price is 34.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.4%, after a -0.7% 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 0.3x 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
10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 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
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 0.9412-week average 0.90

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.94Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -0.7% over four weeks, 4.9% over 12 weeks, and 67.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 18 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.4%
4W-0.7%
12W4.9%
26W75.6%
52W67.1%
Active trend streak18 weeks
Active weeks in one year18
Trend breadth34.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.41Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-57.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-34.73Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 positioningMixed

BREW shows mixed options pressure with a 21/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 2.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction21/100
Expected move2.4%
Put/call volume
Pressure0
Speculation0
Volatility16
Trend agreement74
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.

1 positive · 11 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 move2.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility15.7%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 higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+58.5%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-4.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+3.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks1
Modest losses12
Sharp losses0
Recent vol15.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -2.2%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
31 Jul 202627.44 USD3.4%20.41 USD18.28 USD0.41-34.732.4KOn
24 Jul 202626.54 USD-1.7%20.00 USD18.10 USD0.56-37.325.4KOn
17 Jul 202627.00 USD-0.8%19.62 USD17.94 USD0.72-5.4KOn
10 Jul 202627.22 USD-1.5%19.22 USD17.75 USD0.84-23.2KOn
3 Jul 202627.63 USD0.8%18.81 USD17.56 USD0.96-4.1KOn
26 Jun 202627.42 USD2.7%18.41 USD17.35 USD1.02-3.0KOn
19 Jun 202626.70 USD-1.8%18.00 USD17.14 USD1.13-3.4KOn
12 Jun 202627.18 USD7.3%17.62 USD16.93 USD1.24-5.4KOn
5 Jun 202625.33 USD-4.0%17.22 USD16.70 USD1.30-10.3KOn
29 May 202626.38 USD-1.7%16.89 USD16.51 USD1.38-239On
22 May 202626.84 USD1.8%16.50 USD16.28 USD1.42-706On
15 May 202626.37 USD0.8%16.10 USD16.02 USD1.46-7.0KOn
8 May 202626.17 USD58.5%15.65 USD15.77 USD1.52-49.5KOn
2 Oct 202016.51 USD0.2%15.28 USD15.51 USD1.35-684.9KOn
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.