LEW JNB Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Lewis Group Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

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Latest close 88.80 ZAC
-0.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a -3.6% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 22 out of 100
Latest Close 88.80 ZAC 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.2% latest completed week
4W Return -3.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -99.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 56.95% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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.
Price follow-through -0.2% Latest completed week; four-week move -3.6%. Indicator stack 22/30 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 Positive 56.95% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 53/100 15 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a -3.6% 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 0.8x 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
6 Feb 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
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 0.1412-week average 0.20

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 pressure0.14Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -3.6% over four weeks, -99.0% over 12 weeks, and -98.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.2%
4W-3.6%
12W-99.0%
26W-99.1%
52W-98.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change19.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.71Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.1%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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

2 positive · 13 neutral · 0 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-99.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility26.6%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 higher7 of 2619 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.3%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-99.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-0.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses16
Sharp losses3
Recent vol26.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -5.2%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.

Weekly tape25/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 25/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis5/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 1/12.

Activity pressure 0.14; 4 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.95%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.95% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors50/100

No published factor snapshot is available yet.

 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

Is It Worth Considering Lewis Group Limited (JSE:LEW) For Its Upcoming Dividend? Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202688.80 ZAC-0.2%6,240 ZAC6,227 ZAC-1.22-98.71101.1KOff
24 Jul 202689.00 ZAC0.7%6,544 ZAC6,251 ZAC-1.25-98.71222.1KOff
17 Jul 202688.39 ZAC-4.6%6,841 ZAC6,275 ZAC-1.38-98.7569.5KOff
10 Jul 202692.64 ZAC0.6%7,142 ZAC6,298 ZAC-1.41-98.73258.6KOff
3 Jul 202692.10 ZAC7.3%7,428 ZAC6,323 ZAC-1.51-98.78112.8KOff
26 Jun 202685.80 ZAC-1.9%7,718 ZAC6,348 ZAC-1.47-98.8827.9KOff
19 Jun 202687.44 ZAC-2.3%7,994 ZAC6,373 ZAC-1.05-98.9029.6KOff
12 Jun 202689.49 ZAC-2.2%8,267 ZAC6,398 ZAC-0.98-98.9139.1KOff
5 Jun 202691.50 ZAC-99.0%8,531 ZAC6,423 ZAC-0.88-98.89334.3KOff
29 May 20268,810 ZAC6.9%8,788 ZAC6,447 ZAC-0.801.36261.8KOff
22 May 20268,241 ZAC-0.3%8,773 ZAC6,416 ZAC-1.08-4.2679.5KOff
15 May 20268,263 ZAC-3.8%8,763 ZAC6,389 ZAC-1.04-5.3771.4KOff
8 May 20268,590 ZAC1.1%8,735 ZAC6,362 ZAC-0.99-4.70101.6KOff
1 May 20268,500 ZAC-0.9%8,706 ZAC6,331 ZAC-0.99-3.4825.1KOff
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.