CHNR NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

China Natural Resources Inc · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining

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Latest close 3.90 USD
8.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.5%, after a -0.9% 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 50/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 22d.

Setup score 27 out of 100
Latest Close 3.90 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 8.5% latest completed week
4W Return -0.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -5.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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 8.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -0.9%. Indicator stack 14/9 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 43.57% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 40 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 22d Next report is scheduled for 21 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.5%, after a -0.9% 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 1.5x 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
30 Jan 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
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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 0.3212-week average 0.40

12-week confirmation

Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.32Current 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 -0.9% over four weeks, -5.4% over 12 weeks, and 4.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W8.5%
4W-0.9%
12W-5.4%
26W-11.3%
52W4.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.60Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-379.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.18Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change21.4%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 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 67% Model confidence 64%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength67/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Value58/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Quality56/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Momentum58/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Growth58/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 43; 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
-125.7%
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
2/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.0%
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
0.1x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.

4 positive · 32 neutral · 4 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 earnings22dNext report is scheduled for 21 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-52.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.9%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 higher12 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+36.4%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-16.2%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+8.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol6.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.0% / -7.9%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 tape23/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 23/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis45/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.32; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.57%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.57% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors59/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 47 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.

China Natural Resources Inc (CHNR) Technical Analysis: Support, Resistance, Indicators & Moving Averages Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings22d

Next report is scheduled for 21 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20263.90 USD8.5%3.92 USD6.59 USD-0.60-12.18680.0KOff
17 Jul 20263.60 USD-6.5%3.90 USD6.67 USD-0.62-20.5555.7KOff
10 Jul 20263.85 USD-2.8%3.91 USD6.74 USD-0.24-18.9717.9KOn
3 Jul 20263.96 USD0.5%3.92 USD6.82 USD-0.12-15.5118.6KOn
26 Jun 20263.94 USD-8.4%3.92 USD6.91 USD0.21-15.4850.3KOn
19 Jun 20264.30 USD15.6%3.91 USD6.98 USD0.48-12.39310.9KOn
12 Jun 20263.72 USD-11.8%3.88 USD7.06 USD0.49-22.593.5MOn
5 Jun 20264.22 USD3.3%3.88 USD7.13 USD0.69-10.76750.3KOn
29 May 20264.08 USD0.6%3.88 USD7.20 USD0.64-18.2111.5KOn
22 May 20264.06 USD-2.4%3.93 USD7.27 USD0.59-17.0934.0KOn
15 May 20264.16 USD-3.3%4.01 USD7.35 USD0.56-14.85245.3KOff
8 May 20264.30 USD4.1%4.07 USD7.44 USD0.49-12.93270.6KOff
1 May 20264.13 USD0.0%4.09 USD7.53 USD0.44-12.5515.6KOff
24 Apr 20264.13 USD2.0%4.12 USD7.64 USD0.48-11.9529.8KOff
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.