COST MEX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Costco Wholesale Corporation · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores

Latest close 16,521 MXN
1.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 34.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.2%, after a -0.2% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 16,521 MXN 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.2% latest completed week
4W Return -0.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return -4.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.01% based on similar historical setup states.
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 -3.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 34.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.2%, after a -0.2% 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 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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 0.2812-week average 0.52

12-week confirmation

Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current 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 -0.2% over four weeks, -4.6% over 12 weeks, and -8.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.2%
4W-0.2%
12W-4.6%
26W0.5%
52W-8.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.77Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change22.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-5.56Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change25.2%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 21 relevant articles.

3 positive · 17 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-13.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.9%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-6.3%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+1.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -2.0%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 202616,521 MXN1.2%17,106 MXN15,942 MXN-0.77-5.563.3KOff
24 Jul 202616,330 MXN-0.7%17,065 MXN15,897 MXN-0.88-6.36454Off
17 Jul 202616,451 MXN3.0%17,041 MXN15,853 MXN-0.86-6.415.2KOff
10 Jul 202615,975 MXN-3.5%17,003 MXN15,808 MXN-1.01-9.404.1KOff
3 Jul 202616,556 MXN-0.6%17,003 MXN15,764 MXN-1.00-7.42577Off
26 Jun 202616,653 MXN1.1%16,993 MXN15,715 MXN-0.89-7.5829Off
19 Jun 202616,464 MXN-2.0%16,988 MXN15,666 MXN-0.76-9.780Off
12 Jun 202616,795 MXN-1.4%16,996 MXN15,619 MXN-0.43-8.88171On
5 Jun 202617,041 MXN2.5%17,001 MXN15,568 MXN0.05-5.54257On
29 May 202616,624 MXN-6.3%17,000 MXN15,516 MXN0.26-11.624.3KOn
22 May 202617,750 MXN-2.3%17,013 MXN15,467 MXN0.44-6.002.1KOn
15 May 202618,167 MXN4.9%16,994 MXN15,409 MXN0.49-3.7710.1KOn
8 May 202617,315 MXN-1.1%16,962 MXN15,349 MXN0.32-11.23947On
1 May 202617,514 MXN-0.2%16,959 MXN15,295 MXN0.46-8.19804On
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.