CAN NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Canaan Inc · Technology · Computer Hardware

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Latest close 0.17 USD
-28.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -62.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -28.1%, after a -40.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 41/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 11d.

Setup score 21 out of 100
Latest Close 0.17 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -28.1% latest completed week
4W Return -40.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -66.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 21.2% 11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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 -28.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -40.0%. Indicator stack 12/30 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 Negative 36.44% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bearish 41/100 conviction; expected move 182.4%. News sentiment 54/100 42 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 11d Next report is scheduled for 13 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 -62.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -28.1%, after a -40.0% 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 1.7x 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
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
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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 0.0112-week average 0.03

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current 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 -40.0% over four weeks, -66.6% over 12 weeks, and -74.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-28.1%
4W-40.0%
12W-66.6%
26W-75.0%
52W-74.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.70Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-93.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-77.56Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-17.0%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 76% Model confidence 73%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength27/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Value77/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Quality1/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 100; rank 1 is best.
Momentum3/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Growth82/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 19; 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
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-123.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-0.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-14.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-58.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-11.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
26.9%
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
4/9
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
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
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.

Options positioningBearish

CAN shows bearish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.96, expected move of 182.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction41/100
Expected move182.4%
Put/call volume1.96
Pressure-24
Speculation17
Volatility96
Trend agreement66
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

17 positive · 17 neutral · 8 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 earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move182.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-92.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.2%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 2618 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.2%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-28.1%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week-28.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses15
Recent vol9.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol15.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew12.7% / -9.7%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 tape22/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 22/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis17/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.01; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 36.44%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 36.44% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors26/100

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

Tiny Titans rank 88; Buyback Yield rank 50; Small Cap Core rank 22 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options49/100

CAN shows bearish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.96, expected move of 182.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 182.4% Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

Enterprise value to revenue forward of Canaan Inc. – NASDAQ:CAN Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings11d

Next report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20260.17 USD-28.1%0.46 USD1.16 USD-0.70-77.5685.1MOff
24 Jul 20260.24 USD-12.5%0.48 USD1.18 USD-0.68-69.1137.6MOff
17 Jul 20260.27 USD-12.4%0.50 USD1.20 USD-0.49-65.9022.3MOff
10 Jul 20260.31 USD8.8%0.51 USD1.21 USD-0.26-63.4577.8MOff
3 Jul 20260.28 USD-5.6%0.53 USD1.23 USD-0.36-66.2927.6MOff
26 Jun 20260.30 USD-8.6%0.55 USD1.24 USD-0.19-64.4941.3MOff
19 Jun 20260.33 USD2.6%0.58 USD1.25 USD-0.02-63.2857.0MOff
12 Jun 20260.32 USD-10.6%0.60 USD1.27 USD0.10-63.6848.9MOff
5 Jun 20260.36 USD-13.4%0.62 USD1.28 USD0.23-58.9852.9MOff
29 May 20260.41 USD-0.4%0.64 USD1.29 USD0.27-55.2245.2MOff
22 May 20260.41 USD-17.1%0.68 USD1.30 USD0.30-54.1758.2MOff
15 May 20260.50 USD-1.8%0.73 USD1.31 USD0.20-44.6338.9MOff
8 May 20260.51 USD-1.6%0.76 USD1.32 USD0.17-44.4945.5MOff
1 May 20260.52 USD0.3%0.78 USD1.33 USD-0.12-41.2361.1MOff
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.