IPM NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Intelligent Protection Management Corp · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 1.80 USD
-0.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 23.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a 6.5% 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 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 13d.

Setup score 27 out of 100
Latest Close 1.80 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.6% latest completed week
4W Return 6.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -5.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 28.8% 15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 42.69% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 active. Price is 1.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 23.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a 6.5% 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
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
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 0.3612-week average 0.28

12-week confirmation

Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.36Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 6.5% over four weeks, -5.3% over 12 weeks, and -12.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.6%
4W6.5%
12W-5.3%
26W1.7%
52W-12.0%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year15
Trend breadth28.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-136.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.43Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change50.1%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 82% Model confidence 78%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength56/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Value52/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Quality50/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Momentum52/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Growth52/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 49; 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
1.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-2.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
45.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-15.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-2.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-18.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
508.4%
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
5/9
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
1.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.5x
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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 36 relevant articles.

8 positive · 26 neutral · 2 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 earnings13dNext report is scheduled for 11 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-37.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.4%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 higher10 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.4%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-17.1%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-0.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses11
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.9% / -3.3%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
24 Jul 20261.80 USD-0.6%1.77 USD2.38 USD-0.11-10.4350.4KOn
17 Jul 20261.81 USD2.3%1.77 USD2.38 USD-0.07-11.94126.3KOff
10 Jul 20261.77 USD2.9%1.77 USD2.38 USD-0.07-18.2193.2KOff
3 Jul 20261.72 USD1.8%1.77 USD2.38 USD0.11-19.6776.9KOff
26 Jun 20261.69 USD-2.9%1.77 USD2.38 USD0.31-20.9098.8KOn
19 Jun 20261.74 USD-5.9%1.78 USD2.38 USD0.62-22.74227.7KOn
12 Jun 20261.85 USD0.0%1.78 USD2.38 USD0.97-16.42171.9KOn
5 Jun 20261.85 USD-5.1%1.78 USD2.39 USD1.09-15.14162.3KOn
29 May 20261.95 USD-2.0%1.78 USD2.39 USD1.14-15.30119.2KOff
22 May 20261.99 USD5.9%1.78 USD2.40 USD1.16-11.87173.5KOff
15 May 20261.88 USD2.2%1.78 USD2.40 USD0.90-16.47204.5KOff
8 May 20261.84 USD-3.2%1.79 USD2.41 USD0.69-19.11120.4KOff
1 May 20261.90 USD10.5%1.79 USD2.41 USD0.58-12.41282.5KOff
24 Apr 20261.72 USD-0.6%1.80 USD2.41 USD0.15-20.0065.1KOff
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.