SBK JNB Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Standard Bank Group Limited · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 329.2 ZAC
2.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.8%, after a 2.1% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.

Setup score 32 out of 100
Latest Close 329.2 ZAC 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.8% latest completed week
4W Return 2.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -98.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 82.7% 43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.56% 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.8%, after a 2.1% 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 1.3x 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 active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks 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 markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.1% over four weeks, -98.9% over 12 weeks, and -98.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.8%
4W2.1%
12W-98.9%
26W-98.9%
52W-98.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.26Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change14.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.57Latest 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.

Open full factor analysis

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 30 relevant articles.

5 positive · 25 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-99.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility26.7%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.0%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-99.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+2.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses4
Recent vol26.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.6% / -7.1%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 2026329.2 ZAC2.8%21,614 ZAC21,794 ZAC-1.26-98.5711.4MOff
24 Jul 2026320.2 ZAC-0.6%22,574 ZAC21,915 ZAC-1.33-98.619.0MOff
17 Jul 2026322.0 ZAC-0.8%23,524 ZAC22,035 ZAC-1.40-98.647.2MOff
10 Jul 2026324.5 ZAC0.7%24,458 ZAC22,151 ZAC-1.43-98.667.8MOff
3 Jul 2026322.4 ZAC1.3%25,369 ZAC22,267 ZAC-1.47-98.719.6MOff
26 Jun 2026318.1 ZAC-5.1%26,283 ZAC22,378 ZAC-1.52-98.743.1MOff
19 Jun 2026335.3 ZAC4.6%27,150 ZAC22,490 ZAC-1.33-98.725.2MOff
12 Jun 2026320.6 ZAC4.4%28,030 ZAC22,599 ZAC-1.14-98.802.4MOff
5 Jun 2026307.0 ZAC-99.0%28,923 ZAC22,708 ZAC-0.98-98.861.7MOff
29 May 202631,440 ZAC0.1%29,772 ZAC22,816 ZAC-0.7611.1214.2MOn
22 May 202631,398 ZAC2.6%29,573 ZAC22,713 ZAC-0.6612.6012.5MOn
15 May 202630,592 ZAC-0.2%29,380 ZAC22,610 ZAC-0.608.7313.4MOn
8 May 202630,648 ZAC-4.4%29,199 ZAC22,514 ZAC-0.405.9715.5MOn
1 May 202632,049 ZAC2.7%29,030 ZAC22,417 ZAC-0.1813.558.9MOn
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.