MAU TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Montage Gold Corp. · Basic Materials · Gold

Latest close 18.30 CAD
15.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 21.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 15.4%, after a 6.3% 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 51/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 76 out of 100
Latest Close 18.30 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 15.4% latest completed week
4W Return 6.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 22.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 140-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 21.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 15.4%, after a 6.3% 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 2.1x 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
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 7 Aug
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 0.8312-week average 0.74

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.83Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 6.3% over four weeks, 22.6% over 12 weeks, and 255.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 140 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W15.4%
4W6.3%
12W22.6%
26W39.7%
52W255.3%
Active trend streak140 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.16Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-37.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership40.51Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-10.8%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 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 61% Model confidence 57%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength44/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
Value46/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Quality47/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Momentum48/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Growth48/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 53; 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
-6.0%
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
-76.7%
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
3/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.

2 positive · 17 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-0.3%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.0%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-15.4%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+15.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains12
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses8
Recent vol9.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.1% / -5.5%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
7 Aug 202618.30 CAD15.4%15.10 CAD5.25 CAD-0.1640.517.4MOn
31 Jul 202615.86 CAD-3.3%14.82 CAD5.13 CAD-0.3627.963.0MOn
24 Jul 202616.40 CAD7.9%14.62 CAD5.04 CAD-0.3033.902.6MOn
17 Jul 202615.20 CAD-11.7%14.40 CAD4.93 CAD-0.3026.573.4MOn
10 Jul 202617.22 CAD-0.5%14.22 CAD4.84 CAD-0.1245.423.3MOn
3 Jul 202617.30 CAD8.6%13.94 CAD4.73 CAD-0.2849.03551.9KOn
26 Jun 202615.93 CAD-4.3%13.64 CAD4.63 CAD-0.4840.951.1MOn
19 Jun 202616.64 CAD4.5%13.40 CAD4.53 CAD-0.5049.8913.4MOn
12 Jun 202615.92 CAD10.2%13.07 CAD4.43 CAD-0.7346.22814.5KOn
5 Jun 202614.45 CAD-13.7%12.77 CAD4.33 CAD-0.7437.151.1MOn
29 May 202616.75 CAD17.0%12.51 CAD4.24 CAD-0.6959.852.9MOn
22 May 202614.32 CAD-4.1%12.18 CAD4.14 CAD-0.7940.612.6MOn
15 May 202614.93 CAD3.0%11.93 CAD4.05 CAD-0.6751.774.1MOn
8 May 202614.50 CAD7.5%11.67 CAD3.96 CAD-0.3849.222.8MOn
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.

Evidence context