ROST BUE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ross Stores, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

Latest close 98,875 ARS
4.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 21.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a 17.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 45/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 70 out of 100
Latest Close 98,875 ARS 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 4.1% latest completed week
4W Return 17.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 17.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 52-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.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
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 21.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a 17.9% 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 0.5x 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
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 0.7812-week average 0.79

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.78Current 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 17.9% over four weeks, 17.6% over 12 weeks, and 111.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 52 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.1%
4W17.9%
12W17.6%
26W41.1%
52W111.0%
Active trend streak52 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change125.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership13.78Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change692.2%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.

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 sentiment45/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.

0 positive · 4 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.5%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.2%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-7.2%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+4.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses2
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split34/17Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -1.9%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.

IndustryAR Apparel Retail
4-week rank1 / 3
Group average11.4%
Trend breadth66.7%
Trend66.7%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

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 202698,875 ARS4.1%81,328 ARS50,153 ARS0.0713.78291On
24 Jul 202695,000 ARS3.5%80,360 ARS49,618 ARS-0.3710.34234On
17 Jul 202691,825 ARS5.4%79,506 ARS49,107 ARS-0.7010.15109On
10 Jul 202687,125 ARS3.9%78,793 ARS48,614 ARS-0.592.59122On
3 Jul 202683,850 ARS2.3%78,193 ARS48,145 ARS-0.271.74223On
26 Jun 202681,975 ARS-7.2%77,629 ARS47,697 ARS0.072.32360On
19 Jun 202688,325 ARS-1.6%77,135 ARS47,265 ARS0.535.200On
12 Jun 202689,750 ARS3.7%76,376 ARS46,789 ARS0.595.7023On
5 Jun 202686,584 ARS0.5%75,389 ARS46,299 ARS0.2811.531.3KOn
29 May 202686,150 ARS-0.4%74,493 ARS45,824 ARS0.588.783.1KOn
22 May 202686,500 ARS9.2%73,612 ARS45,352 ARS0.7622.33122On
15 May 202679,225 ARS-5.8%72,762 ARS44,878 ARS0.9419.00220On
8 May 202684,075 ARS-1.7%72,121 ARS44,453 ARS1.1524.461.3KOn
1 May 202685,500 ARS0.8%71,219 ARS43,988 ARS1.0324.77203On
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.