- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
PMAX
NASDAQ
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Powell Max Limited Class A Ordinary Shares · Financial Services · Capital Markets
Latest close
1.66 USD
0.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -79.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a 1.8% 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 47/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
16
out of 100
Latest Close
1.66 USD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-48.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.1x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 38.30% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
0.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 1.8%.
Indicator stack
0/61
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 38.30%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
47/100
34 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
30 Jul
Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -79.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a 1.8% four-week move.
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 0.1x 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
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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 0.1512-week average 0.06
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.15Current 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 1.8% over four weeks, -48.0% over 12 weeks, and -94.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.46Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change36.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-90.55Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
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.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 79%
Model confidence 74%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength45/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Value47/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Quality45/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Momentum47/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Growth47/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
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
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 49.5% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -47.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -18.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -74.7% 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
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.0% 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.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment47/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.
6 positive · 18 neutral · 10 negativePatient 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 earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-96.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility12.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+95.1%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-51.9%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+0.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses2
Sharp losses15
Recent vol12.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol24.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew17.6% / -16.4%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.
SectorUS Financial Services
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.7%
Trend breadth73.0%
Trend73.0%active weekly trend signals
MD86.0%positive activity pressure
RS46.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Capital Markets
4-week rank31 / 84
Group average-3.1%
Trend breadth32.1%
Trend32.1%active weekly trend signals
MD36.9%positive activity pressure
RS16.7%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.
Weekly tape17/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 17/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis22/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.15; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 38.30%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 38.30% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors45/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment47/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.
PMAX|Powell Max Ltd|Price:1.490|Chg%:-0.040 Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 1.66 USD | 0.6% | 8.21 USD | 63.43 USD | 0.46 | -90.55 | 278.6K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.65 USD | 3.1% | 8.74 USD | 64.04 USD | 0.42 | -90.50 | 568.5K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1.60 USD | -16.2% | 9.34 USD | 64.67 USD | 0.41 | -91.08 | 778.4K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1.91 USD | 17.2% | 10.20 USD | 65.32 USD | 0.41 | -89.94 | 18.8M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1.63 USD | -10.4% | 10.88 USD | 65.97 USD | 0.34 | -92.05 | 690.4K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1.82 USD | -24.2% | 11.70 USD | 66.64 USD | 0.23 | -91.28 | 156.8K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 2.40 USD | 5.7% | 12.75 USD | 67.32 USD | -0.03 | -88.92 | 488.1K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 2.27 USD | 8.1% | 13.28 USD | 68.01 USD | -0.32 | -90.31 | 4.6M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 2.10 USD | 2.9% | 13.74 USD | 68.72 USD | -0.63 | -91.10 | 8.4M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2.04 USD | -23.9% | 14.32 USD | 69.45 USD | -0.83 | -91.42 | 695.8K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 2.68 USD | -3.2% | 14.97 USD | 70.19 USD | -0.85 | -89.60 | 710.8K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 2.77 USD | -13.2% | 15.71 USD | 70.94 USD | -0.92 | -89.28 | 1.6M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 3.19 USD | -19.8% | 16.50 USD | 71.70 USD | -0.96 | -88.00 | 3.5M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 3.98 USD | 95.1% | 17.34 USD | 72.48 USD | -0.94 | -85.43 | 58.9M | Off |
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.