NUE BUE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Nucor Corporation · Basic Materials · Steel

Latest close 25,260 ARS
2.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 29.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 17.2% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 84 out of 100
Latest Close 25,260 ARS 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.0% latest completed week
4W Return 17.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 19.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 56-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
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 29.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 17.2% 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 3.1x 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
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 0.9212-week average 0.88

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 17.2% over four weeks, 19.6% over 12 weeks, and 113.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 56 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.0%
4W17.2%
12W19.6%
26W50.4%
52W113.6%
Active trend streak56 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.33Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-53.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership23.65Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change109.5%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.

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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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 24 relevant articles.

8 positive · 15 neutral · 1 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-5.3%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.4%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-8.1%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+2.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.5% / -3.1%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 202625,260 ARS2.0%19,457 ARS12,772 ARS0.3323.653.8KOn
24 Jul 202624,760 ARS6.3%19,157 ARS12,650 ARS0.2322.42779On
17 Jul 202623,300 ARS5.3%18,898 ARS12,528 ARS0.3219.04970On
10 Jul 202622,120 ARS2.6%18,630 ARS12,413 ARS0.4510.881.8KOn
3 Jul 202621,560 ARS-6.0%18,412 ARS12,308 ARS0.7111.291.2KOn
26 Jun 202622,946 ARS0.4%18,195 ARS12,203 ARS0.9421.83342On
19 Jun 202622,856 ARS-8.1%17,935 ARS12,090 ARS1.0616.080On
12 Jun 202624,872 ARS4.0%17,649 ARS11,976 ARS1.1325.06241On
5 Jun 202623,904 ARS3.1%17,283 ARS11,847 ARS1.0431.99565On
29 May 202623,180 ARS7.9%16,928 ARS11,723 ARS0.9926.141.4KOn
22 May 202621,480 ARS2.2%16,624 ARS11,603 ARS1.0031.661.6KOn
15 May 202621,010 ARS-0.5%16,360 ARS11,491 ARS0.9337.301.3KOn
8 May 202621,120 ARS-0.1%16,081 ARS11,384 ARS0.8836.871.7KOn
1 May 202621,150 ARS5.7%15,801 ARS11,275 ARS0.6835.727.4KOn
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.