CATO - NYSE
Weekly Report for The Cato Corporation
Entity & Brand
?Signals Snapshot
8-week window
?
Smart Money Buy
Fri, 22 Aug 2025
Source:
smart_money
Signal close
?:
3.93
At the signal (week of Fri, 22 Aug 2025)
- Week change: +4.80%
- Closed near the weekly high (strong finish).
- Close sits at/above the short-term trend.
- Above the intermediate trend backdrop.
- Participation improving (volume trend rising).
- Since signal (perf): +11.45% over 4w; MFE +0.00% (3w), MAE +17.56% (0w).
Since the signal (to present)
MFE
?
MAE
?
Elapsed
4w
Current return
11.45%
MFE
17.56%
(3w)
MAE
0.00%
(0w)
ST: Below
MT: Above
Summary
At the smart money buy week
(Fri, 22 Aug 2025) you saw the bullet points above.
Since then,
price is
11.45%
over 4 weeks.
Peak move [MFE]:
17.56%
(3w);
worst dip [MAE]:
0.00%
(0w).
How to read this section
Left column describes the week the signal was generated (historical context).
Right column shows performance and posture since that signal to the present.
MFE
?
and MAE
?
quantify upside capture vs downside risk after the signal.
Price Overview
Tiles| Metric | Signal | Value | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Window | Positive | 56.99% over 8w | Endpoint return across the selected window. | |
| Volume Trend | Positive | Rising | Slope of weekly volume across the window. | |
| Vs 8w High | Negative | -5.19% | Distance to the prior-window high (latest week excluded). | |
| MA Stack | Positive | Constructive | Short > Intermediate > Long is constructive; the reverse is weak. | |
| Price vs MAs | Positive | Above |
Trend Overview
| Metric | Signal | Value | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauge Reading | Neutral | 63.1/100 | ||
| Direction | Positive | Rising | ||
| Acceleration | Positive | accelerating | ||
| Gauge Volatility | Neutral | High | ||
| Trend State | Positive | Strong Uptrend |
Trend State:
Strong Uptrend — gauge 63.1/100 — 8w slope 7.90; ST slope 8.82 pts/wk — vol high
Weekly Price Action
8 weeks| Week ending | Open | High | Low | Close | Change % | Volume (MA) Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 19 Sep 2025 | 4.49 | 4.55 | 4.35 | 4.38 | -2.45% | |
| Fri, 12 Sep 2025 | 4.55 | 4.72 | 4.48 | 4.62 | 1.54% | |
| Fri, 5 Sep 2025 | 4.52 | 4.65 | 4.34 | 4.42 | -2.21% | |
| Fri, 29 Aug 2025 | 3.99 | 4.20 | 3.92 | 4.11 | 3.01% | |
| Fri, 22 Aug 2025 | 3.75 | 4.13 | 3.50 | 3.93 | 4.80% | |
| Fri, 15 Aug 2025 | 2.81 | 2.90 | 2.81 | 2.82 | 0.36% | |
| Fri, 8 Aug 2025 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.76 | 2.85 | -4.04% | |
| Fri, 1 Aug 2025 | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.72 | 2.79 | -1.06% | — |
Price Narrative
| Stands Out | No highlights available. |
|---|---|
| What to Watch | No watch items available. |
Trend Narrative
| Stands Out | Trend focus for week ending Fri, 19 Sep 2025. Gauge: 63.1/100; slope 7.90 pts/wk; short-term 8.82 pts/wk; accelerating. Gauge volatility: high. Momentum drawdown from 8w peak: 0.0 pts. Recovery attempt (crossed up to ≥60). Low-regime (≤0.25) upticks 1/3 (33.3%), bias: Distributing. |
|---|---|
| What to Watch | How to read this — High gauge and rising momentum — buyers in control. |
All Price Analysis
Complete dump ofmonthly_analysis.series & monthly_analysis.diagnostics
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Close Price | Change Pct: 56.98924731182795, Slope: 0.2971428571428571 |
| Change Percent | Vol: 2.804745699256886, Slope: 0.10321428571428577 |
| Volume | Slope: 3678.5714285714284, Z Last: -0.23077730423021336 |
| Deviation From Baseline | Last: -0.21211, Z Last: 0.8672316492937328, Slope: 0.07869309523809523 |
| Diagnostics | |
| Volume Trend | rising |
| Close Vs Recent High Pct | -5.194805194805199 |
| Conv Div | convergence |
| Momentum Trend | improving |
| Last Trend Label | Bullish |
| Close Vs Recent Low Pct | 56.98924731182795 |
| Ma Stack | bull |
| Cross 4 8 | none |
| Price Vs Ma | above |
| Baseline Deviation | -0.21211 |
| Baseline Dir | widening |
What does it mean?
- 8-week price move: 56.99%. Weekly return volatility: 2.80%. Close is 5.19% below the prior-window 8-week high. and 56.99% above the prior-window 8-week low. Volume trend: rising. Latest week’s volume is -0.23σ from its 8-week average. Price/volume correlation (returns vs volume): 0.73. Price/volume correlation (returns vs volume change): 0.29. 26-week move: 48.47%. 52-week move: -11.52%. Price sits 0.21% below its medium-term baseline, and the distance is widening. Moving-average stack is constructive (short above intermediate above long).
- How to read this — Price slope is upward, indicating persistent buying over the window. Volume and price are moving in the same direction — a constructive confirmation. Returns are positively correlated with volume — strength tends to arrive on higher activity. Constructive MA stack supports the up-drift; pullbacks may find support at the 8–13 week region. Price holds above key averages, indicating constructive participation.
- Up-slope supports buying interest; pullbacks may be contained if activity stays firm.
All Trend Analysis
Complete dump oftrend_analysis.series & trend_analysis.diagnostics
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Trend Pos | Avg: 34.598875, Med: 35.4375, Rng: (12.1, 63.068999999999996), Vol: 18.722591136361842, Slope: 7.895988095238094, Last: 63.068999999999996 |
| Diagnostics | |
| Last Pos | 63.068999999999996 |
| Vol Band | high |
| Acceleration Label | Accelerating |
| Last Label | Bullish |
| State Label | Strong Uptrend |
| Slope 8W | 7.895988095238094 |
| Slope Short | 8.819199999999999 |
| Accel Value | 1.137178571428571 |
| Drawdown From Peak Pts | 0.0 |
| Time In Bull | 1 |
| Time In Bear | 5 |
| Time In Mid | 2 |
| High Breakdown Recent | False |
| Midline Failure Recent | False |
| Bear Control Recent | False |
| Recovery Mid Recent | True |
| Recovery Bull Recent | True |
| Acc Upticks | 1 |
| Acc Opportunities | 3 |
| Acc Rate | 0.3333333333333333 |
| Acc Longest Streak | 0 |
| Dist Downticks | 0 |
| Dist Opportunities | 0 |
| Dist Rate | None |
| Dist Longest Streak | 0 |
| Low Regime Bias | Distributing |
| High Regime Bias | Mixed/None |
What does it mean?
- Trend focus for week ending Fri, 19 Sep 2025. Gauge: 63.1/100; slope 7.90 pts/wk; short-term 8.82 pts/wk; accelerating. Gauge volatility: high. Momentum drawdown from 8w peak: 0.0 pts. Recovery attempt (crossed up to ≥60). Low-regime (≤0.25) upticks 1/3 (33.3%), bias: Distributing.
- How to read this — High gauge and rising momentum — buyers in control.
- Bias remains higher; pullbacks could be buyable if participation holds.
Final Conclusion
| Verdict | Positive |
|---|---|
| Stars | ★★★★☆ |
| Summary | Price window: 56. Trend: Strong Uptrend; gauge 63. In combination, liquidity confirms the move. |
| Strengths |
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| Watch-outs | None listed. |
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