NOMD

Requested read · Friday 21 August 2026, 22:41 · same framework and thresholds as the weekly CFO screen

Market regime: SPY above its rising 200DMA; efficiency ratio 0.06 — overlapping, stand aside. Stage: Mature Trend.
NOMD
Nomad Foods Limited
Stand aside — 200DMA is not rising — regime not clear.
Regime Shift XLP sector confirmed $478,300 CFO$9,013,960 other insiders (3) 4 insider(s) net purchase ratio +1.00 2d since buy
65
conviction / 100
+8.0 since 21 Aug
59.5
technical / 100
$0–$0
No trade / watch only · Hard gate breached.
Regime clarity11.0
Sponsorship / positioning14.0
Volatility behaviour12.5
Catalyst alignment (insider)17.2
Cross-asset confirmation10.1
Stand aside — hard gate breached
  • 200DMA is not rising — regime not clear.
Last
11.81
Add above
12.12
Cut below
10.93
50DMA
11.25
200DMA
10.86
NOMD daily chart: price with 50 and 200 day moving averages, volume, and on-balance volume
NOMD — daily, 14 months
XLP sector ETF daily chart
XLP — sector ETF, daily, 14 months
Pillar detail, thesis support and invalidation
Regime clarity
  • price above 200DMA
  • 200DMA flat/falling
  • 50DMA rising
  • partial HH/HL structure
  • efficiency ratio 0.17
Sponsorship / positioning
  • OBV 50d slope +0.233 avg-daily-volumes/bar
  • no OBV divergence at highs
  • OBV fell through last pullback
Volatility behaviour
  • last pullback 9.1% deep
  • 1 wide down bars (30d)
  • ATR expanding vs 20d mean
Catalyst alignment (insider)
  • cluster: 4 distinct insiders buying (2 CFO, 1 CEO, 1 Chair, 1 Director)
  • net purchase ratio +1.00 (4 buying vs 0 selling)
  • CFO purchases $478,300 (CFO)
  • 2.9 bps of market cap
  • grew the CFO's own position by 8%
  • 2 days since the last CFO buy
Cross-asset confirmation
  • closest sector ETF: XLP
  • XLP above rising 200DMA (sector-led)
  • XLP vs SPY 6m: -12.6 pts
  • stock vs XLP RS (3m/6m avg): +5.3 pts
What strengthens the thesis
  • A confirmed higher high above 12.12 on expanding OBV.
  • Pullbacks that hold the rising 50DMA with flat-to-rising OBV.
  • XLP extending its own trend while the stock holds relative strength.
  • Continued base-building above the reclaimed 200DMA without volatility expansion.
What invalidates the thesis
  • Loss of the rising 50DMA (11.25) with expanding volatility — reduce.
  • Breakdown below the prior structural base (10.93) — exit, no averaging down.
  • OBV divergence during a price acceleration — reduce.
  • Sector ETF losing its own 200DMA — remove capital regardless of stock behaviour.
Insider detail
  • CFO: Baldew Ruben — CFO
  • 2 CFO purchase(s), $478,300 total; last filed 2026-08-21 16:30:18
  • Market cap $1,650,933,760 · 20d avg dollar volume $22,524,305
Net insider activity
Net buying across the insider group.
Open-market purchases$9,492,260
Open-market sales$0
Sales after option exercise$0
Distinct buyers / sellers4 / 0
Net purchase ratio+1.00
Net purchase ratio, excl. option-exercise sales+1.00
Purchase tape
2 CFO purchase(s) worth $478,300, plus 3 by other insiders worth $9,013,960. Only the CFO purchases score on the size and recency terms.
Trade dateInsiderSharesPriceValuePrice now vs buy
11 May 2026Gottesman NoamChair700,000$9.47$6,632,410+24.7%
13 May 2026Ashken Ian G HDirector100,000$9.13$912,690+29.4%
14 May 2026Baldew RubenCFO14,731$9.71$143,069+21.6%
15 May 2026Brisby DominicCEO150,000$9.79$1,468,860+20.6%
19 Aug 2026Baldew RubenCFO28,290$11.85$335,231-0.3%
Reaction to news
3 material events; 2 taken well, 1 badly; last earnings 13 Aug: rewarded (+5.6%).
SessionFilingEventGapDayvs SPYVol+5dRead
13 Aug 26EarningsEarnings-4.1%+5.6%+4.9%2.7x-3.6%Rewarded
07 May 26EarningsEarnings+2.4%+0.2%+0.5%2.2x-1.7%Shrugged off
26 Feb 26EarningsEarnings-8.6%-8.7%-8.1%6.4x-8.3%Punished