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Featured analysis · Basic Materials · TECK

Teck jumps 10.3% toward its high as negative activity pressure tempers a 45-week trend

The NYSE-listed miner remains high in its 52-week range and well above its Trend Line, but volume was only average and Market Dynamics have not fully confirmed the move.

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52-week price historyTECK price · Trend Line · Fair Value

PriceTrendFair Value

Latest Close66.47 USD2026-08-071W Return10.3%latest completed week4W Return11.1%short-term follow-through12W Return8.5%quarterly tape

Current setup

Balanced readOverall score 61/100

Trend backdropActive

Activity pressureNo fresh buy

Price vs Trend15.0%

Volume1.0x

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STLD4.9%

Basic Materials Steel

Steel Dynamics’ 49-week Trend Signal survives a negative pressure read after a 4.9% rebound

STLD recovered to $247.1 on above-average volume, but Sharemaestro Market Dynamics remain short of confirmation as valuation stretch and steel-peer rotation complicate the read.

1W Return4.9%4W Return0.9% Overall score62/100

CF3.8%

Basic Materials Agricultural Inputs

CF’s 18% four-week advance tops Agricultural Inputs, but pressure and volume lag the price move

CF Industries closed at $121.40 after a 3.8% weekly gain, leaving the fertiliser maker above its weekly Trend Line and ahead of a weak Basic Materials group, while Market Dynamics still withhold full confirmation.

1W Return3.8%4W Return18.0% Overall score64/100

CTVA-0.1%

Basic Materials Agricultural Inputs

Corteva stands 2.3% from its high as Agricultural Inputs breadth sinks

The seed and crop-chemicals stock has separated from a weak Basic Materials cohort, but the latest week brought a pause, below-average volume and a still-negative activity-pressure read.

1W Return-0.1%4W Return12.5% Overall score66/100

BHP2.9%

Basic Materials Other Industrial Metals & Mining

BHP outpaces a weak mining group, but July rebound arrives on only 0.7x volume

BHP closed at $83.33 after a 2.9% weekly gain, keeping its full-year Trend backdrop active while participation and relative strength readings cooled.

1W Return2.9%4W Return0.7% Overall score64/100

APD13.8%

Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

Air Products prints a 52-week high on 9.4M shares, but pressure has not fully confirmed the move

APD jumped 13.8% in the week to 3 July, closing almost exactly at its 52-week peak, with volume 1.5 times the 13-week average. The weekly Trend Signal remains active, although Market Dynamics is still below zero.

1W Return13.8%4W Return11.9% Overall score67/100

IFF9.8%

Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

IFF resets its 52-week high as Specialty Chemicals breadth offsets a weak Basic Materials tape

International Flavors & Fragrances gained 9.8% in the latest week to close at $83.83, its 52-week high, with an active Trend Signal and positive Market Dynamics. Participation was adequate rather than emphatic, with volume at 1.0x the 13週間n

1W Return9.8%4W Return15.4% Overall score78/100

CX-1.7%

Basic Materials Building Materials

Cemex slips as Building Materials rallies, leaving its 11-week Trend Signal short of volume proof

Cemex ended the week down 1.7% on light turnover, a soft finish against a strong Building Materials group, even as the ADR remains high in its 52-week range and above its weekly Trend Line.

1W Return-1.7%4W Return1.6% Overall score62/100

JHX3.1%

Basic Materials Building Materials

James Hardie’s 38% quarter climb runs ahead of a thin Building Materials signal base

The ADR added 3.1% in the latest week and has recovered sharply over 12 weeks, but the weekly Trend Signal remains inactive and industry breadth is still narrow.

1W Return3.1%4W Return19.8% Overall score54/100

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Teck jumps 10.3% toward its high as negative activity pressure tempers a 45-week trend

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Steel Dynamics’ 49-week Trend Signal survives a negative pressure read after a 4.9% rebound

CF’s 18% four-week advance tops Agricultural Inputs, but pressure and volume lag the price move

Corteva stands 2.3% from its high as Agricultural Inputs breadth sinks

BHP outpaces a weak mining group, but July rebound arrives on only 0.7x volume

Air Products prints a 52-week high on 9.4M shares, but pressure has not fully confirmed the move

IFF resets its 52-week high as Specialty Chemicals breadth offsets a weak Basic Materials tape

Cemex slips as Building Materials rallies, leaving its 11-week Trend Signal short of volume proof

James Hardie’s 38% quarter climb runs ahead of a thin Building Materials signal base

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Reliance Steel’s 43% quarter reaches the range ceiling while volume stays at 1.0x

BHP’s 9.8% rebound puts the miner back within 3% of its high, but volume confirmation is still moderate

PPG’s 16% rebound flips Market Dynamics positive, with coatings volume still light

ArcelorMittal closes in the top 4% of its yearly range as steel breadth backs the advance

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