AKE PAR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Arkema S.A. · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 61.45 EUR
4.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 9.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.3%, after a 12.8% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 61.45 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 4.3% latest completed week
4W Return 12.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 21-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.17% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 9.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.3%, after a 12.8% 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 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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 7 Aug
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 0.5912-week average 0.68

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.59Current 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 12.8% over four weeks, 4.1% over 12 weeks, and 4.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 21 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.3%
4W12.8%
12W4.1%
26W12.5%
52W4.6%
Active trend streak21 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.28Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-56.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.48Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change405.3%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 sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.

6 positive · 11 neutral · 0 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-2.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.2%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-14.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+4.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -3.7%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
7 Aug 202661.45 EUR4.3%55.95 EUR66.69 EUR-0.286.48884.4KOn
31 Jul 202658.90 EUR5.6%55.58 EUR66.83 EUR-0.554.361.1MOn
24 Jul 202655.80 EUR0.1%55.26 EUR66.98 EUR-0.730.40907.1KOn
17 Jul 202655.75 EUR2.3%55.00 EUR67.17 EUR-0.550.38825.3KOn
10 Jul 202654.50 EUR-3.7%54.76 EUR67.32 EUR-0.18-2.121.1MOn
3 Jul 202656.60 EUR1.0%54.61 EUR67.47 EUR0.20-0.69155.3KOn
26 Jun 202656.05 EUR-3.5%54.34 EUR67.60 EUR0.51-0.48161.2KOn
19 Jun 202658.10 EUR1.2%54.12 EUR67.71 EUR0.742.35265.4KOn
12 Jun 202657.40 EUR-4.4%53.78 EUR67.78 EUR0.681.83267.7KOn
5 Jun 202660.05 EUR-1.4%53.50 EUR67.88 EUR0.608.09176.2KOn
29 May 202660.90 EUR3.9%53.12 EUR67.95 EUR0.7110.101.1MOn
22 May 202658.60 EUR-0.7%52.70 EUR68.03 EUR0.666.761.4MOn
15 May 202659.02 EUR-0.6%52.42 EUR68.13 EUR0.719.65938.9KOn
8 May 202659.40 EUR1.7%52.08 EUR68.23 EUR0.808.121.6MOn
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.

Evidence context