What the company does
Nichiban Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and sells medical products and tapes in Taiwan, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company offers medical products, including surgical tapes, wound care dressing tapes, post-operative care tapes, cornea protection tapes, and hemostatic and first-aid bandages; and sports tapes, underwraps, scissors, and bags. It also provides navel compression pack, which is used for umbilical hernia compression treatment in infants. In addition, the company offers industrial tapes for use in packaging, carton boxes, agriculture, vehicles, construction, home appliances and electronic materials, and machinery applications, as well as adhesive tapes; cloth tapes; bag …
What the weekly tape is saying
4218 closed the latest completed week at 1,837 JPY. The 4-week return is -3.4% and the 12-week return is -1.1%. Trend Signal is inactive, Market Dynamics is -0.84. Setup signature: Risk-first tape with a 33/100 composite read.
A compressed read of the whole setup
The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.
Scoreboard
16-week signal tape
Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value
Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.
52-week price path
Price map
- Trend Line
- 1,897 JPY
- Vs Trend Line
- -3.2%
- Fair Value
- 1,858 JPY
- Vs Fair Value
- -1.1%
- 52W High
- 1,996 JPY
- 52W Low
- 1,781 JPY
- Drawdown
- -8.0%
- Range Position
- 26.1%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 0 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 4
- 52W Active Breadth
- 7.7%
- Sector Scope
- JP Industrials
- Sector Rank
- 131 of 995
- Sector Percentile
- 86.9%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
JP Industrials
- Tracked Peers
- 100
- 4W Rank
- - of 100
- Avg 1W
- -2.3%
- Avg 4W
- -4.0%
- Trend Breadth
- 58.0%
- Positive MD
- 42.0%
JP Business Equipment & Supplies
- Tracked Peers
- 22
- 4W Rank
- 17 of 22
- Avg 1W
- 0.0%
- Avg 4W
- 0.1%
- Trend Breadth
- 36.4%
- Positive RS
- 9.1%
Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation
Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.
Dynamics path
Signal state
- Market Dynamics
- -0.84
- 4W MD Change
- 19.2%
- Relative Strength
- -27.25
- 4W RS Change
- -20.6%
- Expectation
- Positive
- Probability
- 58.65%
Participation and confirmation
Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.
52-week volume profile
Volume map
- Latest Volume
- 106.7K
- 13W Average
- 102.7K
- 52W Average
- 96.3K
- Vs 13W
- 1.0x
- Vs 52W
- 1.1x
Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape
A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.
26-week return distribution
Risk map
- 13W Volatility
- 1.8%
- 52W Volatility
- 1.7%
- Upside Weeks
- 28
- Downside Weeks
- 24
- Downside Breadth
- 46.2%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 1.3% / -1.6%
Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points
Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.
Classification
- Exchange
- JPX
- Country
- JP
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Business Equipment & Supplies
- Currency
- JPY
- Market Cap
- 36.8B
Opportunity signals
- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and Market Dynamics.
Risk signals
- Trend Signal is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Market Dynamics is negative, which weakens the current setup.
Watch next
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Recent completed weeks
The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend | Fair Value | MD | RS | Volume | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,837 JPY | 1.8% | 1,897 JPY | 1,858 JPY | -0.84 | -27.25 | 106.7K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,805 JPY | -1.1% | 1,900 JPY | 1,857 JPY | -0.72 | -29.92 | 113.6K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,825 JPY | -2.4% | 1,903 JPY | 1,857 JPY | -0.74 | -29.72 | 74.7K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,869 JPY | -1.7% | 1,904 JPY | 1,856 JPY | -0.81 | -25.48 | 107.3K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,902 JPY | 3.6% | 1,906 JPY | 1,856 JPY | -1.04 | -22.59 | 110.6K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,836 JPY | 0.2% | 1,905 JPY | 1,855 JPY | -1.22 | -27.51 | 37.2K | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 1,833 JPY | 0.5% | 1,907 JPY | 1,855 JPY | -1.06 | -24.57 | 87.2K | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 1,824 JPY | -3.4% | 1,910 JPY | 1,856 JPY | -0.90 | -25.99 | 111.2K | Off |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 1,889 JPY | -0.4% | 1,914 JPY | 1,856 JPY | -0.74 | -22.64 | 71.1K | Off |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 1,896 JPY | 0.2% | 1,916 JPY | 1,856 JPY | -0.85 | -21.14 | 130.6K | Off |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 1,893 JPY | 0.4% | 1,918 JPY | 1,856 JPY | -0.87 | -16.53 | 107.8K | Off |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 1,886 JPY | 1.6% | 1,919 JPY | 1,855 JPY | -0.90 | -17.97 | 176.6K | Off |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 1,857 JPY | 0.1% | 1,920 JPY | 1,855 JPY | -0.70 | -19.95 | 100.2K | Off |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 1,856 JPY | -1.8% | 1,923 JPY | 1,854 JPY | -0.46 | -21.31 | 240.1K | Off |