4368 JPX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Fuso Chemical Co.,Ltd. · Basic Materials · Chemicals

Latest close 3,810 JPY
1.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a -5.7% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 60/100.

Setup score 60 out of 100
Latest Close 3,810 JPY 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.7% latest completed week
4W Return -5.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -5.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 64-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 5 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • 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 11.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a -5.7% 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 1.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

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 0.8412-week average 0.94

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.84Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers55 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 5 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.7% over four weeks, -5.8% over 12 weeks, and 167.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 64 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.7%
4W-5.7%
12W-5.8%
26W48.4%
52W167.4%
Active trend streak64 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.42Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-146.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership20.13Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-25.5%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 sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 3 relevant articles.

2 positive · 1 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-21.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.9%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 higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+24.5%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-6.7%Week of 10 Jul.
Latest week+1.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol8.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split35/15Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.8% / -3.9%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 20263,810 JPY1.7%3,425 JPY1,761 JPY-0.4220.134.1MOn
31 Jul 20263,745 JPY-4.8%3,369 JPY1,745 JPY-0.2021.525.0MOn
24 Jul 20263,935 JPY1.3%3,315 JPY1,730 JPY0.0528.402.5MOn
17 Jul 20263,885 JPY-3.8%3,254 JPY1,714 JPY0.5129.133.4MOn
10 Jul 20264,040 JPY-6.7%3,195 JPY1,698 JPY0.9027.022.5MOn
3 Jul 20264,330 JPY-6.7%3,134 JPY1,681 JPY0.9335.26397.9KOn
26 Jun 20264,640 JPY1.1%3,062 JPY1,663 JPY0.9947.60578.1KOn
19 Jun 20264,590 JPY16.6%2,977 JPY1,642 JPY1.0444.29948.1KOn
12 Jun 20263,935 JPY-4.7%2,886 JPY1,621 JPY1.0535.38631.1KOn
5 Jun 20264,130 JPY-3.4%2,819 JPY1,604 JPY1.3642.54737.2KOn
29 May 20264,275 JPY2.2%2,745 JPY1,586 JPY1.1350.083.7MOn
22 May 20264,185 JPY3.5%2,659 JPY1,567 JPY0.6956.023.6MOn
15 May 20264,045 JPY24.5%2,574 JPY1,548 JPY0.2358.016.7MOn
8 May 20263,250 JPY2.8%2,493 JPY1,530 JPY-0.1526.321.6MOn
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