What the company does
Albemarle Corporation provides energy storage solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride for use in lithium batteries used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles, power grids and solar panels, high performance greases, specialty glass used in consumer appliances and electronics. The Specialties segment provides bromine and highly specialized lithium solutions for various industries, such as energy, mobility, connectivity, and health comprising fire safety compounds; bromine-based specialty chemicals products, including elemental bromine, alkyl bromides, inorganic bromides, …
What the weekly tape is saying
ALB closed the latest completed week at 2,690 MXN. The 4-week return is -14.2% and the 12-week return is -8.7%. Trend Signal is inactive, Market Dynamics is -1.24. Setup signature: Risk-first tape with a 30/100 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
- 2,930 MXN
- Vs Trend Line
- -8.2%
- Fair Value
- 2,192 MXN
- Vs Fair Value
- 22.7%
- 52W High
- 3,674 MXN
- 52W Low
- 1,099 MXN
- Drawdown
- -26.8%
- Range Position
- 61.8%
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
- 39
- 52W Active Breadth
- 75.0%
- Sector Scope
- MX Basic Materials
- Sector Rank
- 45 of 53
- Sector Percentile
- 15.4%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
MX Basic Materials
- Tracked Peers
- 53
- 4W Rank
- 44 of 53
- Avg 1W
- -2.7%
- Avg 4W
- -2.0%
- Trend Breadth
- 50.9%
- Positive MD
- 41.5%
MX Specialty Chemicals
- Tracked Peers
- 8
- 4W Rank
- 7 of 8
- Avg 1W
- -3.4%
- Avg 4W
- -5.6%
- Trend Breadth
- 37.5%
- Positive RS
- 37.5%
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
- -1.24
- 4W MD Change
- -972.6%
- Relative Strength
- 10.12
- 4W RS Change
- -71.1%
- Expectation
- Negative
- Probability
- 41.25%
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
- 237
- 13W Average
- 269
- 52W Average
- 300
- Vs 13W
- 0.9x
- Vs 52W
- 0.8x
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
- 6.5%
- 52W Volatility
- 7.4%
- Upside Weeks
- 26
- Downside Weeks
- 22
- Downside Breadth
- 42.3%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 7.8% / -5.0%
Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points
Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.
Classification
- Exchange
- MEX
- Country
- MX
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Currency
- MXN
- Market Cap
- 362.1B
Opportunity signals
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
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.
- Market Dynamics is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- The latest week was a sharp negative move.
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 | 2,690 MXN | -8.1% | 2,930 MXN | 2,192 MXN | -1.24 | 10.12 | 237 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2,929 MXN | -4.6% | 2,911 MXN | 2,200 MXN | -1.13 | 24.38 | 58 | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 3,070 MXN | 4.1% | 2,873 MXN | 2,206 MXN | -0.63 | 27.42 | 49 | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 2,950 MXN | -6.0% | 2,831 MXN | 2,208 MXN | -0.29 | 24.66 | 1.3K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 3,137 MXN | -7.9% | 2,797 MXN | 2,212 MXN | -0.12 | 35.05 | 25 | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 3,404 MXN | -0.4% | 2,750 MXN | 2,215 MXN | 0.23 | 44.76 | 404 | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 3,419 MXN | 4.6% | 2,692 MXN | 2,216 MXN | 0.08 | 52.19 | 269 | On |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 3,270 MXN | -6.7% | 2,632 MXN | 2,214 MXN | -0.03 | 45.21 | 217 | On |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 3,505 MXN | 13.4% | 2,577 MXN | 2,214 MXN | -0.02 | 56.89 | 309 | On |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 3,091 MXN | -3.7% | 2,510 MXN | 2,211 MXN | -0.27 | 40.29 | 454 | On |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 3,210 MXN | -0.5% | 2,453 MXN | 2,215 MXN | -0.36 | 48.45 | 55 | On |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 3,225 MXN | 9.5% | 2,398 MXN | 2,217 MXN | -0.28 | 58.12 | 89 | On |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 2,946 MXN | 0.0% | 2,343 MXN | 2,222 MXN | -0.07 | 52.02 | 0 | On |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 2,946 MXN | -1.5% | 2,295 MXN | 2,229 MXN | 0.16 | 50.10 | 8 | On |