- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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Week ended 14 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
USI Corporation · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
12.00 TWD
1.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a -9.1% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
24
out of 100
Latest Close
12.00 TWD
14 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
-9.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-1.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
76.9%
40 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.4x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop 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.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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.
Price follow-through
1.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move -9.1%.
Indicator stack
42/28
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 36.91%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
0 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a -9.1% four-week move.
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 0.4x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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27 Feb
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27 Mar
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24 Apr
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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 0.3212-week average 0.44
12-week confirmation
Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.32Current 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 -9.1% over four weeks, -1.3% over 12 weeks, and 18.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year40
Trend breadth76.9%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.99Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-53.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-28.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-56.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.
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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 0 relevant articles.
0 positive · 0 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-37.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
20 Mar
17 Apr
15 May
12 Jun
10 Jul
14 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.4%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-13.5%Week of 10 Jul.
Latest week+1.7%Week of 14 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains10
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol8.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.2% / -4.7%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.
SectorTW Basic Materials
4-week rank90 / 100
Group average-0.1%
Trend breadth39.0%
Trend39.0%active weekly trend signals
MD42.0%positive activity pressure
RS10.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryTW Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank59 / 64
Group average0.4%
Trend breadth37.5%
Trend37.5%active weekly trend signals
MD26.6%positive activity pressure
RS9.4%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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.
Weekly tape25/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 25/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis31/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.32; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 36.91%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 36.91% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors50/100No published factor snapshot is available yet.
Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 0 relevant articles.
Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | 12.00 TWD | 1.7% | 13.11 TWD | 13.68 TWD | -0.99 | -28.27 | 10.6M | Off |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 11.80 TWD | 4.9% | 13.08 TWD | 13.75 TWD | -0.94 | -27.54 | 13.1M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 11.25 TWD | -12.8% | 13.03 TWD | 13.82 TWD | -0.85 | -29.79 | 30.7M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 12.90 TWD | -2.3% | 13.03 TWD | 13.88 TWD | -0.61 | -21.23 | 31.5M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 13.20 TWD | -0.4% | 12.96 TWD | 13.93 TWD | -0.64 | -18.11 | 39.0M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 13.25 TWD | -13.5% | 12.90 TWD | 13.98 TWD | -0.65 | -22.99 | 0 | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 15.33 TWD | 17.4% | 12.84 TWD | 14.03 TWD | -0.65 | -14.18 | 50.1M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 13.05 TWD | -2.6% | 12.69 TWD | 14.07 TWD | -0.75 | -23.61 | 35.1M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 13.40 TWD | 6.7% | 12.59 TWD | 14.13 TWD | -0.77 | -25.21 | 22.6M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 12.56 TWD | -5.2% | 12.51 TWD | 14.18 TWD | -0.82 | -26.73 | 20.2M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 13.25 TWD | 9.8% | 12.45 TWD | 14.23 TWD | -0.80 | -24.80 | 55.1M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 12.06 TWD | -0.8% | 12.35 TWD | 14.28 TWD | -0.77 | -31.51 | 34.3M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 12.16 TWD | 0.4% | 12.31 TWD | 14.34 TWD | -0.51 | -27.58 | 26.1M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 12.11 TWD | -3.5% | 12.26 TWD | 14.40 TWD | -0.18 | -26.55 | 24.4M | On |
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.