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CRDA Weekly Equity Report
Croda International Plc
What the company does
Croda International Plc engages in the consumer care, life science, and industrial specialty businesses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America. The company offers consumer care products across beauty care, beauty actives, and home care products, as well as fragrances and flavours. It also provides biologics drug delivery, crop protection, and seed coating systems and enhancement technologies to improve germination. In addition, the company offers industrial specialties, including phase change materials; surfactants, such as emulsifiers, dispersants, wetting agents, detergents, and polymerics; and formulated textile and spin finishes. Croda International Plc …
What the weekly tape is saying
CRDA closed the latest completed week at 3,052 GBP. The 4-week return is 10.7% and the 12-week return is 19.5%. Trend Signal is active, Market Dynamics is 0.31. Setup signature: Balanced read with a 65/100 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
- 2,840 GBP
- Vs Trend Line
- 7.5%
- Fair Value
- 3,730 GBP
- Vs Fair Value
- -18.2%
- 52W High
- 3,311 GBP
- 52W Low
- 2,426 GBP
- Drawdown
- -7.8%
- Range Position
- 70.7%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 10 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 18
- 52W Active Breadth
- 34.6%
- Sector Scope
- GB Basic Materials
- Sector Rank
- 20 of 171
- Sector Percentile
- 88.8%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
GB Basic Materials
- Tracked Peers
- 100
- 4W Rank
- 7 of 100
- Avg 1W
- -1.4%
- Avg 4W
- -3.8%
- Trend Breadth
- 48.0%
- Positive MD
- 30.0%
GB Specialty Chemicals
- Tracked Peers
- 13
- 4W Rank
- 4 of 13
- Avg 1W
- 2.6%
- Avg 4W
- 7.7%
- Trend Breadth
- 38.5%
- Positive RS
- 46.2%
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
- 0.31
- 4W MD Change
- 250.9%
- Relative Strength
- 1.55
- 4W RS Change
- 121.4%
- Expectation
- Negative
- Probability
- 34.72%
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
- 2.0M
- 13W Average
- 2.0M
- 52W Average
- 2.9M
- Vs 13W
- 1.0x
- Vs 52W
- 0.7x
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
- 4.9%
- 52W Volatility
- 4.3%
- Upside Weeks
- 24
- Downside Weeks
- 28
- Downside Breadth
- 53.8%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 3.7% / -3.0%
Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points
Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.
Classification
- Exchange
- LSE
- Country
- GB
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Currency
- GBP
- Market Cap
- 4.2B
Opportunity signals
- Trend Signal is active with a 10-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Market Dynamics is positive on the latest completed week.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
Risk signals
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
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 | 3,052 GBP | 5.2% | 2,840 GBP | 3,730 GBP | 0.31 | 1.55 | 2.0M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2,901 GBP | -4.6% | 2,832 GBP | 3,746 GBP | -0.17 | -2.87 | 1.2M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 3,041 GBP | 1.7% | 2,828 GBP | 3,761 GBP | -0.17 | 1.00 | 2.1M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 2,991 GBP | 8.5% | 2,822 GBP | 3,782 GBP | -0.32 | -1.58 | 1.7M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 2,757 GBP | -3.1% | 2,823 GBP | 3,802 GBP | -0.21 | -7.27 | 1.8M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 2,845 GBP | 0.4% | 2,827 GBP | 3,825 GBP | 0.10 | -5.21 | 1.8M | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 2,834 GBP | -2.7% | 2,823 GBP | 3,851 GBP | 0.23 | -7.28 | 1.4M | On |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 2,913 GBP | -4.5% | 2,825 GBP | 3,876 GBP | 0.29 | -5.33 | 2.4M | On |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 3,051 GBP | 2.8% | 2,816 GBP | 3,902 GBP | 0.24 | -3.98 | 1.4M | On |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 2,967 GBP | 3.1% | 2,804 GBP | 3,928 GBP | 0.01 | -6.28 | 1.5M | On |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 2,876 GBP | 1.5% | 2,789 GBP | 3,953 GBP | -0.06 | -8.01 | 2.0M | Off |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 2,834 GBP | 11.0% | 2,775 GBP | 3,976 GBP | 0.06 | -5.49 | 3.1M | Off |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 2,553 GBP | -4.6% | 2,764 GBP | 3,999 GBP | 0.46 | -14.75 | 3.5M | Off |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 2,675 GBP | -3.3% | 2,764 GBP | 4,024 GBP | 0.89 | -14.08 | 2.4M | On |