- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
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Weekly Investor Report
Dongkuk Steel Mill Company Limited · Basic Materials · Steel
Latest close
9,800 KRW
8.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.8%, after a 15.0% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
33
out of 100
Latest Close
9,800 KRW
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
8.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
15.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-24.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
34.6%
18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
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.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
8.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move 15.0%.
Indicator stack
19/36
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.
News sentiment
50/100
4 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 -0.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.8%, after a 15.0% 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 0.8x 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 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 0.2912-week average 0.66
12-week confirmation
Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.29Current 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 15.0% over four weeks, -24.4% over 12 weeks, and -2.1% 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 year18
Trend breadth34.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.83Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change12.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-16.13Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change63.0%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 4 relevant articles.
0 positive · 4 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-44.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.6%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
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+30.3%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-11.2%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+8.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses9
Recent vol6.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.5% / -4.3%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.
SectorKR Basic Materials
4-week rank5 / 100
Group average1.7%
Trend breadth4.0%
Trend4.0%active weekly trend signals
MD5.0%positive activity pressure
RS2.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryKR Steel
4-week rank3 / 37
Group average2.1%
Trend breadth8.1%
Trend8.1%active weekly trend signals
MD10.8%positive activity pressure
RS2.7%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 tape29/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 29/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis29/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 5/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.29; No reversal markers 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 4 relevant articles.
Dongkuk Steel Mill cancels Hyundai IFC acquisition to focus on steel business - CHOSUNBIZ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 9,800 KRW | 8.8% | 9,877 KRW | 9,172 KRW | -0.83 | -16.13 | 727.0K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 9,010 KRW | -4.3% | 9,808 KRW | 9,174 KRW | -0.86 | -27.98 | 1.1M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 9,410 KRW | 9.7% | 9,773 KRW | 9,188 KRW | -0.89 | -27.26 | 1.4M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 8,580 KRW | 0.7% | 9,739 KRW | 9,182 KRW | -0.99 | -36.34 | 629.9K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 8,520 KRW | -0.6% | 9,734 KRW | 9,175 KRW | -0.95 | -43.56 | 639.6K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 8,570 KRW | 2.0% | 9,735 KRW | 9,175 KRW | -0.88 | -48.66 | 163.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 8,400 KRW | -9.5% | 9,727 KRW | 9,175 KRW | -0.77 | -52.60 | 220.7K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 9,280 KRW | -2.3% | 9,718 KRW | 9,180 KRW | -0.47 | -52.22 | 404.8K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 9,500 KRW | -3.5% | 9,680 KRW | 9,182 KRW | -0.06 | -46.47 | 379.4K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 9,840 KRW | -10.1% | 9,637 KRW | 9,202 KRW | 0.42 | -45.76 | 214.2K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 10,950 KRW | -11.2% | 9,576 KRW | 9,198 KRW | 0.99 | -42.80 | 1.6M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 12,330 KRW | -4.9% | 9,489 KRW | 9,187 KRW | 1.44 | -31.57 | 2.3M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 12,960 KRW | -10.6% | 9,360 KRW | 9,166 KRW | 1.67 | -25.70 | 2.4M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 14,490 KRW | -5.8% | 9,215 KRW | 9,141 KRW | 1.75 | -18.08 | 3.4M | 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.