- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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Week ended 14 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Wei Chih Steel Industrial Co., Ltd. · Basic Materials · Steel
Latest close
15.80 TWD
2.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.6%, after a 2.3% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
26
out of 100
Latest Close
15.80 TWD
14 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.3%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-6.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
23.1%
12 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.
- 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
2.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.3%.
Indicator stack
13/28
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 43.24%
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 -8.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.6%, after a 2.3% 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 Feb
6 Mar
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27 Mar
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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 0.0112-week average 0.11
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active 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 pressure0.01Current 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 2.3% over four weeks, -6.4% over 12 weeks, and -12.1% 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 year12
Trend breadth23.1%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.29Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change10.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-34.33Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change2.3%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-26.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.3%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.3%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-5.7%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+2.6%Week of 14 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses5
Recent vol2.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -3.0%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 rank35 / 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 Steel
4-week rank15 / 38
Group average3.7%
Trend breadth34.2%
Trend34.2%active weekly trend signals
MD47.4%positive activity pressure
RS2.6%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 tape22/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 22/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis9/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.01; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.24%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.24% 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 | 15.80 TWD | 2.6% | 17.21 TWD | 20.66 TWD | -1.29 | -34.33 | 606.6K | Off |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 15.40 TWD | -0.3% | 17.28 TWD | 20.71 TWD | -1.48 | -34.67 | 727.8K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 15.45 TWD | -1.0% | 17.34 TWD | 20.76 TWD | -1.52 | -33.79 | 563.2K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 15.60 TWD | 1.0% | 17.38 TWD | 20.80 TWD | -1.50 | -35.00 | 378.0K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 15.45 TWD | -2.8% | 17.42 TWD | 20.84 TWD | -1.44 | -35.12 | 694.6K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 15.90 TWD | -0.6% | 17.45 TWD | 20.89 TWD | -1.30 | -38.13 | 0 | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 16.00 TWD | 1.3% | 17.46 TWD | 20.93 TWD | -1.21 | -40.56 | 647.8K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 15.80 TWD | -3.6% | 17.46 TWD | 20.97 TWD | -1.09 | -39.31 | 921.9K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 16.39 TWD | 0.3% | 17.44 TWD | 21.02 TWD | -0.92 | -40.34 | 524.7K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 16.34 TWD | -2.6% | 17.42 TWD | 21.07 TWD | -0.83 | -38.25 | 741.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 16.79 TWD | 1.5% | 17.39 TWD | 21.12 TWD | -0.81 | -38.67 | 979.3K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 16.54 TWD | -2.0% | 17.36 TWD | 21.17 TWD | -0.75 | -40.00 | 1.6M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 16.89 TWD | 4.9% | 17.35 TWD | 21.22 TWD | -0.75 | -36.11 | 1.2M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 16.10 TWD | -5.0% | 17.33 TWD | 21.26 TWD | -0.70 | -38.33 | 1.0M | Off |
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.