What the company does
Kobe Steel, Ltd. engages in the materials, machinery, and electric power businesses worldwide. The company offers steel sheet products, including high-tensile strength, hot and cold rolled, electro-galvanized, and hot-dipped galvanized steel sheets; steel wire rods and bars; and aluminum and steel plates. It also provides steel casting and forging products, such as crankshafts, marine parts, chemical processing equipment, and rolls; materials for plastic molding; and titanium products, copper sheets and strips, and steel powders. In addition, the company offers robots and electric power sources, and welding materials; and machinery products, including standard compressors, tire and …
What the weekly tape is saying
5406 closed the latest completed week at 1,936 JPY. The 4-week return is -1.3% and the 12-week return is -1.5%. Trend Signal is inactive, Market Dynamics is -0.81. Setup signature: Risk-first tape with a 35/100 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
- 2,024 JPY
- Vs Trend Line
- -4.3%
- Fair Value
- 1,697 JPY
- Vs Fair Value
- 14.1%
- 52W High
- 2,331 JPY
- 52W Low
- 1,440 JPY
- Drawdown
- -16.9%
- Range Position
- 55.7%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 0 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 30
- 52W Active Breadth
- 57.7%
- Sector Scope
- JP Basic Materials
- Sector Rank
- 84 of 264
- Sector Percentile
- 68.4%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
JP Basic Materials
- Tracked Peers
- 100
- 4W Rank
- 56 of 100
- Avg 1W
- -1.4%
- Avg 4W
- 0.5%
- Trend Breadth
- 64.0%
- Positive MD
- 42.0%
JP Steel
- Tracked Peers
- 41
- 4W Rank
- 20 of 41
- Avg 1W
- -0.8%
- Avg 4W
- 0.5%
- Trend Breadth
- 46.3%
- Positive RS
- 7.3%
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
- -0.81
- 4W MD Change
- 22.7%
- Relative Strength
- -21.08
- 4W RS Change
- -31.5%
- Expectation
- Undecided
- Probability
- 53.98%
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
- 10.1M
- 13W Average
- 10.4M
- 52W Average
- 10.8M
- Vs 13W
- 1.0x
- Vs 52W
- 0.9x
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
- 2.1%
- 52W Volatility
- 2.9%
- Upside Weeks
- 32
- Downside Weeks
- 20
- Downside Breadth
- 38.5%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 2.3% / -2.4%
Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points
Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.
Classification
- Exchange
- JPX
- Country
- JP
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Steel
- Currency
- JPY
- Market Cap
- 783.0B
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.
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 | 1,936 JPY | 0.1% | 2,024 JPY | 1,697 JPY | -0.81 | -21.08 | 10.1M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,936 JPY | -2.2% | 2,021 JPY | 1,692 JPY | -0.84 | -22.24 | 8.5M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,980 JPY | 1.7% | 2,016 JPY | 1,686 JPY | -0.88 | -20.63 | 10.3M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,946 JPY | -0.8% | 2,010 JPY | 1,680 JPY | -0.96 | -18.79 | 10.4M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,962 JPY | 1.3% | 2,003 JPY | 1,673 JPY | -1.05 | -16.04 | 19.4M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,937 JPY | -0.2% | 1,994 JPY | 1,667 JPY | -1.22 | -19.25 | 7.6M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 1,941 JPY | 4.7% | 1,986 JPY | 1,661 JPY | -1.22 | -15.23 | 9.4M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 1,854 JPY | -4.0% | 1,978 JPY | 1,654 JPY | -1.22 | -19.75 | 8.3M | Off |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 1,932 JPY | -1.1% | 1,975 JPY | 1,648 JPY | -1.11 | -15.16 | 7.3M | Off |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 1,954 JPY | 0.5% | 1,968 JPY | 1,641 JPY | -1.08 | -12.36 | 8.6M | Off |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 1,944 JPY | 1.0% | 1,962 JPY | 1,634 JPY | -1.03 | -7.09 | 10.3M | Off |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 1,925 JPY | -2.0% | 1,958 JPY | 1,627 JPY | -0.84 | -8.81 | 14.9M | On |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 1,965 JPY | -1.1% | 1,951 JPY | 1,621 JPY | -0.38 | -7.36 | 10.3M | On |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 1,988 JPY | -3.1% | 1,943 JPY | 1,614 JPY | 0.16 | -7.50 | 11.4M | On |