- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corporation · Basic Materials · Chemicals
Latest close
7.97 TWD
8.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -16.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.7%, after a -23.0% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
20
out of 100
Latest Close
7.97 TWD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
8.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
-23.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
0.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
40.4%
21 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
8.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move -23.0%.
Indicator stack
22/34
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 41.83%
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 -16.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.7%, after a -23.0% 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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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 0.2812-week average 0.32
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -23.0% over four weeks, 0.9% over 12 weeks, and -13.7% 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 year21
Trend breadth40.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.05Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-184.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-37.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-55.4%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 CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-39.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.5%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.
6 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.0%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-26.4%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week+8.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol10.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.1% / -5.0%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 rank96 / 99
Group average-3.4%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD42.4%positive activity pressure
RS7.1%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryTW Chemicals
4-week rank13 / 15
Group average-12.4%
Trend breadth53.3%
Trend53.3%active weekly trend signals
MD40.0%positive activity pressure
RS26.7%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 tape23/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 23/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis27/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.28; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.83%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.83% 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 CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 7.97 TWD | 8.7% | 9.52 TWD | 11.46 TWD | -0.05 | -37.26 | 28.4M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 7.33 TWD | -26.4% | 9.54 TWD | 11.51 TWD | 0.19 | -41.66 | 57.8M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 9.96 TWD | -1.9% | 9.57 TWD | 11.56 TWD | 0.44 | -22.91 | 22.5M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 10.15 TWD | -1.9% | 9.52 TWD | 11.59 TWD | 0.32 | -20.27 | 29.7M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 10.35 TWD | -9.2% | 9.48 TWD | 11.63 TWD | 0.05 | -23.97 | 71.1M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 11.40 TWD | 15.0% | 9.44 TWD | 11.66 TWD | -0.33 | -19.43 | 67.1M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 9.91 TWD | 7.0% | 9.35 TWD | 11.70 TWD | -0.67 | -26.96 | 62.7M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 9.26 TWD | 8.4% | 9.30 TWD | 11.74 TWD | -0.87 | -35.06 | 25.1M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 8.54 TWD | -4.6% | 9.30 TWD | 11.78 TWD | -0.96 | -37.63 | 13.5M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 8.95 TWD | 11.3% | 9.31 TWD | 11.84 TWD | -1.00 | -36.64 | 45.1M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 8.04 TWD | 0.8% | 9.29 TWD | 11.89 TWD | -1.06 | -43.33 | 20.9M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 7.98 TWD | 1.0% | 9.32 TWD | 11.94 TWD | -0.91 | -41.27 | 12.4M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 7.90 TWD | -8.5% | 9.35 TWD | 11.99 TWD | -0.64 | -41.09 | 18.6M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 8.63 TWD | -9.2% | 9.39 TWD | 12.04 TWD | -0.24 | -37.24 | 21.4M | 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.