JPX Equity Snapshot
4968 Weekly Equity Report
Arakawa Chemical Industries, Ltd.
What the company does
Arakawa Chemical Industries, Ltd. provides chemicals for functional coating agents and paper manufacturing, resins for printing inks and adhesives, and materials for electronics in Japan, China, Asia, North and South America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Functional Coating Chemicals, Paper Chemicals & Environmental Business, Adhesive & Biomass Materials, Fine Chemicals & Electronics, and Other segments. The company offers functional coating chemicals comprising photo-curable, thermosetting, rosin modified phenolic, polyurethane, maleic, alkyd, polyester, modified epoxy, and styrene maleic resins, as well as resins for printing ink and paint, and functional coating agents; and paper chemicals and …
What the weekly tape is saying
4968 closed the latest completed week at 1,781 JPY. The 4-week return is 30.1% and the 12-week return is 37.9%. Trend Signal is active, Market Dynamics is 0.69. Setup signature: Leadership continuation with a 91/100 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
- 1,315 JPY
- Vs Trend Line
- 35.5%
- Fair Value
- 1,082 JPY
- Vs Fair Value
- 64.7%
- 52W High
- 1,791 JPY
- 52W Low
- 962.3 JPY
- Drawdown
- -0.6%
- Range Position
- 98.8%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 40 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 40
- 52W Active Breadth
- 76.9%
- Sector Scope
- JP Basic Materials
- Sector Rank
- 3 of 264
- Sector Percentile
- 99.2%
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
- - of 100
- Avg 1W
- -1.4%
- Avg 4W
- 0.5%
- Trend Breadth
- 64.0%
- Positive MD
- 42.0%
JP Specialty Chemicals
- Tracked Peers
- 100
- 4W Rank
- 4 of 100
- Avg 1W
- -2.2%
- Avg 4W
- 2.8%
- Trend Breadth
- 60.0%
- Positive RS
- 25.0%
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
- 0.69
- 4W MD Change
- 189.8%
- Relative Strength
- 13.47
- 4W RS Change
- 283.5%
- Expectation
- Positive
- Probability
- 55.66%
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
- 1.2M
- 13W Average
- 366.4K
- 52W Average
- 269.9K
- Vs 13W
- 3.3x
- Vs 52W
- 4.4x
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
- 4.8%
- 52W Volatility
- 3.7%
- Upside Weeks
- 30
- Downside Weeks
- 21
- Downside Breadth
- 40.4%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 3.4% / -2.0%
Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points
Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.
Classification
- Exchange
- JPX
- Country
- JP
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Currency
- JPY
- Market Cap
- 29.5B
Opportunity signals
- Trend Signal is active with a 40-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Market Dynamics is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
Risk signals
- No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
Watch next
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- 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 | 1,781 JPY | 7.9% | 1,315 JPY | 1,082 JPY | 0.69 | 13.47 | 1.2M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,650 JPY | 11.1% | 1,291 JPY | 1,076 JPY | 0.27 | 4.25 | 537.8K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,485 JPY | 8.3% | 1,272 JPY | 1,071 JPY | -0.24 | -6.00 | 474.6K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,371 JPY | 0.1% | 1,259 JPY | 1,067 JPY | -0.61 | -9.54 | 219.8K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,369 JPY | 6.7% | 1,250 JPY | 1,064 JPY | -0.77 | -7.34 | 450.3K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,283 JPY | 2.5% | 1,239 JPY | 1,061 JPY | -0.94 | -15.38 | 113.9K | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 1,252 JPY | 4.3% | 1,231 JPY | 1,058 JPY | -0.93 | -13.47 | 198.4K | On |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 1,200 JPY | -6.7% | 1,225 JPY | 1,056 JPY | -0.81 | -17.73 | 173.4K | On |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 1,286 JPY | -0.1% | 1,221 JPY | 1,053 JPY | -0.55 | -10.54 | 229.9K | On |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 1,287 JPY | 0.5% | 1,214 JPY | 1,051 JPY | -0.41 | -8.51 | 159.3K | On |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 1,281 JPY | -0.7% | 1,208 JPY | 1,048 JPY | -0.06 | -2.86 | 351.9K | On |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 1,290 JPY | -0.2% | 1,202 JPY | 1,046 JPY | 0.34 | -2.91 | 419.1K | On |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 1,292 JPY | -2.7% | 1,195 JPY | 1,043 JPY | 0.77 | -3.20 | 235.1K | On |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 1,328 JPY | -3.7% | 1,188 JPY | 1,040 JPY | 1.23 | -1.75 | 419.1K | On |