7181 JPX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. · Financial Services · Insurance - Life

Latest close 1,788 JPY
1.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a 10.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 1,788 JPY 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.0% latest completed week
4W Return 10.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 8.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 80.8% 42 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a 10.9% four-week move.

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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 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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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 0.5212-week average 0.49

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active 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 pressure0.52Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 10.9% over four weeks, 8.5% over 12 weeks, and 35.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.0%
4W10.9%
12W8.5%
26W8.4%
52W35.7%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year42
Trend breadth80.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.99Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change266.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-1.84Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change88.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.

4 positive · 17 neutral · 2 negative
Patient 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-0.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.8%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-7.4%Week of 22 May.
Latest week+1.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -2.9%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.

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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20261,788 JPY1.0%1,596 JPY1,109 JPY0.99-1.8410.6MOn
31 Jul 20261,771 JPY0.1%1,592 JPY1,102 JPY0.72-1.1913.4MOff
24 Jul 20261,769 JPY9.8%1,584 JPY1,095 JPY0.26-1.9510.7MOff
17 Jul 20261,610 JPY-0.1%1,576 JPY1,089 JPY-0.31-10.149.1MOff
10 Jul 20261,612 JPY-0.0%1,573 JPY1,083 JPY-0.60-16.0011.4MOff
3 Jul 20261,613 JPY8.1%1,568 JPY1,076 JPY-0.85-17.662.1MOff
26 Jun 20261,492 JPY-2.2%1,562 JPY1,070 JPY-1.09-23.622.0MOff
19 Jun 20261,525 JPY-1.0%1,560 JPY1,065 JPY-1.07-24.212.4MOff
12 Jun 20261,541 JPY8.3%1,556 JPY1,059 JPY-1.06-17.683.4MOff
5 Jun 20261,422 JPY-0.5%1,550 JPY1,054 JPY-0.97-24.892.6MOff
29 May 20261,430 JPY-6.4%1,546 JPY1,049 JPY-0.88-24.5816.9MOff
22 May 20261,526 JPY-7.4%1,542 JPY1,044 JPY-0.93-15.9818.5MOn
15 May 20261,648 JPY5.7%1,535 JPY1,038 JPY-1.07-6.6110.3MOn
8 May 20261,558 JPY1.8%1,525 JPY1,032 JPY-1.19-13.474.9MOn
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.

Evidence context