What the company does
Daicel Corporation engages in the materials, medical/healthcare, smart, safety, and engineering plastics businesses in Japan and internationally. The company offers medical/healthcare products, including BELLOCEA S7, a spherical cellulose acetate particle; FLAVOCELL S-Equol; Urolithin A; polyglycerols; konjac ceramide; excipients for foods; chiral columns and reagents; and Actranza lab, as well as separation and analytical services. It also provides performance films, solvents for electronic materials, cycloaliphatic epoxies, polymers for photoresists, optical lenses, and caprolactone derivatives; functional films and materials used in smartphones, PCs, TVs, and in-vehicle displays, polymers and solvents; and lenses used in VR, smartphones and …
What the weekly tape is saying
4202 closed the latest completed week at 1,299 JPY. The 4-week return is 9.5% and the 12-week return is -1.7%. Trend Signal is inactive, Market Dynamics is -0.22. Setup signature: Balanced read with a 41/100 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
- 1,346 JPY
- Vs Trend Line
- -3.5%
- Fair Value
- 1,265 JPY
- Vs Fair Value
- 2.7%
- 52W High
- 1,619 JPY
- 52W Low
- 1,087 JPY
- Drawdown
- -19.8%
- Range Position
- 39.8%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 0 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 30
- 52W Active Breadth
- 57.7%
- Sector Scope
- JP Basic Materials
- Sector Rank
- 28 of 264
- Sector Percentile
- 89.7%
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
- 11 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
- 16 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
- -0.22
- 4W MD Change
- 75.3%
- Relative Strength
- -24.85
- 4W RS Change
- 12.8%
- Expectation
- Undecided
- Probability
- 54.82%
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
- 8.3M
- 13W Average
- 7.2M
- 52W Average
- 4.6M
- Vs 13W
- 1.2x
- Vs 52W
- 1.8x
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
- 3.6%
- 52W Volatility
- 3.4%
- Upside Weeks
- 31
- Downside Weeks
- 21
- Downside Breadth
- 40.4%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 2.4% / -2.8%
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
- 340.7B
Opportunity signals
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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 | 1,299 JPY | 2.4% | 1,346 JPY | 1,265 JPY | -0.22 | -24.85 | 8.3M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,268 JPY | -4.9% | 1,344 JPY | 1,264 JPY | -0.37 | -27.82 | 7.4M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,334 JPY | 5.5% | 1,343 JPY | 1,263 JPY | -0.49 | -24.40 | 11.7M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,265 JPY | 6.6% | 1,342 JPY | 1,261 JPY | -0.73 | -25.51 | 10.0M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,186 JPY | -2.9% | 1,345 JPY | 1,260 JPY | -0.90 | -28.51 | 11.9M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,222 JPY | -0.7% | 1,349 JPY | 1,259 JPY | -1.02 | -28.47 | 3.1M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 1,230 JPY | 2.2% | 1,352 JPY | 1,257 JPY | -0.93 | -24.75 | 4.7M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 1,204 JPY | -3.5% | 1,354 JPY | 1,256 JPY | -0.86 | -27.16 | 4.9M | Off |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 1,248 JPY | -1.9% | 1,359 JPY | 1,254 JPY | -0.74 | -23.53 | 4.7M | Off |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 1,272 JPY | 2.5% | 1,361 JPY | 1,252 JPY | -0.66 | -20.52 | 6.6M | Off |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 1,240 JPY | -1.1% | 1,363 JPY | 1,249 JPY | -0.48 | -17.52 | 7.9M | Off |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 1,254 JPY | -5.0% | 1,366 JPY | 1,247 JPY | -0.07 | -17.53 | 7.7M | Off |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 1,321 JPY | -2.5% | 1,368 JPY | 1,245 JPY | 0.41 | -13.82 | 4.2M | On |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 1,354 JPY | -8.5% | 1,368 JPY | 1,242 JPY | 0.89 | -12.93 | 6.0M | On |