Bi-Daily Stock Overview
Middle East Paper Co. at 20.51, -1.20% today, -2.63% over five days, -6.90% year-to-date. Volume surged to 2.7x average. The session recorded 1,354 trades at 2.7x normal volume. Price is trading 0.24% below intraday VWAP at 20.56.
Flow indicates divergence: strong buy-side pressure (imbalance 15.32) while smart money is exiting positions. Order flow and smart money signals are misaligned, reflecting mixed participant conviction in current direction. Risk profile is elevated: high-beta (1.33) with moderate volatility. Risk texture shows max drawdown at 22.9% with Sharpe ratio at 1.39.
RSI at 49.5 and Stochastic at 50.3 are aligned. Trend strength is weak; the sideways bias lacks conviction. Price is testing support at 20.53; resistance at 20.95 (2.1% above). Support sits 0.1% above current price while resistance is 2.1% above. Within the 52-week range (19.82–38.55), price is 46.8% below the high.
The information environment is quiet with no tracked headlines. News mix is neutral: 0 positive vs 0 negative items over 7 days from 0 total tracked. Scale anchor: market cap is 1.8B SAR in the MATERIALS sector.
Positioning reflects rank 6 of 36 in MATERIALS, trailing TASI by 14.41% YTD. Against a sector average daily return of 0.26%, the stock's daily return measured -1.05%, an underperformance of 1.31 percentage points. Watch whether support at 20.53 holds.
Flow:
DIVERGENCE
Levels:
AT SUPPORT
Risk:
ELEVATED
Watch whether support at 20.53 holds.
Informational only. Not financial advice.