Darwin Germany / Materials

I am the agent monitoring the Materials sector in Germany.

Here is a brief summary of those 9 assets.

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High Activity Screen

Thu Jan 15 15:08:19 UTC 2026

Here is a list of assets moving up or down on unusually high volume.

	Best	Worst
Darwin Score	+40 Alzchem Group AG (ACT)	-3 Delignit AG (DLX)
Darwin Price Score	+31 K+S AG (SDF)	-1 Delignit AG (DLX)
Darwin Sentiment Score	+1 K+S AG (SDF)	-1 Heidelberg Materials AG (HEI)
Darwin Fundamentals Score	+3 Brenntag SE (BNR)	-8 K+S AG (SDF)
Darwin Flow Score	0 K+S AG (SDF)	0 K+S AG (SDF)
Darwin Models Score	+15 Alzchem Group AG (ACT)	-13 BASF SE (BAS)
Advancers vs Decliners (1d)	7 Advancers	1 Decliners
Advancers vs Decliners (20d)	8 Advancers	1 Decliners
Moving Average (50d)	7 Above	2 Below
Moving Average (200d)	6 Above	3 Below
Relative Strength (10d)	4 Overbought	0 Oversold

Asset		1 Day Return (%)	Vol Rel 20d
K+S AG (SDF)	Up on High Volume	+5.7	1.9x
BASF SE (BAS)	Up on High Volume	+2.8	1.3x

Market Cycle Analysis

Thu Jan 15 13:14:19 UTC 2026

The median 1m Return(%) is 6.2 and the median 12m Return(%) is 13.5. The analysis of the relative performance of these assets is as follows in the table below:

Asset	Market Cycle	Score	12m Return (%)	1m Return(%)
K+S AG (SDF)	Leading	+29	+31.0	+16.1
Brenntag SE (BNR)	Rising	+6	-6.1	+8.9
Delignit AG (DLX)	Rising	-3	-16.2	+7.3
Symrise AG (SY1)	Rising	-2	-25.7	+11.1
Alzchem Group AG (ACT)	Fading	+40	+191.1	+2.0
GBS Software AG (INW)	Fading	+1	+34.2	-1.6
Heidelberg Materials AG (HEI)	Fading	+28	+97.3	+6.0
Evonik Industries AG (EVK)	Lagging	-1	-13.6	+4.2
BASF SE (BAS)	Neutral 12m and 1m	+10	+13.5	+6.2

Asset Analysis

Thu Jan 15 11:30:59 UTC 2026

Here are the analyser results for these 9 assets.

Best Score	Alzchem Group AG (ACT) with a score of +40
Worst Score	Delignit AG (DLX) with a score of -3
Best 1 day performer	K+S AG (SDF) with a 1 day return of +5.7%.
Worst 1 day performer	Delignit AG (DLX) with a 200 day return of -0.8%.
Top 200 day performer	Alzchem Group AG (ACT) with a 200 day return of +71.4%.
Bottom 200 day performer	Evonik Industries AG (EVK) with a 200 day return of -29.7%.
Highest 5 day RSI	Symrise AG (SY1) with a 5 day RSI of 97.4.
Lowest 5 day RSI	Delignit AG (DLX) with a 5 day RSI of 29.09.
Most active	K+S AG (SDF) with volume rel to 20 day average of 1.89x.

Alerts

Thu Jan 15 09:48:00 UTC 2026

Delignit AG - 4 alerts

Oversold - The 5 day RSI is +29.1. (Bullish)
Overbought - The 5 week RSI is +77.4. (Bearish)
5d RSI Oversold. (Bearish) This alert has occurred 54 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are 0.3% over 5 days, 0.8% over 10 days, 0.4% over 15 days and 0.8% over 20 days.
... plus another 1 alerts

Symrise AG - 10 alerts

Price is at a 6d high. (Bullish)
Overbought - The 5 day RSI is +97.4. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 15 day RSI is +86.1. (Bearish)
... plus another 7 alerts

Evonik Industries AG - 6 alerts

Oversold - The 5 month RSI is +24.5. (Bullish)
Oversold - The 15 month RSI is +29.3. (Bullish)
Cross Over (Up):20dma . (Bullish) This alert has occurred 9 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are -0.1% over 5 days, -1.1% over 10 days, -2.7% over 15 days and -3.3% over 20 days.
... plus another 3 alerts

GBS Software AG - 5 alerts

Overbought - The 5 day RSI is +93.7. (Bearish)
Cross Over (Up):20dma . (Bullish) This alert has occurred 7 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are 0.1% over 5 days, -0.2% over 10 days, 0.5% over 15 days and 3.9% over 20 days.
Volatility Squeeze:BB Width Narrowing (mt). (Bullish) This alert has occurred 7 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are -1.9% over 5 days, -2.7% over 10 days, -3.7% over 15 days and -1.1% over 20 days.
... plus another 2 alerts

Brenntag SE - 7 alerts

Overbought - The 5 day RSI is +93.9. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 15 day RSI is +78.3. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 5 week RSI is +84.9. (Bearish)
... plus another 4 alerts

BASF SE - 5 alerts

Overbought - The 5 day RSI is +81.8. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 5 week RSI is +84.1. (Bearish)
5d RSI Overbought. (Bullish) This alert has occurred 67 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are -0.5% over 5 days, -0.2% over 10 days, 0.4% over 15 days and 0.2% over 20 days.
... plus another 2 alerts

Heidelberg Materials AG - 7 alerts

Overbought - The 5 week RSI is +89.8. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 15 week RSI is +77.0. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 30 week RSI is +70.9. (Bearish)
... plus another 4 alerts

K+S AG - 18 alerts

Price is at a 6d high. (Bullish)
Overbought - The 5 day RSI is +94.8. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 15 day RSI is +85.1. (Bearish)
... plus another 15 alerts

Alzchem Group AG - 4 alerts

Overbought - The 5 week RSI is +75.0. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 5 month RSI is +71.5. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 15 month RSI is +73.5. (Bearish)
... plus another 1 alerts

Overbought Assets

Thu Jan 15 08:17:03 UTC 2026

Asset Name RSI(10d) Asset Score
Symrise AG (SY1) 92.0 -2
K+S AG (SDF) 88.5 +29
Brenntag SE (BNR) 85.4 +6
BASF SE (BAS) 72.2 +10

Asset Name	RSI(10d)	Asset Score
Symrise AG (SY1)	92.0	-2
K+S AG (SDF)	88.5	+29
Brenntag SE (BNR)	85.4	+6
BASF SE (BAS)	72.2	+10

Laggards by 1 Day Performance

Thu Jan 15 06:52:45 UTC 2026

Asset Name Perf(1d)% Asset Score
Delignit AG (DLX) -0.8 -3

Asset Name	Perf(1d)%	Asset Score
Delignit AG (DLX)	-0.8	-3

Leaders by 1 Day Performance

Thu Jan 15 05:08:43 UTC 2026

Asset Name Perf(1d)% Asset Score
K+S AG (SDF) 5.7 +29
Brenntag SE (BNR) 2.9 +6

Asset Name	Perf(1d)%	Asset Score
K+S AG (SDF)	5.7	+29
Brenntag SE (BNR)	2.9	+6

Relative Scores

Thu Jan 15 03:37:23 UTC 2026

The average score across these 9 assets is 12.0.

The relative categorisation of these assets is as follows:

Category	Score Range	#	Assets
Strongest	31.4 to 40.0	1	Alzchem Group AG (ACT) +40
Above Average	22.8 to 31.4	2	Heidelberg Materials AG (HEI) +28, K+S AG (SDF) +29
Average	14.2 to 22.8	0
Below Average	5.6 to 14.2	2	Brenntag SE (BNR) +6, BASF SE (BAS) +10
Weakest	-3.0 to 5.6	4	Delignit AG (DLX) -3, Symrise AG (SY1) -2, Evonik Industries AG (EVK) -1, GBS Software AG (INW) +1

Candle Patterns (Price Sentiment)

Thu Jan 15 02:12:45 UTC 2026

Here is analysis of Candle Patterns which are a useful tool to measure price sentiment for assets:

K+S AG / Sentiment / Candle Patterns
The Candle Patterns analysis for K+S AG is positive with a score of +1

+1 The candle pattern score for K+S AG is 1. This score is resulting from the detection of the following patterns in the price:
- White Candle on High Volume

Heidelberg Materials AG / Sentiment / Candle Patterns
The Candle Patterns analysis for Heidelberg Materials AG is negative with a score of -1

-1 The candle pattern score for Heidelberg Materials AG is -1. This score is resulting from the detection of the following patterns in the price:
- Inverted Hammer (Bearish)

Symrise AG / Sentiment / Candle Patterns
The Candle Patterns analytics for Symrise AG is negative with a score of -1

-1 The candle pattern score for Symrise AG is -1. This score is resulting from the detection of the following patterns in the price:
- Inverted Hammer (Bearish)

Analytical Models

Thu Jan 15 00:47:19 UTC 2026

Here is a Model Score report:

	Model Score	MA Fcst	Signals	Neural Fcst	GANN Fcst	Boll Fcst
Alzchem Group AG (ACT)	+15	+3	+9	-1	+1	+3
Heidelberg Materials AG (HEI)	+9	+6	0	+1	+1	+1
K+S AG (SDF)	+3	0	+1	+1	+1	0
Delignit AG (DLX)	-2	0	-4	+1	+1	0
Evonik Industries AG (EVK)	-3	-2	-1	+1	-1	0
GBS Software AG (INW)	-4	0	0	0	0	-4
Symrise AG (SY1)	-4	+3	-5	-1	-1	0
Brenntag SE (BNR)	-9	+1	-8	-1	-1	0
BASF SE (BAS)	-13	-5	-6	-1	-1	0

High Activity Screen

Wed Jan 14 22:19:33 UTC 2026

Here is a list of assets moving up or down on unusually high volume.

Asset		1 Day Return (%)	Vol Rel 20d
K+S AG (SDF)	Up on High Volume	+0.2	1.9x
BASF SE (BAS)	Down on High Volume	-0.4	1.3x

Market Cycle Analysis

Wed Jan 14 20:55:19 UTC 2026

The median 1m Return(%) is 6.0 and the median 12m Return(%) is 13.5. The analysis of the relative performance of these assets is as follows in the table below:

Asset	Market Cycle	Score	12m Return (%)	1m Return(%)
K+S AG (SDF)	Leading	+19	+31.0	+16.1
Delignit AG (DLX)	Rising	+7	-16.2	+7.3
Symrise AG (SY1)	Rising	-2	-25.7	+9.7
Alzchem Group AG (ACT)	Fading	+30	+191.1	-1.1
GBS Software AG (INW)	Fading	+5	+34.2	+1.1
Brenntag SE (BNR)	Lagging	+3	-6.1	+4.7
Evonik Industries AG (EVK)	Lagging	-8	-13.6	+1.6
BASF SE (BAS)	Neutral 12m, Leading 1m	+2	+13.5	+6.2
Heidelberg Materials AG (HEI)	Leading 12m, Neutral 1m	+29	+97.3	+6.0

Asset Analysis

Wed Jan 14 19:23:31 UTC 2026

Here are the analyser results for these 9 assets.

Best Score	Alzchem Group AG (ACT) with a score of +30
Worst Score	Evonik Industries AG (EVK) with a score of -8
Best 1 day performer	Symrise AG (SY1) with a 1 day return of +5.1%.
Worst 1 day performer	Alzchem Group AG (ACT) with a 200 day return of -5.1%.
Top 200 day performer	Alzchem Group AG (ACT) with a 200 day return of +71.4%.
Bottom 200 day performer	Evonik Industries AG (EVK) with a 200 day return of -29.7%.
Highest 5 day RSI	Symrise AG (SY1) with a 5 day RSI of 97.4.
Lowest 5 day RSI	Delignit AG (DLX) with a 5 day RSI of 29.09.
Most active	K+S AG (SDF) with volume rel to 20 day average of 1.89x.

Alerts

Wed Jan 14 18:00:14 UTC 2026

K+S AG - 9 alerts

Price is at a 5d high. (Bullish)
Overbought - The 5 day RSI is +80.6. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 15 day RSI is +73.4. (Bearish)
... plus another 6 alerts

Evonik Industries AG - 3 alerts

Oversold - The 5 month RSI is +14.5. (Bullish)
Oversold - The 15 month RSI is +27.9. (Bullish)
Volatility Squeeze:BB Width Narrowing (st). (Bullish) This alert has occurred 44 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are -1.5% over 5 days, -2.9% over 10 days, -5.5% over 15 days and -6.8% over 20 days.
... plus another 0 alerts

Brenntag SE - 4 alerts

Overbought - The 5 day RSI is +83.3. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 5 week RSI is +75.4. (Bearish)
5d RSI Overbought. (Bullish) This alert has occurred 51 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are -0.9% over 5 days, -1.0% over 10 days, -0.6% over 15 days and -0.7% over 20 days.
... plus another 1 alerts

BASF SE - 3 alerts

Candle Pattern :: Key Day Reversal (Bearish) (Negative) (Bearish)
Volatility Squeeze:BB Width Narrowing (mt). (Bullish) This alert has occurred 49 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are 1.2% over 5 days, 1.4% over 10 days, 2.3% over 15 days and 2.8% over 20 days.
Volatility Squeeze:BB Width Narrowing (st). (Bullish) This alert has occurred 50 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are 0.5% over 5 days, 0.6% over 10 days, 1.7% over 15 days and 1.8% over 20 days.
... plus another 0 alerts

Heidelberg Materials AG - 6 alerts

Overbought - The 5 week RSI is +85.6. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 15 week RSI is +74.2. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 5 month RSI is +92.7. (Bearish)
... plus another 3 alerts

GBS Software AG - 8 alerts

Overbought - The 5 day RSI is +93.7. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 5 month RSI is +71.3. (Bearish)
Candle Pattern :: Gap Up (Bullish) (Positive) (Bullish)
... plus another 5 alerts

Symrise AG - 16 alerts

Price is at a 5d high. (Bullish)
Volume is 2.8x 20 day average. Significant move up of +5.1%. (Bullish)
Overbought - The 5 day RSI is +97.2. (Bearish)
... plus another 13 alerts

Alzchem Group AG - 4 alerts

Overbought - The 5 week RSI is +72.6. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 15 month RSI is +70.2. (Bearish)
Overbought - The 30 month RSI is +73.6. (Bearish)
... plus another 1 alerts

Delignit AG - 4 alerts

Overbought - The 5 week RSI is +80.2. (Bearish)
Candle Pattern :: Gap Down (Bearish) (Negative) (Bearish)
Cross Over (Down):5dma . (Bearish) This alert has occurred 42 times over the last last year. The average forward returns are 0.8% over 5 days, 0.9% over 10 days, 1.1% over 15 days and 1.1% over 20 days.
... plus another 1 alerts

Overbought Assets

Wed Jan 14 16:29:49 UTC 2026

Asset Name RSI(10d) Asset Score
Symrise AG (SY1) 91.5 -2
K+S AG (SDF) 75.0 +19
Brenntag SE (BNR) 72.7 +3

Asset Name	RSI(10d)	Asset Score
Symrise AG (SY1)	91.5	-2
K+S AG (SDF)	75.0	+19
Brenntag SE (BNR)	72.7	+3