Holcim to Sell Philippine Business to Huaxin in Deal Worth at Least $807 Million
🏗️ Holcim has signed an agreement to sell its Philippine operations to Huaxin Building Materials, beginning with the transfer of a 67.623% stake for $527 million.
💰 The remaining interest is expected to be divested within 3–5 years for at least $280 million, bringing the deal’s minimum total value to $807 million. The first phase is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
📊 Holcim Philippines has annual cement capacity of around 10 million tonnes, supported by a nationwide network of plants, ports and distribution facilities.
🌍 The transaction supports Holcim’s portfolio restructuring and its focus on funding acquisitions in priority markets. For Huaxin, it represents a significant expansion into Southeast Asia following several asset purchases from Holcim in Africa.
⚖️ Key risks include regulatory approval and the multi-year disposal of the remaining stake, although the companies’ established relationship may support execution.
SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within HVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is around 8.25% wide. The uptrend has lasted 1 day 12 hours, with the largest recorded price increase at 106.60%. If price loses this support zone, the trend will likely reverse downward.
The latest data show that the correlation between the Fear & Greed Index and Win Rate remains weak and negative, at approximately r = -0.291. This suggests that FGI is not suitable as a standalone tool for predicting price direction or identifying order entries, but it can still provide practical value in risk assessment. Trading performance generally tends to weaken as market sentiment approaches extreme optimism, making FGI more useful as an early risk-warning indicator than as a signal for expanding profit targets.
Below is a summary of Win Rate (WR), minimum breakeven R:R, and the number of recorded days (n) across each sentiment zone:
Updated as of 2026-08-01, based on community-wide trading
📊 The average win rate is 46.80%
🏆 The highest daily win rate was 78.08% on 2026-04-01. The lowest daily win rate was 15.69% on 2026-01-25
📅 Wednesday has the highest average win rate at 47.14%, while Thursday has the lowest average win rate at 46.56%
⏱️ The strongest 7-day period ended on 2026-04-05, with an average win rate of 63.27%. The weakest period ended on 2026-06-24, with an average win rate of 35.60%
⚖️ There were 352 days with a win rate above the overall average and 408 days with a win rate at or below the average
📈 The win rate exceeded 50% on 218 days, ranged from 40% to 50% on 408 days, and fell below 40% on 134 days
SC02 M15 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is around 2.88% wide. The uptrend has lasted 1 day 10 hours 45 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 15.78%. If price loses this support zone, the trend will likely reverse downward.