ASX ยท ETF ยท ENHANCED MARKET DYNAMICS

VGAD

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF

AU

EMD SCORE80/100

CURRENT COMPLETED-WEEK READ

Strongly constructive

The latest completed-week readings are broadly supportive. Conditions are positive and have strengthened over the latest four completed weeks.

Constructive build100% directional agreement100% evidence confidence
Completed week
28 Aug 2026
Latest close
AUD 132.56
Evidence
156 weeks

COMPLETED-WEEK OVERVIEW

Price and market conditions over time

6 supportive ยท 0 cautious

Enhanced Market Dynamics and the price cycle156 completed weeks ยท bars use the left EMD axis; price uses the right axis.
8 Sep 2023โ€“28 Aug 2026
CONSTRUCTIVE PRESSURE CAUTIOUS PRESSURE EMD PRICE ยท AUD +100+500-50-100 137.58103.9470.30 8 Sep 2023 ยท EMD 61/100 ยท close 78.70 15 Sep 2023 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 79.93 22 Sep 2023 ยท EMD 58/100 ยท close 77.13 29 Sep 2023 ยท EMD 60/100 ยท close 76.50 6 Oct 2023 ยท EMD 56/100 ยท close 75.51 13 Oct 2023 ยท EMD 59/100 ยท close 77.27 20 Oct 2023 ยท EMD 49/100 ยท close 75.57 27 Oct 2023 ยท EMD 47/100 ยท close 73.91 3 Nov 2023 ยท EMD 56/100 ยท close 76.56 10 Nov 2023 ยท EMD 50/100 ยท close 76.94 17 Nov 2023 ยท EMD 61/100 ยท close 79.42 24 Nov 2023 ยท EMD 71/100 ยท close 80.08 1 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 80.30 8 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 80.60 15 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 77/100 ยท close 82.82 22 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 74/100 ยท close 82.90 29 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 83.60 5 Jan 2024 ยท EMD 70/100 ยท close 82.22 12 Jan 2024 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 83.54 19 Jan 2024 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 83.44 26 Jan 2024 ยท EMD 77/100 ยท close 84.78 2 Feb 2024 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 85.96 9 Feb 2024 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 86.83 16 Feb 2024 ยท EMD 86/100 ยท close 87.79 23 Feb 2024 ยท EMD 85/100 ยท close 88.63 1 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 89.08 8 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 90.08 15 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 89.87 22 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 84/100 ยท close 91.70 29 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 91.84 5 Apr 2024 ยท EMD 74/100 ยท close 90.19 12 Apr 2024 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 90.91 19 Apr 2024 ยท EMD 69/100 ยท close 87.15 26 Apr 2024 ยท EMD 77/100 ยท close 89.48 3 May 2024 ยท EMD 71/100 ยท close 89.33 10 May 2024 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 91.67 17 May 2024 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 92.85 24 May 2024 ยท EMD 68/100 ยท close 92.54 31 May 2024 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 91.79 7 Jun 2024 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 93.71 14 Jun 2024 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 94.26 21 Jun 2024 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 94.77 28 Jun 2024 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 95.09 5 Jul 2024 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 96.09 12 Jul 2024 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 96.74 19 Jul 2024 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 96.10 26 Jul 2024 ยท EMD 66/100 ยท close 93.87 2 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 64/100 ยท close 93.21 9 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 91.76 16 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 71/100 ยท close 95.81 23 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 96.39 30 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 71/100 ยท close 96.85 6 Sep 2024 ยท EMD 61/100 ยท close 94.58 13 Sep 2024 ยท EMD 69/100 ยท close 96.10 20 Sep 2024 ยท EMD 70/100 ยท close 97.87 27 Sep 2024 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 98.98 4 Oct 2024 ยท EMD 65/100 ยท close 97.98 11 Oct 2024 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 99.21 18 Oct 2024 ยท EMD 71/100 ยท close 100.01 25 Oct 2024 ยท EMD 66/100 ยท close 99.29 1 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 65/100 ยท close 97.76 8 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 101.61 15 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 70/100 ยท close 101.05 22 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 101.34 29 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 102.43 6 Dec 2024 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 103.58 13 Dec 2024 ยท EMD 77/100 ยท close 103.39 20 Dec 2024 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 99.76 27 Dec 2024 ยท EMD 74/100 ยท close 102.50 3 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 100.67 10 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 60/100 ยท close 101.11 17 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 71/100 ยท close 102.00 24 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 104.61 31 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 104.63 7 Feb 2025 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 104.58 14 Feb 2025 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 105.51 21 Feb 2025 ยท EMD 69/100 ยท close 105.23 28 Feb 2025 ยท EMD 63/100 ยท close 101.87 7 Mar 2025 ยท EMD 59/100 ยท close 100.37 14 Mar 2025 ยท EMD 53/100 ยท close 97.58 21 Mar 2025 ยท EMD 52/100 ยท close 99.49 28 Mar 2025 ยท EMD 49/100 ยท close 99.64 4 Apr 2025 ยท EMD 42/100 ยท close 93.64 11 Apr 2025 ยท EMD 48/100 ยท close 92.53 18 Apr 2025 ยท EMD 43/100 ยท close 93.34 25 Apr 2025 ยท EMD 44/100 ยท close 94.19 2 May 2025 ยท EMD 49/100 ยท close 98.59 9 May 2025 ยท EMD 49/100 ยท close 99.49 16 May 2025 ยท EMD 54/100 ยท close 103.06 23 May 2025 ยท EMD 46/100 ยท close 102.07 30 May 2025 ยท EMD 55/100 ยท close 103.19 6 Jun 2025 ยท EMD 61/100 ยท close 104.05 13 Jun 2025 ยท EMD 56/100 ยท close 103.73 20 Jun 2025 ยท EMD 56/100 ยท close 103.91 27 Jun 2025 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 106.43 4 Jul 2025 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 107.94 11 Jul 2025 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 108.19 18 Jul 2025 ยท EMD 77/100 ยท close 108.96 25 Jul 2025 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 110.05 1 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 66/100 ยท close 109.14 8 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 109.82 15 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 112.08 22 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 69/100 ยท close 110.59 29 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 112.31 5 Sep 2025 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 112.60 12 Sep 2025 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 113.89 19 Sep 2025 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 114.46 26 Sep 2025 ยท EMD 74/100 ยท close 114.20 3 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 82/100 ยท close 116.39 10 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 116.60 17 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 70/100 ยท close 114.61 24 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 116.30 31 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 118.71 7 Nov 2025 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 116.60 14 Nov 2025 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 117.11 21 Nov 2025 ยท EMD 69/100 ยท close 114.01 28 Nov 2025 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 118.34 5 Dec 2025 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 119.20 12 Dec 2025 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 119.81 19 Dec 2025 ยท EMD 74/100 ยท close 118.20 26 Dec 2025 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 120.05 2 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 119.83 9 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 74/100 ยท close 121.10 16 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 122.39 23 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 121.35 30 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 70/100 ยท close 121.40 6 Feb 2026 ยท EMD 66/100 ยท close 119.11 13 Feb 2026 ยท EMD 66/100 ยท close 120.94 20 Feb 2026 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 121.93 27 Feb 2026 ยท EMD 69/100 ยท close 122.67 6 Mar 2026 ยท EMD 69/100 ยท close 120.71 13 Mar 2026 ยท EMD 65/100 ยท close 118.03 20 Mar 2026 ยท EMD 57/100 ยท close 116.63 27 Mar 2026 ยท EMD 51/100 ยท close 115.24 3 Apr 2026 ยท EMD 51/100 ยท close 115.35 10 Apr 2026 ยท EMD 56/100 ยท close 120.57 17 Apr 2026 ยท EMD 66/100 ยท close 123.58 24 Apr 2026 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 124.33 1 May 2026 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 122.73 8 May 2026 ยท EMD 74/100 ยท close 124.61 15 May 2026 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 126.01 22 May 2026 ยท EMD 84/100 ยท close 126.83 29 May 2026 ยท EMD 82/100 ยท close 128.36 5 Jun 2026 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 128.75 12 Jun 2026 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 126.98 19 Jun 2026 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 128.42 26 Jun 2026 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 126.20 3 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 77/100 ยท close 128.96 10 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 129.16 17 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 70/100 ยท close 127.91 24 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 127.47 31 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 129.00 7 Aug 2026 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 132.14 14 Aug 2026 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 133.98 21 Aug 2026 ยท EMD 68/100 ยท close 131.42 28 Aug 2026 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 132.56 1 Dec 2023 ยท Up-cycle confirmed ยท close 80.30 8 Sep 20237 Mar 202528 Aug 2026
Constructive EMDCautious EMDCompleted-week priceUp-cycle confirmationDown-cycle confirmation
Cycle position 94%Current EMD +60.64-week EMD change +0.9156-week price range AUD 73.91โ€“133.98

THE FULL PRICE CYCLE

Follow the journey from one zone to the other

Each state uses completed-week information available at that point.

01

Lower zone

Price establishes residence near the bottom of its long-cycle range. Improving EMD separates early repair from continued deterioration.

02

Upward journey

Price leaves the lower zone while EMD confirms improving participation. The objective is the broader move toward the upper zone, not a short weekly trade.

03

Upper zone

Price establishes residence near the top of its long-cycle range. This is the profit-harvest area, with EMD watched for exhaustion and loss of support.

04

Downward journey

Price leaves the upper zone while EMD weakens. The reverse cycle remains active until lower-zone residence is confirmed again.

CURRENT READINGS

What the latest week shows

Completed-week values

01

Underlying pressure

86/1000.83

Strengthening beneath price
4-week change +0.47

02

Trend and deviation

88/100+6.0% vs Trend Line

Price structure supports the trend
Trend gate active

03

Momentum and SMI

71/1004w +2.8% ยท 13w +3.3%

Momentum is supportive
SMI 0.97

04

Price-volume pressure

75/10075% constructive pressure

Volume is confirming the close
Volume ratio 2.49x

05

Relative leadership

71/1005.40

Leadership is supportive
4-week change +0.31

06

Modeled Trend

90/100Modeled Trend 0.88

Modeled Trend is supportive
Smoothed Modeled Trend 0.75

Evidence context