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Papa John's International Inc

US · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

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EMD SCORE31/100

CURRENT COMPLETED-WEEK READ

Cautious

The balance of evidence is weakening and risk control deserves more attention. Conditions remain cautious, although the latest readings are improving.

Early repair33% directional agreement79/100 evidence quality6/6 sources available

Completed week: 9 Oct 2026
Latest close: USD 19.75
Evidence: 156 weeks

Four-week EMD change+19.1 pts

signed chart scale −100 to +100

Four-week price-3.9%

completed closing prices

Current directional run14 weeks

on the same side of EMD zero

Recent consistency0/13

recent readings above zero

COMPLETED-WEEK OVERVIEW

Price and market conditions over time

2 supportive · 4 cautious

Enhanced Market Dynamics and the price cycle156 completed weeks · bars use the left EMD axis; price uses the right axis.

20 Oct 2023–9 Oct 2026

Constructive EMDCautious EMDCompleted-week priceUp-cycle confirmationDown-cycle confirmation

Confirmation markers describe price-zone departures within this saved history. Earlier markers can change as the history changes; they are not a record of signals available in real time.

Cycle position 9%Current EMD -38.34-week EMD change +19.1Full saved history price range USD 19.43–68.76

View chart values · 156 observations

Week	Close · USD	EMD −100 to +100	Score /100	Agreement %	Coverage %
2023-10-20	58.12	-46.75	27	60	83
2023-10-27	58.23	-31.57	34	20	83
2023-11-03	60.73	-23.79	38	20	83
2023-11-10	57.97	-36.11	32	60	100
2023-11-17	59.65	-26.59	37	20	100
2023-11-24	60.66	-21.21	39	0	100
2023-12-01	60.86	-21.9	39	0	100
2023-12-08	63.09	-14.09	43	0	100
2023-12-15	66.33	-6.58	47	20	100
2023-12-22	67.81	2.2	51	50	100
2023-12-29	68.57	5.12	53	50	100
2024-01-05	62.44	-13.23	43	0	100
2024-01-12	64.66	-4.09	48	0	100
2024-01-19	67.43	6.13	53	60	100
2024-01-26	68.76	5.85	53	50	100
2024-02-02	66.62	4.08	52	0	100
2024-02-09	65.62	3.35	52	20	100
2024-02-16	66.11	4.42	52	20	100
2024-02-23	65.00	-1.06	49	20	100
2024-03-01	63.31	-11.48	44	20	100
2024-03-08	63.47	0.31	50	20	100
2024-03-15	63.01	-14.26	43	50	100
2024-03-22	59.51	-31.99	34	67	100
2024-03-29	60.29	-17.93	41	33	100
2024-04-05	57.70	-34.77	33	67	100
2024-04-12	55.92	-39.03	30	67	100
2024-04-19	56.57	-23.69	38	33	100
2024-04-26	57.12	-37.42	31	67	100
2024-05-03	53.39	-46.42	27	67	100
2024-05-10	48.26	-54.97	23	67	100
2024-05-17	46.67	-53.05	23	67	100
2024-05-24	43.49	-55.62	22	67	100
2024-05-31	42.43	-53.8	23	67	100
2024-06-07	42.93	-51.86	24	67	100
2024-06-14	42.63	-53.8	23	67	100
2024-06-21	43.12	-50.38	25	67	100
2024-06-28	42.91	-48.61	26	67	100
2024-07-05	39.87	-55.85	22	67	100
2024-07-12	39.45	-48.1	26	60	100
2024-07-19	37.81	-55.87	22	67	100
2024-07-26	37.38	-48.18	26	60	100
2024-08-02	38.79	-45.51	27	60	100
2024-08-09	40.97	-26.83	37	20	100
2024-08-16	42.25	-24.1	38	0	100
2024-08-23	42.36	-23.41	38	20	100
2024-08-30	43.69	-20.07	40	20	100
2024-09-06	43.29	-23.12	38	20	100
2024-09-13	45.75	-12.65	44	20	100
2024-09-20	46.21	-14.84	43	0	100
2024-09-27	48.83	0.62	50	33	100
2024-10-04	47.80	-0.63	50	0	100
2024-10-11	46.61	2.01	51	33	100
2024-10-18	50.32	18.68	59	67	100
2024-10-25	47.06	0.78	50	0	100
2024-11-01	50.97	22.04	61	67	100
2024-11-08	50.81	9.36	55	33	100
2024-11-15	43.65	-4.19	48	20	100
2024-11-22	46.49	24.68	62	67	100
2024-11-29	46.40	13.14	57	50	100
2024-12-06	45.40	3.97	52	50	100
2024-12-13	41.71	-11.72	44	50	100
2024-12-20	36.23	-38.32	31	67	100
2024-12-27	36.79	-35.17	32	60	100
2025-01-03	40.13	-27.21	36	33	100
2025-01-10	34.28	-46.81	27	67	100
2025-01-17	33.53	-46.77	27	67	100
2025-01-24	36.29	-29.86	35	33	100
2025-01-31	36.85	-34.99	33	33	100
2025-02-07	35.43	-42.49	29	67	100
2025-02-14	46.21	-0.05	50	33	100
2025-02-21	44.97	-11.7	44	20	100
2025-02-28	42.73	-14.19	43	20	100
2025-03-07	45.22	14.72	57	60	100
2025-03-14	40.86	-19.14	40	33	100
2025-03-21	42.14	-6.95	47	20	100
2025-03-28	37.54	-29.05	35	33	100
2025-04-04	34.23	-37.51	31	60	100
2025-04-11	30.03	-43.41	28	67	100
2025-04-18	29.36	-40.67	30	60	100
2025-04-25	31.55	-37.47	31	60	100
2025-05-02	33.63	-33.92	33	60	100
2025-05-09	36.06	-17.76	41	0	100
2025-05-16	38.01	-22.92	39	20	100
2025-05-23	40.26	-6.83	47	0	100
2025-05-30	43.12	14.0	57	100	100
2025-06-06	47.56	37.79	69	100	100
2025-06-13	48.04	40.96	70	100	100
2025-06-20	47.21	54.02	77	100	100
2025-06-27	46.39	50.28	75	100	100
2025-07-04	46.69	39.03	70	60	100
2025-07-11	44.80	28.9	64	33	100
2025-07-18	42.93	27.28	64	60	100
2025-07-25	41.87	21.8	61	60	100
2025-08-01	39.82	9.35	55	33	100
2025-08-08	41.28	19.34	60	67	100
2025-08-15	45.33	38.49	69	67	100
2025-08-22	44.55	31.2	66	60	100
2025-08-29	46.88	51.37	76	100	100
2025-09-05	46.43	40.06	70	67	100
2025-09-12	48.51	48.51	74	100	100
2025-09-19	45.72	21.97	61	33	100
2025-09-26	45.23	23.46	62	60	100
2025-10-03	45.56	20.31	60	60	100
2025-10-10	40.03	-9.84	45	50	100
2025-10-17	50.05	57.09	79	100	100
2025-10-24	53.23	65.94	83	100	100
2025-10-31	48.90	36.11	68	33	100
2025-11-07	39.53	-1.76	49	0	100
2025-11-14	39.55	-13.67	43	33	100
2025-11-21	39.18	-21.39	39	60	100
2025-11-28	40.95	-25.8	37	60	100
2025-12-05	40.06	-29.61	35	60	100
2025-12-12	40.31	-26.79	37	50	100
2025-12-19	39.77	-30.81	35	60	100
2025-12-26	38.25	-38.5	31	67	100
2026-01-02	39.23	-26.51	37	20	100
2026-01-09	36.30	-43.52	28	67	100
2026-01-16	35.21	-49.95	25	67	100
2026-01-23	35.92	-46.76	27	67	100
2026-01-30	34.23	-52.21	24	67	100
2026-02-06	33.76	-38.26	31	33	100
2026-02-13	31.35	-54.85	23	67	100
2026-02-20	31.16	-49.27	25	60	100
2026-02-27	30.92	-55.39	22	67	100
2026-03-06	30.28	-52.91	24	67	100
2026-03-13	36.28	-21.16	39	0	100
2026-03-20	33.94	-36.87	32	60	100
2026-03-27	31.32	-44.19	28	67	100
2026-04-03	34.51	-20.46	40	0	100
2026-04-10	35.14	-30.84	35	60	100
2026-04-17	36.94	-13.41	43	20	100
2026-04-24	36.50	-16.79	42	33	100
2026-05-01	35.01	-23.71	38	50	100
2026-05-08	30.71	-46.18	27	100	100
2026-05-15	34.25	-17.41	41	33	100
2026-05-22	33.40	-22.08	39	33	100
2026-05-29	34.21	-15.12	42	20	100
2026-06-05	31.92	-20.47	40	20	100
2026-06-12	32.60	-22.96	39	20	100
2026-06-19	36.47	-2.22	49	50	100
2026-06-26	36.79	6.16	53	60	100
2026-07-03	35.82	3.08	52	50	100
2026-07-10	33.49	-10.6	45	0	100
2026-07-17	32.86	-18.28	41	20	100
2026-07-24	30.37	-35.73	32	60	100
2026-07-31	29.90	-43.2	28	67	100
2026-08-07	24.47	-55.32	22	67	100
2026-08-14	24.26	-43.04	28	60	100
2026-08-21	23.94	-36.76	32	33	100
2026-08-28	23.72	-46.34	27	60	100
2026-09-04	22.68	-49.97	25	67	100
2026-09-11	20.56	-57.31	21	67	100
2026-09-18	19.78	-59.41	20	67	100
2026-09-25	19.55	-55.3	22	67	100
2026-10-02	19.43	-56.05	22	67	100
2026-10-09	19.75	-38.25	31	33	100

SIX SOURCES · LAST 26 OBSERVATIONS

Is support broadening or thinning?

Green is supportive, rose is cautious.
Grey means the reading is unavailable.

Reading	17 Apr	24 Apr	1 May	8 May	15 May	22 May	29 May	5 Jun	12 Jun	19 Jun	26 Jun	3 Jul	10 Jul	17 Jul	24 Jul	31 Jul	7 Aug	14 Aug	21 Aug	28 Aug	4 Sep	11 Sep	18 Sep	25 Sep	2 Oct	9 Oct
Trend	20	18	10	1	10	9	18	5	9	48	52	44	21	17	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Momentum	67	69	56	30	48	46	57	64	38	73	77	73	57	35	29	30	26	23	23	22	28	20	18	18	18	27
Underlying pressure	39	49	52	51	51	50	51	51	48	52	62	76	77	71	51	33	23	16	12	9	8	7	7	7	7	7
Price & volume	62	44	43	24	70	59	59	43	58	61	67	55	40	46	35	30	8	55	69	53	41	26	20	34	32	68
Relative strength	4	3	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Modeled Trend	55	54	55	55	56	55	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	59	59	58	57	58	58	58	58

Each cell is a finished component score from 0–100. Components can disagree even when the combined reading stays positive.

STRONGEST CURRENT SOURCE

Price & volume

68/100

LEAST SUPPORTIVE SOURCE

Trend

0/100

WHAT WOULD CHANGE THE READ?

Three paths to keep in view

Conditional research scenarios.
No assumed price target or timing.

Continuation

Price and evidence stay together

Further price weakness alongside cautious trend, pressure and relative strength would support the current defensive read.

Change of direction

Repair needs follow-through

Improving EMD while price still falls is an early observation. A turn in price and broader agreement would strengthen a repair case.

Cycle context

A range extreme is a location

An upper zone can persist during a strong advance; a lower zone can persist during a decline. Use departures, EMD direction and the related price charts together.

EARLIER COMPARABLE READINGS

What followed similar conditions?

Same ticker · similar score and direction of change.
Returns exclude costs and dividends.

4 WEEKS LATER+3.9%

Median price return · 11 non-overlapping examples

Observed range: -14.3% to +28.2%
Positive returns: 55%
All-period comparison: -6.1% median

13 WEEKS LATER+2.3%

Median price return · 6 non-overlapping examples

Observed range: -13.1% to +18.4%
Positive returns: 67%
All-period comparison: -9.5% median

How these comparisons are selected

Earlier observations must have the same constructive/fading/repair/deterioration condition, a score within ten points of today’s score and at least the same component coverage. The first 30 observations are omitted for warm-up; examples are spaced by the forward horizon to avoid overlap. Gapped return windows are excluded. The all-period comparison uses the same available history and spacing, without matching the current state. These are reconstructed observations, not a point-in-time strategy backtest or a forecast.

RECENT CYCLE HISTORY

How the current reading developed

19 Jun 2026Up-cycle confirmedUSD 36.47

17 Apr 2026Up-cycle confirmedUSD 36.94

23 May 2025Up-cycle confirmedUSD 40.26

14 Feb 2025Up-cycle confirmedUSD 46.21

30 Aug 2024Up-cycle confirmedUSD 43.69

12 Apr 2024Lower cycle zone confirmedUSD 55.92

THE FULL PRICE CYCLE

Follow the journey from one zone to the other

Cycle states use trailing completed-week observations.

Lower zone

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

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.

Upper zone

Price establishes residence near the top of its long-cycle range. A high range position can persist. Watch EMD for exhaustion and loss of support before interpreting it as a turn.

Downward journey

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

CURRENT READINGS