NASDAQ ยท ETF ยท ENHANCED MARKET DYNAMICS

SMH

VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF

US

EMD SCORE73/100

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 build67% directional agreement89% evidence confidence
Completed week
25 Sep 2026
Latest close
USD 606.56
Evidence
156 weeks

COMPLETED-WEEK OVERVIEW

Price and market conditions over time

5 supportive ยท 1 cautious

Enhanced Market Dynamics and the price cycle156 completed weeks ยท bars use the left EMD axis; price uses the right axis.
6 Oct 2023โ€“25 Sep 2026
CONSTRUCTIVE PRESSURE CAUTIOUS PRESSURE EMD PRICE ยท USD +100+500-50-100 691.28398.18105.07 6 Oct 2023 ยท EMD 61/100 ยท close 146.38 13 Oct 2023 ยท EMD 56/100 ยท close 146.41 20 Oct 2023 ยท EMD 51/100 ยท close 140.22 27 Oct 2023 ยท EMD 48/100 ยท close 136.48 3 Nov 2023 ยท EMD 62/100 ยท close 147.53 10 Nov 2023 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 155.19 17 Nov 2023 ยท EMD 74/100 ยท close 160.41 24 Nov 2023 ยท EMD 69/100 ยท close 159.61 1 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 158.99 8 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 160.32 15 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 171.77 22 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 172.01 29 Dec 2023 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 173.59 5 Jan 2024 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 164.86 12 Jan 2024 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 171.68 19 Jan 2024 ยท EMD 86/100 ยท close 185.81 26 Jan 2024 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 186.89 2 Feb 2024 ยท EMD 88/100 ยท close 189.82 9 Feb 2024 ยท EMD 91/100 ยท close 202.36 16 Feb 2024 ยท EMD 86/100 ยท close 200.27 23 Feb 2024 ยท EMD 89/100 ยท close 207.09 1 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 91/100 ยท close 218.92 8 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 223.34 15 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 216.24 22 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 91/100 ยท close 225.97 29 Mar 2024 ยท EMD 86/100 ยท close 223.34 5 Apr 2024 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 221.01 12 Apr 2024 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 219.06 19 Apr 2024 ยท EMD 70/100 ยท close 197.75 26 Apr 2024 ยท EMD 82/100 ยท close 216.04 3 May 2024 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 216.13 10 May 2024 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 221.66 17 May 2024 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 228.56 24 May 2024 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 242.47 31 May 2024 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 238.72 7 Jun 2024 ยท EMD 84/100 ยท close 250.36 14 Jun 2024 ยท EMD 87/100 ยท close 265.93 21 Jun 2024 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 262.95 28 Jun 2024 ยท EMD 85/100 ยท close 258.79 5 Jul 2024 ยท EMD 87/100 ยท close 267.74 12 Jul 2024 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 272.44 19 Jul 2024 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 246.32 26 Jul 2024 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 238.55 2 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 57/100 ยท close 216.83 9 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 68/100 ยท close 223.20 16 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 71/100 ยท close 244.90 23 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 246.57 30 Aug 2024 ยท EMD 66/100 ยท close 241.68 6 Sep 2024 ยท EMD 48/100 ยท close 213.42 13 Sep 2024 ยท EMD 54/100 ยท close 235.17 20 Sep 2024 ยท EMD 51/100 ยท close 236.16 27 Sep 2024 ยท EMD 62/100 ยท close 245.92 4 Oct 2024 ยท EMD 65/100 ยท close 246.00 11 Oct 2024 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 254.81 18 Oct 2024 ยท EMD 63/100 ยท close 249.67 25 Oct 2024 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 251.11 1 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 61/100 ยท close 242.96 8 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 71/100 ยท close 257.44 15 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 53/100 ยท close 238.19 22 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 58/100 ยท close 242.83 29 Nov 2024 ยท EMD 51/100 ยท close 240.36 6 Dec 2024 ยท EMD 51/100 ยท close 246.79 13 Dec 2024 ยท EMD 54/100 ยท close 247.66 20 Dec 2024 ยท EMD 48/100 ยท close 240.93 27 Dec 2024 ยท EMD 52/100 ยท close 247.64 3 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 55/100 ยท close 251.11 10 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 49/100 ยท close 246.42 17 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 65/100 ยท close 257.46 24 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 61/100 ยท close 260.73 31 Jan 2025 ยท EMD 56/100 ยท close 242.87 7 Feb 2025 ยท EMD 56/100 ยท close 244.25 14 Feb 2025 ยท EMD 59/100 ยท close 251.81 21 Feb 2025 ยท EMD 52/100 ยท close 249.22 28 Feb 2025 ยท EMD 41/100 ยท close 232.06 7 Mar 2025 ยท EMD 40/100 ยท close 224.40 14 Mar 2025 ยท EMD 45/100 ยท close 225.88 21 Mar 2025 ยท EMD 39/100 ยท close 224.08 28 Mar 2025 ยท EMD 32/100 ยท close 211.52 4 Apr 2025 ยท EMD 27/100 ยท close 180.25 11 Apr 2025 ยท EMD 38/100 ยท close 200.69 18 Apr 2025 ยท EMD 30/100 ยท close 191.94 25 Apr 2025 ยท EMD 41/100 ยท close 211.32 2 May 2025 ยท EMD 43/100 ยท close 218.36 9 May 2025 ยท EMD 43/100 ยท close 222.72 16 May 2025 ยท EMD 51/100 ยท close 245.67 23 May 2025 ยท EMD 47/100 ยท close 236.71 30 May 2025 ยท EMD 50/100 ยท close 239.02 6 Jun 2025 ยท EMD 61/100 ยท close 251.96 13 Jun 2025 ยท EMD 59/100 ยท close 256.20 20 Jun 2025 ยท EMD 66/100 ยท close 259.47 27 Jun 2025 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 277.57 4 Jul 2025 ยท EMD 82/100 ยท close 282.75 11 Jul 2025 ยท EMD 84/100 ยท close 286.61 18 Jul 2025 ยท EMD 84/100 ยท close 289.42 25 Jul 2025 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 286.61 1 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 283.08 8 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 292.63 15 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 294.74 22 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 292.74 29 Aug 2025 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 289.40 5 Sep 2025 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 292.38 12 Sep 2025 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 303.39 19 Sep 2025 ยท EMD 85/100 ยท close 314.74 26 Sep 2025 ยท EMD 86/100 ยท close 320.83 3 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 88/100 ยท close 335.65 10 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 77/100 ยท close 324.34 17 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 88/100 ยท close 341.78 24 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 88/100 ยท close 350.06 31 Oct 2025 ยท EMD 86/100 ยท close 361.91 7 Nov 2025 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 347.05 14 Nov 2025 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 343.92 21 Nov 2025 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 325.13 28 Nov 2025 ยท EMD 84/100 ยท close 351.20 5 Dec 2025 ยท EMD 84/100 ยท close 363.30 12 Dec 2025 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 353.04 19 Dec 2025 ยท EMD 83/100 ยท close 355.14 26 Dec 2025 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 365.86 2 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 373.30 9 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 85/100 ยท close 389.22 16 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 86/100 ยท close 400.39 23 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 85/100 ยท close 400.09 30 Jan 2026 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 403.46 6 Feb 2026 ยท EMD 88/100 ยท close 401.65 13 Feb 2026 ยท EMD 85/100 ยท close 407.72 20 Feb 2026 ยท EMD 88/100 ยท close 415.03 27 Feb 2026 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 406.37 6 Mar 2026 ยท EMD 72/100 ยท close 380.56 13 Mar 2026 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 387.33 20 Mar 2026 ยท EMD 70/100 ยท close 384.74 27 Mar 2026 ยท EMD 61/100 ยท close 374.25 3 Apr 2026 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 392.32 10 Apr 2026 ยท EMD 78/100 ยท close 436.88 17 Apr 2026 ยท EMD 84/100 ยท close 464.16 24 Apr 2026 ยท EMD 88/100 ยท close 506.44 1 May 2026 ยท EMD 90/100 ยท close 509.82 8 May 2026 ยท EMD 92/100 ยท close 566.54 15 May 2026 ยท EMD 84/100 ยท close 556.34 22 May 2026 ยท EMD 91/100 ยท close 576.32 29 May 2026 ยท EMD 89/100 ยท close 598.93 5 Jun 2026 ยท EMD 79/100 ยท close 569.69 12 Jun 2026 ยท EMD 93/100 ยท close 619.96 19 Jun 2026 ยท EMD 91/100 ยท close 659.88 26 Jun 2026 ยท EMD 80/100 ยท close 611.61 3 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 81/100 ยท close 592.29 10 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 87/100 ยท close 611.03 17 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 76/100 ยท close 556.53 24 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 561.19 31 Jul 2026 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 540.53 7 Aug 2026 ยท EMD 75/100 ยท close 582.70 14 Aug 2026 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 587.82 21 Aug 2026 ยท EMD 65/100 ยท close 560.42 28 Aug 2026 ยท EMD 67/100 ยท close 553.11 4 Sep 2026 ยท EMD 69/100 ยท close 567.01 11 Sep 2026 ยท EMD 65/100 ยท close 568.53 18 Sep 2026 ยท EMD 68/100 ยท close 573.00 25 Sep 2026 ยท EMD 73/100 ยท close 606.56 19 Jan 2024 ยท Up-cycle confirmed ยท close 185.81 3 Jul 2026 ยท Down-cycle confirmed ยท close 592.29 6 Oct 20234 Apr 202525 Sep 2026
Constructive EMDCautious EMDCompleted-week priceUp-cycle confirmationDown-cycle confirmation
Cycle position 92%Current EMD +45.94-week EMD change +12.2156-week price range USD 136.48โ€“659.88

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

35/100-0.86

Cautious pressure beneath price
4-week change +0.06

02

Trend and deviation

98/100+13.3% vs Trend Line

Price structure supports the trend
Trend gate active

03

Momentum and SMI

74/1004w +9.7% ยท 13w -0.8%

Momentum is supportive
SMI 0.59

04

Price-volume pressure

65/10065% constructive pressure

Volume is confirming the close
Volume ratio 0.92x

05

Relative leadership

93/10015.84

Leadership is supportive
4-week change +2.55

06

Modeled Trend

87/100Modeled Trend 0.66

Modeled Trend is supportive
Smoothed Modeled Trend 0.80

Evidence context