Weekly structural research ยท NASDAQ ยท Technology

AXTI Stage Analysis

AXT Inc

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close USD 68.46Tenure DevelopingBenchmark QQQ
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Balance ยท Balance after decline

Directional pressure has compressed into balance.

Trend and Activity are compressed into balance, so neither side has durable control. Prior structure and the next directional change provide context; balance alone is not assumed to be a base.

  • The Trend gate is down within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: improving.
  • Activity structure: compressed and contracting.
Direction -15โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 15/100directional strength
Maturity 32/100lifecycle context
Confidence 68/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Downstructural direction
Activity structure Compressedcontracting separation
Price acceptance +0.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +257.4%USD 19.16 ยท weakening
Trend Architecture map ยท Historical context

Weekly close, Activity, Trend and Fair Value

Follow price and Trend first, then add Activity Lines to inspect the structure. Subtle bands show the regime recognized at each completed observation; the dashed line marks current Fair Value, not a historical forecast.

CloseTrendCurrent Fair Value
Background stage key
  • BalanceDirection is contained.
  • Rotation UpStructure is turning higher.
  • Upward ExpansionUptrend is established.
  • DecelerationUptrend is losing energy.
  • Rotation DownStructure is turning lower.
  • Downward ExpansionDowntrend is established.
View chart values ยท 156 observations
WeekCloseTrendRelative StrengthVolumeRegimeDirectionEnergy
2026-10-0968.4676.9418.9336329305Balance-1515
2026-10-0285.8776.2952.7439855236Balance1715
2026-09-2578.9474.5145.3240637631Balance-169
2026-09-1870.0373.1436.7251567077Balance-1821
2026-09-1164.7771.7930.7936156973Balance-1819
2026-09-0461.6470.4426.7338400188Balance-108
2026-08-2858.6369.1923.7935652651Balance-913
2026-08-2170.7467.8553.4162979471Balance914
2026-08-1481.6466.0877.5854519162Balance2615
2026-08-0788.5864.09101.4885433864Rotation Down2318
2026-07-3160.4361.9150.0970133910Rotation Down-2342
2026-07-2447.2360.4521.3131472980Rotation Down-2844
2026-07-1745.8659.3918.5147027689Deceleration-3034
2026-07-1057.2158.3544.7743257023Deceleration-321
2026-07-0356.6256.9349.8428169408Deceleration717
2026-06-2670.1555.4392.5264953121Deceleration2622
2026-06-1984.5753.45129.8442305975Upward Expansion3923
2026-06-1297.1850.93183.3145497188Upward Expansion4839
2026-06-0589.0448.04180.3843267118Upward Expansion6253
2026-05-29103.1645.39227.4034036580Upward Expansion6764
2026-05-22140.8342.21390.1048011809Upward Expansion8789
2026-05-15123.7837.72380.6343789908Upward Expansion8584
2026-05-08116.3633.74395.3960027582Upward Expansion8885
2026-05-0196.0030.00375.8161796560Upward Expansion8574
2026-04-2476.1626.97321.0778833066Upward Expansion7466
2026-04-1782.5624.59406.4554406678Upward Expansion8872
2026-04-1064.1821.98362.0983949160Upward Expansion7767
2026-04-0352.8419.96335.1473562198Upward Expansion6771
2026-03-2760.6318.30464.8954233135Upward Expansion8887
2026-03-2054.2416.38446.6952165551Upward Expansion9091
2026-03-1348.8614.67437.1457029191Upward Expansion9289
2026-03-0632.3713.11290.8054447520Upward Expansion6970
2026-02-2737.9012.10386.1842664179Upward Expansion8984
2026-02-2029.6810.90316.7725273309Upward Expansion8365
2026-02-1324.249.99272.2740577350Upward Expansion7357
2026-02-0624.069.26289.8435496250Upward Expansion7860
2026-01-3018.548.53215.7530621288Upward Expansion6459
2026-01-2317.407.99212.3424844418Upward Expansion6662
2026-01-1622.097.47318.6833738241Upward Expansion8271
2026-01-0922.996.80364.8363571491Upward Expansion9376
2026-01-0216.766.10276.1031991108Upward Expansion8172
2025-12-2615.375.61260.858701073Upward Expansion7871
2025-12-1914.655.14269.2721990138Upward Expansion8172
2025-12-1214.814.70298.6624506328Upward Expansion9175
2025-12-0511.584.26226.2817177448Upward Expansion8172
2025-11-2810.703.92220.067943403Upward Expansion8085
2025-11-218.933.60194.0014657815Upward Expansion6784
2025-11-1410.443.35247.6824554780Upward Expansion9095
2025-11-079.463.05231.9620751076Upward Expansion9491
2025-10-317.952.77183.8423998941Upward Expansion9375
2025-10-246.062.55128.7513215939Upward Expansion8973
2025-10-174.512.3977.377968041Upward Expansion6665
2025-10-104.032.3063.9910382202Upward Expansion6877
2025-10-035.132.22105.5111607392Upward Expansion9196
2025-09-264.662.1191.8710942501Upward Expansion9297
2025-09-194.342.0180.066936861Upward Expansion9497
2025-09-123.661.9157.295942322Upward Expansion8995
2025-09-053.111.8736.952992919Upward Expansion7881
2025-08-292.901.8329.102248919Upward Expansion7765
2025-08-222.821.8124.887007291Upward Expansion7644
2025-08-152.051.79-10.60780305Upward Expansion4226
2025-08-082.141.80-7.35999518Upward Expansion5738
2025-08-011.921.79-14.471689553Rotation Up6044
2025-07-252.351.811.161387302Rotation Up4160
2025-07-182.441.804.562644993Rotation Up5163
2025-07-112.201.80-5.724144507Rotation Up4356
2025-07-042.141.80-10.12709525Rotation Up3458
2025-06-272.031.80-14.561968410Rotation Up2939
2025-06-201.841.80-20.541439415Downward Expansion1830
2025-06-132.161.81-8.368984205Downward Expansion1727
2025-06-061.781.80-26.031452361Downward Expansion-1417
2025-05-301.511.81-37.11885484Downward Expansion-3824
2025-05-231.461.83-39.421172785Downward Expansion-4229
2025-05-161.491.87-40.771388037Downward Expansion-4430
2025-05-091.251.91-47.821333139Downward Expansion-6345
2025-05-021.391.95-43.331092852Downward Expansion-6148
2025-04-251.421.99-41.381168217Downward Expansion-6467
2025-04-181.192.03-48.481243790Downward Expansion-7176
2025-04-111.162.06-51.642109772Downward Expansion-7773
2025-04-041.242.10-45.482865075Downward Expansion-7859
2025-03-281.482.13-42.211774757Downward Expansion-7155
2025-03-211.682.17-37.531807003Downward Expansion-6163
2025-03-141.802.21-34.622418599Downward Expansion-6271
2025-03-071.622.25-44.022979663Downward Expansion-7073
2025-02-281.602.28-47.7310593909Downward Expansion-7369
2025-02-211.582.31-51.1510706359Balance-7762
2025-02-142.232.37-33.821375985Balance-4523
2025-02-072.102.40-36.151471425Balance-5227
2025-01-312.092.46-36.721101855Balance-5427
2025-01-242.302.50-31.721170678Balance-2211
2025-01-172.262.54-32.261361595Downward Expansion-3317
2025-01-102.132.58-34.72972081Downward Expansion-3921
2025-01-032.272.63-32.411031770Downward Expansion-3217
2024-12-272.282.67-33.021294535Downward Expansion-3519
2024-12-202.182.72-35.661350492Downward Expansion-3923
2024-12-132.312.77-33.721530000Downward Expansion-5334
2024-12-062.192.80-37.123164279Downward Expansion-6055
2024-11-292.142.85-36.871140725Downward Expansion-6272
2024-11-221.972.90-41.602031975Downward Expansion-6676
2024-11-151.842.93-44.641884503Downward Expansion-7675
2024-11-082.052.96-40.712136783Downward Expansion-6849
2024-11-012.113.01-35.863198709Downward Expansion-5733
2024-10-252.723.04-19.06988296Downward Expansion-3519
2024-10-182.613.10-22.321073052Downward Expansion-4025
2024-10-112.583.18-23.272456243Downward Expansion-5538
2024-10-042.533.26-24.081123302Downward Expansion-6046
2024-09-272.553.33-23.752268556Downward Expansion-6263
2024-09-202.103.38-36.831561162Downward Expansion-7676
2024-09-132.353.44-28.70767762Downward Expansion-7062
2024-09-062.323.44-25.70725524Downward Expansion-7459
2024-08-302.653.45-20.32719687Downward Expansion-6564
2024-08-232.943.45-12.65779993Downward Expansion-6068
2024-08-162.873.43-13.881932073Downward Expansion-5969
2024-08-092.433.43-23.211608363Downward Expansion-7975
2024-08-022.683.43-15.402796464Deceleration-4546
2024-07-263.253.43-1.081415637Deceleration-2421
2024-07-193.353.40-0.891587099Deceleration-16
2024-07-123.753.376.25978401Deceleration2610
2024-07-053.293.34-7.14692586Deceleration96
2024-06-283.383.30-1.561206914Deceleration2411
2024-06-213.603.264.141242926Deceleration3218
2024-06-143.633.204.771351190Deceleration3318
2024-06-073.563.155.721496373Deceleration3115
2024-05-313.813.1015.332360619Deceleration3619
2024-05-243.463.052.701773781Deceleration2613
2024-05-173.283.00-2.091391072Deceleration148
2024-05-103.612.979.313421698Deceleration1514
2024-05-033.662.9212.1715536571Deceleration2120
2024-04-262.972.88-8.172059916Deceleration1425
2024-04-192.772.86-11.314351386Deceleration1620
2024-04-123.432.853.076394089Upward Expansion4127
2024-04-053.112.81-7.7711102539Upward Expansion5746
2024-03-294.592.7933.322518897Upward Expansion6784
2024-03-224.952.7242.264756635Upward Expansion7791
2024-03-154.872.6443.775087724Upward Expansion8393
2024-03-084.582.5533.254768239Upward Expansion8589
2024-03-014.272.4821.5915504232Upward Expansion8480
2024-02-233.862.4410.79103686807Upward Expansion8362
2024-02-162.402.41-31.23610650Balance98
2024-02-092.522.43-30.63499360Balance2521
2024-02-022.522.45-31.57390513Rotation Up2725
2024-01-262.582.46-31.58743373Rotation Up1928
2024-01-192.652.49-31.20582945Rotation Up2736
2024-01-122.632.51-31.68645213Balance2728
2024-01-052.502.54-34.64483290Balance-122
2023-12-292.402.58-40.61931914Balance-823
2023-12-222.482.62-39.68706395Downward Expansion-1622
2023-12-152.702.66-35.011253424Downward Expansion-1113
2023-12-082.332.68-43.171006061Downward Expansion-5945
2023-12-012.022.70-51.501139670Downward Expansion-6670
2023-11-241.992.73-53.29256940Downward Expansion-7170
2023-11-172.042.76-52.82548260Downward Expansion-7073
2023-11-101.982.79-54.34875448Downward Expansion-7773
2023-11-032.252.84-47.771438780Downward Expansion-6154
2023-10-272.072.90-49.871209254Downward Expansion-7866
2023-10-202.242.96-48.05872292Downward Expansion-7153
Price vs TrendBelow-11.0%
Trend directionRising+24.3%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+257.4%
Fair Value directionMoving away-59.9%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+18.9%
Relative strength directionWeakening-25.8%
Price momentumPositive+6.7%
Volume balanceDemand-led1.66ร—
Beyond the current label

Is the structure strengthening or losing force?

Direction and energy measure different things

Direction shows the upward or downward lean. Energy shows the force behind the structural move: high energy can accompany a strong decline as well as an advance.

Direction

-15 / ยฑ100

+2.5 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

15 /100

-4.0 points since 2026-09-11

Recent change compares the latest reading with four observations earlier. Missing readings remain unavailable. Use the chart values above to inspect individual observations.

Comparative structural evidence

Why this architecture regime won

Every regime is evaluated
Balance67
Rotation Up34
Upward Expansion32
Deceleration40
Rotation Down25
Downward Expansion45

The winning regime is the state most consistent with the complete SM evidence set. Direction, energy, maturity and confidence describe different aspects of the current structure, while contradictory evidence remains visible rather than being averaged into false certainty.

Time spent in each state

The context behind todayโ€™s regime

2023-10-20 to 2026-10-09 ยท 156 classified observations out of 156 shown.

Balance 12%Rotation Up 6%Upward Expansion 35%Deceleration 13%Rotation Down 2%Downward Expansion 33%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Balance2026-08-142026-10-09Developing-16.1%
Rotation Down2026-07-242026-08-07New+87.6%
Deceleration2026-06-262026-07-17New-34.6%
Upward Expansion2025-08-082026-06-19Extended+3851.9%
Rotation Up2025-06-272025-08-01Developing-5.4%
Downward Expansion2025-02-282025-06-20Established+15.0%
Balance2025-01-242025-02-21Developing-31.3%
Downward Expansion2024-08-092025-01-17Established-7.0%
Deceleration2024-04-192024-08-02Established-3.2%
Upward Expansion2024-02-232024-04-12Developing-11.1%
Balance2024-02-092024-02-16New-4.8%
Rotation Up2024-01-192024-02-02New-4.9%
Balance2023-12-292024-01-12New+9.6%
Downward Expansion2023-03-102023-12-22Extended-34.0%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing14
Stage 2 ยท Advancing44
Stage 3 ยท Distribution58
Stage 4 ยท Declining26

Legacy result: Stage 3 ยท Stage 3A ยท Churning. It remains visible while the experimental architecture is validated rather than being silently discarded.

Leadership versus QQQ

Is relative performance confirming the geometry?

Confirmation, not classification

Relative Strength

The security is compared with its market benchmark on the SM scale. Above zero indicates relative leadership; direction shows whether that leadership is improving or weakening.

Confirmation evidence

Leading benchmark

Architecture confirmation
6/100
Current Relative Strength
18.93
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
+6.7%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-16.3%
Technology regime cohort
47th percentile95 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.78ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.66ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution3 / 3

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+50.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationImproving

Current relationship between Fast Activity and Slow Activity.

Structure stability+62.5%

Whether recent Activity evidence is stable or remains in balance.

Weekly volume with architecture context

Bars show completed weekly volume; the dashed line provides typical-volume context. Both measures use the same scale.

Decision architecture

References that would change the structural read

Evidence levels, not orders
Fast Activity USD 75.16rising
Slow Activity USD 74.54rising
Trend Reference USD 76.94-11.0% close margin
Current Fair Value USD 19.16+257.4% close margin
Structural low USD 36.73shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Persistent fast/slow separation and fan expansion would end Balance; direction determines whether it becomes Rotation Up or Rotation Down.

Range context +27.3%
Annualized volatility +127.3%
From structural high -52.2%
From structural low +1473.8%
Point-in-time evidence

What followed this architecture in this market?

Descriptive history, never a forecast

Historical comparisons use only the structural read that would have been available at each completed observation. Independent observations are used where possible, with benchmark comparison beginning after each recognized state.

Outcome horizon Samples Median movePositive periodsDirectional follow-through Median excess vs QQQ Regime survived Read
Near term10-0.1%-31.3% to +81.7%+50.0%+50.0%-2.6%+30.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate6-24.1%-38.3% to +91.2%+16.7%+16.7%-24.0%+0.0%Usable descriptive sample
Extended6-18.5%-49.3% to +40.8%+33.3%+33.3%-8.4%+0.0%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4-23.5%-54.6% to +656.5%+25.0%+25.0%-28.8%+0.0%Too little matched history
Evidence framework

What the analysis measures and where its limits lie

Trend Architecture

Trend Architecture brings Price, Fast Activity, Slow Activity and Trend into one structural read. It identifies balance, rotation, expansion, deceleration and contraction while requiring persistent evidence for confirmed regime changes.

Evidence roles

Trend, Activity, relative strength, volume and Fair Value each have a defined role in the SM evidence framework. No single reading is treated as sufficient on its own, and conflicting evidence remains visible.

Fair Value and RS

Current Fair Value provides a long-term price anchor and shows whether price is trading above, below or repairing toward that reference. Relative Strength compares the security with its benchmark and shows whether leadership is improving or weakening.

Known limitations

Weekly structure recognizes conditions after they develop. Event gaps can bypass smooth transitions, sideways markets can rotate repeatedly, and historical samples for a particular regime can be thin.

Independent market research for education. Not investment advice, a recommendation, a forecast, a target, or an execution instruction. Historical regime behaviour does not establish what happens next.

Evidence context