Weekly structural research ยท VIE ยท Technology

MSFT Stage Analysis

Microsoft Corporation

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close EUR 476.90Tenure DevelopingBenchmark ^ATX
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Upward Expansion ยท Established expansion

The weekly architecture is expanding upward.

Trend and Activity show sustained positive alignment with constructive price acceptance. Directional energy remains positive; cooling within this regime can indicate that it is maturing.

  • The Trend gate is up within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: improving.
  • Activity structure: wide and contracting.
Direction 84โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 72/100directional strength
Maturity 44/100lifecycle context
Confidence 79/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Widecontracting separation
Price acceptance +50.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +24.3%EUR 383.61 ยท improving
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
2026-10-09476.90376.899.121792Upward Expansion8472
2026-10-02457.70372.521.381763Upward Expansion7969
2026-09-25451.85369.07-3.831420Upward Expansion7869
2026-09-18430.40365.10-7.162202Upward Expansion6365
2026-09-11428.15361.99-9.58828Upward Expansion6582
2026-09-04430.65358.88-9.4895Upward Expansion6788
2026-08-28444.05355.69-6.42115Upward Expansion8494
2026-08-21414.30352.92-11.33207Upward Expansion6688
2026-08-14428.86352.26-10.27124Upward Expansion8895
2026-08-07433.65351.14-8.85129Rotation Up9087
2026-07-31397.18350.26-14.66746Rotation Up3830
2026-07-24337.76350.38-28.15424Downward Expansion-4827
2026-07-17341.40352.85-27.16283Downward Expansion-5347
2026-07-10335.60355.20-30.50383Downward Expansion-5451
2026-07-03338.65357.51-31.50499Balance-5342
2026-06-26325.50359.88-33.27879Balance-5339
2026-06-19330.30363.08-34.2847Balance-4421
2026-06-12335.45365.64-31.16450Balance-2216
2026-06-05365.55368.95-23.5867Balance124
2026-05-29380.60370.90-21.88862Balance1525
2026-05-22361.40373.08-24.291288Balance-514
2026-05-15363.19375.94-22.871209Downward Expansion-617
2026-05-08353.11378.29-25.812864Downward Expansion-2829
2026-05-01342.94381.20-27.342005Downward Expansion-3725
2026-04-24358.35384.41-24.13678Downward Expansion-4429
2026-04-17363.64386.81-26.002316Downward Expansion-6149
2026-04-10315.86389.11-34.461606Downward Expansion-7167
2026-04-03320.15393.01-29.811599Downward Expansion-7266
2026-03-27311.67396.34-29.721335Downward Expansion-8468
2026-03-20332.02400.32-24.46807Downward Expansion-7565
2026-03-13345.68403.61-22.701559Downward Expansion-6564
2026-03-06354.21406.83-23.132202Downward Expansion-6880
2026-02-27332.82409.78-31.811363Downward Expansion-7591
2026-02-20337.01413.65-32.681082Downward Expansion-7892
2026-02-13335.00416.88-31.471775Downward Expansion-8694
2026-02-06334.85420.17-32.532853Downward Expansion-9394
2026-01-30360.92423.21-27.162779Downward Expansion-8678
2026-01-23394.59425.11-19.791251Downward Expansion-6558
2026-01-16395.09426.00-19.621353Downward Expansion-6852
2026-01-09407.42426.59-16.73757Downward Expansion-5640
2026-01-02400.81426.61-17.90209Downward Expansion-6655
2025-12-26411.60426.90-14.66592Rotation Down-5854
2025-12-19412.15426.54-14.93652Rotation Down-3149
2025-12-12404.84425.93-14.95843Rotation Down-4358
2025-12-05409.81425.77-14.18720Balance-2842
2025-11-28421.50424.90-11.10954Balance-1423
2025-11-21406.93423.50-10.731019Balance-1116
2025-11-14434.69421.16-6.39472Upward Expansion3621
2025-11-07424.22417.43-7.11863Upward Expansion3824
2025-10-31446.01414.42-3.821609Upward Expansion6245
2025-10-24447.25410.58-0.90969Deceleration6442
2025-10-17433.65407.26-2.33560Deceleration5033
2025-10-10440.40404.56-2.88630Deceleration5839
2025-10-03439.11401.58-5.16493Deceleration6038
2025-09-26430.57398.72-5.17596Deceleration3724
2025-09-19432.46396.72-4.44802Deceleration3927
2025-09-12432.86395.35-4.99559Deceleration4128
2025-09-05420.15393.70-7.00505Upward Expansion4637
2025-08-29431.12392.79-5.08226Upward Expansion6254
2025-08-22430.47391.58-8.73500Upward Expansion6663
2025-08-15442.44391.19-7.51369Upward Expansion6980
2025-08-08442.73390.16-5.21720Upward Expansion7384
2025-08-01448.88388.811.621927Upward Expansion8793
2025-07-25433.87387.30-4.371054Upward Expansion7688
2025-07-18433.77386.39-2.65841Upward Expansion8189
2025-07-11425.94385.83-4.56524Rotation Up7784
2025-07-04417.96385.65-4.52318Rotation Up4362
2025-06-27421.18385.55-4.881434Rotation Up4963
2025-06-20412.86384.70-5.311623Rotation Up3660
2025-06-13408.11383.99-7.181209Rotation Up3463
2025-06-06409.39383.37-9.222902Rotation Up4064
2025-05-30400.87382.69-10.901604Rotation Up3347
2025-05-23393.94381.86-11.731982Downward Expansion2840
2025-05-16400.08381.80-11.681507Downward Expansion425
2025-05-09383.48381.12-13.031342Downward Expansion-2118
2025-05-02379.63380.79-10.141531Downward Expansion-3835
2025-04-25336.86380.59-19.281345Downward Expansion-6660
2025-04-18322.68382.00-20.15757Downward Expansion-7972
2025-04-11333.80384.06-13.314910Downward Expansion-7576
2025-04-04330.83385.63-15.461685Downward Expansion-8590
2025-03-28347.79386.52-20.21585Rotation Down-7588
2025-03-21352.58387.24-21.06969Rotation Down-4978
2025-03-14350.90387.68-22.531553Rotation Down-5777
2025-03-07353.38388.46-22.251698Rotation Down-5269
2025-02-28370.73388.81-16.021131Deceleration-3944
2025-02-21391.24388.60-9.55620Deceleration421
2025-02-14383.26388.36-12.36635Deceleration-514
2025-02-07392.83388.74-5.691137Deceleration2716
2025-01-31394.95389.30-5.023095Upward Expansion3724
2025-01-24418.73390.211.11467Upward Expansion6640
2025-01-17411.48390.111.121103Upward Expansion4931
2025-01-10402.30390.122.40731Upward Expansion5537
2025-01-03403.63390.262.91366Upward Expansion6159
2024-12-27406.54389.694.50598Upward Expansion6575
2024-12-20416.90388.438.682023Upward Expansion7380
2024-12-13420.65387.488.26568Rotation Up8482
2024-12-06414.88386.109.01398Rotation Up5361
2024-11-29395.59384.845.51339Balance2642
2024-11-22391.74383.964.88115Balance1932
2024-11-15389.44383.433.73369Balance1625
2024-11-08389.04382.743.93303Balance1315
2024-11-01376.05382.801.16657Balance-2212
2024-10-25392.14383.084.00313Balance-119
2024-10-18379.59382.71-0.43371Balance-3214
2024-10-11373.54382.98-1.58742Balance-3418
2024-10-04373.59382.95-1.30245Balance-3120
2024-09-27379.10382.70-0.76240Balance-3417
2024-09-20384.61382.511.79533Rotation Down-811
2024-09-13380.87382.081.41403Rotation Down-2826
2024-09-06357.59381.71-4.04325Rotation Down-4247
2024-08-30369.40382.50-4.77218Rotation Down-2344
2024-08-23365.81382.53-4.58241Deceleration-2741
2024-08-16374.18382.50-0.61226Deceleration-2034
2024-08-09363.90381.89-1.331749Deceleration-2233
2024-08-02364.54381.280.02663Deceleration-219
2024-07-26383.85380.161.39460Upward Expansion3426
2024-07-19394.80378.464.51591Upward Expansion6251
2024-07-12409.54376.407.66221Upward Expansion6681
2024-07-05422.37373.8611.27313Upward Expansion7989
2024-06-28415.63371.0912.87207Upward Expansion8086
2024-06-21411.90368.4012.81225Upward Expansion8278
2024-06-14406.25365.8813.41389Deceleration7861
2024-06-07386.75363.464.66152Deceleration5733
2024-05-31368.52361.76-0.8429Deceleration3120
2024-05-24388.51360.182.96348Deceleration6335
2024-05-17379.38357.540.56338Deceleration3921
2024-05-10376.97354.921.86219Deceleration3421
2024-05-03369.27352.552.75358Upward Expansion4024
2024-04-26375.64350.196.15435Upward Expansion4735
2024-04-19368.93347.445.05417Upward Expansion6148
2024-04-12390.65344.9311.26205Upward Expansion7568
2024-04-05384.47342.059.82379Upward Expansion7059
2024-03-29381.28339.4210.48143Upward Expansion6757
2024-03-22387.46336.6214.08231Upward Expansion8062
2024-03-15372.85333.3813.27313Upward Expansion6556
2024-03-08365.93330.3812.84451Upward Expansion6360
2024-03-01373.58327.6616.16287Upward Expansion6767
2024-02-23371.72325.0016.42536Upward Expansion6783
2024-02-16369.66322.5516.06642Upward Expansion6888
2024-02-09381.36320.3722.49337Upward Expansion9196
2024-02-02370.16317.7617.14798Upward Expansion8794
2024-01-26365.07315.4815.95462Upward Expansion8792
2024-01-19355.77313.4617.75651Upward Expansion8263
2024-01-12345.44311.6113.52304Upward Expansion7553
2024-01-05331.11310.378.68307Upward Expansion4842
2023-12-29332.67309.189.86363Upward Expansion6152
2023-12-22333.01308.2211.53892Upward Expansion6458
2023-12-15333.50307.1813.61520Upward Expansion6665
2023-12-08339.18305.5917.94372Upward Expansion7588
2023-12-01334.87303.4617.41357Upward Expansion7189
2023-11-24336.29301.3820.96507Upward Expansion8092
2023-11-17333.90299.1420.23467Upward Expansion8491
2023-11-10335.75296.4224.47155Upward Expansion9288
2023-11-03321.10293.6820.62204Upward Expansion8274
2023-10-27309.24291.4323.43941Upward Expansion6749
2023-10-20300.74289.6020.21207Upward Expansion5128
Price vs TrendAbove+26.5%
Trend directionRising+7.6%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+24.3%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+34.4%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+9.1%
Relative strength directionImproving+39.6%
Price momentumPositive+51.0%
Volume balanceDemand-led5.04ร—
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

84 / ยฑ100

+18.7 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

72 /100

-9.3 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
Balance11
Rotation Up71
Upward Expansion83
Deceleration65
Rotation Down16
Downward Expansion12

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 13%Rotation Up 7%Upward Expansion 40%Deceleration 14%Rotation Down 7%Downward Expansion 20%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Upward Expansion2026-08-142026-10-09Developing+11.2%
Rotation Up2026-07-312026-08-07New+9.2%
Downward Expansion2026-07-102026-07-24New+0.6%
Balance2026-05-222026-07-03Developing-6.3%
Downward Expansion2026-01-022026-05-15Established-9.4%
Rotation Down2025-12-122025-12-26New+1.7%
Balance2025-11-212025-12-05New+0.7%
Upward Expansion2025-10-312025-11-14New-2.5%
Deceleration2025-09-122025-10-24Developing+3.3%
Upward Expansion2025-07-182025-09-05Developing-3.1%
Rotation Up2025-05-302025-07-11Developing+6.3%
Downward Expansion2025-04-042025-05-23Developing+19.1%
Rotation Down2025-03-072025-03-28New-1.6%
Deceleration2025-02-072025-02-28New-5.6%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing20
Stage 2 ยท Advancing100
Stage 3 ยท Distribution51
Stage 4 ยท Declining0

Legacy result: Stage 2 ยท Stage 2C ยท Late advance. It remains visible while the experimental architecture is validated rather than being silently discarded.

Leadership versus ^ATX

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
93/100
Current Relative Strength
9.12
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
+51.0%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+38.4%
Technology regime cohort
44th percentile45 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume2.69ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume5.04ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution5 / 1

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+100.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationImproving

Current relationship between Fast Activity and Slow Activity.

Structure stability+0.0%

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 EUR 457.32rising
Slow Activity EUR 399.58rising
Trend Reference EUR 376.89+26.5% close margin
Current Fair Value EUR 383.61+24.3% close margin
Structural low EUR 312.20shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Sustained fan recompression, a fast-line rollover or repeated closes inside/below the fan move the read toward Deceleration or Rotation Down.

Range context +4.5%
Annualized volatility +39.2%
From structural high -0.0%
From structural low +54.2%
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 ^ATX Regime survived Read
Near term32-0.1%-9.8% to +15.0%+46.9%+46.9%-1.5%+75.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate13+0.3%-19.1% to +18.9%+53.8%+53.8%+0.4%+53.8%Usable descriptive sample
Extended8-1.9%-8.9% to +28.8%+37.5%+37.5%-0.6%+37.5%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+15.1%-1.1% to +30.9%+75.0%+75.0%+11.8%+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