Weekly structural research ยท TOR ยท Financial Services

AGF-B Stage Analysis

AGF Management Limited

Week ending 25 Sep 2026Close CAD 15.85Tenure NewBenchmark ^GSPTSE
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Rotation Down ยท Structural failure

The Activity Line structure is rotating downward.

Fast Activity is weakening relative to Slow Activity and price acceptance is deteriorating. Persistent negative Trend confirmation would establish Downward Expansion.

  • The Trend gate is mixed within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: weakening.
  • Activity structure: moderate and contracting.
  • A price shock beyond the complete Activity structure bypassed the ordinary persistence gate.
Direction -52โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 53/100directional strength
Maturity 45/100lifecycle context
Confidence 64/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Mixedstructural direction
Activity structure Moderatecontracting separation
Price acceptance -50.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +32.2%CAD 11.99 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
2026-09-2515.8519.51-17.052283700Rotation Down-5253
2026-09-1818.7219.66-2.141134000Deceleration-222
2026-09-1120.2519.706.391566400Deceleration3326
2026-09-0421.9019.6512.992490200Upward Expansion4943
2026-08-2822.3819.5216.05848700Upward Expansion6562
2026-08-2122.0819.3715.10352200Upward Expansion6766
2026-08-1423.2319.2021.58199700Upward Expansion7088
2026-08-0723.8818.9827.20269300Upward Expansion8795
2026-07-3122.6018.7325.43185300Upward Expansion7390
2026-07-2422.8018.5127.02224500Upward Expansion8594
2026-07-1722.8918.2928.86251300Upward Expansion9397
2026-07-1021.8518.0523.78198400Upward Expansion8686
2026-07-0320.2117.8415.41130000Upward Expansion7371
2026-06-2619.4417.6512.35263900Balance6354
2026-06-1920.1017.4616.5899900Balance6140
2026-06-1218.5817.258.35306900Balance2316
2026-06-0517.0617.081.38161000Deceleration-17
2026-05-2917.3016.971.97622800Deceleration610
2026-05-2216.8116.850.16616800Deceleration-1729
2026-05-1516.8416.752.511243700Deceleration-1935
2026-05-0817.2516.634.602406200Deceleration-1935
2026-05-0116.0816.49-1.661968400Deceleration-730
2026-04-2415.7416.43-3.512326000Deceleration-818
2026-04-1715.4816.38-6.072863900Upward Expansion1313
2026-04-1019.6616.3222.04586400Upward Expansion6250
2026-04-0320.2416.1028.97866100Upward Expansion7454
2026-03-2719.5215.8430.06801800Upward Expansion6954
2026-03-2018.4515.5926.63635100Upward Expansion6361
2026-03-1318.5315.3723.43720300Upward Expansion6667
2026-03-0619.6215.1429.56647300Upward Expansion6875
2026-02-2720.3414.8730.46912000Upward Expansion8993
2026-02-2019.9014.5830.371664700Upward Expansion9390
2026-02-1318.6314.3325.641173600Upward Expansion8678
2026-02-0618.0514.1224.861246900Upward Expansion8573
2026-01-3017.9913.9327.421412600Upward Expansion9180
2026-01-2316.9313.7516.21856100Upward Expansion8281
2026-01-1616.5013.6114.02547900Upward Expansion7690
2026-01-0916.5913.4716.62612500Upward Expansion8594
2026-01-0215.9613.3015.39240900Upward Expansion7591
2025-12-2616.0513.1516.11149600Upward Expansion8594
2025-12-1915.9012.9916.43509200Upward Expansion8791
2025-12-1215.5012.8314.76727300Upward Expansion8577
2025-12-0514.3612.687.47458000Upward Expansion6944
2025-11-2813.9312.564.28481800Upward Expansion6239
2025-11-2113.6012.436.06473600Upward Expansion5436
2025-11-1413.4912.304.89367700Upward Expansion4736
2025-11-0713.8312.149.22756700Upward Expansion6444
2025-10-3113.7611.987.54400700Upward Expansion6344
2025-10-2413.7111.817.03424900Upward Expansion6550
2025-10-1713.2911.674.90430900Upward Expansion6355
2025-10-1013.1411.554.76586300Upward Expansion6781
2025-10-0314.2911.4211.76538900Upward Expansion8393
2025-09-2614.0411.2812.81830500Upward Expansion8490
2025-09-1913.8911.1912.16804700Upward Expansion8682
2025-09-1213.0411.097.72412700Deceleration7449
2025-09-0512.4611.004.44890200Deceleration6334
2025-08-2911.9610.932.45412600Deceleration3521
2025-08-2211.7010.891.57557000Deceleration3225
2025-08-1511.6310.862.90245200Deceleration3624
2025-08-0811.6810.814.43208700Deceleration4334
2025-08-0111.7310.748.24470800Upward Expansion4843
2025-07-2512.3310.6912.32287100Upward Expansion6258
2025-07-1812.3910.6114.17240900Upward Expansion6575
2025-07-1112.3210.5315.40256700Upward Expansion6783
2025-07-0412.4210.4616.81204200Upward Expansion7284
2025-06-2712.7710.4022.39706700Upward Expansion8588
2025-06-2012.2010.3318.51378600Upward Expansion8386
2025-06-1311.5810.2613.02253000Upward Expansion7379
2025-06-0611.5910.2113.92299300Rotation Up7780
2025-05-3011.3010.1812.70286700Rotation Up4560
2025-05-2310.8710.1310.08156300Rotation Up2636
2025-05-1610.9810.1011.21355000Downward Expansion1929
2025-05-0910.8210.0612.66346600Downward Expansion-614
2025-05-0210.1110.047.07236500Downward Expansion-3623
2025-04-259.6010.033.42347500Downward Expansion-6056
2025-04-188.909.99-1.87237200Rotation Down-6670
2025-04-118.869.950.46422100Rotation Down-4260
2025-04-048.759.901.00361300Balance-4755
2025-03-289.509.852.94197900Balance-2330
2025-03-219.659.783.87241800Balance111
2025-03-149.379.712.87404200Upward Expansion86
2025-03-0710.059.649.65509200Upward Expansion4530
2025-02-2811.359.5521.22646400Upward Expansion7651
2025-02-2110.879.4217.75446600Upward Expansion6644
2025-02-1410.339.3111.13202900Upward Expansion5541
2025-02-0710.279.2311.18264800Upward Expansion5643
2025-01-3110.759.1516.37237900Deceleration6745
2025-01-2410.729.0516.91594000Deceleration6840
2025-01-1710.188.9513.33302700Deceleration4025
2025-01-109.688.879.46213600Deceleration3824
2025-01-0310.088.8012.82145400Deceleration4434
2024-12-2710.048.7214.0370400Upward Expansion4639
2024-12-2010.088.6415.85338800Upward Expansion6050
2024-12-1310.218.5714.74297500Upward Expansion6355
2024-12-0610.588.4917.41266600Upward Expansion7163
2024-11-2910.568.3817.92518000Upward Expansion7366
2024-11-2210.128.2814.55343400Upward Expansion6564
2024-11-1510.288.1919.32448000Upward Expansion7167
2024-11-0810.458.0922.69745000Upward Expansion8183
2024-11-0110.037.9920.851852100Upward Expansion7390
2024-10-259.747.9116.99383400Upward Expansion6889
2024-10-189.887.8417.56734000Upward Expansion8093
2024-10-1110.187.7523.54705600Upward Expansion9397
2024-10-049.787.6620.90998500Upward Expansion9188
2024-09-278.357.584.69521700Balance7144
2024-09-207.927.55-0.27430900Balance158
2024-09-137.377.52-5.91351200Balance-2426
2024-09-067.167.50-5.53192000Balance-3736
2024-08-307.467.49-4.10270400Balance-1428
2024-08-237.397.48-4.80238800Balance-1523
2024-08-167.467.46-3.09238800Balance-918
2024-08-097.187.45-3.76200900Balance-313
2024-08-027.387.45-0.73338400Upward Expansion2211
2024-07-267.837.452.56234900Upward Expansion5432
2024-07-197.727.421.68343800Upward Expansion5232
2024-07-127.897.394.03295800Upward Expansion5839
2024-07-057.837.356.24169700Upward Expansion5634
2024-06-287.777.316.46393100Upward Expansion5228
2024-06-217.817.278.67357200Upward Expansion5731
2024-06-147.617.235.74232400Upward Expansion5234
2024-06-077.517.192.74198500Upward Expansion5548
2024-05-317.677.153.76165300Upward Expansion5858
2024-05-247.977.107.86255700Upward Expansion7355
2024-05-177.717.034.05236300Deceleration6538
2024-05-107.526.972.39180100Deceleration4524
2024-05-037.396.922.52156300Upward Expansion4126
2024-04-267.426.883.02222400Upward Expansion5437
2024-04-197.226.841.08223300Upward Expansion5741
2024-04-127.586.825.70245800Upward Expansion6550
2024-04-057.666.785.15395100Upward Expansion7456
2024-03-297.446.752.60245500Upward Expansion6464
2024-03-227.356.742.18174200Upward Expansion6171
2024-03-157.356.712.72183000Upward Expansion6469
2024-03-087.376.703.24243600Upward Expansion6657
2024-03-017.576.686.571182100Deceleration7645
2024-02-236.916.66-2.36295700Deceleration3720
2024-02-166.856.66-2.95242500Upward Expansion4023
2024-02-096.966.66-0.64303400Upward Expansion4735
2024-02-026.986.65-0.84603500Upward Expansion6046
2024-01-266.916.63-2.24613200Upward Expansion6363
2024-01-197.276.633.83525700Rotation Up7780
2024-01-127.166.601.84219300Rotation Up4866
2024-01-057.166.582.24225600Rotation Up4463
2023-12-296.896.56-1.44128900Rotation Up3253
2023-12-226.846.53-1.72176800Rotation Up3146
2023-12-156.816.50-0.22246100Rotation Up3035
2023-12-086.736.48-0.20688400Downward Expansion1827
2023-12-016.576.46-2.90968800Downward Expansion619
2023-11-246.546.45-1.48229800Downward Expansion-2121
2023-11-176.446.45-3.00264800Downward Expansion-4024
2023-11-106.266.46-2.96195800Downward Expansion-6046
2023-11-036.236.48-4.02406200Downward Expansion-6468
2023-10-275.796.50-5.38310500Downward Expansion-7885
2023-10-205.836.53-6.46434900Rotation Down-8385
2023-10-136.076.57-4.13321800Rotation Down-4867
2023-10-066.086.62-2.68417100Balance-4960
Price vs TrendBelow-18.8%
Trend directionRising+6.7%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+32.2%
Fair Value directionMoving away-48.4%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-17.0%
Relative strength directionWeakening-29.4%
Price momentumNegative-18.8%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.20ร—
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

-52 / ยฑ100

-116.5 points since 2026-08-28

Energy

53 /100

-9.5 points since 2026-08-28

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
Balance28
Rotation Up14
Upward Expansion20
Deceleration73
Rotation Down74
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

2023-10-06 to 2026-09-25 ยท 156 classified observations out of 156 shown.

Balance 10%Rotation Up 6%Upward Expansion 59%Deceleration 15%Rotation Down 3%Downward Expansion 7%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Rotation Down2026-09-252026-09-25New+0.0%
Deceleration2026-09-112026-09-18New-7.6%
Upward Expansion2026-07-032026-09-04Developing+8.4%
Balance2026-06-122026-06-26New+4.6%
Deceleration2026-04-242026-06-05Developing+8.4%
Upward Expansion2025-09-192026-04-17Extended+11.4%
Deceleration2025-08-082025-09-12Developing+11.6%
Upward Expansion2025-06-132025-08-01Developing+1.3%
Rotation Up2025-05-232025-06-06New+6.7%
Downward Expansion2025-04-252025-05-16New+14.4%
Rotation Down2025-04-112025-04-18New+0.4%
Balance2025-03-212025-04-04New-9.3%
Upward Expansion2025-02-072025-03-14Developing-8.8%
Deceleration2025-01-032025-01-31Developing+6.7%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing24
Stage 2 ยท Advancing22
Stage 3 ยท Distribution48
Stage 4 ยท Declining78

Legacy result: Stage 4 ยท Stage 4A ยท Breakdown. It remains visible while the experimental architecture is validated rather than being silently discarded.

Leadership versus ^GSPTSE

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

Lagging benchmark

Architecture confirmation
99/100
Current Relative Strength
-17.05
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
-18.8%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-30.8%
Financial Services regime cohort
33th percentile6 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume3.40ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.20ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution1 / 4

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+50.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationWeakening

Current relationship between Fast Activity and Slow Activity.

Structure stability+25.0%

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 CAD 18.74falling
Slow Activity CAD 20.16falling
Trend Reference CAD 19.51-18.8% close margin
Current Fair Value CAD 11.99+32.2% close margin
Structural low CAD 15.16shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Complete bearish ordering below the Trend Line confirms Downward Expansion; a repaired fast/slow cross and upside acceptance cancel the failure.

Range context +9.4%
Annualized volatility +52.3%
From structural high -33.8%
From structural low +20.8%
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 ^GSPTSE Regime survived Read
Near term5+5.5%-1.8% to +22.1%+80.0%+20.0%+5.8%+20.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate4+14.6%-8.1% to +39.0%+75.0%+25.0%+12.0%+0.0%Too little matched history
Extended3+3.8%-6.0% to +48.2%+66.7%+33.3%+4.7%+0.0%Too little matched history
Full cycle3+29.7%+24.4% to +121.8%+100.0%+0.0%+34.0%+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