Weekly structural research ยท LSE ยท Basic Materials

EML Stage Analysis

Emmerson PLC

Week ending 2 Oct 2026Close GBP 0.014Tenure EstablishedBenchmark ^FTSE
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Downward Expansion ยท Established contraction

The weekly architecture is expanding downward.

Trend and Activity show sustained negative alignment with weak price acceptance. Repair requires persistent improvement across the structure, not merely one strong observation.

  • The Trend gate is down within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: stable.
  • Activity structure: wide and stable.
Direction -76โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 62/100directional strength
Maturity 48/100lifecycle context
Confidence 86/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Downstructural direction
Activity structure Widestable separation
Price acceptance -83.3%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context -22.4%GBP 0.018 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
2026-10-020.0140.0201-32.672258261Downward Expansion-7662
2026-09-250.0150.0206-29.672666550Downward Expansion-7158
2026-09-180.0150.0211-29.842226128Downward Expansion-7568
2026-09-110.0160.0214-25.511309814Downward Expansion-6868
2026-09-040.0170.0217-22.495243496Downward Expansion-6676
2026-08-280.01550.0218-29.621345539Downward Expansion-7883
2026-08-210.01650.022-25.59696628Downward Expansion-7379
2026-08-140.01650.0221-25.602665822Downward Expansion-7576
2026-08-070.0180.0223-20.34523778Downward Expansion-6871
2026-07-310.01740.0224-22.832181759Downward Expansion-7470
2026-07-240.0190.0226-15.331657962Downward Expansion-6454
2026-07-170.0190.0227-14.49585279Downward Expansion-6640
2026-07-100.0210.0228-4.84353745Downward Expansion-5126
2026-07-030.0210.0228-6.5244700Downward Expansion-5328
2026-06-260.0220.0228-0.6459258Rotation Down-5131
2026-06-190.0210.0227-3.79663590Rotation Down-2836
2026-06-120.02080.0226-5.9957566Rotation Down-3037
2026-06-050.0210.0224-4.103003186Rotation Down-2031
2026-05-290.02020.0223-8.239312957Deceleration-2731
2026-05-220.02180.0222-1.876672606Deceleration19
2026-05-150.02250.0224.227868517Deceleration89
2026-05-080.0230.02195.894060823Deceleration1210
2026-05-010.0230.02164.247070761Deceleration159
2026-04-240.0230.02143.992866976Deceleration2713
2026-04-170.0230.02121.577091705Deceleration2916
2026-04-100.0250.021111.392426485Deceleration3121
2026-04-030.0240.02099.066971524Deceleration3319
2026-03-270.0230.02079.687035221Upward Expansion3924
2026-03-200.02150.02063.2310183621Upward Expansion5348
2026-03-130.02750.020627.467350664Upward Expansion6575
2026-03-060.0280.020329.915770746Upward Expansion7075
2026-02-270.03010.0232.575828609Upward Expansion8275
2026-02-200.0250.019613.5810728628Upward Expansion6649
2026-02-130.0240.019412.342893388Upward Expansion6232
2026-02-060.0220.01924.095770099Upward Expansion4223
2026-01-300.02050.0191-0.741452448Upward Expansion3720
2026-01-230.02030.0191-0.018930828Upward Expansion5026
2026-01-160.02250.01910.909237649Upward Expansion6037
2026-01-090.0210.01895.963470716Upward Expansion5542
2026-01-020.02090.01888.574307427Upward Expansion5960
2025-12-260.0230.018721.932745466Rotation Up6967
2025-12-190.0210.018612.834451510Rotation Up3145
2025-12-120.0230.018528.529730928Balance3540
2025-12-050.01950.018410.608260121Balance410
2025-11-280.01950.018511.419686578Balance-1610
2025-11-210.01720.01851.759284225Balance-3519
2025-11-140.01730.01851.495271645Balance-3618
2025-11-070.0170.01840.943274655Balance-4825
2025-10-310.0160.0184-4.433755234Balance-5736
2025-10-240.0180.01849.016624956Balance-2433
2025-10-170.0170.01847.596297233Balance-2739
2025-10-100.0160.01851.585095666Balance-3441
2025-10-030.0160.0186-0.778870143Balance-3327
2025-09-260.01850.018615.782119909Balance-58
2025-09-190.01820.018514.992109641Balance2210
2025-09-120.0180.018413.278206144Balance2413
2025-09-050.0190.018321.032172324Deceleration4629
2025-08-290.02050.01831.411476260Deceleration5535
2025-08-220.02050.017630.263710309Deceleration5730
2025-08-150.01880.017222.071380009Deceleration3416
2025-08-080.01880.016922.911690504Deceleration4521
2025-08-010.0190.016525.072238465Deceleration4621
2025-07-250.0190.016124.783176682Deceleration4521
2025-07-180.0190.015726.693942707Deceleration3617
2025-07-110.01850.015223.662914704Deceleration3417
2025-07-040.0190.014828.012456149Deceleration3620
2025-06-270.0180.014421.712391360Deceleration3520
2025-06-200.01850.014125.482501808Deceleration3823
2025-06-130.01950.013731.109038571Upward Expansion5229
2025-06-060.0190.013227.914151505Upward Expansion5233
2025-05-300.01850.012825.004014426Upward Expansion5545
2025-05-230.0180.012522.0310072967Upward Expansion5853
2025-05-160.02150.012145.766607414Upward Expansion6756
2025-05-090.0220.011650.977300721Deceleration7044
2025-05-020.020.011836.5325509619Deceleration5329
2025-04-250.0150.01193.837161197Deceleration3723
2025-04-180.01550.01197.772127866Upward Expansion4329
2025-04-110.01520.01188.556875620Upward Expansion5844
2025-04-040.01650.011815.549115649Upward Expansion6457
2025-03-280.01820.011717.623889698Upward Expansion6767
2025-03-210.020.011528.779351920Rotation Up8183
2025-03-140.020.011428.2715883509Rotation Up6275
2025-03-070.0170.01127.5317421484Rotation Up4675
2025-02-280.01450.0112-10.867273935Rotation Up3666
2025-02-210.01380.0112-15.4240469854Rotation Up3661
2025-02-140.01690.01131.2340090882Rotation Up5460
2025-02-070.01020.0114-39.1411135901Downward Expansion223
2025-01-310.0090.0117-47.6720505835Downward Expansion-3642
2025-01-240.00850.012-50.388150936Downward Expansion-4141
2025-01-170.007750.0123-55.459941972Downward Expansion-4858
2025-01-100.007250.0126-57.7326542154Downward Expansion-4636
2025-01-030.007250.013-58.3935052523Downward Expansion-5740
2024-12-270.00610.0134-64.995095889Downward Expansion-6042
2024-12-200.006250.0138-64.358969820Downward Expansion-6042
2024-12-130.00650.0143-64.226017889Downward Expansion-6043
2024-12-060.006750.0149-63.1922546203Downward Expansion-6146
2024-11-290.00650.0154-64.764182203Downward Expansion-6561
2024-11-220.00650.016-64.993282001Downward Expansion-6670
2024-11-150.006750.0165-63.153937065Downward Expansion-6575
2024-11-080.007250.0172-60.8724881366Downward Expansion-6567
2024-11-010.00880.0175-53.59176779042Downward Expansion-6261
2024-10-250.005620.018-70.8918992008Downward Expansion-7034
2024-10-180.007250.0185-63.45140645402Downward Expansion-5128
2024-10-110.0260.01931.0710918355Downward Expansion3838
2024-10-040.02350.018918.8334604273Downward Expansion-59
2024-09-270.0170.019-14.2416881468Downward Expansion-5840
2024-09-200.0120.0192-39.026666533Downward Expansion-7566
2024-09-130.0130.0197-34.881438591Downward Expansion-7366
2024-09-060.0140.0201-29.741710723Downward Expansion-6964
2024-08-300.01450.0205-29.612542628Downward Expansion-6865
2024-08-230.0150.0207-27.401146599Downward Expansion-6668
2024-08-160.01550.0209-25.532025330Downward Expansion-6264
2024-08-090.0160.021-22.476327938Downward Expansion-6053
2024-08-020.01480.0213-29.217504175Downward Expansion-6939
2024-07-260.01650.0213-22.632692502Downward Expansion-6333
2024-07-190.01950.0213-7.934296343Downward Expansion-4227
2024-07-120.0210.0211-2.365149549Rotation Down-5542
2024-07-050.0170.0209-20.813719027Rotation Down-3755
2024-06-280.01650.0207-23.612506442Rotation Down-4355
2024-06-210.01750.0207-21.252332261Balance-3851
2024-06-140.0180.0206-20.051508069Balance-2737
2024-06-070.02050.0205-12.202729738Balance717
2024-05-310.01950.0204-18.675214348Balance311
2024-05-240.020.0202-18.926588568Balance106
2024-05-170.0230.0202-10.239484895Balance3419
2024-05-100.0220.02-16.174532733Balance3623
2024-05-030.02450.0199-6.583126187Balance4824
2024-04-260.02350.0197-11.995724079Balance3516
2024-04-190.02550.0195-3.936882374Balance4019
2024-04-120.0190.0193-30.7912585382Balance1715
2024-04-050.0220.0194-20.5510463570Balance3017
2024-03-290.02050.0194-27.404601758Upward Expansion3416
2024-03-220.02250.0194-21.2712916046Upward Expansion3924
2024-03-150.0240.0194-15.0316623732Upward Expansion5435
2024-03-080.0250.0194-12.204036031Upward Expansion5841
2024-03-010.0250.0193-13.745929771Rotation Up6258
2024-02-230.0260.0193-11.8712340265Rotation Up4152
2024-02-160.02450.0192-18.244601036Rotation Up3951
2024-02-090.02750.0191-8.0025103638Rotation Up4355
2024-02-020.02050.019-32.6111945395Rotation Up2231
2024-01-260.01980.0192-36.377142855Balance1726
2024-01-190.020.0197-35.377749263Balance019
2024-01-120.02240.0204-30.5615119502Downward Expansion-213
2024-01-050.01450.0211-56.213189063Downward Expansion-5137
2023-12-290.0180.0221-47.2914788278Downward Expansion-5145
2023-12-220.0140.023-59.695032565Downward Expansion-6765
2023-12-150.01320.0242-62.042099177Downward Expansion-7669
2023-12-080.01350.0254-62.112421033Downward Expansion-7869
2023-12-010.01420.0267-60.923722676Downward Expansion-7769
2023-11-240.01550.0282-58.281339186Downward Expansion-7167
2023-11-170.01550.0295-59.392918766Downward Expansion-7475
2023-11-100.01550.0308-59.254533620Downward Expansion-7769
2023-11-030.01620.0319-58.277639070Downward Expansion-7768
2023-10-270.01750.0327-54.982596567Downward Expansion-7284
2023-10-200.0180.0335-55.092952920Downward Expansion-7179
2023-10-130.0180.0342-56.961264725Downward Expansion-7381
Price vs TrendBelow-30.4%
Trend directionFalling-10.8%
Price vs current Fair ValueBelow anchor-22.4%
Fair Value directionMoving away-36.2%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-32.7%
Relative strength directionWeakening-26.2%
Price momentumNegative-41.7%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.46ร—
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

-76 / ยฑ100

-10.9 points since 2026-09-04

Energy

62 /100

-13.9 points since 2026-09-04

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
Balance5
Rotation Up19
Upward Expansion10
Deceleration49
Rotation Down68
Downward Expansion85

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

2023-10-13 to 2026-10-02 ยท 156 classified observations out of 156 shown.

Balance 18%Rotation Up 8%Upward Expansion 17%Deceleration 15%Rotation Down 5%Downward Expansion 37%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Downward Expansion2026-07-032026-10-02Established-33.3%
Rotation Down2026-06-052026-06-26New+4.8%
Deceleration2026-04-032026-05-29Developing-15.8%
Upward Expansion2026-01-022026-03-27Established+10.0%
Rotation Up2025-12-192025-12-26New+9.5%
Balance2025-09-122025-12-12Established+27.8%
Deceleration2025-06-202025-09-05Developing+2.7%
Upward Expansion2025-05-162025-06-13Developing-9.3%
Deceleration2025-04-252025-05-09New+46.7%
Upward Expansion2025-03-282025-04-18New-14.8%
Rotation Up2025-02-142025-03-21Developing+18.3%
Downward Expansion2024-07-192025-02-07Extended-47.4%
Rotation Down2024-06-282024-07-12New+27.3%
Balance2024-04-052024-06-21Developing-20.5%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing42
Stage 2 ยท Advancing0
Stage 3 ยท Distribution28
Stage 4 ยท Declining100

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

Leadership versus ^FTSE

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
97/100
Current Relative Strength
-32.67
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
-41.7%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-41.9%
Basic Materials regime cohort
55th percentile56 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.04ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.46ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution1 / 4

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+0.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationStable

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 GBP 0.0149falling
Slow Activity GBP 0.0184falling
Trend Reference GBP 0.0201-30.4% close margin
Current Fair Value GBP 0.018-22.4% close margin
Structural low GBP 0.013shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Fan contraction and a persistent upward fast/slow rotation are required before the declining structure is considered repaired.

Range context +14.0%
Annualized volatility +35.1%
From structural high -54.8%
From structural low +7.7%
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 ^FTSE Regime survived Read
Near term30-5.5%-72.1% to +100.0%+33.3%+63.3%-8.4%+86.7%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate11-11.6%-62.8% to +100.0%+27.3%+72.7%-15.4%+63.6%Usable descriptive sample
Extended6-6.4%-60.3% to +145.2%+50.0%+50.0%-12.4%+50.0%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+0.4%-68.8% to +41.4%+50.0%+50.0%-6.5%+50.0%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