Weekly structural research ยท SAU ยท Financial Services

1050 Stage Analysis

Banque Saudi Fransi

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close SAR 19.71Tenure DevelopingBenchmark ^TASI.SR
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Upward Expansion ยท Re-accelerating

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: weakening.
  • Activity structure: moderate and contracting.
Direction 20โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 20/100directional strength
Maturity 73/100lifecycle context
Confidence 91/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Moderatecontracting separation
Price acceptance +16.7%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +18.3%SAR 16.66 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
2026-10-0919.7119.8110.977568645Upward Expansion2020
2026-10-0220.4219.7715.219676231Upward Expansion4532
2026-09-2520.8319.7115.775984683Upward Expansion6149
2026-09-1821.3119.6617.008424004Upward Expansion6572
2026-09-1121.7919.5817.805247808Upward Expansion7281
2026-09-0421.8719.4718.599301167Upward Expansion7983
2026-08-2821.8119.3316.788194081Upward Expansion8481
2026-08-2120.7919.1914.838042521Upward Expansion7274
2026-08-1420.6519.0815.935430327Upward Expansion7371
2026-08-0720.1518.9613.577273303Deceleration6155
2026-07-3119.7618.8414.489405615Deceleration5436
2026-07-2419.9318.7313.656434694Deceleration5824
2026-07-1718.9218.629.047467247Deceleration167
2026-07-1019.1018.549.565898143Deceleration3116
2026-07-0318.5818.456.7012985097Deceleration2115
2026-06-2619.5818.3511.648706821Deceleration4628
2026-06-1919.4318.239.306083002Deceleration4324
2026-06-1219.2018.139.147690868Deceleration2615
2026-06-0518.6618.046.8614848413Deceleration2816
2026-05-2919.1317.989.440Deceleration3219
2026-05-2219.1317.929.7812799130Deceleration3323
2026-05-1518.9017.879.1511195747Upward Expansion3822
2026-05-0818.8917.849.0510659683Upward Expansion4634
2026-05-0118.8017.827.398358991Upward Expansion6047
2026-04-2419.6717.7913.509493581Upward Expansion6565
2026-04-1720.2917.7313.009928987Upward Expansion8276
2026-04-1019.6017.5811.727503066Upward Expansion7257
2026-04-0319.2617.4611.159524210Upward Expansion6852
2026-03-2719.2717.3413.4110097027Upward Expansion7254
2026-03-2018.8417.2212.753973490Upward Expansion6555
2026-03-1318.6217.1512.4916130435Upward Expansion6573
2026-03-0618.4517.0713.1717204931Upward Expansion6782
2026-02-2719.3417.0120.0118874981Upward Expansion8793
2026-02-2019.1016.9216.6924935744Upward Expansion8886
2026-02-1318.5016.8410.6423701594Upward Expansion8480
2026-02-0617.5216.775.957508076Upward Expansion6362
2026-01-3017.5716.754.8912683054Balance6656
2026-01-2317.5016.737.318567314Balance3730
2026-01-1617.0716.708.267196029Balance2418
2026-01-0916.5616.658.977390843Balance-68
2026-01-0216.6016.659.032781856Balance-15
2025-12-2616.5516.649.524110739Rotation Down-1619
2025-12-1916.3716.639.638071490Rotation Down-2029
2025-12-1216.3916.647.537494512Rotation Down-2137
2025-12-0515.8216.645.1013291907Deceleration-3139
2025-11-2816.0016.666.6011184902Deceleration-1828
2025-11-2116.1516.694.447629934Deceleration519
2025-11-1416.5816.716.046771245Upward Expansion2318
2025-11-0717.0316.698.169903632Upward Expansion5434
2025-10-3117.3616.627.439975791Upward Expansion6165
2025-10-2417.5016.609.267062144Upward Expansion6477
2025-10-1718.1016.5812.718681522Upward Expansion7081
2025-10-1018.2316.5215.317456749Upward Expansion7778
2025-10-0317.8916.4414.7323899879Rotation Up7156
2025-09-2617.6916.3615.9120749313Rotation Up5222
2025-09-1916.0416.2910.8712403057Rotation Down-2845
2025-09-1215.8616.2813.489604743Rotation Down-2942
2025-09-0515.7216.2610.819532953Balance-2332
2025-08-2915.7916.2510.8512854090Balance-210
2025-08-2216.4416.2214.387806479Upward Expansion3012
2025-08-1516.4516.1615.209909400Upward Expansion3316
2025-08-0816.5416.1115.198216081Upward Expansion4622
2025-08-0116.7016.0316.8612320916Upward Expansion5134
2025-07-2516.6315.9516.4313542330Upward Expansion5044
2025-07-1816.4515.8914.837329069Upward Expansion5143
2025-07-1116.9415.8315.785261733Upward Expansion6037
2025-07-0416.9815.7516.816972673Upward Expansion5928
2025-06-2716.5315.6615.907494294Upward Expansion3716
2025-06-2015.5915.5614.318582408Upward Expansion2112
2025-06-1316.4715.5018.555415798Upward Expansion4926
2025-06-0616.4715.4217.178572209Upward Expansion5129
2025-05-3016.3015.3416.548616389Upward Expansion5131
2025-05-2316.4715.2616.027370506Upward Expansion5539
2025-05-1616.5715.1614.038165152Upward Expansion5748
2025-05-0916.3715.0714.218657035Upward Expansion5540
2025-05-0216.7714.9715.577088219Upward Expansion6437
2025-04-2516.9314.8914.9111797741Upward Expansion7242
2025-04-1815.7414.819.147015559Upward Expansion5640
2025-04-1115.0114.784.6716568935Upward Expansion5547
2025-04-0416.7714.7613.242233530Upward Expansion7887
2025-03-2817.0614.7114.1119382930Upward Expansion9287
2025-03-2116.2414.6411.2911168645Upward Expansion8376
2025-03-1415.6714.627.9214352601Upward Expansion6874
2025-03-0715.5914.616.7715038961Upward Expansion6878
2025-02-2815.6714.584.6913754351Rotation Up7582
2025-02-2115.5614.591.648204427Rotation Up4968
2025-02-1415.4714.620.9812938709Rotation Up4761
2025-02-0715.3414.61-0.5212773158Rotation Up4756
2025-01-3114.7314.60-4.574594652Rotation Up1823
2025-01-2414.8614.61-3.589974109Balance2422
2025-01-1714.9314.63-2.6210531060Balance1118
2025-01-1014.2014.63-6.467799045Balance-813
2025-01-0314.2914.65-6.2213192197Balance-619
2024-12-2714.7114.66-1.825158386Balance019
2024-12-2014.6414.68-2.838983345Downward Expansion-1617
2024-12-1314.6014.71-4.9810259066Downward Expansion-2717
2024-12-0614.3114.72-5.828013035Downward Expansion-4331
2024-11-2913.5814.75-8.6811768859Downward Expansion-6544
2024-11-2213.8014.80-9.116852034Downward Expansion-6041
2024-11-1513.8914.85-8.518008904Downward Expansion-5946
2024-11-0814.1114.92-10.0210341826Downward Expansion-6360
2024-11-0113.8014.99-11.497127867Downward Expansion-6678
2024-10-2513.6715.08-11.636456853Downward Expansion-7382
2024-10-1813.6915.16-11.9713000447Downward Expansion-7679
2024-10-1113.6015.23-13.4213921747Downward Expansion-8581
2024-10-0414.2015.30-9.6712758744Downward Expansion-7672
2024-09-2714.6615.37-10.1211981303Downward Expansion-6060
2024-09-2014.6415.41-8.3316769879Downward Expansion-6458
2024-09-1314.6215.46-6.866369257Balance-6546
2024-09-0615.1715.54-5.609196544Balance-3520
2024-08-3015.0815.60-6.7314808876Balance-3823
2024-08-2315.5215.66-4.608365310Balance-126
2024-08-1615.2415.71-4.376984201Balance-1614
2024-08-0914.9115.77-4.6112785402Balance-2720
2024-08-0216.0015.83-1.125726893Balance520
2024-07-2616.2115.840.091130610Downward Expansion-210
2024-07-1915.1815.84-7.76876200Downward Expansion-3620
2024-07-1215.2015.85-4.865503117Downward Expansion-3924
2024-07-0514.9715.86-5.525238166Downward Expansion-5433
2024-06-2815.3315.88-4.111283563Downward Expansion-5340
2024-06-1414.9715.90-4.636841687Downward Expansion-5644
2024-06-0715.0515.92-4.7813147202Downward Expansion-5844
2024-05-3114.3715.94-8.821754517Downward Expansion-8271
2024-05-2415.4015.94-6.451038142Rotation Down-5957
2024-05-1715.4115.92-8.044431663Rotation Down-3660
2024-05-1015.0715.90-10.827398138Rotation Down-4264
2024-05-0315.3015.88-10.138441359Rotation Down-3554
2024-04-2615.0715.87-10.9812821003Balance-3344
2024-04-1915.2415.88-11.9911329627Balance-2921
2024-04-0515.9915.88-9.379686952Balance1810
2024-03-2916.2615.86-6.948244357Balance2110
2024-03-2216.2215.86-9.227209098Balance911
2024-03-1516.2015.86-8.689090079Balance614
2024-03-0815.7215.85-10.417948006Balance-015
2024-03-0115.9115.87-9.8722374210Balance1520
2024-02-2316.0315.86-9.2913080324Upward Expansion2620
2024-02-1616.1215.91-7.856882843Upward Expansion3519
2024-02-0916.0115.97-6.4812031022Upward Expansion4027
2024-02-0216.9316.031.057664838Rotation Up5950
2024-01-2617.1816.050.363015152Rotation Up4053
2024-01-1916.8116.04-0.287511431Rotation Up3453
2024-01-1216.9116.06-1.066645632Rotation Up3858
2024-01-0517.0416.02-0.749033844Rotation Up3454
2023-12-2916.7015.99-1.136703431Balance2841
2023-12-2216.4115.96-0.404488059Balance2425
2023-12-1516.2415.93-0.917496109Balance210
2023-12-0815.4115.90-3.386732539Balance-1513
2023-12-0115.6215.90-1.9110885409Balance-2419
2023-11-2415.5915.89-1.357534820Downward Expansion-2623
2023-11-1715.8215.900.039119135Downward Expansion-3020
2023-11-1015.5315.880.266699753Downward Expansion-4326
2023-11-0315.6615.880.899444173Downward Expansion-5838
2023-10-2714.4015.84-3.258906304Rotation Down-7068
2023-10-2014.6615.83-3.965273921Rotation Down-4056
2023-10-1314.8215.79-2.319225458Rotation Down-3957
2023-10-0614.4515.77-6.424803091Rotation Down-5060
Price vs TrendBelow-0.5%
Trend directionRising+5.1%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+18.3%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+1.1%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+11.0%
Relative strength directionImproving+1.4%
Price momentumPositive+0.6%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.83ร—
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

20 / ยฑ100

-52.0 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

20 /100

-60.8 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
Balance42
Rotation Up22
Upward Expansion58
Deceleration88
Rotation Down35
Downward Expansion21

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

Balance 21%Rotation Up 8%Upward Expansion 37%Deceleration 10%Rotation Down 8%Downward Expansion 17%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Upward Expansion2026-08-142026-10-09Developing-4.6%
Deceleration2026-05-222026-08-07Developing+5.3%
Upward Expansion2026-02-062026-05-15Established+7.9%
Balance2026-01-022026-01-30Developing+5.9%
Rotation Down2025-12-122025-12-26New+1.0%
Deceleration2025-11-212025-12-05New-2.0%
Upward Expansion2025-10-102025-11-14Developing-9.1%
Rotation Up2025-09-262025-10-03New+1.2%
Rotation Down2025-09-122025-09-19New+1.2%
Balance2025-08-292025-09-05New-0.4%
Upward Expansion2025-03-072025-08-22Established+5.4%
Rotation Up2025-01-312025-02-28Developing+6.4%
Balance2024-12-272025-01-24Developing+1.0%
Downward Expansion2024-09-202024-12-20Established+0.0%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing39
Stage 2 ยท Advancing78
Stage 3 ยท Distribution58
Stage 4 ยท Declining22

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

Leadership versus ^TASI.SR

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
77/100
Current Relative Strength
10.97
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
+0.6%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+9.1%
Financial Services regime cohort
57th percentile7 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.98ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.83ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution3 / 3

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+75.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationWeakening

Current relationship between Fast Activity and Slow Activity.

Structure stability+12.5%

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 SAR 20.48falling
Slow Activity SAR 20.17rising
Trend Reference SAR 19.81-0.5% close margin
Current Fair Value SAR 16.66+18.3% close margin
Structural low SAR 18.38shock / 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 +4.8%
Annualized volatility +19.2%
From structural high -12.4%
From structural low +30.7%
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 ^TASI.SR Regime survived Read
Near term29+0.6%-16.2% to +19.3%+55.2%+55.2%-0.1%+75.9%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate11+5.6%-16.4% to +18.6%+54.5%+54.5%+5.2%+45.5%Usable descriptive sample
Extended7+0.8%-3.0% to +37.3%+71.4%+71.4%+9.1%+42.9%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle3+18.3%-12.2% to +42.3%+66.7%+66.7%+27.1%+33.3%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