Weekly structural research ยท GER ยท Financial Services

BNP Stage Analysis

BNP Paribas SA

Week ending 2 Oct 2026Close EUR 92.04Tenure NewBenchmark ^GDAXI
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Deceleration ยท Recompressing

The upward structure remains, but its energy is decelerating.

Trend remains positive, but Activity or price acceptance is losing strength. This can become a healthy recompression, a re-acceleration, or a Rotation Down.

  • The Trend gate is up within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: weakening.
  • Activity structure: moderate and contracting.
Direction -23โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 36/100directional strength
Maturity 58/100lifecycle context
Confidence 83/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Moderatecontracting separation
Price acceptance -33.3%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +34.7%EUR 68.34 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
2026-10-0292.0495.502.1056115Deceleration-2336
2026-09-2599.2995.239.6934185Deceleration726
2026-09-1897.4895.018.5623760Deceleration731
2026-09-11100.3494.8311.0121039Deceleration3139
2026-09-04101.1594.3810.3321678Upward Expansion4432
2026-08-2899.1694.036.516714Upward Expansion5557
2026-08-21104.1293.6714.133897Upward Expansion6886
2026-08-14112.1093.0621.992557Upward Expansion8394
2026-08-07112.5492.1423.727221Upward Expansion9397
2026-07-31109.7291.2124.644083Upward Expansion9195
2026-07-24105.8490.2123.616439Upward Expansion8591
2026-07-17102.0089.2921.212493Upward Expansion7087
2026-07-10100.6288.5019.184231Upward Expansion6887
2026-07-03102.6487.6818.934939Upward Expansion8091
2026-06-26101.2286.7023.284612Upward Expansion8088
2026-06-19101.5285.7122.871738Upward Expansion8586
2026-06-1296.7284.6019.4711442Upward Expansion7775
2026-06-0593.5683.6115.614040Upward Expansion6757
2026-05-2993.1082.6113.9729882Upward Expansion6543
2026-05-2289.8881.6811.4437889Upward Expansion5632
2026-05-1586.7180.9012.1130929Upward Expansion4829
2026-05-0888.9280.4313.6046934Upward Expansion5544
2026-05-0186.6979.9111.4544910Upward Expansion4034
2026-04-2486.5479.5412.4429665Deceleration3831
2026-04-1791.5879.1716.7323655Deceleration5430
2026-04-1087.7678.6116.6252170Deceleration2822
2026-04-0380.8878.1611.0069914Deceleration823
2026-03-2778.8077.8712.7469406Deceleration1125
2026-03-2079.7677.6414.0135733Upward Expansion2924
2026-03-1382.4777.6012.8660249Upward Expansion4841
2026-03-0683.8977.4714.5592073Upward Expansion6356
2026-02-2792.7177.2318.5730233Upward Expansion7971
2026-02-2092.0076.5318.3732660Upward Expansion8383
2026-02-1386.8875.9313.9154910Upward Expansion6884
2026-02-0690.5275.4720.1859651Upward Expansion8594
2026-01-3088.5674.8519.0824295Upward Expansion8794
2026-01-2385.5574.2414.0657952Upward Expansion8192
2026-01-1684.6773.8011.6945584Upward Expansion8290
2026-01-0984.6273.3012.3081479Upward Expansion8989
2026-01-0279.6272.849.3119584Rotation Up6777
2025-12-2678.2972.638.8213069Rotation Up3757
2025-12-1978.3172.439.5345840Rotation Up3941
2025-12-1275.9272.207.1164948Downward Expansion1826
2025-12-0573.2572.004.4363654Downward Expansion-2117
2025-11-2871.5871.843.2174366Downward Expansion-5437
2025-11-2168.3671.702.0779424Rotation Down-6269
2025-11-1466.8271.56-3.29119439Rotation Down-3768
2025-11-0763.6471.41-6.6663380Rotation Down-5272
2025-10-3165.1571.22-6.03190472Deceleration-3853
2025-10-2466.5471.07-5.25330942Deceleration-1318
2025-10-1772.7771.165.2545249Deceleration3015
2025-10-1073.1871.084.1077646Deceleration3822
2025-10-0375.7270.877.2345460Deceleration5531
2025-09-2675.3070.609.7338393Deceleration4121
2025-09-1974.7370.239.5841341Deceleration3622
2025-09-1274.3969.838.8943583Upward Expansion4023
2025-09-0571.9669.415.9060271Upward Expansion5437
2025-08-2972.1069.054.77188078Upward Expansion6150
2025-08-2278.3768.5811.8125766Upward Expansion7679
2025-08-1578.6867.8412.5020913Upward Expansion8374
2025-08-0876.5867.0510.5930494Upward Expansion7862
2025-08-0171.8966.247.2423305Upward Expansion5946
2025-07-2574.0165.576.8746027Upward Expansion7058
2025-07-1873.1164.825.2323800Upward Expansion6949
2025-07-1171.8864.073.5730002Upward Expansion5239
2025-07-0470.3263.413.3335358Upward Expansion4737
2025-06-2772.1562.794.8832826Upward Expansion6447
2025-06-2069.8462.054.5727278Upward Expansion6150
2025-06-1370.7661.405.2829936Upward Expansion6467
2025-06-0673.3660.815.7237237Upward Expansion7581
2025-05-3072.3860.125.5326042Upward Expansion7579
2025-05-2371.1859.565.2562083Upward Expansion7375
2025-05-1670.1159.112.9652916Upward Expansion7266
2025-05-0968.3658.731.3737215Deceleration6845
2025-05-0267.3558.281.5136707Deceleration5126
2025-04-2564.2057.820.3064104Deceleration3329
2025-04-1862.4257.552.1760219Deceleration3626
2025-04-1157.8857.37-1.45192039Upward Expansion3630
2025-04-0460.6357.311.76138461Upward Expansion6558
2025-03-2869.2857.126.8074974Upward Expansion7681
2025-03-2170.3756.656.5359701Upward Expansion9094
2025-03-1466.7656.110.8048275Upward Expansion8092
2025-03-0767.5855.681.9962103Upward Expansion9297
2025-02-2864.2955.17-0.8730813Upward Expansion8695
2025-02-2162.7554.78-1.9641244Upward Expansion8594
2025-02-1461.7554.59-4.4046836Rotation Up8592
2025-02-0761.3154.38-1.8465942Rotation Up5273
2025-01-3157.9854.18-6.8130237Rotation Up4046
2025-01-2456.1254.12-8.4323595Downward Expansion1520
2025-01-1754.9254.00-8.5440238Downward Expansion-1713
2025-01-1052.3653.91-10.0834077Downward Expansion-4026
2025-01-0351.5653.89-10.3414293Downward Expansion-5233
2024-12-2751.6354.12-10.8910098Downward Expansion-5536
2024-12-2050.7254.38-12.3319979Downward Expansion-6252
2024-12-1352.0454.66-12.6689966Downward Expansion-6065
2024-12-0651.6654.93-13.5349417Downward Expansion-6169
2024-11-2950.0155.16-13.3652215Downward Expansion-7273
2024-11-2250.2955.36-11.7134551Balance-7260
2024-11-1553.0355.54-6.5772623Balance-5530
2024-11-0852.7155.57-7.2745525Balance-2714
2024-11-0155.6955.62-2.4024409Balance2130
2024-10-2557.6555.60-0.179830Balance2224
2024-10-1858.5455.490.2952435Balance3018
2024-10-1154.8855.28-4.695537Balance-2211
2024-10-0453.6955.14-5.7133084Balance511
2024-09-2755.8854.97-3.9228249Balance4134
2024-09-2057.2254.662.0926625Balance5333
2024-09-1355.8954.31-0.299934Balance3120
2024-09-0654.9153.94-0.0413139Balance1710
2024-08-3055.2153.59-2.767743Deceleration1512
2024-08-2354.2153.30-3.2310699Deceleration716
2024-08-1653.9653.21-2.1616932Deceleration813
2024-08-0952.3553.09-1.9541907Deceleration-28
2024-08-0252.6353.02-1.1868454Deceleration119
2024-07-2656.8153.002.2325379Deceleration4429
2024-07-1955.5752.841.3817088Deceleration1610
2024-07-1255.1852.73-2.3674077Deceleration1117
2024-07-0556.2452.631.0064538Deceleration2431
2024-06-2852.6052.46-4.2242333Deceleration928
2024-06-2152.2952.30-4.4563481Deceleration1823
2024-06-1451.5452.13-4.97141199Upward Expansion2830
2024-06-0758.6251.984.8517525Upward Expansion6775
2024-05-3159.4251.566.7710111Upward Expansion7288
2024-05-2459.1851.145.4533070Upward Expansion7489
2024-05-1759.9050.676.8325040Upward Expansion8894
2024-05-1058.8150.214.7420474Upward Expansion8990
2024-05-0356.0049.844.2019842Upward Expansion7678
2024-04-2655.4349.632.4425015Upward Expansion7378
2024-04-1954.1049.452.5118367Upward Expansion6681
2024-04-1254.1349.321.5928422Upward Expansion7083
2024-04-0555.0949.212.0723456Rotation Up8386
2024-03-2954.5248.99-0.5934682Rotation Up8361
2024-03-2252.0148.81-3.5534196Downward Expansion4136
2024-03-1550.6848.69-4.4636194Downward Expansion-19
2024-03-0848.7448.60-7.4038373Downward Expansion-5137
2024-03-0146.4748.62-11.4941378Downward Expansion-6070
2024-02-2346.7048.71-9.7758706Downward Expansion-6063
2024-02-1644.9748.81-11.9153520Deceleration-6463
2024-02-0944.2648.91-12.68129712Deceleration-3035
2024-02-0246.4549.00-8.6757550Upward Expansion615
2024-01-2651.7448.961.268227Upward Expansion5535
2024-01-1950.1548.830.4714914Upward Expansion5739
2024-01-1250.3748.68-0.0127308Upward Expansion6364
2024-01-0552.1648.564.2116305Upward Expansion6778
2023-12-2951.9648.382.842779Upward Expansion6778
2023-12-2252.1148.203.518821Upward Expansion7375
2023-12-1552.2548.023.5748284Balance7353
2023-12-0851.1447.831.4622232Balance3726
2023-12-0147.7947.63-2.9616625Rotation Down-1010
2023-11-2447.1747.53-1.959202Rotation Down-1517
2023-11-1746.9547.46-1.6729068Rotation Down-2042
2023-11-1046.0547.410.8623065Upward Expansion-2546
2023-11-0346.9147.413.19124667Upward Expansion-1830
2023-10-2745.2347.323.0016187Upward Expansion-3031
2023-10-2046.0447.234.2661130Upward Expansion711
2023-10-1347.7447.005.5521302Upward Expansion3321
Price vs TrendBelow-3.6%
Trend directionRising+5.9%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+34.7%
Fair Value directionMoving away-26.0%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+2.1%
Relative strength directionWeakening-16.8%
Price momentumPositive+13.8%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.64ร—
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

-23 / ยฑ100

-66.9 points since 2026-09-04

Energy

36 /100

+3.3 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
Balance45
Rotation Up14
Upward Expansion44
Deceleration87
Rotation Down51
Downward Expansion36

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 9%Rotation Up 5%Upward Expansion 50%Deceleration 21%Rotation Down 4%Downward Expansion 11%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Deceleration2026-09-112026-10-02New-8.3%
Upward Expansion2026-05-012026-09-04Established+16.7%
Deceleration2026-03-272026-04-24Developing+9.8%
Upward Expansion2026-01-092026-03-20Developing-5.8%
Rotation Up2025-12-192026-01-02New+1.7%
Downward Expansion2025-11-282025-12-12New+6.1%
Rotation Down2025-11-072025-11-21New+7.4%
Deceleration2025-09-192025-10-31Developing-12.8%
Upward Expansion2025-05-162025-09-12Established+6.1%
Deceleration2025-04-182025-05-09New+9.5%
Upward Expansion2025-02-212025-04-11Developing-7.7%
Rotation Up2025-01-312025-02-14New+6.5%
Downward Expansion2024-11-292025-01-24Developing+12.2%
Balance2024-09-062024-11-22Developing-8.4%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing13
Stage 2 ยท Advancing67
Stage 3 ยท Distribution71
Stage 4 ยท Declining33

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 ^GDAXI

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
49/100
Current Relative Strength
2.10
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
+13.8%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+4.9%
Financial Services regime cohort
83th percentile23 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume3.88ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.64ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution2 / 3

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 EUR 96.78falling
Slow Activity EUR 99.42rising
Trend Reference EUR 95.50-3.6% close margin
Current Fair Value EUR 68.34+34.7% close margin
Structural low EUR 80.52shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Renewed positive order and expanding width produce re-acceleration; fast/slow failure with downside acceptance produces Rotation Down.

Range context +4.7%
Annualized volatility +27.4%
From structural high -18.5%
From structural low +45.4%
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 ^GDAXI Regime survived Read
Near term19+4.6%-8.2% to +16.0%+73.7%+73.7%+1.5%+57.9%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate9+15.0%-13.4% to +32.9%+88.9%+88.9%+10.3%+11.1%Usable descriptive sample
Extended6+22.1%+16.6% to +30.4%+100.0%+100.0%+17.9%+50.0%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+31.7%-2.0% to +33.6%+75.0%+75.0%+13.1%+25.0%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