Weekly structural research ยท KSC ยท Consumer Defensive

282330 Stage Analysis

BGF Retail Co., Ltd.

Week ending 25 Sep 2026Close KRW 132,900.00Tenure DevelopingBenchmark ^KS11
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 36โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 21/100directional strength
Maturity 39/100lifecycle context
Confidence 71/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Moderatecontracting separation
Price acceptance +33.3%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +16.5%KRW 114,057.29 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
2026-09-25132,900.00131,613.33-13.8278684Upward Expansion3621
2026-09-18138,400.00131,343.33-8.78317482Upward Expansion5739
2026-09-11145,000.00131,159.90-5.53184776Upward Expansion6154
2026-09-04147,600.00130,834.07-1.49336625Upward Expansion6670
2026-08-28147,000.00129,871.88-4.30290102Upward Expansion6773
2026-08-21141,400.00128,897.35-10.6751195Upward Expansion5966
2026-08-14145,200.00127,973.69-10.3285341Rotation Up6662
2026-08-07153,100.00126,858.684.14218092Rotation Up7342
2026-07-31125,000.00125,098.79-20.11154791Balance-55
2026-07-24123,400.00124,301.44-23.2474188Balance23
2026-07-17126,400.00123,670.59-23.89203104Deceleration-1012
2026-07-10123,600.00123,056.14-33.0748443Deceleration-1427
2026-07-03124,300.00122,496.23-38.7679578Deceleration-1524
2026-06-26115,700.00121,938.85-46.1453098Balance-2426
2026-06-19114,700.00121,584.07-51.27112808Balance-615
2026-06-12129,300.00121,398.43-40.00118210Upward Expansion2818
2026-06-05129,400.00120,645.28-41.1756547Upward Expansion3216
2026-05-29124,200.00119,788.56-46.50210654Upward Expansion3522
2026-05-22130,400.00118,998.47-40.26307425Upward Expansion5435
2026-05-15140,700.00117,988.78-33.46439858Upward Expansion6644
2026-05-08138,600.00116,697.20-35.29348120Upward Expansion6543
2026-05-01132,000.00115,478.84-30.89260792Upward Expansion5841
2026-04-24134,500.00114,616.30-29.20206723Upward Expansion6454
2026-04-17133,500.00113,583.11-27.43270454Upward Expansion6454
2026-04-10131,100.00112,664.10-25.62282134Upward Expansion6146
2026-04-03133,900.00111,815.38-18.21395449Deceleration6945
2026-03-27130,300.00110,931.54-22.18224875Deceleration5732
2026-03-20124,200.00110,381.10-30.97236871Upward Expansion4727
2026-03-13117,600.00110,076.04-31.97245660Upward Expansion5639
2026-03-06115,000.00110,003.91-35.35300288Upward Expansion6460
2026-02-27124,800.00110,089.58-37.94281519Upward Expansion6786
2026-02-20132,897.00109,551.11-29.72139301Upward Expansion8794
2026-02-13135,225.12108,865.60-25.22637842Rotation Up9394
2026-02-06118,734.26108,270.64-29.49326120Rotation Up4868
2026-01-30117,764.20108,212.44-32.46272260Balance4755
2026-01-23113,689.99108,205.97-32.35275905Balance1015
2026-01-16111,749.89108,267.40-32.04373369Balance-1012
2026-01-09100,303.28108,584.29-36.18221098Balance-5552
2026-01-02101,079.33108,920.57-32.1678988Balance-5129
2025-12-26104,474.51109,156.62-27.4892172Balance-2013
2025-12-19107,966.69108,988.48-23.63150738Balance-711
2025-12-12106,802.62108,629.56-27.70133178Downward Expansion-2120
2025-12-05107,578.67108,286.81-26.49118734Downward Expansion-2224
2025-11-28105,056.54107,982.86-25.54175779Downward Expansion-3024
2025-11-21109,130.75107,931.12-21.78221270Downward Expansion-2819
2025-11-14106,705.62107,698.31-27.00263421Rotation Down-4835
2025-11-07103,698.46107,536.63-28.53286496Rotation Down-3450
2025-10-31100,497.30107,420.23-33.80215807Rotation Down-4058
2025-10-24100,109.27107,578.67-31.90350509Rotation Down-4457
2025-10-17101,952.38107,766.21-27.62225097Rotation Down-3151
2025-10-10102,049.38108,015.19-25.2873139Rotation Down-3354
2025-10-03106,123.59107,986.09-21.43175627Rotation Down-2247
2025-09-26103,504.45107,785.61-20.08233822Deceleration-2843
2025-09-19105,929.58107,565.73-20.04155730Deceleration017
2025-09-12105,638.56107,349.79-19.57208483Deceleration310
2025-09-05107,384.66107,081.41-13.88318500Deceleration2512
2025-08-29113,786.99106,711.33-8.65170875Deceleration4126
2025-08-22115,048.06106,137.16-7.38115709Deceleration4225
2025-08-15115,436.09105,517.85-8.82128095Deceleration4324
2025-08-08117,570.20104,904.24-6.80253123Upward Expansion5230
2025-08-01108,645.73104,157.36-11.54262104Upward Expansion4428
2025-07-25112,331.92103,754.56-10.90211124Upward Expansion6043
2025-07-18117,376.19103,197.83-6.68246354Upward Expansion6562
2025-07-11116,988.16102,628.29-6.56253454Upward Expansion6777
2025-07-04117,570.20101,931.88-2.22286228Upward Expansion7080
2025-06-27115,533.09101,135.29-3.69303869Upward Expansion6777
2025-06-20121,256.39100,645.832.40325949Balance8177
2025-06-13110,391.8199,959.39-2.52641440Balance6145
2025-06-06108,160.7099,513.92-1.72301437Balance4718
2025-05-3099,430.2499,319.92-5.88218710Balance-1118
2025-05-2397,199.1299,547.42-4.44208919Balance-1517
2025-05-1696,520.0999,749.88-6.52244286Balance-711
2025-05-0998,460.19100,009.14-3.02417228Balance2113
2025-05-02103,504.45100,206.842.28119779Balance3719
2025-04-25102,146.38100,189.801.19160934Balance3618
2025-04-18101,855.37100,410.653.21130309Rotation Up2419
2025-04-11100,206.28100,712.663.39294295Rotation Up3045
2025-04-04105,250.55101,038.577.19339154Rotation Up3256
2025-03-28105,735.57101,202.553.91123726Rotation Up3156
2025-03-21109,421.77101,344.154.14261765Balance4352
2025-03-14101,176.33101,198.22-0.77209865Balance-311
2025-03-07100,109.27101,274.31-1.84182825Balance-1210
2025-02-2896,908.11101,429.47-4.04256699Downward Expansion-3215
2025-02-2199,451.27101,666.48-6.41308392Downward Expansion-3115
2025-02-1497,587.15101,579.49-6.31271462Downward Expansion-3721
2025-02-0796,282.26101,607.45-5.43118559Downward Expansion-5027
2025-01-3196,561.88101,626.09-5.4024009Downward Expansion-5029
2025-01-2496,468.66101,511.14-6.71155976Downward Expansion-5131
2025-01-1797,027.91101,504.92-6.43230603Downward Expansion-5434
2025-01-1095,163.77101,678.91-8.63173463Downward Expansion-5935
2025-01-0396,561.88102,079.70-5.1169191Downward Expansion-5534
2024-12-2795,629.80102,461.84-5.02183101Downward Expansion-6147
2024-12-20100,290.13102,893.70-0.66309130Downward Expansion-5540
2024-12-1396,095.84103,213.71-8.43342496Downward Expansion-6256
2024-12-0693,672.47103,741.88-8.67301590Downward Expansion-7063
2024-11-29100,849.37104,770.25-3.25181052Downward Expansion-4444
2024-11-22100,662.96105,531.44-5.5392044Balance-4539
2024-11-1597,027.91106,152.82-6.07162492Balance-5943
2024-11-08102,340.67106,923.32-6.88161639Balance-4423
2024-11-01106,255.34107,137.70-3.2367864Balance-3320
2024-10-25103,272.74107,230.90-7.98121529Balance-4027
2024-10-18104,298.01107,445.28-8.03109857Balance-3422
2024-10-11104,391.22107,653.44-8.46105118Balance-2615
2024-10-04102,993.12107,936.17-9.1782990Rotation Up-2416
2024-09-27108,771.91108,383.56-7.45276767Rotation Up1934
2024-09-20110,915.67108,862.02-4.02143060Balance2430
2024-09-13109,983.60109,287.66-4.52192593Balance220
2024-09-06110,170.02109,725.73-3.63237741Balance217
2024-08-30109,983.60110,188.65-8.90171361Downward Expansion-918
2024-08-23105,043.66110,850.42-14.39137690Downward Expansion-3025
2024-08-16103,459.15111,888.12-16.21114816Downward Expansion-3724
2024-08-09104,764.04112,938.25-12.30370885Downward Expansion-4229
2024-08-02104,018.39113,823.71-16.40359839Downward Expansion-5947
2024-07-2696,841.49114,631.50-24.38193866Downward Expansion-6573
2024-07-1998,426.00115,482.78-25.55262186Downward Expansion-6783
2024-07-1296,841.49116,175.25-28.99269298Downward Expansion-6982
2024-07-0593,113.24116,989.82-32.55401208Downward Expansion-8589
2024-06-2896,282.26118,013.01-29.41305252Downward Expansion-8687
2024-06-21102,247.47118,927.56-25.47262177Downward Expansion-8082
2024-06-14107,187.41119,468.54-21.95195534Downward Expansion-6775
2024-06-07108,026.27119,917.16-21.15173329Downward Expansion-6668
2024-05-31108,585.50120,693.28-18.90153410Downward Expansion-6545
2024-05-24109,890.39121,429.67-20.18209890Downward Expansion-6026
2024-05-17111,940.94121,941.82-20.50266981Downward Expansion-4127
2024-05-10124,523.80122,177.77-12.43213202Downward Expansion-826
2024-05-03123,684.95122,232.27-12.01283876Downward Expansion-1921
2024-04-26119,304.24122,269.54-15.16276372Downward Expansion-4530
2024-04-19120,143.10122,540.19-13.15567018Downward Expansion-6248
2024-04-12108,771.91122,843.13-24.52264402Downward Expansion-7285
2024-04-05109,051.53123,835.38-25.85309518Downward Expansion-7485
2024-03-29109,703.98124,827.35-26.97333081Downward Expansion-7885
2024-03-22110,542.84125,878.91-27.14332643Downward Expansion-8182
2024-03-15112,873.00127,044.09-24.05516055Downward Expansion-8176
2024-03-08116,414.84128,107.50-22.69383058Balance-7564
2024-03-01123,125.71129,269.73-17.75162199Balance-4536
2024-02-23123,684.95130,268.52-18.73315910Balance-4129
2024-02-16123,125.71131,092.02-19.10186014Balance-3717
2024-02-09124,057.77132,054.66-18.16288810Balance-1517
2024-02-02129,836.58133,142.88-14.78234287Balance-120
2024-01-26136,174.61133,839.65-6.30231080Balance824
2024-01-19134,962.94134,569.16-7.28305865Balance214
2024-01-12131,327.88135,486.66-12.17389698Downward Expansion-2413
2024-01-05128,252.06136,950.08-16.56281119Downward Expansion-4027
2023-12-29122,380.05138,281.05-23.34298282Downward Expansion-5438
2023-12-22119,200.05139,765.59-24.67318187Downward Expansion-6242
2023-12-15121,278.59141,298.90-23.08320806Downward Expansion-5843
2023-12-08123,809.00142,726.77-20.80317930Downward Expansion-5644
2023-12-01123,718.62144,010.04-21.111610899Downward Expansion-5644
2023-11-24118,477.07145,579.49-24.70240606Downward Expansion-7149
2023-11-17120,645.99147,251.37-23.13258251Downward Expansion-7147
2023-11-10131,309.83148,745.51-14.81199289Downward Expansion-5045
2023-11-03130,677.24149,860.09-13.97234528Downward Expansion-6458
2023-10-27125,254.94151,040.95-15.59275674Downward Expansion-6776
2023-10-20119,019.30152,339.28-22.63315941Downward Expansion-8290
2023-10-13126,158.66153,806.32-21.24231753Downward Expansion-7287
2023-10-06124,803.07154,863.66-20.97196619Downward Expansion-8090
Price vs TrendAbove+1.0%
Trend directionRising+6.4%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+16.5%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+15.7%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-13.8%
Relative strength directionImproving+32.3%
Price momentumPositive+2.0%
Volume balanceDemand-led1.53ร—
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

36 / ยฑ100

-31.4 points since 2026-08-28

Energy

21 /100

-52.1 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
Balance33
Rotation Up35
Upward Expansion64
Deceleration84
Rotation Down26
Downward Expansion16

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 26%Rotation Up 6%Upward Expansion 18%Deceleration 8%Rotation Down 5%Downward Expansion 37%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Upward Expansion2026-08-212026-09-25Developing-6.0%
Rotation Up2026-08-072026-08-14New-5.2%
Balance2026-07-242026-07-31New+1.3%
Deceleration2026-07-032026-07-17New+1.7%
Balance2026-06-192026-06-26New+0.9%
Upward Expansion2026-04-102026-06-12Developing-1.4%
Deceleration2026-03-272026-04-03New+2.8%
Upward Expansion2026-02-202026-03-20Developing-6.5%
Rotation Up2026-02-062026-02-13New+13.9%
Balance2025-12-192026-01-30Developing+9.1%
Downward Expansion2025-11-212025-12-12New-2.1%
Rotation Down2025-10-032025-11-14Developing+0.5%
Deceleration2025-08-152025-09-26Developing-10.3%
Upward Expansion2025-06-272025-08-08Developing+1.8%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing48
Stage 2 ยท Advancing44
Stage 3 ยท Distribution44
Stage 4 ยท Declining38

Legacy result: Stage 3 ยท Stage 3A ยท Churning. It remains visible while the experimental architecture is validated rather than being silently discarded.

Leadership versus ^KS11

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
25/100
Current Relative Strength
-13.82
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
+2.0%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-28.2%
Consumer Defensive regime cohort
15th percentile13 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.46ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.53ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution4 / 2

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 KRW 139,686.67falling
Slow Activity KRW 134,255.91rising
Trend Reference KRW 131,613.33+1.0% close margin
Current Fair Value KRW 114,057.29+16.5% close margin
Structural low KRW 111,000.00shock / 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 +8.7%
Annualized volatility +41.3%
From structural high -14.8%
From structural low +35.4%
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 ^KS11 Regime survived Read
Near term13-2.7%-8.1% to +7.5%+38.5%+38.5%-3.7%+69.2%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate5-1.9%-13.7% to +8.4%+40.0%+40.0%-15.2%+40.0%Usable descriptive sample
Extended4-5.1%-9.6% to +6.4%+25.0%+25.0%-14.0%+25.0%Too little matched history
Full cycle2+2.6%+0.1% to +5.0%+100.0%+100.0%-81.1%+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