Weekly structural research ยท VIE ยท Consumer Cyclical

TSLA Stage Analysis

Tesla, Inc.

Week ending 18 Sep 2026Close EUR 316.05Tenure DevelopingBenchmark ^ATX
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: improving.
  • Activity structure: moderate and contracting.
Direction -34โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 22/100directional strength
Maturity 74/100lifecycle context
Confidence 65/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Downstructural direction
Activity structure Moderatecontracting separation
Price acceptance +0.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +13.8%EUR 277.79 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
2026-09-18316.05327.67-25.011829Downward Expansion-3422
2026-09-11315.30328.73-26.851228Downward Expansion-3824
2026-09-04303.70329.95-29.811512Downward Expansion-4635
2026-08-28303.35331.41-29.591573Downward Expansion-6050
2026-08-21307.40333.62-27.38441Downward Expansion-6682
2026-08-14290.95336.10-32.57187Downward Expansion-6587
2026-08-07288.55339.04-32.63197Downward Expansion-6785
2026-07-31265.90342.10-36.37542Downward Expansion-8887
2026-07-24273.20345.83-34.96529Downward Expansion-8369
2026-07-17333.10350.50-19.96213Balance-3418
2026-07-10358.50353.09-15.71566Balance-1711
2026-07-03349.60353.78-18.90277Balance-2819
2026-06-26338.80355.08-19.59627Balance-3221
2026-06-19346.15356.13-19.62181Balance-1811
2026-06-12344.40355.91-16.85630Rotation Up-413
2026-06-05348.55356.18-13.65357Rotation Up1927
2026-05-29371.80356.89-8.922152Rotation Up2534
2026-05-22369.05357.61-7.392367Downward Expansion2328
2026-05-15367.15357.95-6.102465Downward Expansion-816
2026-05-08364.60358.10-7.334404Downward Expansion-1818
2026-05-01323.35357.99-16.541985Downward Expansion-5638
2026-04-24321.70359.45-16.512784Downward Expansion-6043
2026-04-17346.05360.95-13.392244Downward Expansion-6051
2026-04-10294.60361.44-24.354076Downward Expansion-8284
2026-04-03316.70362.67-13.543392Downward Expansion-7172
2026-03-27316.25362.01-10.643652Rotation Down-7466
2026-03-20325.15361.09-6.742480Rotation Down-4654
2026-03-13345.60359.80-1.903749Rotation Down-3243
2026-03-06343.80357.76-4.604061Rotation Down-3451
2026-02-27340.75355.82-10.151937Balance-2946
2026-02-20347.85353.28-10.142355Balance-522
2026-02-13351.90350.72-6.692385Balance-115
2026-02-06347.65348.36-9.033983Balance-110
2026-01-30369.50345.53-3.123649Upward Expansion3217
2026-01-23381.90341.930.623110Upward Expansion3619
2026-01-16379.05338.48-0.176660Upward Expansion5233
2026-01-09380.55335.100.304488Upward Expansion5844
2026-01-02377.65331.64-0.422168Upward Expansion6261
2025-12-26413.25327.8810.112208Upward Expansion7475
2025-12-19410.90324.708.664841Upward Expansion7761
2025-12-12379.05320.901.743213Deceleration5938
2025-12-05388.60318.693.733540Deceleration5632
2025-11-28370.40314.55-0.303265Deceleration4527
2025-11-21339.65310.61-4.792560Upward Expansion4533
2025-11-14352.45307.54-3.132490Upward Expansion6049
2025-11-07369.80302.843.398303Upward Expansion6561
2025-10-31393.45297.708.623331Upward Expansion8070
2025-10-24379.35291.998.374646Upward Expansion7572
2025-10-17371.60287.478.54342Upward Expansion7286
2025-10-10361.10282.674.141461Upward Expansion6887
2025-10-03367.20278.204.481654Upward Expansion8092
2025-09-26366.85273.797.093492Upward Expansion8995
2025-09-19360.55270.826.274699Upward Expansion9188
2025-09-12331.55269.84-2.201776Upward Expansion8576
2025-09-05296.95269.96-11.131766Upward Expansion6055
2025-08-29288.55272.01-13.731827Balance5246
2025-08-22286.60275.72-17.131146Balance2327
2025-08-15284.50279.29-18.601062Balance18
2025-08-08285.55283.84-16.031479Balance-96
2025-08-01264.50286.98-17.401779Balance-3617
2025-07-25270.90290.96-17.482641Balance-3117
2025-07-18281.25295.97-12.502732Balance-2616
2025-07-11262.85300.71-18.133196Balance-3823
2025-07-04261.50305.51-16.784176Balance-3421
2025-06-27278.25308.66-12.197070Balance-2518
2025-06-20277.65310.12-10.424695Balance-1110
2025-06-13276.65312.16-10.767407Balance-815
2025-06-06264.85313.18-16.015363Balance-624
2025-05-30317.85314.201.713732Downward Expansion1130
2025-05-23297.15311.25-3.246479Downward Expansion-1827
2025-05-16312.60309.591.204396Downward Expansion-1826
2025-05-09264.30305.98-11.255544Downward Expansion-4635
2025-05-02252.30303.87-10.895801Downward Expansion-5045
2025-04-25247.70302.98-10.893497Downward Expansion-6355
2025-04-18211.45302.39-20.752602Rotation Down-7264
2025-04-11215.30302.47-14.6211596Rotation Down-4564
2025-04-04222.25302.24-12.655756Rotation Down-4575
2025-03-28243.85301.36-13.223373Rotation Down-3172
2025-03-21227.65299.53-20.303717Rotation Down-4177
2025-03-14226.95298.45-21.064206Rotation Down-4673
2025-03-07234.85297.40-17.964853Deceleration-4650
2025-02-28277.80295.610.602572Deceleration-1630
2025-02-21331.05292.7523.242970Deceleration2725
2025-02-14335.20288.3824.763703Deceleration3925
2025-02-07358.45284.5641.563164Upward Expansion4741
2025-01-31400.00280.2360.463552Upward Expansion6151
2025-01-24393.60274.5661.282718Upward Expansion6155
2025-01-17421.00267.6978.342873Upward Expansion7465
2025-01-10379.70259.3469.342590Upward Expansion6665
2025-01-03383.85252.2873.642611Upward Expansion6868
2024-12-27421.15244.9894.163280Upward Expansion8190
2024-12-20423.65236.33100.708931Upward Expansion9092
2024-12-13406.70227.6992.744230Upward Expansion9497
2024-12-06356.05219.5974.261527Upward Expansion8694
2024-11-29321.95212.9661.22535Upward Expansion7691
2024-11-22338.90207.7971.511133Upward Expansion9296
2024-11-15307.25201.8256.032720Upward Expansion8993
2024-11-08295.45196.2651.343063Upward Expansion9185
2024-11-01229.30191.8119.081218Upward Expansion6242
2024-10-25247.35189.1426.51966Upward Expansion8053
2024-10-18204.30186.373.35566Upward Expansion5539
2024-10-11201.20184.781.801195Upward Expansion5757
2024-10-04225.45183.0413.40702Upward Expansion6670
2024-09-27229.90180.8513.83895Upward Expansion7059
2024-09-20214.00179.376.47317Deceleration5934
2024-09-13208.35178.233.43942Deceleration5528
2024-09-06195.76177.52-3.01981Deceleration3217
2024-08-30188.94176.90-10.74434Deceleration3020
2024-08-23195.38176.27-7.38797Deceleration3323
2024-08-16195.42175.42-6.301198Deceleration3624
2024-08-09181.26175.32-11.755755Upward Expansion4327
2024-08-02191.94176.00-6.23710Upward Expansion6254
2024-07-26200.05176.86-6.711713Rotation Up6782
2024-07-19220.45177.862.131156Rotation Up4578
2024-07-12228.50178.254.421371Rotation Up5979
2024-07-05229.85178.314.392865Rotation Up5369
2024-06-28187.74178.23-12.94865Balance1421
2024-06-21170.52179.24-21.16623Balance-99
2024-06-14167.74180.80-21.931546Balance-1912
2024-06-07165.02182.44-26.43674Balance-3016
2024-05-31161.54183.51-29.17806Downward Expansion-3319
2024-05-24164.48184.99-29.46486Downward Expansion-3419
2024-05-17163.70186.10-30.16761Deceleration-3823
2024-05-10157.04187.30-32.03853Deceleration-4434
2024-05-03167.00190.11-25.941261Downward Expansion-4535
2024-04-26159.74192.56-28.282335Downward Expansion-6050
2024-04-19140.40195.16-36.762010Downward Expansion-7860
2024-04-12162.06198.46-27.51923Downward Expansion-6355
2024-04-05149.00201.62-33.69970Downward Expansion-7476
2024-03-29164.32204.55-26.48636Downward Expansion-6473
2024-03-22156.80206.73-29.361044Downward Expansion-7071
2024-03-15148.70208.73-31.531210Downward Expansion-8568
2024-03-08159.94210.31-25.901274Downward Expansion-8159
2024-03-01185.58212.30-14.052046Downward Expansion-6151
2024-02-23179.54213.94-16.94777Downward Expansion-6576
2024-02-16187.20215.95-13.97716Downward Expansion-6786
2024-02-09177.26217.56-17.331372Downward Expansion-6988
2024-02-02169.96219.95-22.641756Downward Expansion-8492
2024-01-26169.84222.73-23.132496Downward Expansion-8685
2024-01-19192.28225.12-10.013045Balance-7262
2024-01-12201.80226.57-6.48453Balance-4722
2024-01-05217.70227.740.76756Balance-1515
2023-12-29230.15228.137.42269Balance1521
2023-12-22232.05227.2110.23546Balance717
2023-12-15230.35225.4411.67515Balance-1518
2023-12-08227.50223.2712.72256Balance210
2023-12-01217.90220.918.62535Rotation Down-1314
2023-11-24217.50218.4810.82262Rotation Down-2725
2023-11-17217.00216.1310.331120Rotation Down-3049
2023-11-10196.98213.882.78448Rotation Down-3950
2023-11-03205.90212.898.181707Upward Expansion-2232
2023-10-27197.94211.629.551180Upward Expansion-1323
2023-10-20199.44211.239.49646Upward Expansion-58
2023-10-13241.45210.4327.32249Upward Expansion5235
2023-10-06240.60208.0127.89448Upward Expansion5654
2023-09-29237.60205.5624.08479Upward Expansion5760
Price vs TrendBelow-3.5%
Trend directionFalling-7.2%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+13.8%
Fair Value directionMoving away-13.8%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-25.0%
Relative strength directionWeakening-5.4%
Price momentumNegative-2.8%
Volume balanceDemand-led1.79ร—
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

-34 / ยฑ100

+31.6 points since 2026-08-21

Energy

22 /100

-60.2 points since 2026-08-21

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
Balance47
Rotation Up29
Upward Expansion20
Deceleration47
Rotation Down21
Downward Expansion54

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

2023-09-29 to 2026-09-18 ยท 156 classified observations out of 156 shown.

Balance 21%Rotation Up 5%Upward Expansion 30%Deceleration 10%Rotation Down 9%Downward Expansion 26%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Downward Expansion2026-07-242026-09-18Developing+15.7%
Balance2026-06-192026-07-17Developing-3.8%
Rotation Up2026-05-292026-06-12New-7.4%
Downward Expansion2026-04-032026-05-22Developing+16.5%
Rotation Down2026-03-062026-03-27New-8.0%
Balance2026-02-062026-02-27New-2.0%
Upward Expansion2025-12-192026-01-30Developing-10.1%
Deceleration2025-11-282025-12-12New+2.3%
Upward Expansion2025-09-052025-11-21Developing+14.4%
Balance2025-06-062025-08-29Established+8.9%
Downward Expansion2025-04-252025-05-30Developing+28.3%
Rotation Down2025-03-142025-04-18Developing-6.8%
Deceleration2025-02-142025-03-07New-29.9%
Upward Expansion2024-09-272025-02-07Established+55.9%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing30
Stage 2 ยท Advancing10
Stage 3 ยท Distribution52
Stage 4 ยท Declining90

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 ^ATX

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
75/100
Current Relative Strength
-25.01
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
-2.8%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-33.7%
Consumer Cyclical regime cohort
5th percentile38 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.64ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.79ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution3 / 1

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+25.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationImproving

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 EUR 311.11rising
Slow Activity EUR 321.27falling
Trend Reference EUR 327.67-3.5% close margin
Current Fair Value EUR 277.79+13.8% close margin
Structural low EUR 265.00shock / 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 +6.6%
Annualized volatility +48.0%
From structural high -25.4%
From structural low +19.3%
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 ^ATX Regime survived Read
Near term20+3.7%-33.5% to +53.6%+65.0%+35.0%+7.3%+65.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate8+9.9%-30.1% to +40.3%+62.5%+37.5%-3.1%+25.0%Usable descriptive sample
Extended4+10.0%-25.4% to +53.1%+75.0%+25.0%+9.6%+25.0%Too little matched history
Full cycle3+29.9%-23.8% to +131.7%+66.7%+33.3%-11.8%+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