Weekly structural research ยท ASX ยท Utilities

ORG Stage Analysis

Origin Energy Limited

Week ending 25 Sep 2026Close AUD 10.84Tenure NewBenchmark ^AXJO
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Rotation Up ยท Emerging rotation

The Activity Line structure is rotating upward.

Fast Activity is improving relative to Slow Activity and price acceptance is strengthening. This is earlier than full positive Trend confirmation and remains a developing repair.

  • The Trend gate is down within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: improving.
  • Activity structure: compressed and contracting.
Direction -18โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 16/100directional strength
Maturity 30/100lifecycle context
Confidence 57/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Downstructural direction
Activity structure Compressedcontracting separation
Price acceptance +50.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +7.8%AUD 10.05 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
2026-09-2510.8411.39-3.6418582768Rotation Up-1816
2026-09-1811.6611.432.6526837186Rotation Up3248
2026-09-1111.5711.441.6519503913Rotation Up2943
2026-09-0411.3511.44-3.2721071799Rotation Up333
2026-08-2811.4111.42-3.8318961728Downward Expansion431
2026-08-2111.5911.42-2.163496621Downward Expansion123
2026-08-1411.7611.42-1.455631916Downward Expansion-1216
2026-08-0710.5411.38-13.162088526Downward Expansion-6372
2026-07-3110.4811.40-11.094922961Downward Expansion-6676
2026-07-2410.6211.42-8.002773943Downward Expansion-6372
2026-07-1710.5311.43-9.185053307Downward Expansion-6472
2026-07-1010.4711.44-9.942206134Downward Expansion-7073
2026-07-0310.3611.47-11.423901482Rotation Down-7763
2026-06-2610.9611.51-5.473928994Rotation Down-3444
2026-06-1910.7511.52-7.919012319Rotation Down-4259
2026-06-1211.0911.54-4.742882755Rotation Down-2756
2026-06-0510.8911.56-4.5412142520Rotation Down-3158
2026-05-2910.8711.59-5.778381349Upward Expansion-3348
2026-05-2210.9011.62-4.6620662909Upward Expansion-3234
2026-05-1511.4911.660.8117228648Upward Expansion1616
2026-05-0811.3811.68-1.3416028770Upward Expansion2314
2026-05-0112.0711.704.8622606286Upward Expansion5737
2026-04-2412.7711.7010.4312523984Upward Expansion7166
2026-04-1712.4711.686.2417539699Upward Expansion6261
2026-04-1012.3811.675.5520282109Rotation Up6157
2026-04-0312.5911.6612.3419763553Rotation Up4448
2026-03-2712.4611.6412.4123303380Rotation Up4444
2026-03-2012.0111.649.7932652928Rotation Up2535
2026-03-1311.6311.654.2024859460Rotation Up1733
2026-03-0611.9411.674.2817756544Balance2531
2026-02-2711.8511.65-0.2320790454Balance2021
2026-02-2011.9011.631.5421116926Balance212
2026-02-1311.7811.622.5822503594Downward Expansion-1614
2026-02-0610.6411.60-4.8518839182Downward Expansion-6634
2026-01-3011.5111.621.2611774846Downward Expansion-3721
2026-01-2311.4411.581.0113946637Downward Expansion-5433
2026-01-1610.6711.55-6.2015790373Rotation Down-7156
2026-01-0911.0811.54-0.598929505Rotation Down-3346
2026-01-0211.0611.53-0.835533208Rotation Down-3647
2025-12-2611.0511.50-1.254840424Rotation Down-3847
2025-12-1910.8411.47-1.5124970245Rotation Down-3848
2025-12-1211.3711.462.5312884306Rotation Down-2237
2025-12-0511.4011.433.7714181250Deceleration-2033
2025-11-2811.3911.404.1724180172Deceleration-119
2025-11-2111.1511.374.5313754928Deceleration-1018
2025-11-1411.8011.328.0510203806Deceleration2112
2025-11-0711.6611.255.4810918026Deceleration3217
2025-10-3111.9511.187.0415535717Deceleration4026
2025-10-2412.2011.098.0410151912Deceleration4933
2025-10-1711.9311.036.3312861679Deceleration4434
2025-10-1011.9810.977.5812181147Upward Expansion4741
2025-10-0311.9710.907.4516914264Upward Expansion5044
2025-09-2612.2310.8212.5814829789Upward Expansion6455
2025-09-1912.2410.7513.3319951219Upward Expansion6665
2025-09-1212.0910.6711.2717467799Upward Expansion6577
2025-09-0512.1110.5911.8117053707Upward Expansion6680
2025-08-2912.3110.5012.7517295803Upward Expansion7587
2025-08-2212.4210.4114.3530550972Upward Expansion8482
2025-08-1512.1710.3412.9416058216Upward Expansion8480
2025-08-0811.3710.287.569028848Upward Expansion6575
2025-08-0111.2010.257.8415505784Upward Expansion6275
2025-07-2511.4710.2110.5211776219Upward Expansion7477
2025-07-1811.4310.169.2513322042Upward Expansion7768
2025-07-1111.1910.119.3618431218Upward Expansion7247
2025-07-0410.3110.060.6010471433Upward Expansion3724
2025-06-2710.3310.041.8614632646Upward Expansion4826
2025-06-2010.3810.032.3624300056Upward Expansion5029
2025-06-1310.9110.026.9613410285Upward Expansion7042
2025-06-0610.099.98-0.5411839688Upward Expansion5234
2025-05-3010.319.952.5928355501Upward Expansion5657
2025-05-2310.539.915.7512511055Upward Expansion6262
2025-05-1610.419.864.9116111719Balance5752
2025-05-0910.519.817.4925329024Balance5942
2025-05-0210.349.785.9617005027Balance4518
2025-04-259.839.754.305981038Balance-712
2025-04-189.699.734.888969729Balance-611
2025-04-119.539.725.5925347280Balance66
2025-04-049.369.703.7022674440Balance03
2025-03-2810.169.698.3911795979Balance4431
2025-03-2110.199.659.7917090473Balance4527
2025-03-149.899.608.8517515185Balance2917
2025-03-079.729.565.1822587022Balance137
2025-02-2810.149.557.0623114075Upward Expansion3724
2025-02-219.879.533.0521634376Upward Expansion2025
2025-02-149.569.52-2.9223392924Upward Expansion1719
2025-02-079.269.52-5.2524468887Upward Expansion1511
2025-01-319.689.53-1.0118178666Upward Expansion5641
2025-01-2410.529.539.5214425864Upward Expansion7678
2025-01-1710.339.519.3113826942Upward Expansion7274
2025-01-1010.279.489.3711710124Upward Expansion7261
2025-01-0310.119.448.774951077Upward Expansion6745
2024-12-2710.049.428.373916338Upward Expansion6643
2024-12-209.769.398.3721227988Upward Expansion5750
2024-12-139.649.374.5013075198Upward Expansion6070
2024-12-069.859.355.5312230081Upward Expansion6174
2024-11-2910.079.328.1331420774Upward Expansion7376
2024-11-2210.199.2710.3318223549Upward Expansion6864
2024-11-159.639.235.8612781371Balance2010
2024-11-089.189.201.0210693433Balance-1818
2024-11-019.019.191.2814371015Balance-2215
2024-10-258.959.16-0.3713039449Balance66
2024-10-189.099.140.1513768374Deceleration2720
2024-10-119.499.115.2911888586Deceleration4433
2024-10-049.589.077.1821382953Deceleration4730
2024-09-279.229.022.5016011245Deceleration2213
2024-09-209.358.974.0423828074Deceleration1511
2024-09-139.018.931.6616017513Deceleration-1929
2024-09-068.908.881.7321034805Deceleration-325
2024-08-308.978.831.6127926419Deceleration222
2024-08-238.828.770.8825086064Deceleration-518
2024-08-168.708.720.3136933432Deceleration714
2024-08-099.458.6711.7514024757Deceleration4333
2024-08-029.498.5910.4026628486Upward Expansion4739
2024-07-269.468.5210.8111962070Upward Expansion6153
2024-07-199.578.4511.8012868449Upward Expansion6362
2024-07-129.588.3812.4713414245Upward Expansion6666
2024-07-059.708.2916.2619173621Upward Expansion7367
2024-06-289.788.2018.5215556629Upward Expansion8471
2024-06-219.698.1117.5627755553Upward Expansion8772
2024-06-149.088.0311.6213814684Upward Expansion6766
2024-06-079.327.9813.0016256599Upward Expansion7782
2024-05-319.187.9213.9114400610Upward Expansion7375
2024-05-249.337.8615.8418996885Upward Expansion8882
2024-05-178.937.8210.1213860268Upward Expansion7468
2024-05-108.947.7911.5118260091Upward Expansion7877
2024-05-038.687.7610.3112620996Upward Expansion6882
2024-04-268.747.7212.199370388Upward Expansion7486
2024-04-198.797.6913.2819243959Upward Expansion8389
2024-04-128.807.6510.5920842042Upward Expansion9092
2024-04-058.367.615.5819013615Upward Expansion7585
2024-03-298.287.583.2216480785Upward Expansion7687
2024-03-228.227.554.2320854864Upward Expansion7887
2024-03-158.217.525.6527575471Rotation Up8185
2024-03-088.047.491.2819781393Rotation Up4368
2024-03-017.867.470.3823897343Rotation Up3658
2024-02-237.917.442.5470475383Balance3844
2024-02-167.627.42-1.2871410972Balance210
2024-02-097.317.41-4.7123291879Balance-3418
2024-02-027.397.41-4.0737498747Balance-3621
2024-01-267.237.41-4.1211384930Balance-3922
2024-01-197.097.40-3.9016788813Balance-4723
2024-01-127.217.41-3.1114307860Balance-1311
2024-01-057.367.41-0.8214264009Rotation Down-1313
2023-12-297.397.40-1.536296668Rotation Down-2930
2023-12-227.337.39-1.0728156088Rotation Down-2550
2023-12-156.967.39-5.1536639423Rotation Down-3457
2023-12-086.847.39-3.4472203117Deceleration-4548
2023-12-017.147.402.5855780007Deceleration-3130
2023-11-247.477.408.0639675218Deceleration1724
2023-11-177.507.398.75186606891Deceleration2923
2023-11-107.557.3710.93184641391Upward Expansion4127
2023-11-037.317.367.87142296838Upward Expansion4444
2023-10-278.047.3522.0322408181Upward Expansion7888
2023-10-208.027.3221.7065360833Upward Expansion8389
2023-10-138.097.2821.3764692245Upward Expansion9392
2023-10-067.617.2416.8024336946Upward Expansion6676
Price vs TrendBelow-4.9%
Trend directionFalling-0.3%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+7.8%
Fair Value directionMoving away-4.6%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-3.6%
Relative strength directionImproving+1.8%
Price momentumNegative-13.0%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.90ร—
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

-18 / ยฑ100

-21.5 points since 2026-08-28

Energy

16 /100

-14.3 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
Balance45
Rotation Up34
Upward Expansion33
Deceleration40
Rotation Down28
Downward Expansion48

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 16%Rotation Up 8%Upward Expansion 44%Deceleration 15%Rotation Down 10%Downward Expansion 8%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Rotation Up2026-09-042026-09-25New-4.5%
Downward Expansion2026-07-102026-08-28Developing+9.0%
Rotation Down2026-06-052026-07-03Developing-4.9%
Upward Expansion2026-04-172026-05-29Developing-12.8%
Rotation Up2026-03-132026-04-10Developing+6.4%
Balance2026-02-202026-03-06New+0.3%
Downward Expansion2026-01-232026-02-13New+3.0%
Rotation Down2025-12-122026-01-16Developing-6.2%
Deceleration2025-10-172025-12-05Developing-4.4%
Upward Expansion2025-05-232025-10-10Established+13.8%
Balance2025-03-072025-05-16Developing+7.2%
Upward Expansion2024-11-222025-02-28Established-0.5%
Balance2024-10-252024-11-15New+7.6%
Deceleration2024-08-092024-10-18Developing-3.8%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing59
Stage 2 ยท Advancing21
Stage 3 ยท Distribution56
Stage 4 ยท Declining79

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 ^AXJO

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
67/100
Current Relative Strength
-3.64
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
-13.0%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-14.7%
Utilities regime cohort
33th percentile3 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.78ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.90ร—

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 rotationImproving

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 AUD 11.31falling
Slow Activity AUD 11.18falling
Trend Reference AUD 11.39-4.9% close margin
Current Fair Value AUD 10.05+7.8% close margin
Structural low AUD 10.30shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Full positive ordering with expanding width confirms Upward Expansion. Loss of the fast/slow repair and renewed downside acceptance cancels it.

Range context +4.0%
Annualized volatility +25.8%
From structural high -15.6%
From structural low +5.2%
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 ^AXJO Regime survived Read
Near term5+2.9%-8.1% to +6.4%+60.0%+60.0%+2.1%+20.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate4+4.3%-6.9% to +16.7%+50.0%+50.0%+2.8%+0.0%Too little matched history
Extended4+13.3%-0.5% to +21.8%+75.0%+75.0%+10.3%+25.0%Too little matched history
Full cycle3+28.9%+19.2% to +30.3%+100.0%+100.0%+23.4%+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