Weekly structural research ยท JPX ยท Consumer Cyclical

3329 Stage Analysis

Towa Food Service Co., Ltd.

Week ending 2 Oct 2026Close JPY 2,137.00Tenure NewBenchmark ^N225
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Upward Expansion ยท Early expansion

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: wide and expanding.
Direction 66โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 83/100directional strength
Maturity 15/100lifecycle context
Confidence 74/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Wideexpanding separation
Price acceptance +83.3%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +5.0%JPY 2,034.93 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
2026-10-022,137.002,099.88-13.6647100Upward Expansion6683
2026-09-252,145.002,099.35-11.498100Upward Expansion7288
2026-09-182,144.002,098.68-10.378600Upward Expansion7489
2026-09-112,145.002,097.81-9.568100Rotation Up8090
2026-09-042,144.002,096.75-11.6134300Rotation Up5164
2026-08-282,129.002,095.35-14.771700Rotation Up3557
2026-08-212,125.002,094.22-15.151400Rotation Up3356
2026-08-142,117.002,093.36-19.491100Rotation Up2956
2026-08-072,120.002,092.69-16.291200Rotation Up2952
2026-07-312,112.002,092.23-15.741100Rotation Up2540
2026-07-242,119.002,091.10-16.541200Balance2730
2026-07-172,104.002,089.21-17.222800Balance-917
2026-07-102,095.002,088.16-23.602400Downward Expansion-2018
2026-07-032,072.002,086.74-26.503200Downward Expansion-3523
2026-06-262,047.002,085.55-27.756100Downward Expansion-4226
2026-06-192,066.002,086.03-29.745300Downward Expansion-5636
2026-06-122,066.002,084.38-25.045700Rotation Down-6248
2026-06-052,007.002,083.10-28.582800Rotation Down-4674
2026-05-292,017.002,084.51-28.7451500Rotation Down-4472
2026-05-222,018.002,085.49-26.1132000Rotation Down-3952
2026-05-152,013.002,088.69-24.7631400Upward Expansion-4547
2026-05-082,052.002,092.03-25.6220800Upward Expansion-1220
2026-05-012,071.002,094.03-21.66322400Upward Expansion1818
2026-04-242,138.882,095.10-20.10102900Upward Expansion6265
2026-04-172,157.772,094.08-18.4460300Upward Expansion7674
2026-04-102,157.772,092.13-17.0145100Upward Expansion8365
2026-04-032,132.922,089.85-12.9547800Upward Expansion7146
2026-03-272,118.992,089.28-14.6817500Upward Expansion6041
2026-03-202,113.032,087.90-15.5113000Upward Expansion6049
2026-03-132,112.032,087.70-16.7716400Upward Expansion6468
2026-03-062,120.982,087.11-19.6629200Upward Expansion6776
2026-02-272,124.962,086.06-24.4646500Rotation Up7677
2026-02-202,118.002,084.80-22.5912800Rotation Up4557
2026-02-132,113.032,083.48-23.425500Rotation Up3447
2026-02-062,102.092,082.10-20.5410900Rotation Up2645
2026-01-302,095.132,081.15-19.8610600Rotation Up2343
2026-01-232,099.112,080.29-20.8611300Rotation Up2330
2026-01-162,097.122,079.27-21.418500Rotation Up2127
2026-01-092,106.072,078.39-18.4816500Downward Expansion1723
2026-01-022,078.232,077.17-17.366800Downward Expansion-2520
2025-12-262,062.322,076.71-18.9320700Downward Expansion-3821
2025-12-192,072.262,075.97-16.7517600Downward Expansion-4224
2025-12-122,052.372,075.35-19.9913500Downward Expansion-6046
2025-12-052,036.462,075.62-20.3617300Rotation Down-6672
2025-11-282,061.322,076.72-19.3232000Rotation Down-3565
2025-11-212,016.572,076.77-18.7716500Rotation Down-5270
2025-11-142,027.512,077.64-21.4835400Rotation Down-4351
2025-11-072,049.392,078.97-20.8135900Rotation Down-3031
2025-10-312,046.412,079.28-24.44472300Rotation Down68
2025-10-242,114.072,080.24-17.4356600Upward Expansion6656
2025-10-172,113.082,079.77-14.8525800Upward Expansion6659
2025-10-102,112.092,077.95-16.0624400Upward Expansion6952
2025-10-032,103.182,076.27-12.4557600Upward Expansion5739
2025-09-262,108.132,074.48-11.6920900Upward Expansion6848
2025-09-192,099.222,071.59-11.648200Upward Expansion5939
2025-09-122,089.332,070.43-11.7323500Upward Expansion5943
2025-09-052,116.052,069.60-7.2524700Upward Expansion8271
2025-08-292,077.452,067.26-8.5435900Upward Expansion6156
2025-08-222,107.142,065.67-7.2013600Upward Expansion8180
2025-08-152,094.272,062.41-9.516500Upward Expansion7269
2025-08-082,089.332,060.14-6.5710800Upward Expansion7063
2025-08-012,087.352,057.90-4.619600Upward Expansion7157
2025-07-252,078.442,054.84-6.657000Upward Expansion6143
2025-07-182,071.512,051.22-3.3011300Upward Expansion5438
2025-07-112,073.492,047.93-2.5927300Upward Expansion5845
2025-07-042,069.532,044.68-3.298300Deceleration5241
2025-06-272,068.542,041.69-4.1115200Deceleration5035
2025-06-202,070.522,039.120.3216900Deceleration4021
2025-06-132,069.532,036.261.8211600Deceleration3917
2025-06-062,064.582,033.661.9225800Deceleration2513
2025-05-302,039.842,032.180.1955100Deceleration138
2025-05-232,053.702,031.163.0916800Deceleration3318
2025-05-162,060.622,031.261.8912000Deceleration3417
2025-05-092,069.532,031.663.1025300Deceleration3920
2025-05-022,062.602,031.914.73125700Deceleration3517
2025-04-252,042.812,032.177.14374000Upward Expansion3922
2025-04-182,067.432,033.1611.6238200Upward Expansion5742
2025-04-112,058.572,031.3915.1172100Upward Expansion5948
2025-04-042,075.312,029.9315.7553400Upward Expansion6158
2025-03-282,099.942,029.216.8747600Upward Expansion7957
2025-03-212,058.572,027.833.4013800Rotation Up3326
2025-03-142,061.522,028.585.5010600Rotation Up3831
2025-03-072,049.702,028.985.5323700Rotation Up2533
2025-02-282,021.142,028.623.5558100Rotation Up2449
2025-02-212,064.482,027.231.5913100Rotation Up3761
2025-02-142,064.482,027.230.6615100Rotation Up4154
2025-02-072,045.762,027.490.8012300Balance2930
2025-01-312,030.002,028.44-1.8812400Balance-1020
2025-01-242,009.322,029.89-3.7711800Downward Expansion-2522
2025-01-172,026.062,031.920.718900Downward Expansion-2519
2025-01-102,022.122,032.39-1.3517700Downward Expansion-3926
2025-01-031,995.532,032.59-4.353200Downward Expansion-6151
2024-12-271,969.922,033.32-6.6437500Downward Expansion-6870
2024-12-201,972.882,035.63-2.8523100Downward Expansion-6767
2024-12-131,975.832,038.09-4.6911700Downward Expansion-6869
2024-12-061,979.772,039.81-3.6923700Downward Expansion-6869
2024-11-291,991.592,040.90-1.0070900Downward Expansion-6266
2024-11-221,984.702,040.95-1.6216000Balance-6462
2024-11-151,991.592,042.50-2.3513500Balance-3441
2024-11-082,020.152,044.47-3.2024500Balance-1217
2024-11-012,009.322,046.14-0.20514400Balance95
2024-10-252,056.682,049.572.3882100Balance4528
2024-10-182,072.362,050.470.2340100Balance4628
2024-10-112,077.262,048.35-1.2931200Balance4625
2024-10-042,070.402,045.550.6846100Balance3313
2024-09-272,072.362,041.41-2.4928900Balance2312
2024-09-202,014.522,036.07-0.2016300Balance-1010
2024-09-132,014.522,037.182.8116100Balance105
2024-09-062,053.742,033.255.3218400Upward Expansion4327
2024-08-302,058.642,026.94-0.68105600Upward Expansion4222
2024-08-232,081.182,020.921.0214200Upward Expansion3916
2024-08-162,073.342,013.341.3212500Upward Expansion3616
2024-08-092,039.032,006.218.2856000Upward Expansion2914
2024-08-021,979.231,999.052.8031600Upward Expansion179
2024-07-262,064.521,993.832.3612200Upward Expansion5337
2024-07-192,072.361,984.52-3.2013600Upward Expansion5544
2024-07-122,074.321,974.73-5.688700Deceleration5642
2024-07-052,073.341,964.15-5.0016500Deceleration5635
2024-06-282,070.401,953.25-1.8521200Deceleration5629
2024-06-212,040.011,945.05-0.6120600Deceleration4824
2024-06-142,028.251,939.97-1.5313300Deceleration4525
2024-06-072,017.461,933.18-1.4443100Deceleration3723
2024-05-312,039.031,925.800.35392600Deceleration3924
2024-05-242,046.871,918.190.5339400Deceleration3922
2024-05-172,027.271,908.98-0.6637300Deceleration3519
2024-05-102,012.561,901.920.1646600Deceleration3823
2024-05-031,992.961,896.42-0.7875400Upward Expansion4331
2024-04-262,031.191,892.731.95495100Upward Expansion5948
2024-04-192,050.721,888.455.4091700Upward Expansion6466
2024-04-122,070.231,880.93-0.11120700Upward Expansion6675
2024-04-052,112.181,874.543.2999600Upward Expansion8082
2024-03-292,083.891,868.04-1.6073000Upward Expansion8273
2024-03-222,008.771,860.51-6.4040300Upward Expansion7152
2024-03-151,993.161,854.23-2.0643700Upward Expansion7272
2024-03-081,946.331,845.10-6.8183900Upward Expansion6367
2024-03-011,912.181,834.68-9.09493600Upward Expansion6367
2024-02-232,047.791,826.18-0.79101800Upward Expansion9385
2024-02-161,896.571,811.70-6.6841500Upward Expansion6861
2024-02-091,864.381,801.81-4.4317500Upward Expansion5958
2024-02-021,878.041,791.25-1.8115000Deceleration6453
2024-01-261,853.651,780.42-2.0025800Deceleration5535
2024-01-191,859.501,770.02-2.2921800Deceleration4628
2024-01-121,824.381,759.33-3.1740400Deceleration3115
2024-01-051,822.431,748.512.9813800Deceleration1511
2023-12-291,785.361,737.080.6130100Deceleration617
2023-12-221,778.531,727.241.0829000Deceleration1015
2023-12-151,757.061,718.790.4633000Deceleration97
2023-12-081,746.331,710.831.9662300Deceleration1414
2023-12-011,824.381,702.943.06350800Deceleration4932
2023-11-241,887.791,692.136.15120400Deceleration6436
2023-11-171,824.381,679.102.9239600Deceleration3520
2023-11-101,796.091,668.544.6285900Deceleration3422
2023-11-031,810.721,658.777.71217000Deceleration4025
2023-10-271,770.721,648.708.77482100Upward Expansion4433
2023-10-201,815.381,639.3510.7488200Upward Expansion5147
2023-10-131,847.411,627.909.2176400Upward Expansion6356
Price vs TrendAbove+1.8%
Trend directionRising+0.4%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+5.0%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+1.6%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-13.7%
Relative strength directionImproving+12.8%
Price momentumPositive+0.2%
Volume balanceDemand-led1.06ร—
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

66 / ยฑ100

+15.8 points since 2026-09-04

Energy

83 /100

+19.3 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
Balance11
Rotation Up61
Upward Expansion97
Deceleration42
Rotation Down25
Downward Expansion22

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 10%Rotation Up 13%Upward Expansion 38%Deceleration 22%Rotation Down 6%Downward Expansion 12%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Upward Expansion2026-09-182026-10-02New-0.3%
Rotation Up2026-07-312026-09-11Developing+1.6%
Balance2026-07-172026-07-24New+0.7%
Downward Expansion2026-06-192026-07-10New+1.4%
Rotation Down2026-05-222026-06-12New+2.4%
Upward Expansion2026-03-062026-05-15Developing-5.1%
Rotation Up2026-01-162026-02-27Developing+1.3%
Downward Expansion2025-12-122026-01-09Developing+2.6%
Rotation Down2025-10-312025-12-05Developing-0.5%
Upward Expansion2025-07-112025-10-24Established+2.0%
Deceleration2025-05-022025-07-04Developing+0.3%
Upward Expansion2025-03-282025-04-25Developing-2.7%
Rotation Up2025-02-142025-03-21Developing-0.3%
Balance2025-01-312025-02-07New+0.8%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing57
Stage 2 ยท Advancing44
Stage 3 ยท Distribution67
Stage 4 ยท Declining52

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 ^N225

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
18/100
Current Relative Strength
-13.66
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
+0.2%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-28.4%
Consumer Cyclical regime cohort
91th percentile151 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume4.17ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.06ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution1 / 1

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+100.0%

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 JPY 2,142.07rising
Slow Activity JPY 2,106.37rising
Trend Reference JPY 2,099.88+1.8% close margin
Current Fair Value JPY 2,034.93+5.0% close margin
Structural low JPY 1,999.00shock / 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 +0.7%
Annualized volatility +7.9%
From structural high -2.3%
From structural low +6.9%
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 ^N225 Regime survived Read
Near term31+0.4%-6.9% to +12.1%+54.8%+54.8%-1.9%+67.7%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate13-0.0%-5.4% to +21.2%+38.5%+38.5%-1.9%+23.1%Usable descriptive sample
Extended8+0.9%-0.7% to +27.7%+75.0%+75.0%-8.9%+62.5%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle5+4.3%+1.5% to +24.8%+100.0%+100.0%-1.9%+60.0%Usable descriptive sample
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