Weekly structural research ยท NYSE ยท Technology

KEYS Stage Analysis

Keysight Technologies Inc

Week ending 25 Sep 2026Close USD 362.15Tenure NewBenchmark SPY
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Balance ยท Upper balance after advance

Directional pressure has compressed into balance.

Trend and Activity are compressed into balance, so neither side has durable control. Prior structure and the next directional change provide context; balance alone is not assumed to be a base.

  • The Trend gate is up within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: improving.
  • Activity structure: compressed and expanding.
Direction 59โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 39/100directional strength
Maturity 13/100lifecycle context
Confidence 90/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Compressedexpanding separation
Price acceptance +0.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +87.0%USD 193.64 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
2026-09-25362.15327.0821.625141627Balance5939
2026-09-18335.00325.2515.107133099Balance218
2026-09-11338.64322.2017.252988830Deceleration3114
2026-09-04327.21318.7013.474377471Deceleration2511
2026-08-28319.97315.4912.027306462Deceleration2314
2026-08-21316.13312.0412.1312330882Deceleration2115
2026-08-14357.82308.6026.184314070Deceleration4927
2026-08-07340.97303.8121.735060741Deceleration2312
2026-07-31319.08299.3519.056276324Deceleration1114
2026-07-24318.67295.6021.305477391Deceleration1217
2026-07-17315.90291.8520.637289205Deceleration1418
2026-07-10322.05288.0722.176352035Deceleration3418
2026-07-03313.86284.2921.777047001Deceleration4027
2026-06-26328.66280.8531.3810601179Deceleration4536
2026-06-19363.67276.4943.375830371Deceleration7051
2026-06-12350.67270.1341.257066570Deceleration5445
2026-06-05329.83264.4135.218138563Upward Expansion4947
2026-05-29338.33259.4436.608299763Upward Expansion6359
2026-05-22346.56254.2643.4513568530Upward Expansion6563
2026-05-15349.01248.3647.357345396Upward Expansion6771
2026-05-08360.30242.1354.204909338Upward Expansion7888
2026-05-01352.41235.4456.396928842Upward Expansion7889
2026-04-24346.96229.4757.594642386Upward Expansion8284
2026-04-17334.34223.6854.815150269Upward Expansion8471
2026-04-10324.18218.4859.005141713Upward Expansion8569
2026-04-03291.24213.3550.154548458Upward Expansion7363
2026-03-27279.06209.2450.666696318Upward Expansion6564
2026-03-20277.53205.3948.118635708Upward Expansion6879
2026-03-13279.78201.7048.117976141Upward Expansion7587
2026-03-06272.43197.8243.509173660Upward Expansion7590
2026-02-27307.33194.2460.1018348537Upward Expansion9999
2026-02-20243.54189.2827.794934773Upward Expansion8690
2026-02-13233.51186.7124.405571786Upward Expansion8282
2026-02-06230.95184.3421.785920464Upward Expansion8674
2026-01-30216.33182.1014.185607983Upward Expansion7360
2026-01-23212.94180.4612.943620275Upward Expansion6857
2026-01-16214.20178.8413.375618231Upward Expansion7561
2026-01-09207.30177.019.575092443Upward Expansion6759
2026-01-02206.59175.3811.072478457Upward Expansion6773
2025-12-26206.04173.899.802432322Upward Expansion6684
2025-12-19202.47172.259.618429414Upward Expansion6684
2025-12-12208.81170.8413.325119117Upward Expansion8288
2025-12-05210.49169.3913.805757261Upward Expansion8985
2025-11-28197.95167.517.549197611Upward Expansion8473
2025-11-21172.71165.87-2.686006190Upward Expansion5659
2025-11-14179.06164.91-1.235415305Upward Expansion5962
2025-11-07180.87163.46-0.037465644Upward Expansion6449
2025-10-31182.96161.88-0.608479486Upward Expansion6729
2025-10-24169.47160.01-7.274252810Upward Expansion3219
2025-10-17162.19159.38-9.685756369Upward Expansion2514
2025-10-10159.49159.12-9.854810972Upward Expansion3928
2025-10-03173.35158.87-4.614866269Upward Expansion6064
2025-09-26173.34158.29-3.675323656Upward Expansion6466
2025-09-19178.15157.83-1.415408627Upward Expansion7868
2025-09-12170.54157.74-4.484500984Upward Expansion6653
2025-09-05167.90158.17-4.554048177Upward Expansion6042
2025-08-29163.43158.39-6.844528098Upward Expansion5235
2025-08-22166.87158.88-5.077801299Balance5932
2025-08-15163.40159.08-6.914663987Balance1415
2025-08-08164.96159.16-5.054014850Rotation Up1917
2025-08-01158.68159.04-6.233975088Rotation Up2318
2025-07-25166.45159.21-3.913637470Rotation Up3543
2025-07-18162.45159.09-4.773872871Rotation Up1935
2025-07-11163.69159.12-3.404043655Rotation Up2138
2025-07-04167.05159.21-1.653164862Balance2834
2025-06-27164.34159.37-1.494489820Balance2322
2025-06-20159.36159.58-1.074027162Balance-412
2025-06-13158.19159.95-1.862971819Balance-515
2025-06-06161.95159.650.203840482Balance1826
2025-05-30157.04159.77-1.145183302Balance-1625
2025-05-23160.03159.592.537328119Balance-1624
2025-05-16165.40159.453.294206984Downward Expansion-1320
2025-05-09154.12159.271.173857696Downward Expansion-4226
2025-05-02148.52159.43-3.054403246Downward Expansion-6046
2025-04-25144.01159.69-3.475026109Downward Expansion-6570
2025-04-18135.46160.18-5.263755823Downward Expansion-7080
2025-04-11133.59160.75-8.147989487Rotation Down-7782
2025-04-04127.02161.30-8.076324539Rotation Down-6477
2025-03-28150.33161.83-1.453471790Rotation Down-3357
2025-03-21154.56161.96-0.404154866Upward Expansion-2739
2025-03-14152.03161.98-1.715491711Upward Expansion-3133
2025-03-07155.89161.42-1.695708062Upward Expansion89
2025-02-28159.53160.32-2.729871438Upward Expansion3727
2025-02-21175.45159.225.654645590Upward Expansion6472
2025-02-14183.46157.998.654652132Upward Expansion7878
2025-02-07174.32156.454.675025832Upward Expansion6260
2025-01-31178.35155.386.646178934Upward Expansion7049
2025-01-24172.88154.012.163232853Deceleration6335
2025-01-17165.69152.81-0.663268925Deceleration3720
2025-01-10161.31151.85-0.742999840Deceleration3519
2025-01-03163.80151.01-1.472411912Upward Expansion4025
2024-12-27162.91150.07-2.812149549Upward Expansion5538
2024-12-20163.22149.26-2.429742444Upward Expansion5853
2024-12-13166.50148.62-2.724639094Upward Expansion6372
2024-12-06171.73148.31-0.704909723Upward Expansion7170
2024-11-29170.84147.60-0.599078453Upward Expansion7465
2024-11-22170.28146.870.1210781001Upward Expansion7646
2024-11-15149.37146.15-10.815452229Upward Expansion4225
2024-11-08165.42146.01-3.575892092Upward Expansion7346
2024-11-01151.55145.66-7.524540489Upward Expansion5739
2024-10-25155.98145.85-6.303772312Upward Expansion6154
2024-10-18159.95145.87-4.996488374Rotation Up6967
2024-10-11159.01145.68-4.874147585Rotation Up4153
2024-10-04156.38145.37-5.553851978Rotation Up3950
2024-09-27158.70145.31-4.124768143Rotation Up3749
2024-09-20152.42145.25-7.624551329Rotation Up2747
2024-09-13150.04145.17-8.013852548Rotation Up2335
2024-09-06143.11145.34-8.963788245Balance1328
2024-08-30154.12145.96-6.245107029Balance1220
2024-08-23155.01146.01-5.6110735798Downward Expansion-1215
2024-08-16135.30146.04-16.576490028Downward Expansion-5957
2024-08-09122.87146.65-21.4910967424Downward Expansion-8072
2024-08-02126.70147.62-19.695299564Deceleration-7648
2024-07-26138.40148.36-14.815042333Deceleration-4330
2024-07-19137.40149.05-16.706299379Downward Expansion-5035
2024-07-12142.11149.78-16.224715937Downward Expansion-5741
2024-07-05137.35150.33-18.883122546Downward Expansion-6266
2024-06-28136.75150.56-18.377888767Downward Expansion-6576
2024-06-21137.00150.60-18.934828913Downward Expansion-6578
2024-06-14135.98150.56-19.604281165Rotation Down-7178
2024-06-07135.81150.47-19.035269134Rotation Down-4960
2024-05-31138.48150.09-17.046764684Balance-4643
2024-05-24144.05149.66-14.699941881Balance-1812
2024-05-17157.30148.84-7.504605283Balance2612
2024-05-10150.21147.69-10.664297314Balance517
2024-05-03149.18146.98-9.994507426Balance716
2024-04-26148.55146.37-10.165472990Balance811
2024-04-19145.12145.83-10.235083258Upward Expansion45
2024-04-12155.10145.36-7.408316460Upward Expansion4931
2024-04-05157.23144.62-7.984985493Deceleration5631
2024-03-29156.38143.79-9.734801705Deceleration4525
2024-03-22154.39143.04-11.085092546Deceleration3824
2024-03-15149.80142.20-12.338549253Deceleration3721
2024-03-08154.33141.52-10.306042414Upward Expansion4227
2024-03-01157.07141.59-9.457589458Upward Expansion6240
2024-02-23149.97141.65-13.169194472Upward Expansion5841
2024-02-16155.22142.07-9.187995543Upward Expansion6253
2024-02-09161.52142.51-6.613941897Upward Expansion7659
2024-02-02155.70142.69-9.375165739Upward Expansion6652
2024-01-26155.93142.96-8.614394538Rotation Up4142
2024-01-19153.63143.34-9.654253018Rotation Up3746
2024-01-12151.95143.49-10.254508200Rotation Up3858
2024-01-05148.96143.92-11.054001618Rotation Up3272
2023-12-29159.09144.34-7.182418002Rotation Up4480
2023-12-22159.21144.48-7.376553089Rotation Up5178
2023-12-15158.53144.56-7.4813719250Rotation Up5355
2023-12-08144.33144.51-14.308733505Downward Expansion1633
2023-12-01137.88144.55-18.599027439Downward Expansion-2729
2023-11-24136.04144.74-19.637045295Downward Expansion-4231
2023-11-17133.18145.03-21.148070647Downward Expansion-6155
2023-11-10124.25145.53-25.286577317Downward Expansion-6462
2023-11-03125.76146.71-23.956838277Downward Expansion-6569
2023-10-27119.31147.71-24.225155992Downward Expansion-8379
2023-10-20122.82149.11-24.596211936Downward Expansion-7966
2023-10-13128.93150.24-23.374470397Downward Expansion-7061
2023-10-06131.06151.12-22.285644835Downward Expansion-6661
Price vs TrendAbove+10.7%
Trend directionRising+12.1%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+87.0%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+2.7%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+21.6%
Relative strength directionWeakening-9.8%
Price momentumPositive+29.8%
Volume balanceDemand-led1.40ร—
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

59 / ยฑ100

+35.9 points since 2026-08-28

Energy

39 /100

+24.3 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
Balance47
Rotation Up56
Upward Expansion76
Deceleration54
Rotation Down21
Downward Expansion12

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 12%Rotation Up 12%Upward Expansion 44%Deceleration 15%Rotation Down 3%Downward Expansion 15%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Balance2026-09-182026-09-25New+8.1%
Deceleration2026-06-122026-09-11Established-3.4%
Upward Expansion2025-08-292026-06-05Extended+101.8%
Balance2025-08-152025-08-22New+2.1%
Rotation Up2025-07-112025-08-08Developing+0.8%
Balance2025-05-232025-07-04Developing+4.4%
Downward Expansion2025-04-182025-05-16Developing+22.1%
Rotation Down2025-03-282025-04-11New-11.1%
Upward Expansion2025-01-312025-03-21Developing-13.3%
Deceleration2025-01-102025-01-24New+7.2%
Upward Expansion2024-10-252025-01-03Developing+5.0%
Rotation Up2024-09-132024-10-18Developing+6.6%
Balance2024-08-302024-09-06New-7.1%
Downward Expansion2024-08-092024-08-23New+26.2%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing4
Stage 2 ยท Advancing100
Stage 3 ยท Distribution67
Stage 4 ยท Declining0

Legacy result: Stage 2 ยท Stage 2B ยท Advancing. It remains visible while the experimental architecture is validated rather than being silently discarded.

Leadership versus SPY

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
91/100
Current Relative Strength
21.62
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
+29.8%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+7.8%
Technology regime cohort
94th percentile32 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.72ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.40ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution1 / 3

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+100.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationImproving

Current relationship between Fast Activity and Slow Activity.

Structure stability+75.0%

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 USD 342.74rising
Slow Activity USD 333.55rising
Trend Reference USD 327.08+10.7% close margin
Current Fair Value USD 193.64+87.0% close margin
Structural low USD 266.47shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Persistent fast/slow separation and fan expansion would end Balance; direction determines whether it becomes Rotation Up or Rotation Down.

Range context +8.1%
Annualized volatility +36.0%
From structural high -3.4%
From structural low +128.1%
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 SPY Regime survived Read
Near term9+1.1%-15.5% to +4.4%+55.6%+55.6%-3.3%+22.2%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate7+3.5%-20.6% to +10.8%+71.4%+71.4%-4.1%+14.3%Usable descriptive sample
Extended4+6.5%-16.2% to +9.1%+75.0%+75.0%-8.1%+0.0%Too little matched history
Full cycle3+0.1%-21.5% to +6.0%+66.7%+66.7%-12.7%+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