Weekly structural research ยท LSE ยท Basic Materials

KEFI Stage Analysis

KEFI Gold and Copper Plc

Week ending 2 Oct 2026Close GBP 0.00654Tenure EstablishedBenchmark ^FTSE
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: weakening.
  • Activity structure: wide and expanding.
Direction -77โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 91/100directional strength
Maturity 60/100lifecycle context
Confidence 83/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Downstructural direction
Activity structure Wideexpanding separation
Price acceptance -66.7%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context -21.5%GBP 0.008328 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.
  • Downward ExpansionDowntrend is established.
View chart values ยท 156 observations
WeekCloseTrendRelative StrengthVolumeRegimeDirectionEnergy
2026-10-020.006540.0114-50.26484157850Downward Expansion-7791
2026-09-250.006750.0117-50.37916358222Downward Expansion-8189
2026-09-180.007730.0121-43.31743262088Downward Expansion-7880
2026-09-110.006670.0125-51.261642977331Downward Expansion-7647
2026-09-040.01180.0129-15.68150326479Downward Expansion-320
2026-08-280.01220.013-11.9937895112Downward Expansion-226
2026-08-210.01270.013-8.1974463096Downward Expansion-523
2026-08-140.01210.0131-11.1546359628Downward Expansion-2924
2026-08-070.01260.0131-8.0969020090Downward Expansion-3124
2026-07-310.01070.0131-21.1750048242Downward Expansion-6364
2026-07-240.01010.0131-23.9257251939Downward Expansion-6775
2026-07-170.01010.0132-22.8637249344Downward Expansion-7075
2026-07-100.01020.0134-20.9330874908Downward Expansion-7075
2026-07-030.01040.0135-19.9745347636Downward Expansion-6669
2026-06-260.01050.0137-17.8767667973Downward Expansion-6969
2026-06-190.01090.0138-12.9871745594Downward Expansion-6664
2026-06-120.0110.0139-12.3868100040Downward Expansion-6661
2026-06-050.01140.0141-7.19254346878Downward Expansion-6358
2026-05-290.01230.01420.46383511945Downward Expansion-5552
2026-05-220.01140.0143-6.88481061239Downward Expansion-6553
2026-05-150.01240.01444.75463729530Balance-5429
2026-05-080.0130.01459.97327767320Balance-4019
2026-05-010.01350.014514.11437930817Balance-3515
2026-04-240.01420.014520.99517861594Deceleration-1813
2026-04-170.0140.014317.61503309059Deceleration-1322
2026-04-100.01460.014224.95826628885Deceleration-1525
2026-04-030.01160.0142.60374861014Deceleration-2329
2026-03-270.01140.01386.04952754087Deceleration-1420
2026-03-200.0120.013713.74590166528Upward Expansion169
2026-03-130.01680.013554.86267834981Upward Expansion5743
2026-03-060.0160.013250.51501917769Upward Expansion6165
2026-02-270.01840.012865.56416971942Upward Expansion6872
2026-02-200.01880.012475.76781115608Upward Expansion7470
2026-02-130.01850.011981.32655520887Upward Expansion7459
2026-02-060.01450.011546.57410746831Deceleration3822
2026-01-300.01460.011252.27913138308Deceleration2613
2026-01-230.01360.010945.02479296724Deceleration1413
2026-01-160.01260.010635.84402217489Deceleration1414
2026-01-090.0120.010332.67671262181Deceleration1512
2026-01-020.01330.010151.56279347917Deceleration3318
2025-12-260.01320.00988254.23458632005Deceleration3521
2025-12-190.01440.0096370.52166308858Deceleration4028
2025-12-120.01450.00933779.53235190621Deceleration4230
2025-12-050.01420.00906579.84129599673Upward Expansion4535
2025-11-280.01480.008889.63147652803Upward Expansion5743
2025-11-210.01440.0085290.54163048391Upward Expansion6148
2025-11-140.01540.008209104.39179402487Upward Expansion6556
2025-11-070.01450.00786497.46183544127Upward Expansion6661
2025-10-310.01560.007549115.01353975378Upward Expansion7366
2025-10-240.01480.007198110.12793388703Upward Expansion7369
2025-10-170.01720.006881158.22735025215Upward Expansion9796
2025-10-100.0120.00649485.16731271330Upward Expansion8192
2025-10-030.01320.006258104.82742607714Upward Expansion9898
2025-09-260.00960.00599555.20587768787Upward Expansion8593
2025-09-190.009340.00585953.33352081378Upward Expansion9194
2025-09-120.00820.00573134.78411849430Upward Expansion8285
2025-09-050.007680.0056327.91788259826Upward Expansion7978
2025-08-290.00750.00553625.63319220269Upward Expansion8372
2025-08-220.00610.0054481.09113425451Balance5942
2025-08-150.005860.005403-1.10211640850Balance4223
2025-08-080.00550.005368-6.86113631496Balance3116
2025-08-010.005420.005345-8.24103142422Balance2914
2025-07-250.005620.00532-5.76191687888Balance3013
2025-07-180.005650.0053-4.23154470538Balance1810
2025-07-110.005250.005277-11.0376860654Balance-914
2025-07-040.005330.005268-9.00100488095Upward Expansion-812
2025-06-270.005150.005257-12.19152474590Upward Expansion1715
2025-06-200.00480.005313-18.37311604007Upward Expansion1112
2025-06-130.005650.005351-5.30207983570Upward Expansion3316
2025-06-060.00570.005365-4.69215987791Upward Expansion4724
2025-05-300.005660.005381-5.04223059479Rotation Up5041
2025-05-230.00560.005394-5.77787088721Rotation Up2543
2025-05-160.006350.0054036.82285446179Rotation Up3150
2025-05-090.00630.0053897.20312516582Balance3039
2025-05-020.00640.0053698.06451725899Balance2319
2025-04-250.0050.005355-13.56110169596Balance-3721
2025-04-180.0050.005399-12.22165024247Balance-3820
2025-04-110.005050.005431-8.13299044216Balance-3314
2025-04-040.005040.00546-9.57140233110Balance-3115
2025-03-280.005230.005487-12.87200612572Balance-137
2025-03-210.005590.005505-6.99273779354Balance-28
2025-03-140.004970.005514-17.29191734560Downward Expansion-2217
2025-03-070.005320.005539-12.36151961190Downward Expansion-1920
2025-02-280.005520.005556-10.72302860690Downward Expansion-1817
2025-02-210.005490.005571-10.64244645015Downward Expansion-2816
2025-02-140.005180.00559-17.13159140355Downward Expansion-4226
2025-02-070.004850.005644-22.63158389404Downward Expansion-5636
2025-01-310.004860.005699-22.67145773611Downward Expansion-5838
2025-01-240.004750.00574-23.44106836772Downward Expansion-6247
2025-01-170.00480.005792-23.2192283289Downward Expansion-6257
2025-01-100.004820.005839-21.11232806960Downward Expansion-6465
2025-01-030.004680.005888-23.76114541601Downward Expansion-6771
2024-12-270.005020.005949-18.1257961654Downward Expansion-6265
2024-12-200.004960.005992-18.89176169779Downward Expansion-6258
2024-12-130.004970.006045-21.34234962036Balance-6046
2024-12-060.005010.00612-21.41971630066Balance-5724
2024-11-290.006820.006196.47195715756Balance2626
2024-11-220.005950.006143-7.10204739886Balance-179
2024-11-150.006060.00612-3.50225892532Balance-169
2024-11-080.006170.006102-1.92347051432Balance-157
2024-11-010.006060.006089-4.94113343729Balance-4019
2024-10-250.005880.00607-8.7088107886Balance-4422
2024-10-180.005920.00606-9.5280794784Balance-3113
2024-10-110.00570.006047-12.0161581931Balance-105
2024-10-040.005990.00605-8.13122376369Balance-04
2024-09-270.006320.006039-3.78120126315Balance65
2024-09-200.005960.006091-8.49176316905Downward Expansion-3618
2024-09-130.00590.00614-10.2290029113Downward Expansion-4826
2024-09-060.005860.006158-10.2891861490Downward Expansion-4236
2024-08-300.005760.006156-14.0988536249Downward Expansion-4644
2024-08-230.005880.006176-11.86162904690Balance-4140
2024-08-160.00570.00619-14.61162537279Balance-2524
2024-08-090.005850.006216-11.0064998470Balance-2213
2024-08-020.005960.006245-9.59114324783Balance-83
2024-07-260.006050.006269-9.71110508111Balance64
2024-07-190.00680.0062822.9756308169Balance2414
2024-07-120.00650.006277-2.4984512437Balance-44
2024-07-050.00610.006291-7.8154146550Balance-139
2024-06-280.00630.006314-4.3922750088Balance-75
2024-06-210.006220.00634-6.4462318648Balance-54
2024-06-140.00630.006359-4.2282317611Rotation Up89
2024-06-070.00650.006343-2.42105112875Rotation Up1226
2024-05-310.00630.006318-5.89152204624Rotation Up1122
2024-05-240.006560.006306-2.71577336842Rotation Up818
2024-05-170.007220.0062874.99346688087Downward Expansion1215
2024-05-100.00710.0062482.33483784114Downward Expansion-169
2024-05-030.005410.006219-20.5969103443Downward Expansion-5634
2024-04-260.005260.006245-23.06100788306Downward Expansion-6142
2024-04-190.005540.006289-17.52147704874Downward Expansion-5648
2024-04-120.005780.006329-15.86316074605Downward Expansion-5553
2024-04-050.005480.006372-20.21128491739Downward Expansion-5756
2024-03-290.005570.006395-19.92148867058Balance-5642
2024-03-220.005550.00639-20.6585360498Balance-1621
2024-03-150.005770.006404-16.25106894564Balance76
2024-03-080.005660.006398-17.66869881777Balance2616
2024-03-010.00790.00641114.00250437611Balance5843
2024-02-230.007410.0063616.72163429654Balance5020
2024-02-160.006460.006315-7.00129309440Balance-47
2024-02-090.00580.006286-15.2050127108Balance-1311
2024-02-020.006340.006273-8.2548782968Balance2511
2024-01-260.006310.006248-9.0330497504Balance2811
2024-01-190.006470.006231-4.9765981898Balance3314
2024-01-120.006720.006207-3.68136444657Balance3716
2024-01-050.00670.006187-5.0732118012Balance4721
2023-12-290.006420.006177-9.6817858793Balance4725
2023-12-220.006650.006178-6.24137782394Balance4842
2023-12-150.006930.006236-0.9492448779Balance5039
2023-12-080.006790.006308-2.7292664511Balance1820
2023-12-010.007080.006391.6797884259Balance2014
2023-11-240.00680.006465-2.0491031763Balance-229
2023-11-170.005810.006556-16.85125396771Balance-4926
2023-11-100.005750.006663-16.7135177172Balance-4022
2023-11-030.005950.006783-15.0378155731Balance-3619
2023-10-270.005980.006852-13.8042163108Balance-3418
2023-10-200.006040.006926-14.3251776156Balance-2914
2023-10-130.006230.007022-13.9995325051Balance-148
Price vs TrendBelow-42.6%
Trend directionFalling-13.3%
Price vs current Fair ValueBelow anchor-21.5%
Fair Value directionMoving away-52.0%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-50.3%
Relative strength directionWeakening-30.3%
Price momentumNegative-43.9%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.30ร—
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

-77 / ยฑ100

-74.1 points since 2026-09-04

Energy

91 /100

+70.8 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
Balance18
Rotation Up8
Upward Expansion22
Deceleration37
Rotation Down81
Downward Expansion95

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 42%Rotation Up 5%Upward Expansion 17%Deceleration 9%Downward Expansion 28%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Downward Expansion2026-05-222026-10-02Established-42.6%
Balance2026-05-012026-05-15New-8.1%
Deceleration2026-03-272026-04-24Developing+24.6%
Upward Expansion2026-02-132026-03-20Developing-34.9%
Deceleration2025-12-122026-02-06Developing+0.0%
Upward Expansion2025-08-292025-12-05Established+90.0%
Balance2025-07-112025-08-22Developing+16.2%
Upward Expansion2025-06-062025-07-04Developing-6.5%
Rotation Up2025-05-162025-05-30New-10.9%
Balance2025-03-212025-05-09Developing+12.7%
Downward Expansion2024-12-202025-03-14Established+0.2%
Balance2024-09-272024-12-13Developing-21.4%
Downward Expansion2024-08-302024-09-20New+3.5%
Balance2024-06-212024-08-23Developing-5.5%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing48
Stage 2 ยท Advancing0
Stage 3 ยท Distribution22
Stage 4 ยท Declining100

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 ^FTSE

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
99/100
Current Relative Strength
-50.26
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
-43.9%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-44.1%
Basic Materials regime cohort
86th percentile56 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.70ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.30ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution1 / 3

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+0.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationWeakening

Current relationship between Fast Activity and Slow Activity.

Structure stability+37.5%

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 GBP 0.007201falling
Slow Activity GBP 0.0105falling
Trend Reference GBP 0.0114-42.6% close margin
Current Fair Value GBP 0.008328-21.5% close margin
Structural low GBP 0.00586shock / 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 +23.1%
Annualized volatility +97.0%
From structural high -68.4%
From structural low +11.6%
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 ^FTSE Regime survived Read
Near term30-1.3%-45.0% to +34.8%+43.3%+56.7%+0.5%+80.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate10+10.9%-37.0% to +46.1%+70.0%+30.0%+7.4%+40.0%Usable descriptive sample
Extended6+3.0%-53.8% to +21.3%+50.0%+50.0%-3.6%+33.3%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+4.5%-61.5% to +30.2%+50.0%+50.0%-1.3%+50.0%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