Weekly structural research ยท CPH ยท Consumer Defensive

STG Stage Analysis

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close DKK 76.40Tenure NewBenchmark ^OMXC25
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: moderate and contracting.
Direction 72โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 51/100directional strength
Maturity 34/100lifecycle context
Confidence 61/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Moderatecontracting separation
Price acceptance +50.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context -8.7%DKK 83.68 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
2026-10-0976.4069.51-1.49519824Upward Expansion7251
2026-10-0273.9069.08-4.64526890Upward Expansion5844
2026-09-2574.8068.67-4.70725384Upward Expansion6564
2026-09-1873.9069.41-7.94469756Rotation Up6279
2026-09-1173.2070.13-8.99300435Rotation Up3669
2026-09-0475.7070.81-8.67106925Rotation Up5679
2026-08-2876.6071.45-8.61187877Rotation Up6275
2026-08-2170.2071.94-15.9167264Balance330
2026-08-1471.0072.63-15.0987629Balance128
2026-08-0772.2073.29-11.6992750Balance1330
2026-07-3172.0073.86-12.06114737Downward Expansion412
2026-07-2469.7074.47-14.74117541Downward Expansion-4129
2026-07-1768.4075.09-19.69135770Downward Expansion-4944
2026-07-1065.7075.78-21.9481965Downward Expansion-6371
2026-07-0367.3076.47-21.4284404Downward Expansion-5368
2026-06-2666.7077.07-18.37239479Downward Expansion-5876
2026-06-1966.1077.70-16.77108098Downward Expansion-6571
2026-06-1267.6078.30-16.4860560Downward Expansion-5640
2026-06-0568.1078.82-15.40493313Downward Expansion-4631
2026-05-2970.6079.21-13.91537746Downward Expansion-3225
2026-05-2272.7079.53-11.601075073Downward Expansion-3528
2026-05-1571.4079.81-12.44431186Downward Expansion-4030
2026-05-0869.9080.12-13.56915398Downward Expansion-4542
2026-05-0169.4080.46-15.03891272Downward Expansion-4950
2026-04-2464.9080.85-20.091077580Downward Expansion-6262
2026-04-1765.2081.42-22.681800953Downward Expansion-6566
2026-04-1064.5282.03-22.66893596Downward Expansion-6787
2026-04-0363.9682.69-21.84514072Downward Expansion-6688
2026-03-2761.4483.40-22.18754303Downward Expansion-7691
2026-03-2061.7284.17-21.541602409Rotation Down-8589
2026-03-1363.4984.96-21.792686358Rotation Down-4956
2026-03-0661.8185.64-25.334849311Rotation Down-3632
2026-02-2796.7386.2813.67610220Upward Expansion8190
2026-02-2095.6185.697.35427830Upward Expansion8187
2026-02-1393.5685.195.57380266Upward Expansion7378
2026-02-0695.0584.734.98574458Upward Expansion8570
2026-01-3091.3284.20-1.99575302Upward Expansion7056
2026-01-2390.7683.79-3.36662151Upward Expansion7061
2026-01-1690.9483.38-4.36726568Upward Expansion7672
2026-01-0989.2683.02-4.40492257Upward Expansion6977
2026-01-0290.2982.760.90292986Upward Expansion8184
2025-12-2688.1482.45-0.98235519Upward Expansion7278
2025-12-1989.0882.161.18577644Upward Expansion8483
2025-12-1286.3781.81-2.14395401Upward Expansion7073
2025-12-0585.3481.95-0.97425806Balance6461
2025-11-2885.7282.150.89499982Balance3131
2025-11-2184.0482.312.07525994Balance-26
2025-11-1483.1982.44-0.10985196Downward Expansion-1612
2025-11-0779.8382.46-1.87875565Downward Expansion-6246
2025-10-3180.2182.53-1.61557151Downward Expansion-6148
2025-10-2481.0582.64-1.58390315Downward Expansion-5440
2025-10-1780.6782.80-1.73484940Balance-4838
2025-10-1080.3082.99-2.22876249Balance-5036
2025-10-0380.9583.24-0.98499253Rotation Up-4025
2025-09-2682.1783.624.47377810Rotation Up-1615
2025-09-1983.4883.963.99645107Rotation Up2139
2025-09-1284.3284.205.83404080Rotation Up2452
2025-09-0585.1684.376.72444295Rotation Up2949
2025-08-2984.5084.496.13796967Downward Expansion629
2025-08-2285.3484.604.41561062Downward Expansion321
2025-08-1584.1384.606.88792542Downward Expansion-2217
2025-08-0880.8684.581.96520440Downward Expansion-4328
2025-08-0179.1884.642.10606421Downward Expansion-6040
2025-07-2580.4984.77-5.00409155Downward Expansion-5842
2025-07-1879.8384.81-2.74535748Downward Expansion-6048
2025-07-1179.0984.81-3.49413390Downward Expansion-6359
2025-07-0478.9084.89-3.24435016Downward Expansion-6563
2025-06-2778.6284.98-3.29557844Rotation Down-6968
2025-06-2080.1185.05-2.52481988Rotation Down-3560
2025-06-1381.4285.14-4.73588183Rotation Down-3151
2025-06-0681.0585.18-4.74763842Rotation Down-3143
2025-05-3079.3785.39-3.91487514Rotation Down-2735
2025-05-2378.7185.70-4.093055992Rotation Down68
2025-05-1690.4886.0010.42707999Upward Expansion5945
2025-05-0991.4185.9116.43521767Deceleration5538
2025-05-0290.4885.8814.09428291Deceleration4518
2025-04-2587.7785.8018.71585284Deceleration-619
2025-04-1883.9485.8115.30442437Deceleration-2132
2025-04-1181.8985.9517.161580195Deceleration-2333
2025-04-0483.4986.1919.351117322Deceleration-1526
2025-03-2885.9586.389.75499757Rotation Up3121
2025-03-2186.2986.537.21387654Rotation Up1825
2025-03-1487.9986.728.18829864Rotation Up3743
2025-03-0792.2386.6910.63683670Rotation Up4977
2025-02-2892.2386.498.46511466Rotation Up4776
2025-02-2190.8786.298.06518065Rotation Up4471
2025-02-1489.3586.158.55358398Rotation Up3961
2025-02-0788.8486.047.67402347Downward Expansion3335
2025-01-3187.8285.947.34524048Downward Expansion-116
2025-01-2485.1085.844.22354072Downward Expansion-2821
2025-01-1783.7485.793.89612161Downward Expansion-4023
2025-01-1082.5585.750.08359487Downward Expansion-4735
2025-01-0383.0685.70-1.08260796Downward Expansion-5944
2024-12-2781.7085.67-2.48196466Downward Expansion-6359
2024-12-2079.8385.69-1.82643768Rotation Down-7578
2024-12-1381.5385.77-5.09423068Rotation Down-3966
2024-12-0681.6285.90-6.34561805Rotation Down-4168
2024-11-2980.6886.04-7.61580313Rotation Down-4264
2024-11-2282.7286.24-5.28574016Balance-3449
2024-11-1582.7286.68-4.381624431Balance-2924
2024-11-0887.4887.09-1.37460234Balance2013
2024-11-0188.5087.28-3.21650226Balance3317
2024-10-2587.6587.51-4.71393622Balance68
2024-10-1887.9987.86-5.40416694Balance89
2024-10-1190.3688.23-3.39445399Balance2013
2024-10-0488.1688.54-4.53523606Balance78
2024-09-2787.9988.69-7.01477197Balance27
2024-09-2088.1689.12-8.25892928Balance1519
2024-09-1389.1889.48-9.76518897Balance2037
2024-09-0689.1889.84-6.06482771Balance131
2024-08-3090.5390.18-6.37692479Balance926
2024-08-2391.8990.39-4.25972567Balance1724
2024-08-1686.9790.60-9.66368175Downward Expansion-1817
2024-08-0986.4690.90-9.11498070Downward Expansion-3022
2024-08-0286.1291.28-9.83516485Downward Expansion-3228
2024-07-2686.6391.64-10.44511975Downward Expansion-3427
2024-07-1986.1291.85-10.09560899Downward Expansion-4028
2024-07-1285.7892.06-13.24478687Downward Expansion-4640
2024-07-0584.8492.20-13.67668050Downward Expansion-5252
2024-06-2883.4992.51-14.25911916Downward Expansion-6570
2024-06-2182.5592.95-16.211695013Downward Expansion-6785
2024-06-1481.0293.34-17.87724199Downward Expansion-7790
2024-06-0782.2193.68-18.88777811Downward Expansion-7389
2024-05-3182.4793.83-17.55920957Downward Expansion-7386
2024-05-2482.0493.88-17.871084656Rotation Down-8288
2024-05-1785.4493.87-15.201180587Rotation Down-5070
2024-05-1085.9593.75-12.68747891Rotation Down-5365
2024-05-0386.6393.64-10.231066768Deceleration-4345
2024-04-2695.9793.55-1.68694189Deceleration815
2024-04-1994.9593.19-2.11667234Deceleration915
2024-04-1293.2592.81-5.05764868Deceleration28
2024-04-0595.4692.52-3.90861401Deceleration3521
2024-03-2998.0492.16-2.70370047Deceleration3921
2024-03-2298.9991.69-2.38644128Upward Expansion4729
2024-03-1599.7191.47-0.691100802Upward Expansion5434
2024-03-0892.8291.18-9.30985016Upward Expansion3933
2024-03-01100.6691.15-0.12313151Upward Expansion7269
2024-02-2399.1590.91-0.06338874Upward Expansion6564
2024-02-1699.9490.730.22324531Upward Expansion7473
2024-02-0999.2390.460.55327378Upward Expansion7266
2024-02-0296.8590.31-0.23331203Upward Expansion6470
2024-01-2698.1290.152.17320391Upward Expansion7277
2024-01-1996.2289.871.53329383Upward Expansion6468
2024-01-1297.8189.680.15337744Upward Expansion7764
2024-01-0596.9389.420.85346852Rotation Up7648
2023-12-2992.9089.21-1.83169917Rotation Up3330
2023-12-2292.2689.18-1.65455930Rotation Up2546
2023-12-1590.2089.14-1.75447918Rotation Up2759
2023-12-0894.0889.323.90464230Rotation Up2965
2023-12-0196.7089.487.17566523Rotation Up4660
2023-11-2494.1689.625.56430035Downward Expansion3334
2023-11-1791.3189.962.54502749Downward Expansion-1214
2023-11-1086.5690.281.03443077Downward Expansion-4632
2023-11-0384.0390.87-1.42256653Downward Expansion-6047
2023-10-2781.8991.50-1.88298280Downward Expansion-6753
2023-10-2081.7392.15-3.39265951Downward Expansion-7155
Price vs TrendAbove+9.9%
Trend directionFalling-5.9%
Price vs current Fair ValueBelow anchor-8.7%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+13.9%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-1.5%
Relative strength directionImproving+20.5%
Price momentumPositive+18.4%
Volume balanceDemand-led2.17ร—
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

72 / ยฑ100

+36.3 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

51 /100

-17.5 points since 2026-09-11

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
Balance24
Rotation Up55
Upward Expansion78
Deceleration70
Rotation Down21
Downward Expansion7

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

2023-10-20 to 2026-10-09 ยท 156 classified observations out of 156 shown.

Balance 14%Rotation Up 14%Upward Expansion 17%Deceleration 8%Rotation Down 10%Downward Expansion 37%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Upward Expansion2026-09-252026-10-09New+2.1%
Rotation Up2026-08-282026-09-18New-3.5%
Balance2026-08-072026-08-21New-2.8%
Downward Expansion2026-03-272026-07-31Established+17.2%
Rotation Down2026-03-062026-03-20New-0.2%
Upward Expansion2025-12-122026-02-27Developing+12.0%
Balance2025-11-212025-12-05New+1.6%
Downward Expansion2025-10-242025-11-14New+2.6%
Balance2025-10-102025-10-17New+0.5%
Rotation Up2025-09-052025-10-03Developing-4.9%
Downward Expansion2025-07-042025-08-29Developing+7.1%
Rotation Down2025-05-232025-06-27Developing-0.1%
Upward Expansion2025-05-162025-05-16New+0.0%
Deceleration2025-04-042025-05-09Developing+9.5%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing50
Stage 2 ยท Advancing44
Stage 3 ยท Distribution25
Stage 4 ยท Declining44

Legacy result: Stage 1 ยท Stage 1C ยท Breakout watch. It remains visible while the experimental architecture is validated rather than being silently discarded.

Leadership versus ^OMXC25

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
56/100
Current Relative Strength
-1.49
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
+18.4%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+14.5%
Consumer Defensive regime cohort
100th percentile2 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume2.06ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume2.17ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution3 / 2

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 DKK 74.87rising
Slow Activity DKK 71.41rising
Trend Reference DKK 69.51+9.9% close margin
Current Fair Value DKK 83.68-8.7% close margin
Structural low DKK 63.20shock / 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 +3.5%
Annualized volatility +20.8%
From structural high -21.3%
From structural low +28.5%
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 ^OMXC25 Regime survived Read
Near term20-3.1%-35.0% to +8.6%+45.0%+45.0%-2.8%+70.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate7-7.0%-26.5% to +9.1%+14.3%+14.3%-6.3%+14.3%Usable descriptive sample
Extended6-10.2%-21.7% to +6.9%+33.3%+33.3%-11.0%+16.7%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4-5.0%-21.1% to +7.3%+50.0%+50.0%-7.4%+25.0%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