Weekly structural research ยท AMS ยท Energy

SBMO Stage Analysis

SBM Offshore N.V.

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close EUR 35.82Tenure NewBenchmark ^AEX
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Upward Expansion ยท Re-accelerating

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: improving.
  • Activity structure: compressed and contracting.
Direction 61โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 41/100directional strength
Maturity 16/100lifecycle context
Confidence 85/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Compressedcontracting separation
Price acceptance +83.3%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +72.1%EUR 20.81 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
2026-10-0935.8234.075.911861722Upward Expansion6141
2026-10-0234.6633.954.411949334Upward Expansion6146
2026-09-2536.0033.819.541723369Upward Expansion6772
2026-09-1836.6033.6813.772354283Rotation Up6970
2026-09-1135.7433.4811.511928822Rotation Up4359
2026-09-0435.3233.279.37409717Balance4250
2026-08-2834.1033.066.25301998Balance4537
2026-08-2134.4432.918.28610128Balance2025
2026-08-1435.5432.7710.98479730Balance2724
2026-08-0731.8932.530.631407044Rotation Down-1313
2026-07-3131.8332.311.89458844Rotation Down-2723
2026-07-2433.0332.066.89355741Rotation Down-2238
2026-07-1731.0731.770.76304507Rotation Down-2759
2026-07-1030.9931.531.50310455Deceleration-2951
2026-07-0330.6831.300.84368141Deceleration-1431
2026-06-2630.7631.093.49682551Deceleration-1221
2026-06-1932.8030.888.95621175Deceleration1418
2026-06-1233.8030.5712.38448871Deceleration3223
2026-06-0533.8430.2617.43454098Deceleration3722
2026-05-2932.6429.8614.742697612Upward Expansion4329
2026-05-2234.8229.5022.071842711Upward Expansion5947
2026-05-1535.8229.0831.072211723Upward Expansion6354
2026-05-0835.3028.5829.732998750Upward Expansion6356
2026-05-0136.4428.1135.751346118Upward Expansion7365
2026-04-2436.2627.6035.732479522Upward Expansion7667
2026-04-1733.9427.1128.103070178Upward Expansion6764
2026-04-1036.2426.6939.972728255Upward Expansion8271
2026-04-0334.9826.2041.632100596Upward Expansion8170
2026-03-2734.1525.7542.342636631Upward Expansion8169
2026-03-2032.5725.3837.113308034Upward Expansion7668
2026-03-1332.1425.0731.252257144Upward Expansion7669
2026-03-0630.6024.7428.831792417Upward Expansion6666
2026-02-2732.1224.4330.212346509Upward Expansion8980
2026-02-2030.5024.1125.881565301Upward Expansion8088
2026-02-1329.4823.8225.481552042Upward Expansion6989
2026-02-0628.9823.5824.421853654Upward Expansion6888
2026-01-3029.7923.3828.202060214Upward Expansion8795
2026-01-2330.1723.1431.242067976Upward Expansion9597
2026-01-1628.3522.8723.333196656Upward Expansion9288
2026-01-0925.3022.6813.412040142Upward Expansion7653
2026-01-0224.3322.5712.04790226Upward Expansion6345
2025-12-2624.1922.4615.20590947Upward Expansion6249
2025-12-1924.0422.3214.821994065Upward Expansion6261
2025-12-1223.8422.1415.241375505Upward Expansion6374
2025-12-0524.6321.9618.871452559Upward Expansion7784
2025-11-2824.2321.7618.341581931Upward Expansion7577
2025-11-2123.7221.5618.721327005Upward Expansion7070
2025-11-1424.4921.3620.042446554Deceleration7852
2025-11-0721.6321.116.801253812Deceleration2615
2025-10-3122.0820.927.071058653Deceleration3013
2025-10-2422.0620.726.621411189Deceleration1413
2025-10-1720.9020.613.911312415Deceleration-215
2025-10-1021.0020.546.541291943Deceleration-115
2025-10-0321.1620.475.451205656Deceleration615
2025-09-2621.7920.3811.701063513Deceleration1820
2025-09-1921.1620.2810.111601002Upward Expansion3018
2025-09-1221.6320.2315.78982631Upward Expansion4334
2025-09-0521.5320.0717.341262277Upward Expansion5542
2025-08-2923.0319.9226.611305651Deceleration6651
2025-08-2223.3119.7226.841187774Deceleration7250
2025-08-1522.1419.4923.791548283Deceleration4436
2025-08-0821.4319.3221.312258420Upward Expansion4741
2025-08-0122.2819.1627.881380080Upward Expansion6258
2025-07-2521.9318.9624.191231424Upward Expansion6568
2025-07-1822.3418.7526.771645625Upward Expansion6784
2025-07-1122.9518.5330.091873318Upward Expansion7891
2025-07-0422.5218.2930.881724182Upward Expansion7490
2025-06-2722.0618.0627.992099127Upward Expansion7188
2025-06-2022.6617.8634.422288276Upward Expansion8692
2025-06-1322.1617.6630.972020505Upward Expansion8988
2025-06-0620.9417.4724.111895122Upward Expansion8479
2025-05-3019.9317.3220.052216288Upward Expansion7770
2025-05-2318.6517.1913.862203282Deceleration5953
2025-05-1618.3217.0910.943015683Deceleration4232
2025-05-0918.6317.0116.681621467Deceleration4628
2025-05-0218.5016.9217.721569003Deceleration3117
2025-04-2517.6516.8516.211417717Deceleration1122
2025-04-1817.0116.7715.381454678Deceleration1924
2025-04-1115.7516.7211.654701196Deceleration515
2025-04-0416.0716.6911.472448883Upward Expansion2118
2025-03-2818.9916.6622.741895732Upward Expansion6855
2025-03-2118.7316.5620.904519690Upward Expansion6469
2025-03-1418.8216.4623.581843866Upward Expansion7084
2025-03-0718.4916.3521.491937152Upward Expansion6781
2025-02-2818.9016.2423.622728385Upward Expansion8287
2025-02-2119.5716.0626.813556262Upward Expansion9383
2025-02-1416.6615.867.921665713Upward Expansion5946
2025-02-0717.1115.7614.151397847Upward Expansion6968
2025-01-3116.9515.6414.181189856Upward Expansion6768
2025-01-2416.6615.5115.531390543Upward Expansion6061
2025-01-1716.8815.4016.181892752Upward Expansion7057
2025-01-1016.8115.2719.441554351Deceleration6837
2025-01-0316.0315.1315.32792252Deceleration3318
2024-12-2715.8115.0514.92544606Deceleration2820
2024-12-2015.7014.9615.222050299Deceleration3222
2024-12-1315.6614.8713.111418294Upward Expansion3924
2024-12-0615.7814.7814.811476788Upward Expansion5539
2024-11-2916.0014.6918.351821093Upward Expansion5949
2024-11-2216.5614.5923.391580293Upward Expansion6763
2024-11-1516.4214.4825.502376540Upward Expansion6859
2024-11-0816.6514.3826.291720538Upward Expansion8066
2024-11-0115.8514.2719.692720391Upward Expansion5947
2024-10-2515.8014.1817.761357477Upward Expansion6253
2024-10-1815.7614.0917.361323242Upward Expansion6354
2024-10-1116.1113.9818.801296351Upward Expansion7258
2024-10-0416.2313.8620.731715238Upward Expansion7957
2024-09-2715.3613.7314.051653871Upward Expansion6247
2024-09-2015.4113.6217.251443120Upward Expansion6657
2024-09-1315.0713.4814.601557735Upward Expansion6571
2024-09-0615.0513.3517.251853833Upward Expansion6684
2024-08-3015.9513.2019.201600721Upward Expansion8192
2024-08-2315.6913.0118.781532276Upward Expansion8490
2024-08-1615.4912.8517.821888985Upward Expansion8684
2024-08-0915.1512.6918.334846885Upward Expansion8674
2024-08-0213.5212.556.271685574Upward Expansion5850
2024-07-2613.6812.484.25938212Upward Expansion6455
2024-07-1913.7312.394.551553188Upward Expansion6852
2024-07-1213.3712.30-2.291182077Deceleration5836
2024-07-0513.2612.21-2.011182087Deceleration5430
2024-06-2813.3712.12-0.311372590Deceleration6135
2024-06-2112.9012.04-3.931685303Deceleration4028
2024-06-1412.6911.98-4.831793115Deceleration4230
2024-06-0713.4511.910.212121116Deceleration6848
2024-05-3113.2311.820.681335991Deceleration5141
2024-05-2412.8611.74-3.431857605Deceleration4437
2024-05-1713.0011.65-2.311766460Upward Expansion4946
2024-05-1013.0811.57-1.572765655Upward Expansion6359
2024-05-0313.0111.490.341802922Upward Expansion6564
2024-04-2613.1711.391.951891668Upward Expansion6867
2024-04-1913.6111.328.113656217Upward Expansion8588
2024-04-1213.1711.251.942692070Upward Expansion7891
2024-04-0513.1011.201.771974537Upward Expansion8393
2024-03-2913.1111.151.702238728Upward Expansion9096
2024-03-2212.6511.11-1.272922962Upward Expansion8695
2024-03-1512.3211.07-1.052668206Rotation Up8193
2024-03-0812.3311.06-2.132649656Rotation Up5979
2024-03-0112.1011.05-3.154768326Rotation Up5359
2024-02-2311.2811.05-9.941916482Balance-13
2024-02-1611.0811.07-12.052177960Downward Expansion-2722
2024-02-0910.5811.10-15.761786733Downward Expansion-5649
2024-02-0210.4011.14-14.572504324Balance-5338
2024-01-2610.7411.17-11.572509097Balance-3315
2024-01-1910.8111.18-6.871520674Balance-1614
2024-01-1211.0611.18-5.311832344Balance-1116
2024-01-0511.2511.19-3.521793215Balance-49
2023-12-2911.0411.19-6.571683166Downward Expansion-2212
2023-12-2210.9711.21-7.421838262Downward Expansion-3619
2023-12-1510.6211.24-11.602547714Downward Expansion-4222
2023-12-0810.7111.27-10.012862586Downward Expansion-3719
2023-12-0110.8811.30-7.763016241Downward Expansion-3520
2023-11-2411.0211.34-6.271746949Downward Expansion-3922
2023-11-1710.7911.35-7.672846831Downward Expansion-4734
2023-11-1010.7411.37-6.933735783Downward Expansion-6045
2023-11-0310.7311.39-6.061885999Downward Expansion-6362
2023-10-2710.3111.41-7.261844278Downward Expansion-7178
2023-10-2010.4311.44-6.751948440Downward Expansion-7177
Price vs TrendAbove+5.1%
Trend directionRising+5.4%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+72.1%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+8.3%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+5.9%
Relative strength directionImproving+4.4%
Price momentumNegative-1.2%
Volume balanceDemand-led1.80ร—
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

61 / ยฑ100

+18.1 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

41 /100

-17.7 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
Balance27
Rotation Up61
Upward Expansion80
Deceleration59
Rotation Down17
Downward Expansion5

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 6%Rotation Up 3%Upward Expansion 56%Deceleration 23%Rotation Down 3%Downward Expansion 8%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Upward Expansion2026-09-252026-10-09New-0.5%
Rotation Up2026-09-112026-09-18New+2.4%
Balance2026-08-142026-09-04New-0.6%
Rotation Down2026-07-172026-08-07New+2.7%
Deceleration2026-06-052026-07-10Developing-8.4%
Upward Expansion2025-11-212026-05-29Extended+37.6%
Deceleration2025-09-262025-11-14Developing+12.4%
Upward Expansion2025-09-052025-09-19New-1.7%
Deceleration2025-08-152025-08-29New+4.0%
Upward Expansion2025-05-302025-08-08Developing+7.5%
Deceleration2025-04-112025-05-23Developing+18.4%
Upward Expansion2025-01-172025-04-04Developing-4.8%
Deceleration2024-12-202025-01-10New+7.0%
Upward Expansion2024-07-192024-12-13Established+14.0%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing27
Stage 2 ยท Advancing95
Stage 3 ยท Distribution54
Stage 4 ยท Declining5

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

Leadership versus ^AEX

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
82/100
Current Relative Strength
5.91
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
-1.2%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-13.1%
Energy regime cohort
50th percentile2 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.89ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.80ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution4 / 2

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+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 EUR 35.65rising
Slow Activity EUR 34.11rising
Trend Reference EUR 34.07+5.1% close margin
Current Fair Value EUR 20.81+72.1% close margin
Structural low EUR 30.12shock / 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 +5.1%
Annualized volatility +29.7%
From structural high -4.2%
From structural low +75.2%
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 ^AEX Regime survived Read
Near term30-0.9%-16.3% to +18.0%+46.7%+46.7%-0.4%+70.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate11+7.1%-11.5% to +24.3%+72.7%+72.7%+5.9%+36.4%Usable descriptive sample
Extended8+12.7%-12.9% to +54.0%+62.5%+62.5%+7.8%+50.0%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+33.1%-2.1% to +48.8%+75.0%+75.0%+16.7%+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