Weekly structural research ยท NYSE ยท Consumer Cyclical

SLGN Stage Analysis

Silgan Holdings Inc

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close USD 35.44Tenure NewBenchmark SPY
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Rotation Down ยท Structural failure

The Activity Line structure is rotating downward.

Fast Activity is weakening relative to Slow Activity and price acceptance is deteriorating. Persistent negative Trend confirmation would establish Downward Expansion.

  • The Trend gate is down within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: weakening.
  • Activity structure: wide and expanding.
Direction -70โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 78/100directional strength
Maturity 16/100lifecycle context
Confidence 83/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Downstructural direction
Activity structure Wideexpanding separation
Price acceptance -100.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context -21.5%USD 45.15 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.
  • Rotation DownStructure is turning lower.
  • Downward ExpansionDowntrend is established.
View chart values ยท 156 observations
WeekCloseTrendRelative StrengthVolumeRegimeDirectionEnergy
2026-10-0935.4440.30-21.416075820Rotation Down-7078
2026-10-0234.8740.49-22.256213296Rotation Down-5069
2026-09-2535.9140.79-20.599643322Rotation Down-3960
2026-09-1837.1941.18-17.185418094Balance-3342
2026-09-1138.6341.54-14.483959960Balance-2622
2026-09-0441.1841.85-10.007226037Balance-1111
2026-08-2841.8942.09-8.823459018Balance-311
2026-08-2142.1842.12-8.274194595Balance-316
2026-08-1442.2742.14-9.834493483Balance312
2026-08-0741.5042.15-11.814929067Rotation Up810
2026-07-3139.7842.17-13.0013159335Rotation Up1421
2026-07-2446.4342.212.0310061945Rotation Up4065
2026-07-1747.1842.012.315586359Rotation Up4067
2026-07-1044.9841.78-4.674392866Rotation Up2759
2026-07-0346.3941.60-1.183749450Rotation Up4045
2026-06-2646.2341.33-0.235024545Downward Expansion3532
2026-06-1941.6541.09-12.893900427Downward Expansion-2514
2026-06-1240.9141.01-14.525219139Downward Expansion-4932
2026-06-0536.6340.89-23.814195236Downward Expansion-6768
2026-05-2937.3540.92-25.153422896Rotation Down-6360
2026-05-2237.6940.95-24.314027963Rotation Down-3545
2026-05-1536.4241.15-27.113713903Deceleration-4643
2026-05-0840.0341.35-20.693672248Deceleration-1517
2026-05-0139.4941.40-20.795124829Deceleration-1917
2026-04-2438.8041.49-22.332922516Deceleration-2723
2026-04-1741.7541.59-16.843988609Rotation Down-1926
2026-04-1041.2441.60-14.923374563Rotation Down-2338
2026-04-0339.2541.67-16.783154827Rotation Down-2442
2026-03-2737.8641.84-17.724314187Rotation Down-3845
2026-03-2037.8442.12-20.245316368Rotation Down-2430
2026-03-1341.1842.40-15.414420250Upward Expansion2823
2026-03-0643.9442.54-11.674367267Upward Expansion6465
2026-02-2747.5442.59-6.933918404Rotation Up6888
2026-02-2047.9042.50-7.184497981Rotation Up5282
2026-02-1348.1342.72-6.166163836Rotation Up6180
2026-02-0648.3742.92-7.297965619Rotation Up5570
2026-01-3042.6943.11-18.714460482Balance627
2026-01-2342.9143.54-18.552862438Balance419
2026-01-1642.4043.88-20.253829090Downward Expansion-214
2026-01-0942.2744.23-21.275093313Downward Expansion-2018
2026-01-0240.8144.59-23.253036958Downward Expansion-3521
2025-12-2640.4345.00-25.212175415Downward Expansion-4029
2025-12-1940.4145.45-24.704495846Downward Expansion-4536
2025-12-1239.6145.87-26.605689318Downward Expansion-5949
2025-12-0538.2846.36-30.014753908Downward Expansion-6661
2025-11-2839.0246.83-28.994063857Downward Expansion-6464
2025-11-2139.0947.31-26.887168783Downward Expansion-6584
2025-11-1437.4047.68-31.935565751Downward Expansion-8086
2025-11-0737.6048.04-32.007265365Downward Expansion-8674
2025-10-3138.0248.38-32.8713363044Downward Expansion-8970
2025-10-2443.8848.67-22.594989808Downward Expansion-6253
2025-10-1742.4848.86-23.984466517Downward Expansion-6665
2025-10-1041.4649.06-24.936010576Downward Expansion-7383
2025-10-0342.0949.29-26.035000153Downward Expansion-7084
2025-09-2641.8349.60-26.096426199Downward Expansion-7782
2025-09-1942.1349.97-26.196872669Downward Expansion-8181
2025-09-1243.2950.33-23.654727825Downward Expansion-7979
2025-09-0544.4650.63-20.755217328Downward Expansion-7683
2025-08-2945.9950.89-18.174817139Downward Expansion-6483
2025-08-2246.2751.14-18.054579427Downward Expansion-6583
2025-08-1545.5551.30-19.395034056Rotation Down-6881
2025-08-0845.4551.49-19.115189735Rotation Down-4458
2025-08-0144.7751.61-18.6613926671Rotation Down-3528
2025-07-2554.6151.77-3.643014961Upward Expansion5955
2025-07-1854.1051.65-3.093128386Upward Expansion5448
2025-07-1153.9051.54-2.733172977Upward Expansion5445
2025-07-0455.5451.520.162091284Upward Expansion7148
2025-06-2753.3251.47-1.883917376Rotation Up4427
2025-06-2052.8751.550.902568781Rotation Up2623
2025-06-1353.0751.611.342640857Rotation Up2933
2025-06-0653.1151.571.262187452Rotation Up3144
2025-05-3053.7751.544.331976467Rotation Up3449
2025-05-2353.1751.445.072686416Rotation Up2136
2025-05-1654.1551.324.422818102Balance2832
2025-05-0952.4151.216.523538028Balance516
2025-05-0253.5651.138.485399947Downward Expansion-1010
2025-04-2550.2351.014.863808214Downward Expansion-5335
2025-04-1848.1551.005.172532662Downward Expansion-5856
2025-04-1147.7951.052.875768292Downward Expansion-6265
2025-04-0446.6951.096.193576300Rotation Down-7271
2025-03-2849.5251.172.453647084Rotation Down-2542
2025-03-2148.6051.20-0.977165960Balance-3537
2025-03-1448.2651.23-1.123935793Balance-2415
2025-03-0751.5651.233.254085701Deceleration4322
2025-02-2852.8251.092.663398416Deceleration5139
2025-02-2152.9150.981.982937365Deceleration4431
2025-02-1452.2150.76-0.952708114Deceleration3526
2025-02-0752.2850.480.663502532Deceleration3524
2025-01-3153.5150.162.866468165Deceleration4318
2025-01-2451.1049.71-2.772045492Deceleration717
2025-01-1751.1749.36-1.012235439Deceleration620
2025-01-1049.1349.08-2.171879847Deceleration323
2025-01-0349.6148.87-3.221769631Deceleration1321
2024-12-2751.1148.69-1.011790524Upward Expansion3922
2024-12-2050.7548.50-1.2010096756Upward Expansion5845
2024-12-1353.3248.311.723132606Upward Expansion6575
2024-12-0653.8648.052.092609549Upward Expansion6783
2024-11-2955.7747.786.612178885Upward Expansion8692
2024-11-2254.8047.416.043375592Upward Expansion8785
2024-11-1551.9147.092.183184942Upward Expansion7062
2024-11-0852.0046.880.193019614Upward Expansion7563
2024-11-0151.0346.672.933152488Upward Expansion6952
2024-10-2549.3446.51-1.951585138Upward Expansion5942
2024-10-1850.8446.42-0.092217829Upward Expansion6849
2024-10-1149.9946.17-1.072089203Upward Expansion6145
2024-10-0449.9445.94-0.122819688Upward Expansion6245
2024-09-2749.9745.680.093225626Upward Expansion6447
2024-09-2049.8045.410.083125461Upward Expansion6551
2024-09-1348.9845.21-0.371890451Upward Expansion6360
2024-09-0648.9344.983.322100198Upward Expansion6571
2024-08-3050.4844.782.142320814Upward Expansion7882
2024-08-2349.5144.540.311662805Upward Expansion7782
2024-08-1648.3944.29-0.802722899Upward Expansion7175
2024-08-0947.2844.060.553479604Rotation Up6453
2024-08-0249.5143.875.094575470Rotation Up7051
2024-07-2646.2143.65-4.022922616Rotation Down1810
2024-07-1943.7843.55-9.992564326Rotation Down-2840
2024-07-1242.7643.54-14.222885201Rotation Down-3560
2024-07-0539.9143.53-19.612394128Rotation Down-4467
2024-06-2840.8843.55-16.633339218Balance-3950
2024-06-2142.7443.56-13.372028223Balance-1922
2024-06-1442.6143.47-13.523008419Upward Expansion1012
2024-06-0744.3743.39-8.972311630Upward Expansion3720
2024-05-3145.4543.21-6.011959740Upward Expansion4429
2024-05-2444.9443.04-7.753141741Upward Expansion4127
2024-05-1745.4242.80-7.182068610Upward Expansion4430
2024-05-1046.0242.58-4.872726408Upward Expansion6339
2024-05-0344.5142.33-6.724809826Upward Expansion5538
2024-04-2645.1742.16-5.272573222Upward Expansion6158
2024-04-1945.5942.02-2.352034436Upward Expansion6475
2024-04-1245.6641.88-5.863581727Upward Expansion6676
2024-04-0546.2641.76-6.623787987Upward Expansion7677
2024-03-2946.7141.57-7.172877293Upward Expansion8267
2024-03-2243.4841.44-13.912567679Upward Expansion5628
2024-03-1542.8241.42-14.022778269Upward Expansion5126
2024-03-0842.4041.41-15.583912925Upward Expansion4623
2024-03-0141.8741.42-17.542347947Upward Expansion4928
2024-02-2343.6741.42-13.952203564Upward Expansion6247
2024-02-1642.1041.36-16.352886066Balance5032
2024-02-0942.9541.48-15.642701822Balance2720
2024-02-0243.3441.54-14.344422071Balance2314
2024-01-2641.9541.58-16.532380953Balance109
2024-01-1941.3341.67-17.501332950Rotation Up1516
2024-01-1241.6041.74-16.541702364Rotation Up2041
2024-01-0542.9241.86-12.911923037Rotation Up2247
2023-12-2943.3441.92-14.021378508Rotation Up2843
2023-12-2243.5441.92-13.922529603Downward Expansion3231
2023-12-1542.3541.93-16.104169219Downward Expansion112
2023-12-0840.5342.02-18.372212470Downward Expansion-3020
2023-12-0141.0442.19-17.742730058Downward Expansion-3519
2023-11-2440.1542.34-19.401002848Downward Expansion-4124
2023-11-1740.2142.56-19.023160094Downward Expansion-4836
2023-11-1039.0142.92-20.071786980Downward Expansion-6351
2023-11-0340.4243.26-16.493028693Downward Expansion-6566
2023-10-2737.6043.56-18.164697485Downward Expansion-8289
2023-10-2038.9844.00-17.653107545Downward Expansion-6974
Price vs TrendBelow-12.1%
Trend directionFalling-4.4%
Price vs current Fair ValueBelow anchor-21.5%
Fair Value directionMoving away-20.9%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-21.4%
Relative strength directionWeakening-16.7%
Price momentumNegative-14.1%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.33ร—
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

-70 / ยฑ100

-43.3 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

78 /100

+55.8 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
Balance19
Rotation Up8
Upward Expansion18
Deceleration37
Rotation Down81
Downward Expansion96

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 12%Rotation Up 14%Upward Expansion 28%Deceleration 9%Rotation Down 12%Downward Expansion 26%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Rotation Down2026-09-252026-10-09New-1.3%
Balance2026-08-142026-09-18Developing-12.0%
Rotation Up2026-07-032026-08-07Developing-10.5%
Downward Expansion2026-06-052026-06-26New+26.2%
Rotation Down2026-05-222026-05-29New-0.9%
Deceleration2026-04-242026-05-15New-6.1%
Rotation Down2026-03-202026-04-17Developing+10.3%
Upward Expansion2026-03-062026-03-13New-6.3%
Rotation Up2026-02-062026-02-27New-1.7%
Balance2026-01-232026-01-30New-0.5%
Downward Expansion2025-08-222026-01-16Established-8.4%
Rotation Down2025-08-012025-08-15New+1.8%
Upward Expansion2025-07-042025-07-25New-1.7%
Rotation Up2025-05-232025-06-27Developing+0.3%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing50
Stage 2 ยท Advancing0
Stage 3 ยท Distribution27
Stage 4 ยท Declining100

Legacy result: Stage 4 ยท Stage 4A ยท Breakdown. 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

Lagging benchmark

Architecture confirmation
98/100
Current Relative Strength
-21.41
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
-14.1%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-28.9%
Consumer Cyclical regime cohort
78th percentile41 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.06ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.33ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution1 / 5

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+50.0%

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 35.83falling
Slow Activity USD 40.27falling
Trend Reference USD 40.30-12.1% close margin
Current Fair Value USD 45.15-21.5% close margin
Structural low USD 33.70shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Complete bearish ordering below the Trend Line confirms Downward Expansion; a repaired fast/slow cross and upside acceptance cancel the failure.

Range context +8.7%
Annualized volatility +39.2%
From structural high -27.7%
From structural low +5.2%
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 SPY Regime survived Read
Near term9+4.5%-12.8% to +24.1%+77.8%+22.2%+0.8%+11.1%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate7+0.4%-15.1% to +25.1%+57.1%+42.9%-5.4%+0.0%Usable descriptive sample
Extended6+4.4%-15.5% to +24.3%+50.0%+50.0%-5.2%+0.0%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+6.0%-11.2% to +39.2%+75.0%+25.0%-5.8%+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