Weekly structural research · KSC · Basic Materials

025890 Stage Analysis

Hankook Steel Co., Ltd.

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close KRW 2,630.00Tenure EstablishedBenchmark ^KS11

Screen this regime Supporting research Report data ↗

Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction

Upward Expansion · Established 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: wide and contracting.

Direction 64−100 bearish to +100 bullish

Energy 59/100directional strength

Maturity 83/100lifecycle context

Confidence 83/100evidence agreement

Trend gate Upstructural direction

Activity structure Widecontracting separation

Price acceptance +66.7%position within the Activity structure

Fair Value context +24.4%KRW 2,114.93 · improving

Trend Architecture map · 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 · 156 observations

Week	Close	Trend	Relative Strength	Volume	Regime	Direction	Energy
2026-10-09	2,630.00	2,232.33	12.87	64274	Upward Expansion	64	59
2026-10-02	2,625.00	2,200.00	5.82	117219	Upward Expansion	67	64
2026-09-25	2,655.00	2,165.33	4.95	164122	Upward Expansion	75	69
2026-09-18	2,625.00	2,132.43	5.48	181343	Upward Expansion	76	72
2026-09-11	2,640.00	2,102.60	4.79	90461	Upward Expansion	87	93
2026-09-04	2,570.00	2,071.87	4.14	6078	Upward Expansion	81	92
2026-08-28	2,515.00	2,046.20	-0.55	19805	Upward Expansion	78	91
2026-08-21	2,460.00	2,023.50	-5.45	35466	Upward Expansion	75	90
2026-08-14	2,510.00	2,001.73	-5.48	69121	Upward Expansion	89	93
2026-08-07	2,470.00	1,980.23	2.54	50302	Upward Expansion	91	92
2026-07-31	2,290.00	1,955.90	-10.63	83222	Upward Expansion	75	82
2026-07-24	2,240.00	1,940.80	-14.80	4024	Upward Expansion	70	81
2026-07-17	2,250.00	1,929.30	-17.09	103289	Upward Expansion	74	81
2026-07-10	2,210.00	1,911.50	-26.64	16112	Upward Expansion	68	74
2026-07-03	2,200.00	1,895.97	-33.51	21705	Upward Expansion	69	68
2026-06-26	2,150.00	1,879.30	-38.48	5809	Deceleration	60	38
2026-06-19	2,140.00	1,863.33	-44.03	37466	Deceleration	49	25
2026-06-12	2,070.00	1,847.03	-40.69	50554	Deceleration	39	22
2026-06-05	1,876.00	1,838.07	-47.43	6464	Deceleration	29	19
2026-05-29	1,962.00	1,834.33	-48.07	124564	Upward Expansion	41	26
2026-05-22	1,947.00	1,830.43	-45.40	224415	Upward Expansion	54	35
2026-05-15	2,060.00	1,828.10	-40.64	408135	Upward Expansion	60	47
2026-05-08	2,170.00	1,821.20	-38.57	266522	Upward Expansion	72	76
2026-05-01	2,060.00	1,812.43	-34.86	222531	Upward Expansion	65	75
2026-04-24	2,080.00	1,807.03	-34.03	297129	Rotation Up	66	77
2026-04-17	2,190.00	1,801.80	-28.49	1585409	Rotation Up	55	67
2026-04-10	2,005.00	1,794.10	-31.86	292972	Downward Expansion	40	34
2026-04-03	1,984.00	1,796.77	-27.66	1822546	Downward Expansion	-2	9
2026-03-27	1,780.00	1,790.83	-36.67	645219	Downward Expansion	-46	34
2026-03-20	1,606.00	1,792.17	-46.94	152408	Downward Expansion	-61	56
2026-03-13	1,660.00	1,799.23	-43.01	345065	Downward Expansion	-55	55
2026-03-06	1,585.00	1,806.73	-47.25	167072	Balance	-66	59
2026-02-27	1,668.00	1,816.43	-51.05	202829	Balance	-57	44
2026-02-20	1,730.00	1,820.87	-46.24	101009	Balance	-37	25
2026-02-13	1,718.00	1,826.27	-44.42	301576	Balance	-39	17
2026-02-06	1,800.00	1,832.20	-37.79	146662	Balance	-12	9
2026-01-30	1,834.00	1,837.20	-38.99	481498	Balance	-10	7
2026-01-23	1,807.00	1,837.57	-37.80	452763	Balance	-22	13
2026-01-16	1,865.00	1,839.67	-34.57	2165740	Balance	-14	15
2026-01-09	1,740.00	1,839.30	-36.34	293846	Downward Expansion	-32	19
2026-01-02	1,837.00	1,844.43	-29.33	378887	Downward Expansion	-25	18
2025-12-26	1,895.00	1,846.10	-24.76	4951759	Downward Expansion	-23	13
2025-12-19	1,716.00	1,844.00	-30.71	161820	Downward Expansion	-60	59
2025-12-12	1,744.00	1,847.70	-32.90	85053	Downward Expansion	-63	69
2025-12-05	1,700.00	1,849.97	-34.30	56426	Downward Expansion	-63	66
2025-11-28	1,671.00	1,854.30	-33.33	78899	Downward Expansion	-71	70
2025-11-21	1,651.00	1,859.17	-33.78	166469	Balance	-77	66
2025-11-14	1,801.00	1,865.53	-31.28	94917	Balance	-27	33
2025-11-07	1,764.00	1,867.63	-32.31	104339	Balance	-25	23
2025-10-31	1,845.00	1,869.47	-32.50	114219	Balance	-2	8
2025-10-24	1,877.00	1,867.17	-29.12	298865	Balance	24	13
2025-10-17	1,853.00	1,862.30	-27.02	114298	Balance	24	11
2025-10-10	1,907.00	1,858.33	-22.61	21716	Balance	44	23
2025-10-03	1,898.00	1,852.87	-22.17	131960	Balance	46	36
2025-09-26	1,923.00	1,848.23	-17.89	471953	Balance	44	40
2025-09-19	1,959.00	1,842.77	-18.20	315338	Balance	49	41
2025-09-12	2,085.00	1,837.67	-12.13	4356368	Balance	65	33
2025-09-05	1,806.00	1,827.37	-19.70	76783	Balance	-13	12
2025-08-29	1,820.00	1,826.77	-19.05	78454	Balance	10	8
2025-08-22	1,818.00	1,825.30	-19.07	96330	Upward Expansion	20	13
2025-08-15	1,885.00	1,824.77	-17.93	40640	Upward Expansion	36	16
2025-08-08	1,876.00	1,825.43	-18.32	36295	Upward Expansion	33	14
2025-08-01	1,801.00	1,825.93	-19.76	114497	Upward Expansion	25	16
2025-07-25	1,892.00	1,829.17	-18.18	456500	Upward Expansion	50	32
2025-07-18	1,896.00	1,828.33	-18.30	115428	Upward Expansion	52	37
2025-07-11	1,950.00	1,831.43	-16.31	478114	Rotation Up	67	39
2025-07-04	1,845.00	1,833.43	-17.84	54335	Rotation Up	23	20
2025-06-27	1,870.00	1,835.70	-16.95	41478	Rotation Up	27	38
2025-06-20	1,854.00	1,845.20	-17.02	40163	Rotation Up	26	34
2025-06-13	1,894.00	1,846.47	-11.82	100369	Balance	27	34
2025-06-06	1,887.00	1,843.63	-9.85	65022	Balance	26	18
2025-05-30	1,832.00	1,847.07	-9.09	40418	Balance	-7	7
2025-05-23	1,827.00	1,852.10	-5.96	77572	Balance	-9	7
2025-05-16	1,812.00	1,856.93	-8.21	139827	Balance	-11	11
2025-05-09	1,830.00	1,862.57	-5.88	27323	Balance	-8	17
2025-05-02	1,817.00	1,867.97	-6.41	48649	Downward Expansion	-10	19
2025-04-25	1,842.00	1,873.43	-5.00	142579	Downward Expansion	-19	22
2025-04-18	1,864.00	1,878.37	-1.86	185855	Downward Expansion	-22	18
2025-04-11	1,819.00	1,881.93	-2.66	115936	Downward Expansion	-47	34
2025-04-04	1,776.00	1,886.97	-6.64	71799	Downward Expansion	-62	62
2025-03-28	1,731.00	1,893.10	-12.74	49868	Downward Expansion	-68	76
2025-03-21	1,734.00	1,901.17	-15.93	42667	Downward Expansion	-70	77
2025-03-14	1,743.00	1,909.83	-13.60	29171	Downward Expansion	-67	67
2025-03-07	1,759.00	1,920.07	-13.27	36949	Downward Expansion	-63	59
2025-02-28	1,759.00	1,930.27	-12.72	58692	Downward Expansion	-63	56
2025-02-21	1,806.00	1,941.30	-15.14	89479	Downward Expansion	-55	45
2025-02-14	1,776.00	1,956.10	-15.22	95978	Downward Expansion	-59	53
2025-02-07	1,788.00	1,980.07	-13.10	54397	Downward Expansion	-59	48
2025-01-31	1,776.00	1,986.90	-14.28	25867	Downward Expansion	-62	47
2025-01-24	1,802.00	1,992.87	-14.42	135130	Downward Expansion	-60	45
2025-01-17	1,905.00	2,002.30	-9.87	64107	Downward Expansion	-47	38
2025-01-10	1,891.00	2,008.47	-10.94	144076	Downward Expansion	-50	35
2025-01-03	1,898.00	2,017.10	-8.74	98336	Downward Expansion	-47	24
2024-12-27	1,867.00	2,027.00	-9.71	163335	Downward Expansion	-55	26
2024-12-20	1,989.00	2,035.93	-4.56	815246	Downward Expansion	-26	16
2024-12-13	2,010.00	2,041.97	-7.75	396171	Downward Expansion	-27	14
2024-12-06	1,913.00	2,051.47	-10.43	567892	Downward Expansion	-47	27
2024-11-29	2,155.00	2,071.20	-1.17	7521057	Downward Expansion	-12	13
2024-11-22	1,892.00	2,077.03	-15.49	82643	Downward Expansion	-71	81
2024-11-15	1,809.00	2,093.13	-17.23	94536	Downward Expansion	-92	90
2024-11-08	1,990.00	2,112.83	-14.87	79196	Downward Expansion	-48	63
2024-11-01	1,983.00	2,129.17	-14.98	66377	Downward Expansion	-47	57
2024-10-25	1,972.00	2,146.90	-17.34	46174	Downward Expansion	-47	49
2024-10-18	1,981.00	2,166.17	-17.76	51940	Downward Expansion	-43	30
2024-10-11	1,992.00	2,187.30	-17.86	44939	Downward Expansion	-40	26
2024-10-04	1,981.00	2,204.90	-17.95	22869	Downward Expansion	-52	33
2024-09-27	1,990.00	2,221.37	-20.68	38912	Downward Expansion	-55	36
2024-09-20	1,971.00	2,243.53	-20.34	19559	Downward Expansion	-57	41
2024-09-13	1,970.00	2,269.67	-20.38	78603	Downward Expansion	-61	55
2024-09-06	1,960.00	2,298.33	-20.29	73121	Downward Expansion	-64	59
2024-08-30	1,973.00	2,327.67	-24.09	60961	Downward Expansion	-63	56
2024-08-23	1,994.00	2,354.90	-24.53	143359	Downward Expansion	-62	46
2024-08-16	2,050.00	2,379.77	-22.78	92205	Downward Expansion	-58	34
2024-08-09	2,065.00	2,401.10	-19.47	286948	Downward Expansion	-43	23
2024-08-02	2,090.00	2,429.10	-21.59	533466	Downward Expansion	-43	22
2024-07-26	2,250.00	2,462.77	-17.81	1262349	Downward Expansion	-39	23
2024-07-19	2,495.00	2,488.93	-11.38	9419175	Downward Expansion	-28	29
2024-07-12	1,993.00	2,506.93	-31.05	75485	Downward Expansion	-75	77
2024-07-05	1,955.00	2,536.83	-33.09	145092	Downward Expansion	-87	81
2024-06-28	2,085.00	2,573.83	-27.69	75414	Downward Expansion	-75	74
2024-06-21	2,090.00	2,609.00	-27.92	98019	Downward Expansion	-78	86
2024-06-14	2,150.00	2,642.17	-25.96	85034	Downward Expansion	-72	86
2024-06-07	2,195.00	2,667.83	-24.19	222711	Downward Expansion	-70	83
2024-05-31	2,135.00	2,676.83	-24.65	120523	Downward Expansion	-84	70
2024-05-24	2,170.00	2,692.33	-25.48	187188	Downward Expansion	-86	68
2024-05-17	2,295.00	2,699.00	-22.90	160975	Downward Expansion	-79	63
2024-05-10	2,505.00	2,704.50	-16.63	172510	Downward Expansion	-66	71
2024-05-03	2,330.00	2,708.17	-21.45	158002	Downward Expansion	-82	91
2024-04-26	2,375.00	2,722.83	-20.06	146888	Downward Expansion	-80	89
2024-04-19	2,400.00	2,736.17	-17.76	136563	Downward Expansion	-83	87
2024-04-12	2,480.00	2,748.50	-18.45	92844	Downward Expansion	-73	68
2024-04-05	2,515.00	2,758.00	-18.95	225508	Downward Expansion	-70	72
2024-03-29	2,550.00	2,763.50	-19.33	104271	Rotation Down	-67	77
2024-03-22	2,615.00	2,768.83	-17.94	87983	Rotation Down	-37	67
2024-03-15	2,520.00	2,771.17	-18.93	110070	Rotation Down	-40	68
2024-03-08	2,475.00	2,778.17	-21.25	144506	Rotation Down	-47	61
2024-03-01	2,655.00	2,788.67	-14.87	90235	Balance	-32	36
2024-02-23	2,755.00	2,795.17	-13.00	68895	Balance	-2	16
2024-02-16	2,830.00	2,797.83	-10.64	71906	Balance	6	17
2024-02-09	2,840.00	2,802.17	-10.09	99444	Balance	-11	21
2024-02-02	2,790.00	2,810.33	-11.97	110699	Balance	0	17
2024-01-26	2,740.00	2,817.50	-9.18	73304	Balance	17	17
2024-01-19	2,690.00	2,838.00	-11.08	98203	Balance	-6	7
2024-01-12	2,905.00	2,862.67	-6.83	117874	Rotation Up	18	20
2024-01-05	3,100.00	2,882.67	-3.40	177451	Rotation Up	37	30
2023-12-29	3,035.00	2,902.00	-8.78	65722	Rotation Up	33	31
2023-12-22	3,035.00	2,910.83	-6.83	88941	Rotation Up	26	49
2023-12-15	2,890.00	2,918.33	-9.98	112828	Rotation Up	22	45
2023-12-08	3,065.00	2,933.33	-2.92	140923	Rotation Up	27	40
2023-12-01	3,140.00	2,935.50	-0.12	154072	Downward Expansion	32	35
2023-11-24	3,085.00	2,947.50	-1.36	241441	Downward Expansion	-3	13
2023-11-17	2,920.00	2,951.67	-5.27	810420	Downward Expansion	-30	24
2023-11-10	2,465.00	2,968.33	-17.84	108129	Downward Expansion	-65	68
2023-11-03	2,600.00	3,006.83	-11.77	178973	Downward Expansion	-60	66
2023-10-27	2,370.00	3,030.17	-17.16	194274	Downward Expansion	-77	77
2023-10-20	2,460.00	3,064.17	-16.70	130694	Downward Expansion	-73	56

Price vs TrendAbove+17.8%

Trend directionRising+14.1%

Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+24.4%

Fair Value directionClosing upward+20.9%

Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+12.9%

Relative strength directionImproving+39.5%

Price momentumPositive+31.2%

Volume balanceDemand-led1.92×

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

64 / ±100

-23.0 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

59 /100

-34.3 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.

025890 Directional State ↗ 025890 Momentum Intelligence ↗

Comparative structural evidence

Why this architecture regime won

Every regime is evaluated

Balance8

Rotation Up56

Upward Expansion84

Deceleration69

Rotation Down25

Downward Expansion10

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 today’s regime

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

Balance 22%Rotation Up 8%Upward Expansion 17%Deceleration 3%Rotation Down 3%Downward Expansion 49%

Recent Trend Architecture ledger

Regime	Recognized	Last observation	Tenure	Move inside regime
Upward Expansion	2026-07-03	2026-10-09	Established	+19.5%
Deceleration	2026-06-05	2026-06-26	New	+14.6%
Upward Expansion	2026-05-01	2026-05-29	Developing	-4.8%
Rotation Up	2026-04-17	2026-04-24	New	-5.0%
Downward Expansion	2026-03-13	2026-04-10	Developing	+20.8%
Balance	2026-01-16	2026-03-06	Developing	-15.0%
Downward Expansion	2025-11-28	2026-01-09	Developing	+4.1%
Balance	2025-08-29	2025-11-21	Established	-9.3%
Upward Expansion	2025-07-18	2025-08-22	Developing	-4.1%
Rotation Up	2025-06-20	2025-07-11	New	+5.2%
Balance	2025-05-09	2025-06-13	Developing	+3.5%
Downward Expansion	2024-04-05	2025-05-02	Extended	-27.8%
Rotation Down	2024-03-08	2024-03-29	New	+3.0%
Balance	2024-01-19	2024-03-01	Developing	-1.3%

Classic Stage Analysis comparison

Stage 1 · Basing23

Stage 2 · Advancing100

Stage 3 · Distribution47

Stage 4 · Declining0

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

Leadership versus ^KS11

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: 93/100
Current Relative Strength: 12.87
Relative Strength direction: Improving
Price momentum: +31.2%
Excess performance vs benchmark: +18.1%
Basic Materials regime cohort: 50th percentile6 in cohort

Test 025890 trend persistence

Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry

Relative volume1.03×

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.92×

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution6 / 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+0.0%

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.

Explore 025890 Volume & Price ↗

Decision architecture

References that would change the structural read

Evidence levels, not orders

Fast Activity KRW 2,633.67rising

Slow Activity KRW 2,374.97rising

Trend Reference KRW 2,232.33+17.8% close margin

Current Fair Value KRW 2,114.93+24.4% close margin

Structural low KRW 1,854.00shock / 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 +27.9%

From structural high -5.7%

From structural low +76.0%

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 move	Positive periods	Directional follow-through	Median excess vs ^KS11	Regime survived	Read
Near term	14	+4.8%-30.8% to +40.4%	+57.1%	+57.1%	+3.3%	+64.3%	Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate	5	+11.2%-14.9% to +44.4%	+60.0%	+60.0%	+11.2%	+20.0%	Usable descriptive sample
Extended	3	-1.6%-26.4% to +85.6%	+33.3%	+33.3%	-35.3%	+0.0%	Too little matched history
Full cycle	3	-3.5%-33.1% to +18.7%	+33.3%	+33.3%	-36.3%	+33.3%	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.

025890 Stage Analysis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

The weekly architecture is expanding upward.

Weekly close, Activity, Trend and Fair Value

Is the structure strengthening or losing force?

Direction

Energy

Why this architecture regime won

The context behind today’s regime

Is relative performance confirming the geometry?

Relative Strength

Leading benchmark

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Weekly volume with architecture context

References that would change the structural read

What followed this architecture in this market?

What the analysis measures and where its limits lie

Trend Architecture

Evidence roles

Fair Value and RS

Known limitations

Send a message

Evidence context

What the Activity Line geometry says now

The weekly architecture is expanding upward.

Weekly close, Activity, Trend and Fair Value

Is the structure strengthening or losing force?

Direction

Energy

Why this architecture regime won

The context behind today’s regime

Is relative performance confirming the geometry?

Relative Strength ?

Leading benchmark

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Weekly volume with architecture context

References that would change the structural read

What followed this architecture in this market?

Test the structure from another angle

Trend Persistence ↗

Directional State ↗

Momentum Intelligence ↗

Volume & Price ↗

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RMI Reversal Map ↗

What the analysis measures and where its limits lie

Trend Architecture

Evidence roles

Fair Value and RS

Known limitations

Relative Strength

Trend Persistence

Directional State

Momentum Intelligence

Volume & Price

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RMI Reversal Map