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MCHN Stage Analysis

MCH Group AG

Week ending 2 Oct 2026Close CHF 6.62Tenure EstablishedBenchmark ^SSMI
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Upward Expansion ยท 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 expanding.
Direction 79โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 92/100directional strength
Maturity 72/100lifecycle context
Confidence 94/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Wideexpanding separation
Price acceptance +83.3%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +54.9%CHF 4.27 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
2026-10-026.625.2640.8820882Upward Expansion7992
2026-09-256.685.1840.9133419Upward Expansion9397
2026-09-186.585.1141.8932125Upward Expansion9295
2026-09-116.185.0434.7734649Upward Expansion6665
2026-09-046.304.9832.7091Upward Expansion7769
2026-08-286.244.9232.631702Upward Expansion7568
2026-08-216.144.8631.1110623Upward Expansion7067
2026-08-146.044.8130.65142Upward Expansion6666
2026-08-076.124.7532.031428Upward Expansion6983
2026-07-316.124.6934.872175Upward Expansion7189
2026-07-246.084.6035.083384Upward Expansion6989
2026-07-176.084.5235.837092Upward Expansion7290
2026-07-106.144.4339.331251Upward Expansion8394
2026-07-036.024.3435.8415400Upward Expansion8896
2026-06-266.064.2440.059084Upward Expansion9598
2026-06-195.604.1634.0425704Upward Expansion9389
2026-06-124.974.0820.2417453Upward Expansion8367
2026-06-054.594.0214.078421Upward Expansion6845
2026-05-294.413.988.6517833Upward Expansion5851
2026-05-224.363.957.789196Upward Expansion5962
2026-05-154.423.9311.7310394Deceleration6164
2026-05-084.473.8914.4515814Deceleration5647
2026-05-014.403.8612.9318338Deceleration5137
2026-04-244.303.8310.7118566Deceleration4019
2026-04-174.303.809.1469431Deceleration2222
2026-04-103.723.78-3.6115884Deceleration-2236
2026-04-033.563.77-6.397021Deceleration-3036
2026-03-273.703.760.4146084Deceleration522
2026-03-203.663.761.4321488Deceleration1120
2026-03-134.083.758.5817621Deceleration4129
2026-03-064.193.739.6429101Upward Expansion4841
2026-02-274.413.718.0810696Upward Expansion6154
2026-02-204.423.699.6913721Upward Expansion6459
2026-02-134.513.6714.3018069Upward Expansion6979
2026-02-064.373.6312.3515225Upward Expansion6887
2026-01-304.603.6120.6122477Upward Expansion8393
2026-01-234.523.5819.22102848Rotation Up8893
2026-01-164.423.5614.47105021Rotation Up6480
2026-01-094.133.546.6960520Rotation Up4752
2026-01-023.603.53-6.2114539Balance-718
2025-12-263.603.53-6.4925257Downward Expansion-148
2025-12-193.433.54-10.8263701Downward Expansion-5029
2025-12-123.413.55-9.9149965Downward Expansion-5644
2025-12-053.103.55-18.8130926Downward Expansion-8072
2025-11-283.423.55-10.3047483Downward Expansion-5555
2025-11-213.273.54-13.3543643Downward Expansion-7163
2025-11-143.353.53-11.7012174Balance-6339
2025-11-073.373.53-9.3018480Balance-3622
2025-10-313.533.53-5.0618457Balance-1111
2025-10-243.543.52-7.7542338Balance-2429
2025-10-173.453.52-11.0816268Balance-2634
2025-10-103.393.53-11.898908Balance-3625
2025-10-033.423.54-11.5924746Balance-2316
2025-09-263.503.55-5.4828024Balance-1512
2025-09-193.603.56-4.3728800Rotation Down-1417
2025-09-123.503.56-8.0319333Rotation Down-1936
2025-09-053.453.57-10.996854Rotation Down-2443
2025-08-293.503.59-8.6472845Balance-2634
2025-08-223.503.60-9.4432108Balance-2524
2025-08-153.473.61-8.928285Balance-1615
2025-08-083.513.64-6.4933302Balance-812
2025-08-013.733.66-0.566007Balance1010
2025-07-253.773.67-0.6025432Balance1410
2025-07-183.533.68-7.207957Rotation Up-410
2025-07-113.703.69-2.6631711Rotation Up2024
2025-07-043.803.70-0.4043404Rotation Up2438
2025-06-273.873.711.3217620Rotation Up3146
2025-06-203.743.72-1.2923071Rotation Up2234
2025-06-133.783.72-2.8159043Downward Expansion2436
2025-06-063.703.74-7.0326873Downward Expansion-1229
2025-05-303.903.76-1.6293845Downward Expansion-219
2025-05-233.723.77-6.5377078Downward Expansion-3025
2025-05-163.403.80-16.3455036Downward Expansion-6357
2025-05-093.173.82-21.3159224Downward Expansion-6782
2025-05-023.033.85-26.7649591Downward Expansion-7890
2025-04-252.993.88-26.8078358Downward Expansion-8690
2025-04-183.303.91-18.2730120Downward Expansion-7277
2025-04-113.293.94-16.26103469Downward Expansion-7668
2025-04-043.333.98-18.9261724Downward Expansion-7968
2025-03-283.584.00-21.54118042Downward Expansion-6652
2025-03-213.754.01-19.9415154Downward Expansion-5948
2025-03-143.554.02-23.8745123Downward Expansion-7670
2025-03-073.724.03-21.7716762Downward Expansion-6662
2025-02-283.824.04-19.698497Downward Expansion-5962
2025-02-213.714.04-22.1022938Downward Expansion-7168
2025-02-143.894.05-18.0725976Balance-5453
2025-02-073.854.06-17.4914527Balance-5742
2025-01-313.854.06-17.5932383Balance-3013
2025-01-243.904.07-14.5245699Balance-88
2025-01-174.304.07-3.5441635Balance4623
2025-01-104.174.08-4.8317800Downward Expansion810
2025-01-034.004.10-7.4021799Downward Expansion-4542
2024-12-273.934.14-8.821192Balance-5351
2024-12-203.974.18-6.4133228Balance-4641
2024-12-133.994.23-8.547807Balance-4533
2024-12-063.994.29-9.3417328Balance-4329
2024-11-294.164.35-5.5717522Balance-2516
2024-11-223.964.39-9.8929625Balance-3615
2024-11-154.204.43-3.978825Balance-219
2024-11-084.334.46-2.729892Balance022
2024-11-014.334.49-4.409764Balance-216
2024-10-254.404.51-4.8642371Downward Expansion-49
2024-10-184.264.53-9.2551841Downward Expansion-3027
2024-10-113.964.56-14.75147475Downward Expansion-6040
2024-10-043.974.58-13.697617Downward Expansion-4728
2024-09-273.904.61-17.1630856Downward Expansion-5331
2024-09-204.294.63-7.0131435Downward Expansion-3825
2024-09-134.244.64-9.1038880Downward Expansion-4636
2024-09-063.954.62-14.476905Downward Expansion-6046
2024-08-304.074.61-15.7839209Downward Expansion-6149
2024-08-233.804.60-20.9411094Downward Expansion-6960
2024-08-163.984.60-16.3722561Rotation Down-6354
2024-08-093.904.60-16.0720075Rotation Down-4247
2024-08-023.924.60-15.9524853Rotation Down-4449
2024-07-264.004.60-16.9947739Rotation Down-4264
2024-07-194.214.61-12.3545999Rotation Down-3169
2024-07-124.004.61-18.241140793Rotation Down-3773
2024-07-053.894.61-18.3526770Rotation Down-4969
2024-06-284.104.62-14.1288777Deceleration-4448
2024-06-214.444.63-7.3119285Deceleration-425
2024-06-144.754.62-1.2034354Upward Expansion2523
2024-06-075.204.616.2941526Upward Expansion5043
2024-05-315.104.596.5015852Upward Expansion6660
2024-05-245.624.5718.0816033Upward Expansion7086
2024-05-175.704.5319.0414421Upward Expansion7986
2024-05-105.744.4823.1749301Upward Expansion8884
2024-05-035.384.4320.8927250Upward Expansion7874
2024-04-265.324.4019.2357537Upward Expansion8068
2024-04-195.144.3716.0380180Upward Expansion7469
2024-04-125.124.3514.9871608Upward Expansion7784
2024-04-054.954.3210.2863371Upward Expansion6985
2024-03-295.024.299.7582406Upward Expansion8091
2024-03-225.024.2610.5779111Rotation Up8692
2024-03-154.834.226.3575888Rotation Up4655
2024-03-084.584.201.1129039Rotation Up3644
2024-03-014.604.192.72163875Rotation Up2327
2024-02-234.484.18-0.10260819Downward Expansion-1718
2024-02-163.864.17-12.61199502Downward Expansion-6573
2024-02-093.604.19-17.2681141Downward Expansion-8284
2024-02-023.704.21-16.5851950Downward Expansion-7979
2024-01-263.894.23-13.9916080Downward Expansion-6870
2024-01-193.874.24-13.0151996Downward Expansion-7366
2024-01-123.984.26-11.4918984Downward Expansion-6861
2024-01-054.024.28-10.6026619Downward Expansion-6960
2023-12-294.184.30-6.995677Balance-4545
2023-12-224.154.32-8.0135146Balance-4943
2023-12-154.154.34-8.6128673Balance-4732
2023-12-084.254.36-5.6933558Balance-2617
2023-12-014.194.37-5.7232577Balance-2611
2023-11-244.304.39-3.4215575Balance914
2023-11-174.504.402.2554201Balance1931
2023-11-104.534.404.738172Balance2427
2023-11-034.434.412.167642Balance-37
2023-10-274.404.413.7824711Balance-67
2023-10-204.304.421.119215Balance-1214
2023-10-134.264.41-5.1838373Balance-1220
Price vs TrendAbove+25.7%
Trend directionRising+14.4%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+54.9%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+8.3%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+40.9%
Relative strength directionImproving+5.0%
Price momentumPositive+86.0%
Volume balanceDemand-led1.30ร—
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

79 / ยฑ100

+1.9 points since 2026-09-04

Energy

92 /100

+23.1 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
Balance4
Rotation Up65
Upward Expansion98
Deceleration42
Rotation Down27
Downward Expansion22

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 26%Rotation Up 8%Upward Expansion 24%Deceleration 8%Rotation Down 6%Downward Expansion 28%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Upward Expansion2026-05-222026-10-02Established+51.8%
Deceleration2026-03-132026-05-15Developing+8.3%
Upward Expansion2026-01-302026-03-06Developing-8.9%
Rotation Up2026-01-092026-01-23New+9.4%
Balance2026-01-022026-01-02New+0.0%
Downward Expansion2025-11-212025-12-26Developing+10.1%
Balance2025-09-262025-11-14Developing-4.3%
Rotation Down2025-09-052025-09-19New+4.3%
Balance2025-07-252025-08-29Developing-7.2%
Rotation Up2025-06-202025-07-18Developing-5.6%
Downward Expansion2025-02-212025-06-13Established+1.9%
Balance2025-01-172025-02-14Developing-9.5%
Downward Expansion2025-01-032025-01-10New+4.2%
Balance2024-11-012024-12-27Developing-9.2%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing16
Stage 2 ยท Advancing100
Stage 3 ยท Distribution54
Stage 4 ยท Declining0

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

Leadership versus ^SSMI

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
90/100
Current Relative Strength
40.88
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
+86.0%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+80.7%
Communication Services regime cohort
100th percentile3 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.66ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.30ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution2 / 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.

Decision architecture

References that would change the structural read

Evidence levels, not orders
Fast Activity CHF 6.55rising
Slow Activity CHF 5.82rising
Trend Reference CHF 5.26+25.7% close margin
Current Fair Value CHF 4.27+54.9% close margin
Structural low CHF 3.52shock / 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 +2.4%
Annualized volatility +29.6%
From structural high -4.9%
From structural low +122.9%
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 ^SSMI Regime survived Read
Near term10+0.8%-21.0% to +28.4%+50.0%+50.0%-0.3%+70.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate4-7.8%-18.3% to +40.8%+25.0%+25.0%-6.7%+25.0%Too little matched history
Extended3-22.3%-38.6% to +33.0%+33.3%+33.3%-26.6%+33.3%Too little matched history
Full cycle2-40.4%-52.1% to -28.7%+0.0%+0.0%-41.0%+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