Weekly structural research ยท NYSE ยท Industrials

BAH Stage Analysis

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding

Week ending 25 Sep 2026Close USD 72.95Tenure NewBenchmark SPY
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Balance ยท Balance after decline

Directional pressure has compressed into balance.

Trend and Activity are compressed into balance, so neither side has durable control. Prior structure and the next directional change provide context; balance alone is not assumed to be a base.

  • The Trend gate is mixed within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: improving.
  • Activity structure: compressed and contracting.
Direction 2โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 7/100directional strength
Maturity 15/100lifecycle context
Confidence 75/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Mixedstructural direction
Activity structure Compressedcontracting separation
Price acceptance +50.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context -34.8%USD 111.92 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.
  • 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
2026-09-2572.9574.60-17.177479557Balance27
2026-09-1877.0774.77-12.168135009Balance2118
2026-09-1175.9074.76-14.307545671Balance1718
2026-09-0472.8074.85-19.217575031Downward Expansion1421
2026-08-2875.2475.35-17.257000436Downward Expansion1626
2026-08-2177.0575.75-15.797891875Downward Expansion-822
2026-08-1477.4676.53-17.409709791Downward Expansion-820
2026-08-0775.4877.15-20.268057657Downward Expansion-2519
2026-07-3169.1977.79-25.1914461454Downward Expansion-4533
2026-07-2471.9878.27-22.3014036059Downward Expansion-6149
2026-07-1764.7278.68-31.369747309Downward Expansion-6782
2026-07-1062.2979.32-35.7810201540Downward Expansion-7386
2026-07-0362.4580.29-35.5711468803Downward Expansion-7883
2026-06-2662.2281.10-35.2517963558Downward Expansion-8275
2026-06-1966.3681.77-33.3611646369Downward Expansion-7643
2026-06-1277.4182.21-22.407312372Downward Expansion-3617
2026-06-0578.8882.35-21.229077410Downward Expansion-3924
2026-05-2978.5882.57-24.149654097Downward Expansion-5337
2026-05-2278.0882.80-24.308896028Downward Expansion-5549
2026-05-1572.1283.17-30.2211170576Downward Expansion-7261
2026-05-0876.4683.97-27.026705993Downward Expansion-5836
2026-05-0177.7284.59-25.205312048Downward Expansion-5632
2026-04-2478.1485.39-25.077644603Downward Expansion-4323
2026-04-1781.1586.02-22.825056602Downward Expansion-4023
2026-04-1077.5886.65-23.857609712Downward Expansion-5632
2026-04-0382.5087.47-17.017509456Downward Expansion-4328
2026-03-2777.9088.06-19.836055424Downward Expansion-5838
2026-03-2079.3489.01-20.7816261933Downward Expansion-5744
2026-03-1377.6889.95-24.4010442011Downward Expansion-6365
2026-03-0681.2790.93-22.8310407957Downward Expansion-6165
2026-02-2778.2391.81-27.8818140264Downward Expansion-6464
2026-02-2076.6392.76-30.237299361Downward Expansion-7049
2026-02-1378.7293.87-28.1412258195Downward Expansion-5227
2026-02-0687.6894.80-21.6711939034Downward Expansion-1516
2026-01-3087.1095.34-23.0820832485Downward Expansion-1324
2026-01-23100.7195.98-11.5812182474Downward Expansion1327
2026-01-1695.9595.96-16.719279808Downward Expansion-1214
2026-01-0994.7596.00-18.8210571950Downward Expansion-2720
2026-01-0283.6296.20-27.925669330Downward Expansion-4934
2025-12-2684.1296.74-29.007004713Downward Expansion-4731
2025-12-1983.9997.37-28.8232060397Downward Expansion-5136
2025-12-1291.4098.05-23.2416151432Downward Expansion-5042
2025-12-0586.7099.16-28.2610982538Downward Expansion-6459
2025-11-2882.22100.27-32.536103746Downward Expansion-6782
2025-11-2179.58101.39-33.159482098Downward Expansion-8191
2025-11-1481.67102.60-33.589819946Downward Expansion-8290
2025-11-0785.58103.55-31.2211369426Downward Expansion-7785
2025-10-3185.30104.21-33.7419827588Downward Expansion-8484
2025-10-2489.44104.89-31.3115955182Downward Expansion-8072
2025-10-1795.94105.31-26.177706946Downward Expansion-6663
2025-10-1095.06105.47-26.507197130Downward Expansion-7265
2025-10-03101.79105.92-24.118877040Downward Expansion-5657
2025-09-2696.96106.29-27.759847281Downward Expansion-6867
2025-09-1999.95106.48-26.6310270803Balance-5954
2025-09-12102.38106.77-24.768584507Balance-4037
2025-09-05100.26107.16-25.967036193Balance-4726
2025-08-29106.39107.93-22.016401629Balance-127
2025-08-22107.58108.53-21.955579893Balance-118
2025-08-15106.98109.23-22.869314203Balance-2115
2025-08-08107.47110.04-22.397148053Balance-2216
2025-08-01106.81110.71-21.6413361796Balance-2517
2025-07-25110.07111.39-21.8112917760Downward Expansion-2117
2025-07-18106.45111.88-23.758778312Downward Expansion-3821
2025-07-11104.12112.55-25.627800348Downward Expansion-5437
2025-07-04106.06113.40-25.138153278Downward Expansion-5854
2025-06-27100.15114.55-28.6910857954Downward Expansion-6372
2025-06-2097.34115.97-28.958417091Downward Expansion-7076
2025-06-13100.58117.52-27.389711417Downward Expansion-6362
2025-06-0699.98118.97-28.6610959892Balance-5545
2025-05-30102.89121.51-26.0311566957Balance-4722
2025-05-23104.38123.88-24.2715021971Balance-2919
2025-05-16124.73126.23-12.577732952Balance722
2025-05-09119.87127.32-12.016427286Downward Expansion-1720
2025-05-02116.02128.47-15.726690482Downward Expansion-3321
2025-04-25115.81129.75-13.9111423421Downward Expansion-4026
2025-04-18110.08131.08-14.847039282Downward Expansion-5641
2025-04-11105.34132.47-20.0917956295Downward Expansion-6050
2025-04-04105.75133.98-15.7220727359Downward Expansion-6254
2025-03-28101.95135.33-26.489622033Downward Expansion-7060
2025-03-21100.85137.02-28.8517649730Downward Expansion-7765
2025-03-14108.70138.62-23.4710619085Downward Expansion-6774
2025-03-07112.79139.72-22.8720983376Downward Expansion-6783
2025-02-28102.70140.67-32.3517453184Downward Expansion-8692
2025-02-21108.75141.84-29.6211158108Downward Expansion-8489
2025-02-14114.01142.68-27.9410424778Downward Expansion-8178
2025-02-07123.32143.86-21.459834279Downward Expansion-6546
2025-01-31124.34144.80-21.3912041330Downward Expansion-6646
2025-01-24128.62145.53-19.9210700918Downward Expansion-6147
2025-01-17131.14146.15-17.407267540Downward Expansion-6250
2025-01-10127.68146.72-17.426782137Downward Expansion-6569
2025-01-03127.16147.26-19.585799314Downward Expansion-6979
2024-12-27124.96147.85-21.602545591Rotation Down-7783
2024-12-20126.45148.53-20.4310202899Rotation Down-4468
2024-12-13129.60149.35-20.209224120Rotation Down-4356
2024-12-06140.47149.87-14.278917102Deceleration-2939
2024-11-29142.82150.15-12.275579108Deceleration-1424
2024-11-22143.83150.08-10.8117261598Upward Expansion1812
2024-11-15143.99149.90-9.4112731356Upward Expansion4143
2024-11-08176.27149.628.408076527Upward Expansion8392
2024-11-01174.13148.3212.335409143Upward Expansion8891
2024-10-25174.76147.1911.445940360Upward Expansion9285
2024-10-18157.45146.09-0.354437621Upward Expansion6860
2024-10-11154.48145.53-1.454555948Upward Expansion6157
2024-10-04154.46144.99-0.453077850Upward Expansion6358
2024-09-27155.66144.520.602632964Upward Expansion6857
2024-09-20151.67144.04-1.233071620Balance5954
2024-09-13150.80143.72-0.213397470Balance5741
2024-09-06146.11143.320.772156337Balance3728
2024-08-30152.52143.121.042497891Balance5130
2024-08-23148.83142.55-0.942687110Balance2814
2024-08-16141.85142.23-4.162933018Balance-1122
2024-08-09141.30141.54-0.674448752Balance-918
2024-08-02137.83140.91-3.056324510Balance311
2024-07-26133.87140.23-7.865323941Upward Expansion96
2024-07-19149.39139.821.922217269Upward Expansion5839
2024-07-12151.40138.871.462011222Deceleration6642
2024-07-05146.26137.78-0.832121951Deceleration5031
2024-06-28147.33136.881.944252234Deceleration5634
2024-06-21148.23136.032.742919345Upward Expansion6137
2024-06-14143.99135.150.692730935Upward Expansion5540
2024-06-07144.77134.373.123127451Upward Expansion6048
2024-05-31145.22133.525.063747009Upward Expansion6368
2024-05-24151.23132.579.343510335Upward Expansion8080
2024-05-17145.29131.235.573744811Upward Expansion6767
2024-05-10148.89130.2410.495046432Deceleration8154
2024-05-03140.48129.316.763565786Deceleration4829
2024-04-26138.46128.406.332473444Deceleration4026
2024-04-19135.61127.247.322879167Deceleration4229
2024-04-12137.47126.115.812672153Upward Expansion4740
2024-04-05140.08125.046.602626868Upward Expansion5949
2024-03-29141.62123.917.201862165Upward Expansion6755
2024-03-22140.83122.817.432404941Upward Expansion6658
2024-03-15138.14121.748.162573428Upward Expansion6562
2024-03-08140.38120.7210.312753342Upward Expansion6766
2024-03-01141.37119.8411.282834937Upward Expansion7384
2024-02-23142.07118.9913.352477318Upward Expansion7891
2024-02-16138.90118.0613.113313760Upward Expansion7691
2024-02-09139.95117.0714.042875275Upward Expansion8694
2024-02-02135.43115.9712.365499475Upward Expansion8590
2024-01-26139.17114.9817.585181581Upward Expansion9282
2024-01-19121.21113.854.022254710Upward Expansion5737
2024-01-12122.29113.196.452555633Upward Expansion6239
2024-01-05117.67112.534.592349064Upward Expansion4329
2023-12-29121.61111.856.412233444Upward Expansion6038
2023-12-22120.74111.045.992234477Upward Expansion6041
2023-12-15118.86110.035.273699827Upward Expansion5944
2023-12-08119.12108.977.993128389Upward Expansion6354
2023-12-01121.85107.9110.784031039Upward Expansion6971
2023-11-24121.84106.7611.801602129Upward Expansion7573
2023-11-17120.57105.7011.863812631Upward Expansion7560
2023-11-10119.36104.7813.392971857Upward Expansion7358
2023-11-03116.53103.8412.435181919Upward Expansion6571
2023-10-27111.17102.9513.546272353Upward Expansion5767
2023-10-20115.43102.1415.005275083Upward Expansion6366
2023-10-13121.16101.1418.004759837Deceleration7952
2023-10-06113.1899.8811.027203299Deceleration4221
Price vs TrendBelow-2.2%
Trend directionFalling-5.2%
Price vs current Fair ValueBelow anchor-34.8%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+11.1%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-17.2%
Relative strength directionImproving+18.1%
Price momentumNegative-6.3%
Volume balanceDemand-led1.26ร—
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

2 / ยฑ100

-13.8 points since 2026-08-28

Energy

7 /100

-19.1 points since 2026-08-28

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
Balance62
Rotation Up39
Upward Expansion24
Deceleration33
Rotation Down22
Downward Expansion29

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

2023-10-06 to 2026-09-25 ยท 156 classified observations out of 156 shown.

Balance 15%Upward Expansion 28%Deceleration 7%Rotation Down 2%Downward Expansion 49%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Balance2026-09-112026-09-25New-3.9%
Downward Expansion2025-09-262026-09-04Extended-24.9%
Balance2025-08-012025-09-19Developing-6.4%
Downward Expansion2025-06-132025-07-25Developing+9.4%
Balance2025-05-162025-06-06New-19.8%
Downward Expansion2025-01-032025-05-09Established-5.7%
Rotation Down2024-12-132024-12-27New-3.6%
Deceleration2024-11-292024-12-06New-1.6%
Upward Expansion2024-09-272024-11-22Developing-7.6%
Balance2024-08-022024-09-20Developing+10.0%
Upward Expansion2024-07-192024-07-26New-10.4%
Deceleration2024-06-282024-07-12New+2.8%
Upward Expansion2024-05-172024-06-21Developing+2.0%
Deceleration2024-04-192024-05-10New+9.8%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing77
Stage 2 ยท Advancing10
Stage 3 ยท Distribution13
Stage 4 ยท Declining90

Legacy result: Stage 4 ยท Stage 4B ยท Declining. 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
22/100
Current Relative Strength
-17.17
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
-6.3%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-28.3%
Industrials regime cohort
38th percentile50 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.75ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.26ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution2 / 2

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+25.0%

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 USD 74.77falling
Slow Activity USD 73.30falling
Trend Reference USD 74.60-2.2% close margin
Current Fair Value USD 111.92-34.8% close margin
Structural low USD 59.50shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Persistent fast/slow separation and fan expansion would end Balance; direction determines whether it becomes Rotation Up or Rotation Down.

Range context +7.9%
Annualized volatility +39.5%
From structural high -32.1%
From structural low +22.6%
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 term11+2.1%-19.4% to +10.7%+63.6%+63.6%+2.8%+36.4%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate7+6.4%-23.7% to +26.3%+57.1%+57.1%+9.4%+42.9%Usable descriptive sample
Extended5+0.1%-34.5% to +29.2%+60.0%+60.0%+17.0%+20.0%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+3.4%-35.2% to +49.1%+50.0%+50.0%-8.3%+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