Weekly structural research ยท NYSEARCA ยท Market

QLTY Stage Analysis

2023 ETF SERIES TRUST II GMO US QUALITY ETF

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close USD 43.92Tenure EstablishedBenchmark SPY
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: moderate and contracting.
Direction 78โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 57/100directional strength
Maturity 71/100lifecycle context
Confidence 66/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Moderatecontracting separation
Price acceptance +50.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +29.2%USD 33.99 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.
View chart values ยท 152 observations
WeekCloseTrendRelative StrengthVolumeRegimeDirectionEnergy
2026-10-0943.9241.020.772148985Upward Expansion7857
2026-10-0243.1540.780.191803842Upward Expansion5542
2026-09-2543.1740.580.042289056Upward Expansion5743
2026-09-1842.4540.43-0.331639814Upward Expansion5948
2026-09-1142.5340.31-0.211326529Upward Expansion6356
2026-09-0442.9840.170.101578477Upward Expansion6779
2026-08-2843.3440.031.101605913Upward Expansion7488
2026-08-2142.9639.900.772989997Upward Expansion7186
2026-08-1443.2539.770.121161844Upward Expansion8280
2026-08-0743.1539.650.091918218Upward Expansion8562
2026-07-3141.7839.540.382285623Upward Expansion6751
2026-07-2440.9239.43-0.561180902Upward Expansion6053
2026-07-1741.2539.37-0.322500439Upward Expansion6265
2026-07-1041.9539.27-0.171473872Upward Expansion7468
2026-07-0341.7039.150.591980965Upward Expansion7354
2026-06-2640.7839.040.501742449Upward Expansion6047
2026-06-1941.0538.95-1.221500806Upward Expansion6456
2026-06-1241.1338.81-0.122335999Upward Expansion6865
2026-06-0540.5938.67-0.881471661Upward Expansion6567
2026-05-2941.4438.54-1.323657526Upward Expansion7980
2026-05-2240.9538.40-1.114136501Upward Expansion7678
2026-05-1540.2238.28-2.022665297Upward Expansion6876
2026-05-0840.3538.16-1.521844841Upward Expansion7370
2026-05-0139.8038.01-0.612633214Upward Expansion6753
2026-04-2439.8237.910.362736679Rotation Down3134
2026-04-1739.7437.770.712581919Rotation Down2011
2026-04-1038.0937.650.874062085Rotation Down-2633
2026-04-0336.5837.570.356243550Rotation Down-3766
2026-03-2735.2837.520.075007812Rotation Down-4971
2026-03-2036.3037.500.653420822Deceleration-4251
2026-03-1336.6337.45-0.263575019Deceleration-2030
2026-03-0637.3437.380.117452989Deceleration216
2026-02-2738.6737.271.572689567Deceleration3523
2026-02-2038.7537.101.291742976Deceleration4027
2026-02-1338.3136.951.292721673Upward Expansion4535
2026-02-0638.9536.811.713408772Upward Expansion6153
2026-01-3039.1836.652.142975307Upward Expansion6565
2026-01-2339.3036.492.881669811Upward Expansion6773
2026-01-1639.5836.313.332585224Upward Expansion7783
2026-01-0939.8136.073.661300202Upward Expansion8782
2026-01-0238.5835.842.131077487Upward Expansion6870
2025-12-2638.8635.651.89785646Upward Expansion7581
2025-12-1938.3435.422.021459089Upward Expansion6875
2025-12-1238.3235.202.151550278Upward Expansion7164
2025-12-0538.3335.001.661420982Upward Expansion7661
2025-11-2838.2234.761.76853104Upward Expansion7957
2025-11-2136.7634.521.522303102Upward Expansion6050
2025-11-1436.9134.310.02696379Upward Expansion6358
2025-11-0736.8234.05-0.071883576Upward Expansion6562
2025-10-3137.2433.82-0.581854455Upward Expansion7568
2025-10-2437.4233.520.601136340Upward Expansion8571
2025-10-1736.5533.300.141232338Upward Expansion7566
2025-10-1035.7933.12-0.25949662Upward Expansion6769
2025-10-0336.7232.97-0.20695503Upward Expansion8792
2025-09-2635.7932.82-1.68667697Upward Expansion7386
2025-09-1936.2032.72-0.93677099Upward Expansion8890
2025-09-1235.6632.62-1.28926570Upward Expansion8585
2025-09-0534.9232.54-1.92742354Upward Expansion7380
2025-08-2934.6832.48-2.371794704Upward Expansion7171
2025-08-2234.7432.43-2.35475287Upward Expansion7560
2025-08-1534.6132.37-2.52712981Upward Expansion7760
2025-08-0834.0632.29-3.211527726Upward Expansion6654
2025-08-0133.4532.20-2.72802557Upward Expansion6576
2025-07-2534.4732.15-2.27742735Upward Expansion7388
2025-07-1834.0432.07-2.11630005Upward Expansion6782
2025-07-1134.2232.00-1.04476143Upward Expansion7481
2025-07-0434.4431.95-0.752085581Rotation Up7976
2025-06-2733.7531.89-1.14728921Rotation Up3551
2025-06-2032.5031.85-1.57956226Rotation Up2038
2025-06-1332.9131.84-0.57736456Rotation Up2739
2025-06-0632.7131.79-1.56586613Balance2428
2025-05-3032.1131.79-1.81774226Balance618
2025-05-2331.5431.76-1.912296833Balance-2323
2025-05-1632.37โ€”โ€”1631982Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-05-0931.08โ€”โ€”1704693Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-05-0231.21โ€”โ€”1183229Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-04-2530.36โ€”โ€”3346629Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-04-1829.19โ€”โ€”1253753Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-04-1129.88โ€”โ€”2802416Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-04-0428.31โ€”โ€”1987379Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-03-2830.74โ€”โ€”996358Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-03-2131.25โ€”โ€”1315335Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-03-1431.14โ€”โ€”1006094Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-03-0732.29โ€”โ€”1178611Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-02-2832.80โ€”โ€”850769Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-02-2133.08โ€”โ€”1982617Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-02-1433.32โ€”โ€”736697Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-02-0733.06โ€”โ€”1645408Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-01-3133.23โ€”โ€”609657Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-01-2432.97โ€”โ€”663397Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-01-1732.19โ€”โ€”1320661Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-01-1031.46โ€”โ€”1135847Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2025-01-0331.91โ€”โ€”930897Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-12-2732.15โ€”โ€”1063744Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-12-2031.94โ€”โ€”1120795Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-12-1332.55โ€”โ€”972447Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-12-0632.74โ€”โ€”932488Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-11-2932.52โ€”โ€”594559Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-11-2232.13โ€”โ€”1484646Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-11-1531.58โ€”โ€”895787Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-11-0832.52โ€”โ€”1228522Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-11-0131.35โ€”โ€”694053Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-10-2531.65โ€”โ€”905687Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-10-1832.15โ€”โ€”693946Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-10-1132.30โ€”โ€”3330863Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-10-0431.94โ€”โ€”3168865Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-09-2732.09โ€”โ€”477019Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-09-2031.95โ€”โ€”394222Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-09-1331.66โ€”โ€”1056708Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-09-0630.56โ€”โ€”427750Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-08-3031.60โ€”โ€”994785Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-08-2331.35โ€”โ€”510622Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-08-1630.96โ€”โ€”1045028Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-08-0930.09โ€”โ€”929608Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-08-0229.99โ€”โ€”2816116Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-07-2630.60โ€”โ€”639252Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-07-1930.55โ€”โ€”1041769Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-07-1231.14โ€”โ€”967658Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-07-0531.11โ€”โ€”1663508Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-06-2830.58โ€”โ€”1394805Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-06-2130.52โ€”โ€”696585Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-06-1430.17โ€”โ€”460194Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-06-0729.69โ€”โ€”851336Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-05-3129.15โ€”โ€”2248950Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-05-2429.63โ€”โ€”1069393Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-05-1729.72โ€”โ€”1114737Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-05-1029.34โ€”โ€”737670Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-05-0328.70โ€”โ€”908525Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-04-2628.75โ€”โ€”4074157Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-04-1928.01โ€”โ€”1125697Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-04-1228.59โ€”โ€”1043643Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-04-0529.00โ€”โ€”676963Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-03-2929.23โ€”โ€”484756Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-03-2229.14โ€”โ€”625042Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-03-1528.70โ€”โ€”611384Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-03-0828.64โ€”โ€”514666Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-03-0128.82โ€”โ€”544057Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-02-2328.62โ€”โ€”563009Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-02-1628.12โ€”โ€”979025Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-02-0928.13โ€”โ€”1086313Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-02-0227.69โ€”โ€”4654720Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-01-2627.22โ€”โ€”1027914Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-01-1926.96โ€”โ€”475603Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-01-1226.57โ€”โ€”569624Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2024-01-0525.91โ€”โ€”329590Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2023-12-2926.17โ€”โ€”442258Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2023-12-2226.06โ€”โ€”364996Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2023-12-1525.77โ€”โ€”650070Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2023-12-0825.35โ€”โ€”214933Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2023-12-0125.46โ€”โ€”266070Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2023-11-2425.28โ€”โ€”339517Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
2023-11-1724.96โ€”โ€”218756Not yet classifiedโ€”โ€”
Price vs TrendAbove+7.1%
Trend directionRising+3.7%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+29.2%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+2.8%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+0.8%
Relative strength directionImproving+0.9%
Price momentumPositive+15.3%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.88ร—
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

78 / ยฑ100

+14.7 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

57 /100

+0.8 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
Balance25
Rotation Up55
Upward Expansion79
Deceleration67
Rotation Down25
Downward Expansion8

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

2023-11-17 to 2026-10-09 ยท 73 classified observations out of 152 shown.

Balance 4%Rotation Up 6%Upward Expansion 77%Deceleration 7%Rotation Down 7%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Upward Expansion2026-05-012026-10-09Established+10.4%
Rotation Down2026-03-272026-04-24Developing+12.9%
Deceleration2026-02-202026-03-20Developing-6.3%
Upward Expansion2025-07-112026-02-13Extended+11.9%
Rotation Up2025-06-132025-07-04New+4.7%
Balance2025-05-232025-06-06New+3.7%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing16
Stage 2 ยท Advancing92
Stage 3 ยท Distribution67
Stage 4 ยท Declining8

Legacy result: Stage 2 ยท Stage 2B ยท Advancing. 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

Leading benchmark

Architecture confirmation
51/100
Current Relative Strength
0.77
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
+15.3%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+0.4%
Sector regime cohort
32th percentile867 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.11ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.88ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution3 / 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+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 43.28rising
Slow Activity USD 42.08rising
Trend Reference USD 41.02+7.1% close margin
Current Fair Value USD 33.99+29.2% close margin
Structural low USD 37.97shock / 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 +1.8%
Annualized volatility +10.6%
From structural high -0.1%
From structural low +25.2%
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 term13+1.4%-1.6% to +5.2%+69.2%+69.2%+0.4%+92.3%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate4+4.8%-4.3% to +11.2%+75.0%+75.0%+0.3%+75.0%Too little matched history
Extended2+10.9%+5.4% to +16.3%+100.0%+100.0%+0.2%+100.0%Too little matched history
Full cycle1+22.6%+22.6% to +22.6%+100.0%+100.0%+0.2%+100.0%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