Weekly structural research ยท GER ยท Consumer Cyclical

ECF Stage Analysis

Mountain Alliance AG

Week ending 25 Sep 2026Close EUR 2.52Tenure NewBenchmark ^GDAXI
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Rotation Down ยท Supply rotation

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 mixed within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: weakening.
  • Activity structure: wide and expanding.
Direction -33โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 55/100directional strength
Maturity 8/100lifecycle context
Confidence 74/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Mixedstructural direction
Activity structure Wideexpanding separation
Price acceptance -50.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context -2.9%EUR 2.60 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
2026-09-252.522.65-4.1427388Rotation Down-3355
2026-09-182.372.64-9.4920088Rotation Down-4449
2026-09-112.752.643.871050Deceleration2513
2026-09-042.762.642.455483Deceleration1610
2026-08-282.782.621.240Deceleration1711
2026-08-212.682.62-0.742167Deceleration713
2026-08-142.812.612.94710Deceleration2822
2026-08-072.762.601.690Deceleration2625
2026-07-312.682.591.4092Deceleration3222
2026-07-242.702.584.09150Upward Expansion4432
2026-07-172.802.578.982079Upward Expansion5962
2026-07-102.922.5612.481Upward Expansion5854
2026-07-032.982.5511.49252Upward Expansion6651
2026-06-262.982.5315.711675Upward Expansion6844
2026-06-192.852.519.445738Upward Expansion6141
2026-06-122.732.506.473031Upward Expansion5540
2026-06-052.782.487.8432Upward Expansion5842
2026-05-292.892.4710.6723239Upward Expansion7046
2026-05-222.782.457.5320215Upward Expansion6652
2026-05-152.662.436.8917443Upward Expansion6165
2026-05-082.622.423.392070Upward Expansion6271
2026-05-012.732.417.749707Upward Expansion6360
2026-04-242.802.4011.1624072Rotation Up6950
2026-04-172.892.3912.1482252Rotation Up3326
2026-04-102.412.37-3.059864Downward Expansion-4428
2026-04-032.242.37-7.932003Downward Expansion-6061
2026-03-272.122.37-10.0219694Downward Expansion-6570
2026-03-202.102.38-11.5622220Rotation Down-6969
2026-03-132.182.39-12.745479Rotation Down-2843
2026-03-062.182.40-13.6426705Balance-2529
2026-02-272.282.41-16.0812690Balance98
2026-02-202.462.43-9.696202Balance4231
2026-02-132.522.44-6.6423743Balance1721
2026-02-062.422.45-10.0316836Balance128
2026-01-302.742.472.2212042Balance3922
2026-01-232.322.50-14.8425029Balance-4019
2026-01-162.382.51-14.5119402Balance-2813
2026-01-092.462.51-11.9816294Balance-98
2026-01-022.502.52-8.4270450Balance-311
2025-12-262.402.52-11.8922000Balance-913
2025-12-192.462.53-10.0951092Balance-815
2025-12-122.562.54-6.62101760Downward Expansion514
2025-12-052.462.55-10.1176362Downward Expansion-2717
2025-11-282.382.56-12.8524430Downward Expansion-3519
2025-11-212.402.57-9.9015557Downward Expansion-3721
2025-11-142.362.57-14.90115492Downward Expansion-4430
2025-11-072.362.58-14.5130059Downward Expansion-5641
2025-10-312.402.59-15.1524831Downward Expansion-5856
2025-10-242.222.60-22.979451Downward Expansion-6969
2025-10-172.222.61-22.371007Downward Expansion-7368
2025-10-102.342.63-20.131866Downward Expansion-6361
2025-10-032.442.64-17.833079Downward Expansion-5648
2025-09-262.382.65-18.241465Downward Expansion-5436
2025-09-192.302.65-21.132017Downward Expansion-5940
2025-09-122.402.67-18.521079Downward Expansion-5541
2025-09-052.402.68-18.6615081Balance-5645
2025-08-292.442.69-18.8524332Balance-5444
2025-08-222.422.69-21.5322174Balance-1922
2025-08-152.442.70-21.4156682Balance-1818
2025-08-082.542.71-17.9447971Balance-38
2025-08-012.722.71-9.9252978Upward Expansion3916
2025-07-252.762.71-12.0672275Upward Expansion4839
2025-07-182.862.71-9.5482167Upward Expansion4939
2025-07-112.982.71-6.18222903Upward Expansion4847
2025-07-043.622.7015.69197382Upward Expansion7357
2025-06-272.702.67-14.5727026Balance-4023
2025-06-202.482.67-19.8443160Balance-6237
2025-06-132.662.68-15.318430Balance-3321
2025-06-062.602.69-20.4916690Balance-3714
2025-05-302.582.70-20.6911364Balance-913
2025-05-232.682.71-17.0517543Downward Expansion1020
2025-05-162.902.71-11.422755Downward Expansion3231
2025-05-092.762.71-15.1131Downward Expansion-76
2025-05-022.702.71-15.6274Downward Expansion-4033
2025-04-252.502.71-19.032674Balance-6852
2025-04-182.602.72-11.843130Balance-5325
2025-04-112.682.72-5.35137Balance-2812
2025-04-042.682.72-6.471464Balance-3013
2025-03-282.662.72-14.493815Balance-4018
2025-03-212.682.72-15.31207Balance-4331
2025-03-142.682.72-15.673754Balance-4427
2025-03-072.662.71-16.421177Balance-4320
2025-02-282.482.71-20.573047Balance-4122
2025-02-212.762.72-10.7249Balance57
2025-02-142.822.71-9.717956Rotation Down97
2025-02-072.622.71-13.400Rotation Down-3336
2025-01-312.622.72-13.311312Rotation Down-2642
2025-01-242.722.73-8.735052Rotation Down-2039
2025-01-172.602.74-10.7111413Rotation Down-4048
2025-01-102.602.75-7.754500Balance-4345
2025-01-032.722.76-2.021220Balance-2218
2024-12-272.742.77-1.730Balance-78
2024-12-202.742.78-1.410Balance-57
2024-12-132.742.79-4.094132Balance-04
2024-12-062.802.80-2.140Balance76
2024-11-292.762.79-0.072000Balance1010
2024-11-222.802.772.691772Balance1114
2024-11-152.882.755.7912049Balance2629
2024-11-082.862.734.84433Balance4229
2024-11-012.762.700.585160Balance3726
2024-10-252.902.683.8530006Deceleration4728
2024-10-182.722.65-3.80544Deceleration3317
2024-10-112.822.630.598937Deceleration2918
2024-10-042.722.61-2.3713506Deceleration2814
2024-09-272.702.59-5.5131614Deceleration2311
2024-09-202.742.57-0.753909Deceleration2312
2024-09-132.622.55-5.555567Deceleration77
2024-09-062.582.54-5.539007Deceleration211
2024-08-302.702.53-4.8911017Deceleration815
2024-08-232.702.52-4.0511073Deceleration618
2024-08-162.442.50-12.2911666Deceleration-923
2024-08-092.602.49-4.108968Deceleration2018
2024-08-022.702.47-0.666466Deceleration3320
2024-07-262.642.46-7.347447Deceleration3622
2024-07-192.882.461.926092Deceleration4332
2024-07-122.882.44-1.4711186Deceleration4536
2024-07-052.782.43-3.992647Upward Expansion4944
2024-06-282.982.433.642680Upward Expansion6356
2024-06-212.942.422.28232Upward Expansion6473
2024-06-142.962.413.575347Upward Expansion6684
2024-06-072.962.400.262643Rotation Up6887
2024-05-313.122.395.432603Rotation Up6085
2024-05-243.102.393.3021897Rotation Up6380
2024-05-172.882.36-4.469846Rotation Up5155
2024-05-102.442.36-19.815588Downward Expansion819
2024-05-032.302.38-21.872430Downward Expansion-2017
2024-04-262.302.40-23.144043Downward Expansion-3219
2024-04-192.082.42-29.3228431Downward Expansion-6144
2024-04-122.202.44-26.6435679Downward Expansion-6147
2024-04-052.062.47-32.7157466Downward Expansion-6655
2024-03-291.952.50-37.9123277Downward Expansion-8670
2024-03-222.142.54-31.3844071Downward Expansion-6651
2024-03-152.162.56-30.18321Downward Expansion-6663
2024-03-082.182.59-29.630Downward Expansion-6355
2024-03-012.182.62-30.103500Downward Expansion-6453
2024-02-232.182.65-29.603268Downward Expansion-6655
2024-02-162.262.68-26.5855041Downward Expansion-6157
2024-02-092.222.70-27.626000Downward Expansion-6473
2024-02-022.242.73-27.552676Downward Expansion-6678
2024-01-262.162.76-30.853200Downward Expansion-7179
2024-01-192.162.79-29.726528Downward Expansion-7577
2024-01-122.182.82-30.2811932Downward Expansion-7772
2024-01-052.322.85-25.952991Downward Expansion-7262
2023-12-292.522.88-21.0417466Downward Expansion-5948
2023-12-222.502.90-22.186717Downward Expansion-6243
2023-12-152.562.92-21.2722411Downward Expansion-5934
2023-12-082.622.95-20.2415171Downward Expansion-5734
2023-12-012.642.97-18.636201Downward Expansion-5935
2023-11-242.822.98-11.8915705Downward Expansion-5129
2023-11-172.602.99-18.849791Downward Expansion-6654
2023-11-102.703.00-12.7410000Downward Expansion-6058
2023-11-032.943.01-5.542439Downward Expansion-5550
2023-10-272.463.01-18.9322763Downward Expansion-8471
2023-10-202.723.02-11.954000Downward Expansion-7256
2023-10-133.003.02-6.335300Downward Expansion-4727
2023-10-062.983.01-7.9513938Downward Expansion-2528
Price vs TrendBelow-4.8%
Trend directionRising+3.0%
Price vs current Fair ValueBelow anchor-2.9%
Fair Value directionMoving away-16.8%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-4.1%
Relative strength directionWeakening-19.8%
Price momentumPositive+18.9%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.90ร—
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

-33 / ยฑ100

-49.7 points since 2026-08-28

Energy

55 /100

+44.1 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
Balance33
Rotation Up15
Upward Expansion26
Deceleration50
Rotation Down65
Downward Expansion51

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 28%Rotation Up 4%Upward Expansion 14%Deceleration 15%Rotation Down 6%Downward Expansion 34%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Rotation Down2026-09-182026-09-25New+6.3%
Deceleration2026-07-312026-09-11Developing+2.6%
Upward Expansion2026-05-012026-07-24Established-1.1%
Rotation Up2026-04-172026-04-24New-3.1%
Downward Expansion2026-03-272026-04-10New+13.7%
Rotation Down2026-03-132026-03-20New-3.7%
Balance2025-12-192026-03-06Developing-11.4%
Downward Expansion2025-09-122025-12-12Established+6.7%
Balance2025-08-082025-09-05Developing-5.5%
Upward Expansion2025-07-042025-08-01Developing-24.9%
Balance2025-05-302025-06-27Developing+4.7%
Downward Expansion2025-05-022025-05-23New-0.7%
Balance2025-02-212025-04-25Developing-9.4%
Rotation Down2025-01-172025-02-14Developing+8.5%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing38
Stage 2 ยท Advancing51
Stage 3 ยท Distribution53
Stage 4 ยท Declining49

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 ^GDAXI

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
69/100
Current Relative Strength
-4.14
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
+18.9%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+4.9%
Consumer Cyclical regime cohort
38th percentile8 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume4.19ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.90ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution1 / 1

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+50.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationWeakening

Current relationship between Fast Activity and Slow Activity.

Structure stability+37.5%

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 EUR 2.58falling
Slow Activity EUR 2.72falling
Trend Reference EUR 2.65-4.8% close margin
Current Fair Value EUR 2.60-2.9% close margin
Structural low EUR 2.14shock / 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 +5.4%
Annualized volatility +41.8%
From structural high -25.4%
From structural low +24.8%
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 ^GDAXI Regime survived Read
Near term5+8.5%-5.0% to +10.6%+60.0%+40.0%+0.8%+40.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate3+0.0%-2.2% to +25.2%+33.3%+33.3%-1.4%+0.0%Too little matched history
Extended3+10.0%-20.1% to +26.1%+66.7%+33.3%-6.2%+0.0%Too little matched history
Full cycle2-12.9%-17.3% to -8.5%+0.0%+100.0%-35.8%+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