Weekly structural research ยท TAI ยท Consumer Cyclical

1342 Stage Analysis

Cathay Consolidated, Inc.

Week ending 2 Oct 2026Close TWD 100.00Tenure DevelopingBenchmark ^TWII
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Deceleration ยท Momentum cooling

The upward structure remains, but its energy is decelerating.

Trend remains positive, but Activity or price acceptance is losing strength. This can become a healthy recompression, a re-acceleration, or a Rotation Down.

  • The Trend gate is up within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: weakening.
  • Activity structure: moderate and expanding.
Direction -5โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 33/100directional strength
Maturity 32/100lifecycle context
Confidence 60/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Moderateexpanding separation
Price acceptance -66.7%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +9.6%TWD 91.20 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
2026-10-02100.00100.01-19.99386278Deceleration-533
2026-09-25101.0099.71-19.07458778Deceleration124
2026-09-18102.0099.52-17.44413436Deceleration717
2026-09-1199.3099.26-18.53687976Deceleration-213
2026-09-04102.5099.07-17.3684275Deceleration1113
2026-08-28104.0098.57-16.51120000Deceleration1414
2026-08-21103.0098.08-15.9476007Deceleration2325
2026-08-14103.0097.66-17.61355298Deceleration2724
2026-08-07104.0097.11-14.48547083Deceleration3522
2026-07-3196.9096.43-18.832299640Upward Expansion2823
2026-07-24111.0095.95-8.88246216Upward Expansion6153
2026-07-17115.0095.00-3.97579509Upward Expansion6858
2026-07-10110.5093.87-13.630Upward Expansion6567
2026-07-03115.5092.93-13.113819314Upward Expansion7187
2026-06-26111.0091.76-13.033443247Upward Expansion6686
2026-06-19116.0090.67-13.545838511Upward Expansion8693
2026-06-12117.5089.48-8.6612773530Upward Expansion9389
2026-06-05104.0088.22-21.444099356Upward Expansion8363
2026-05-2991.6087.28-31.111298497Upward Expansion5435
2026-05-2294.2086.85-26.011118548Upward Expansion6052
2026-05-1593.2086.31-25.721340898Upward Expansion5962
2026-05-0894.2085.90-26.611905207Upward Expansion6159
2026-05-0192.0085.42-24.311537891Upward Expansion5244
2026-04-2496.3085.02-21.775862227Deceleration6637
2026-04-1791.1084.48-22.591515047Deceleration2918
2026-04-1088.1084.18-22.981474461Deceleration1922
2026-04-0383.6084.07-21.45684540Deceleration822
2026-03-2784.7084.09-22.461231773Deceleration2222
2026-03-2086.0083.90-23.071785614Upward Expansion4228
2026-03-1389.0083.70-20.803242005Upward Expansion6048
2026-03-0691.1283.40-20.182831289Upward Expansion6458
2026-02-2795.1582.97-21.602911106Upward Expansion7774
2026-02-1394.2182.43-18.883464022Upward Expansion7979
2026-02-0693.7481.92-15.324089086Upward Expansion8587
2026-01-3087.4681.40-22.23729256Upward Expansion6680
2026-01-2389.4381.13-20.80837082Upward Expansion7985
2026-01-1690.2780.87-19.161192135Upward Expansion8985
2026-01-0986.5380.60-20.171358133Upward Expansion7869
2026-01-0283.6280.51-20.82508855Balance6657
2025-12-2682.4980.58-20.17312002Balance3140
2025-12-1982.4080.77-18.30308039Balance2226
2025-12-1281.0981.00-21.53541181Balance-1716
2025-12-0582.4081.26-20.15829130Balance-1112
2025-11-2880.5381.44-21.41766396Downward Expansion-3014
2025-11-2178.2881.68-20.59663765Downward Expansion-5329
2025-11-1480.0681.98-22.05706724Downward Expansion-4929
2025-11-0779.6882.12-23.43856495Downward Expansion-5443
2025-10-3175.9382.16-28.86839317Downward Expansion-7056
2025-10-2478.7482.79-24.76391494Balance-5643
2025-10-1778.0983.19-25.09927608Balance-5240
2025-10-1080.8183.78-22.85357306Balance-3827
2025-10-0379.7884.19-22.62338405Balance-4228
2025-09-2679.8784.82-19.29684015Balance-3014
2025-09-1980.2485.41-19.19507990Balance-2420
2025-09-1282.1286.06-17.251354530Downward Expansion-2420
2025-09-0584.8486.57-11.351486310Downward Expansion-1819
2025-08-2983.9987.06-11.442118831Downward Expansion-3623
2025-08-2279.0387.42-15.15436668Downward Expansion-5447
2025-08-1580.2487.86-16.02715681Downward Expansion-6253
2025-08-0879.9688.30-15.45612949Downward Expansion-6565
2025-08-0178.0988.61-15.62556908Downward Expansion-7287
2025-07-2578.9389.05-14.71794163Downward Expansion-6987
2025-07-1878.8489.46-15.07475504Downward Expansion-7287
2025-07-1178.2890.05-13.55598739Downward Expansion-7987
2025-07-0479.2190.60-12.01999596Downward Expansion-7374
2025-06-2781.8490.94-9.491118739Downward Expansion-6563
2025-06-2082.1291.24-7.17640848Downward Expansion-6455
2025-06-1383.9091.52-5.46740924Balance-6040
2025-06-0685.5991.62-1.93799225Balance-4423
2025-05-3088.1291.632.26628754Balance-3418
2025-05-2389.3491.632.16784584Balance-3619
2025-05-1688.8791.580.58852522Rotation Down-4927
2025-05-0988.0391.523.831011857Rotation Down-2630
2025-05-0287.7491.413.85801084Rotation Down-3049
2025-04-2587.2891.397.711599946Rotation Down-2143
2025-04-1883.9991.325.851979100Balance-3143
2025-04-1181.0991.291.132690410Balance-3530
2025-04-0494.6891.317.581514906Balance2519
2025-03-2890.9391.001.361375377Upward Expansion1814
2025-03-2195.6290.733.111433455Upward Expansion3922
2025-03-1493.0490.300.901216839Upward Expansion5333
2025-03-0798.8689.953.871377924Upward Expansion6151
2025-02-2897.5289.52-0.17779641Upward Expansion6264
2025-02-2199.7589.17-1.191586999Upward Expansion7169
2025-02-1497.5288.78-1.222718132Upward Expansion6460
2025-02-0799.3188.62-1.181692898Upward Expansion7460
2025-01-2494.8388.54-6.19466598Deceleration6032
2025-01-1792.1588.55-7.79757009Deceleration3921
2025-01-1093.4988.62-6.352319160Rotation Up4723
2025-01-0389.2988.60-10.61739106Rotation Up5130
2024-12-2791.2588.71-10.65758636Rotation Up3142
2024-12-2091.2588.75-8.142760291Rotation Up3348
2024-12-1396.6288.76-5.411862917Rotation Up5265
2024-12-0694.8388.68-8.291566553Rotation Up3853
2024-11-2989.4688.64-10.30510463Rotation Up1631
2024-11-2290.8188.89-12.011044710Balance2329
2024-11-1590.3689.15-12.401384356Balance411
2024-11-0887.1489.47-18.84535116Balance-1512
2024-11-0185.7190.08-18.031004165Balance-1813
2024-10-2588.0390.96-18.40732748Balance-1412
2024-10-1887.9491.75-19.531756379Downward Expansion-2819
2024-10-1187.0592.46-18.771147761Downward Expansion-3420
2024-10-0484.6393.14-19.33291764Downward Expansion-4026
2024-09-2787.4193.74-19.05760248Downward Expansion-4434
2024-09-2084.9094.29-19.42363947Downward Expansion-5845
2024-09-1383.2094.68-19.98423698Downward Expansion-6252
2024-09-0681.7794.83-20.61607727Downward Expansion-7261
2024-08-3085.4495.15-20.69503890Downward Expansion-6670
2024-08-2382.8495.37-23.19289810Downward Expansion-7184
2024-08-1682.6795.66-24.41621264Downward Expansion-7687
2024-08-0982.4995.90-21.861445026Downward Expansion-8288
2024-08-0285.8096.19-19.74972609Downward Expansion-7782
2024-07-2687.0596.44-20.77938538Downward Expansion-7671
2024-07-1988.3096.66-22.693445371Balance-7349
2024-07-1292.7296.85-22.882453624Balance-1712
2024-07-0596.7896.87-18.701279095Deceleration-1010
2024-06-2895.1696.66-18.681833314Deceleration-1619
2024-06-2194.3496.60-20.641548543Rotation Down-1924
2024-06-1492.7296.64-19.941307195Rotation Down-2342
2024-06-0792.7296.51-18.062643029Rotation Down-2547
2024-05-3192.3196.38-16.281164072Rotation Down-2949
2024-05-2491.5096.26-18.982379807Deceleration-3237
2024-05-1794.3496.15-15.76890442Deceleration-2230
2024-05-1093.5395.79-14.883087980Deceleration422
2024-05-0397.1995.52-10.561136056Deceleration2124
2024-04-2698.4195.16-9.221914585Upward Expansion3924
2024-04-19100.0494.62-5.793015315Upward Expansion6045
2024-04-12105.3294.05-7.292817700Upward Expansion6662
2024-04-05112.2493.49-0.192254622Upward Expansion7790
2024-03-29111.8392.78-1.118989025Upward Expansion8292
2024-03-22108.9892.05-4.034912799Upward Expansion8293
2024-03-15107.4491.20-3.495296828Upward Expansion8489
2024-03-08102.7490.31-8.775628284Upward Expansion7778
2024-03-01103.9289.69-4.299569428Upward Expansion8168
2024-02-2396.4689.24-11.574762542Balance6129
2024-02-1687.8489.11-18.921314870Balance26
2024-02-0991.3789.33-14.01345520Upward Expansion3016
2024-02-0292.1589.31-13.65894625Upward Expansion3319
2024-01-2691.3789.30-14.341113488Upward Expansion3418
2024-01-1989.8089.52-14.561287959Upward Expansion3719
2024-01-1291.3789.85-12.502632947Upward Expansion5230
2024-01-0593.3390.10-10.981034301Rotation Up2929
2023-12-2993.7290.28-13.131275122Rotation Up3024
2023-12-2293.7290.43-11.988054694Rotation Up3031
2023-12-1593.3390.54-13.232304154Balance2137
2023-12-0890.5890.88-14.841795721Balance1530
2023-12-0193.3391.25-12.543072174Balance2032
2023-11-2495.6891.79-9.307914231Balance817
2023-11-1788.6292.49-15.331673630Balance-1714
2023-11-1089.0193.30-12.061699149Balance-3015
2023-11-0388.6294.43-11.382196219Downward Expansion-3519
2023-10-2788.2395.58-9.573074557Downward Expansion-4928
2023-10-2083.5296.69-15.881807620Downward Expansion-5839
2023-10-1385.4997.93-15.475582538Downward Expansion-5439
2023-10-0686.2798.84-13.101484759Downward Expansion-5541
2023-09-2982.3599.79-15.90885967Downward Expansion-6543
Price vs TrendBelow-0.0%
Trend directionRising+4.2%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+9.6%
Fair Value directionMoving away-18.7%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-20.0%
Relative strength directionWeakening-6.9%
Price momentumPositive+19.6%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.37ร—
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

-5 / ยฑ100

-16.2 points since 2026-09-04

Energy

33 /100

+20.2 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
Balance43
Rotation Up16
Upward Expansion49
Deceleration67
Rotation Down44
Downward Expansion46

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

2023-09-29 to 2026-10-02 ยท 156 classified observations out of 156 shown.

Balance 21%Rotation Up 6%Upward Expansion 30%Deceleration 14%Rotation Down 5%Downward Expansion 24%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Deceleration2026-08-072026-10-02Developing-3.8%
Upward Expansion2026-05-012026-07-31Established+5.3%
Deceleration2026-03-272026-04-24Developing+13.7%
Upward Expansion2026-01-092026-03-20Developing-0.6%
Balance2025-12-052026-01-02Developing+1.5%
Downward Expansion2025-10-312025-11-28Developing+6.0%
Balance2025-09-192025-10-24Developing-1.9%
Downward Expansion2025-06-202025-09-12Established+0.0%
Balance2025-05-232025-06-13New-6.1%
Rotation Down2025-04-252025-05-16New+1.8%
Balance2025-04-042025-04-18New-11.3%
Upward Expansion2025-02-072025-03-28Developing-8.4%
Deceleration2025-01-172025-01-24New+2.9%
Rotation Up2024-11-292025-01-10Developing+4.5%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing29
Stage 2 ยท Advancing44
Stage 3 ยท Distribution72
Stage 4 ยท Declining45

Legacy result: Stage 3 ยท Stage 3B ยท Distribution. It remains visible while the experimental architecture is validated rather than being silently discarded.

Leadership versus ^TWII

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
4/100
Current Relative Strength
-19.99
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
+19.6%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-29.2%
Consumer Cyclical regime cohort
17th percentile46 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.20ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.37ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution0 / 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+12.5%

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 TWD 100.74falling
Slow Activity TWD 103.07rising
Trend Reference TWD 100.01-0.0% close margin
Current Fair Value TWD 91.20+9.6% close margin
Structural low TWD 83.20shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Renewed positive order and expanding width produce re-acceleration; fast/slow failure with downside acceptance produces Rotation Down.

Range context +4.5%
Annualized volatility +38.6%
From structural high -18.0%
From structural low +33.2%
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 ^TWII Regime survived Read
Near term11-1.4%-8.5% to +26.5%+36.4%+36.4%-4.6%+36.4%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate6+5.4%-17.0% to +31.1%+50.0%+50.0%+2.7%+0.0%Usable descriptive sample
Extended5-4.3%-14.3% to +23.4%+40.0%+40.0%-15.3%+20.0%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle3-5.0%-7.9% to +164.8%+33.3%+33.3%-10.5%+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.

Evidence context