Weekly structural research ยท NASDAQ ยท Technology

ACMR Stage Analysis

Acm Research Inc

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close USD 71.37Tenure DevelopingBenchmark QQQ
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Deceleration ยท Recompressing

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: stable.
  • Activity structure: compressed and contracting.
Direction 9โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 8/100directional strength
Maturity 30/100lifecycle context
Confidence 85/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Compressedcontracting separation
Price acceptance -50.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +100.3%USD 35.63 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
2026-10-0971.3773.723.157532559Deceleration98
2026-10-0283.3872.8921.616046496Deceleration2113
2026-09-2577.3071.6114.527834455Deceleration320
2026-09-1868.5170.895.765286807Deceleration-425
2026-09-1172.0070.8213.013195179Deceleration213
2026-09-0474.4470.5817.434557494Deceleration612
2026-08-2874.4270.1819.273340799Deceleration911
2026-08-2179.4169.6429.356014257Deceleration2618
2026-08-1480.4268.6629.383537893Deceleration2920
2026-08-0783.8067.7638.394740195Deceleration3223
2026-07-3178.4766.7438.556999802Deceleration3821
2026-07-2484.3265.6251.853945785Upward Expansion4532
2026-07-1783.9264.1751.234933220Upward Expansion6147
2026-07-10103.0062.7080.816501912Upward Expansion6762
2026-07-0397.7760.5678.689339809Upward Expansion6771
2026-06-26104.5058.4796.9210715933Upward Expansion7989
2026-06-19109.8756.10102.967737956Upward Expansion9396
2026-06-1293.9553.4483.097882688Upward Expansion8892
2026-06-0576.2951.3655.648638847Upward Expansion7084
2026-05-2986.5649.8571.5510389313Upward Expansion9291
2026-05-2273.3548.3552.747352615Upward Expansion8479
2026-05-1563.6747.2936.4712631405Upward Expansion7366
2026-05-0859.8546.4429.547423713Deceleration5539
2026-05-0152.1545.6620.464952782Deceleration3626
2026-04-2456.1045.3133.035480173Deceleration4121
2026-04-1750.6144.7024.145611442Deceleration914
2026-04-1048.0744.2126.534515663Deceleration-1926
2026-04-0340.5443.6012.734604310Deceleration-2534
2026-03-2740.0743.1616.623857226Deceleration125
2026-03-2043.5542.7723.385643011Deceleration1124
2026-03-1346.3842.3329.586030360Upward Expansion3322
2026-03-0644.9241.6224.928886968Upward Expansion4237
2026-02-2755.6840.9253.889358531Upward Expansion6562
2026-02-2066.5940.0586.003969621Upward Expansion8088
2026-02-1364.8438.8386.838330112Upward Expansion8385
2026-02-0662.4837.6781.5810325434Upward Expansion8792
2026-01-3058.1236.5468.976775867Upward Expansion8593
2026-01-2349.8535.5347.505568921Upward Expansion6786
2026-01-1653.6234.7361.597534977Upward Expansion8793
2026-01-0953.2233.7562.069203727Upward Expansion9290
2026-01-0244.8832.7942.505038416Upward Expansion7877
2025-12-2640.6232.1228.833734656Upward Expansion6459
2025-12-1939.7731.5229.467322767Deceleration6038
2025-12-1238.8330.9428.886643464Deceleration4419
2025-12-0535.1030.4315.825441951Deceleration2420
2025-11-2833.4130.0012.593787389Deceleration2025
2025-11-2130.0329.557.064728753Deceleration1519
2025-11-1431.5129.269.478935769Upward Expansion3322
2025-11-0731.1028.868.5410628834Upward Expansion4135
2025-10-3141.4628.4641.034201850Upward Expansion6957
2025-10-2441.7227.7546.334340707Upward Expansion7468
2025-10-1738.0727.1838.055623741Upward Expansion6476
2025-10-1036.5926.8137.316503583Upward Expansion6580
2025-10-0341.5626.5653.649828012Upward Expansion8789
2025-09-2637.7726.0842.7622604155Upward Expansion8481
2025-09-1935.8925.6936.4111512889Upward Expansion8066
2025-09-1229.8625.3617.206209044Deceleration5938
2025-09-0527.4125.1610.316001329Deceleration3623
2025-08-2928.2225.0015.348108167Deceleration3719
2025-08-2230.5324.7525.089387843Deceleration5528
2025-08-1525.0224.352.135528968Upward Expansion3722
2025-08-0823.9424.10-1.7610316430Upward Expansion4838
2025-08-0129.4823.8225.435849711Upward Expansion6677
2025-07-2529.9323.3625.574469842Upward Expansion7482
2025-07-1830.0822.8728.063817076Upward Expansion8080
2025-07-1128.5622.3623.764214701Upward Expansion7774
2025-07-0427.8121.9320.173257642Upward Expansion7465
2025-06-2725.7821.5013.133943334Deceleration6253
2025-06-2024.4221.2111.542798035Deceleration5341
2025-06-1324.3721.0211.224355852Deceleration4234
2025-06-0624.7020.8211.934979656Deceleration4327
2025-05-3022.5520.644.223152154Deceleration3019
2025-05-2322.4120.515.344960634Deceleration2615
2025-05-1623.7320.418.656534304Deceleration3013
2025-05-0922.1920.268.217479116Deceleration613
2025-05-0219.9320.23-3.3011152384Deceleration-1724
2025-04-2521.2320.305.516743803Deceleration1425
2025-04-1819.3620.241.555491431Deceleration924
2025-04-1119.2320.17-2.1713532870Upward Expansion1719
2025-04-0420.3020.099.8910645856Upward Expansion3729
2025-03-2824.6119.9318.766144706Upward Expansion6353
2025-03-2126.8719.7125.907979369Upward Expansion6767
2025-03-1429.1819.4736.268604598Upward Expansion8490
2025-03-0727.0819.1623.2310488595Upward Expansion7990
2025-02-2825.9418.8913.5514442233Upward Expansion7988
2025-02-2126.0418.558.928347337Upward Expansion8992
2025-02-1423.7818.31-2.675734966Rotation Up8585
2025-02-0722.7618.18-4.198253700Rotation Up4746
2025-01-3120.5518.24-13.3410267169Downward Expansion2126
2025-01-2418.6018.36-22.613640531Downward Expansion-1915
2025-01-1717.6418.50-25.817415941Downward Expansion-4228
2025-01-1015.6218.67-32.854085124Downward Expansion-6058
2025-01-0315.5018.94-35.444284736Downward Expansion-6262
2024-12-2715.2019.17-37.512621308Downward Expansion-6469
2024-12-2014.9119.38-38.635766406Downward Expansion-6869
2024-12-1315.5919.64-37.697639589Downward Expansion-6463
2024-12-0614.8919.91-40.4017359215Balance-7260
2024-11-2917.1920.18-29.305112840Balance-4834
2024-11-2218.7920.51-22.423715819Balance-3622
2024-11-1518.3320.79-23.155465697Balance-4024
2024-11-0819.2221.01-22.469421282Balance-3119
2024-11-0118.5521.32-21.314943333Balance-2411
2024-10-2519.5221.77-18.624222185Balance-1216
2024-10-1819.2122.09-19.796683013Downward Expansion-2321
2024-10-1121.3222.48-11.2012973113Downward Expansion-1917
2024-10-0422.0422.67-7.4012410746Downward Expansion-2516
2024-09-2719.4922.94-18.215836245Downward Expansion-5742
2024-09-2017.0423.42-28.063830891Downward Expansion-6060
2024-09-1316.8023.54-28.265029442Downward Expansion-6353
2024-09-0615.6523.63-29.394237261Downward Expansion-7248
2024-08-3018.0423.72-23.794231464Downward Expansion-6140
2024-08-2319.4923.66-18.653685638Downward Expansion-5856
2024-08-1620.0223.64-15.645452705Downward Expansion-6068
2024-08-0919.1023.66-14.9412408201Downward Expansion-6172
2024-08-0215.6423.75-29.958753148Downward Expansion-8076
2024-07-2618.7423.79-18.616937863Balance-4243
2024-07-1920.1123.82-14.698470125Balance-3521
2024-07-1224.4923.770.086226269Balance-66
2024-07-0523.9423.55-1.903181842Deceleration-15
2024-06-2823.0623.28-1.705858796Deceleration-1414
2024-06-2122.7223.08-2.745005806Rotation Down-1729
2024-06-1423.5422.901.576792976Rotation Down-1932
2024-06-0722.4122.700.786768976Deceleration-2035
2024-05-3121.6022.520.504068921Deceleration-722
2024-05-2422.5622.304.144500404Deceleration213
2024-05-1723.8022.0112.206477403Deceleration1916
2024-05-1023.1221.8112.507238824Deceleration2219
2024-05-0327.0021.6734.674990471Deceleration3620
2024-04-2627.0421.3937.967658063Deceleration4228
2024-04-1925.0021.1034.495956956Upward Expansion4534
2024-04-1228.6120.7847.335261375Upward Expansion6050
2024-04-0532.0420.3566.476821239Upward Expansion7257
2024-03-2929.1419.9052.724981031Upward Expansion6468
2024-03-2230.8419.5562.889707718Upward Expansion7485
2024-03-1527.1119.0449.726181828Upward Expansion6582
2024-03-0830.1618.5766.4213377796Upward Expansion8086
2024-03-0133.9118.0186.7525341787Upward Expansion8983
2024-02-2320.4917.3017.356351740Upward Expansion4721
2024-02-1619.5817.0414.156213026Upward Expansion4019
2024-02-0918.3316.825.455504695Upward Expansion3315
2024-02-0216.2416.65-4.825836911Upward Expansion2822
2024-01-2618.9816.5612.517225136Upward Expansion5646
2024-01-1920.4616.3622.185855474Upward Expansion6459
2024-01-1221.8116.0734.598885124Deceleration7460
2024-01-0516.9615.738.803328144Deceleration5038
2023-12-2919.5415.5321.862953991Deceleration6345
2023-12-2218.5215.2116.952953515Deceleration5730
2023-12-1517.9014.9515.084515130Deceleration4524
2023-12-0816.0014.676.932730259Deceleration3620
2023-12-0116.8614.4513.873463652Deceleration4627
2023-11-2417.3014.2317.702565655Deceleration3920
2023-11-1717.6813.9722.254177114Deceleration3821
2023-11-1017.0313.7320.987678289Deceleration3520
2023-11-0315.1013.5111.029000820Deceleration3518
2023-10-2713.7113.388.2712668693Upward Expansion3226
2023-10-2017.8613.3138.468558762Upward Expansion6051
Price vs TrendBelow-3.2%
Trend directionRising+10.5%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+100.3%
Fair Value directionMoving away-137.9%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLeading+3.1%
Relative strength directionWeakening-77.7%
Price momentumPositive+48.5%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.66ร—
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

9 / ยฑ100

+7.7 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

8 /100

-4.2 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
Balance52
Rotation Up28
Upward Expansion53
Deceleration84
Rotation Down29
Downward Expansion26

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

2023-10-20 to 2026-10-09 ยท 156 classified observations out of 156 shown.

Balance 6%Rotation Up 1%Upward Expansion 40%Deceleration 38%Rotation Down 1%Downward Expansion 13%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Deceleration2026-07-312026-10-09Developing-9.0%
Upward Expansion2026-05-152026-07-24Developing+32.4%
Deceleration2026-03-202026-05-08Developing+37.4%
Upward Expansion2025-12-262026-03-13Developing+14.2%
Deceleration2025-11-212025-12-19Developing+32.4%
Upward Expansion2025-09-192025-11-14Developing-12.2%
Deceleration2025-08-222025-09-12New-2.2%
Upward Expansion2025-07-042025-08-15Developing-10.0%
Deceleration2025-04-182025-06-27Developing+33.2%
Upward Expansion2025-02-212025-04-11Developing-26.2%
Rotation Up2025-02-072025-02-14New+4.5%
Downward Expansion2024-12-132025-01-31Developing+31.8%
Balance2024-10-252024-12-06Developing-23.7%
Downward Expansion2024-08-022024-10-18Developing+22.8%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing15
Stage 2 ยท Advancing72
Stage 3 ยท Distribution67
Stage 4 ยท Declining28

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 QQQ

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
58/100
Current Relative Strength
3.15
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
+48.5%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+25.5%
Technology regime cohort
38th percentile77 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.17ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.66ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution1 / 2

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+75.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationStable

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 75.42rising
Slow Activity USD 79.18rising
Trend Reference USD 73.72-3.2% close margin
Current Fair Value USD 35.63+100.3% close margin
Structural low USD 46.79shock / 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 +19.2%
Annualized volatility +75.1%
From structural high -43.9%
From structural low +150.8%
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 QQQ Regime survived Read
Near term21+6.6%-27.2% to +34.8%+66.7%+66.7%+4.6%+52.4%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate8+6.5%-30.7% to +152.3%+62.5%+62.5%-7.1%+12.5%Usable descriptive sample
Extended6+59.5%-61.2% to +144.3%+66.7%+66.7%+42.4%+16.7%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+71.4%-73.0% to +176.1%+50.0%+50.0%+45.7%+50.0%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