Weekly structural research ยท MEX ยท Consumer Cyclical

MAT Stage Analysis

Mattel, Inc.

Week ending 25 Sep 2026Close MXN 223.80Tenure ExtendedBenchmark ^MXX
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Downward Expansion ยท Established contraction

The weekly architecture is expanding downward.

Trend and Activity show sustained negative alignment with weak price acceptance. Repair requires persistent improvement across the structure, not merely one strong observation.

  • The Trend gate is down within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: weakening.
  • Activity structure: moderate and expanding.
Direction -89โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 96/100directional strength
Maturity 66/100lifecycle context
Confidence 74/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Downstructural direction
Activity structure Moderateexpanding separation
Price acceptance -100.0%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context -33.5%MXN 336.71 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
2026-09-25223.80254.41-23.128Downward Expansion-8996
2026-09-18227.00256.98-20.7175Downward Expansion-9090
2026-09-11237.00259.48-18.5856Downward Expansion-8161
2026-09-04241.50261.05-18.8326Downward Expansion-6135
2026-08-28250.00265.61-17.430Downward Expansion-1627
2026-08-21250.00269.94-18.400Downward Expansion-1334
2026-08-14266.00274.27-12.080Downward Expansion633
2026-08-07266.00278.07-15.970Downward Expansion-1825
2026-07-31263.54282.54-17.220Downward Expansion-5161
2026-07-24236.00286.21-25.720Downward Expansion-7671
2026-07-17235.00290.79-26.930Downward Expansion-8876
2026-07-10232.00295.41-28.480Downward Expansion-9678
2026-07-03250.00300.17-24.440Downward Expansion-6788
2026-06-26250.00304.74-25.340Downward Expansion-6788
2026-06-19250.00309.07-26.600Downward Expansion-7270
2026-06-12250.00312.07-27.610Downward Expansion-8180
2026-06-05246.00315.07-27.53104Downward Expansion-9296
2026-05-29256.30318.21-27.79380Downward Expansion-8292
2026-05-22265.00320.99-25.790Downward Expansion-5584
2026-05-15265.00322.43-26.1110Downward Expansion-6687
2026-05-08260.00324.93-30.136Downward Expansion-6563
2026-05-01255.00327.37-30.0430Downward Expansion-7468
2026-04-24265.00329.53-29.780Downward Expansion-6777
2026-04-17265.00331.97-31.3379Downward Expansion-6886
2026-04-10257.00334.32-34.620Downward Expansion-7790
2026-04-03257.00336.94-35.4015Downward Expansion-8391
2026-03-27260.00339.71-32.8049Downward Expansion-8995
2026-03-20276.00342.38-26.890Downward Expansion-8494
2026-03-13276.00344.46-29.5169Rotation Down-8896
2026-03-06301.08346.43-26.010Rotation Down-4579
2026-02-27301.08346.79-31.108Rotation Down-4661
2026-02-20301.86347.16-31.85849Rotation Down-4954
2026-02-13284.00347.93-36.701757Rotation Down-4340
2026-02-06378.39350.13-15.945Upward Expansion5855
2026-01-30380.00349.51-12.260Upward Expansion6280
2026-01-23380.00348.85-13.610Upward Expansion6168
2026-01-16380.00348.18-12.8511Upward Expansion6259
2026-01-09400.00347.51-7.4338Upward Expansion8880
2026-01-02373.50346.18-11.520Upward Expansion6470
2025-12-26373.50345.23-14.150Upward Expansion6684
2025-12-19373.50345.06-12.545Rotation Up6887
2025-12-12375.00345.27-13.7742Rotation Up4779
2025-12-05387.00345.44-9.671850Rotation Up6683
2025-11-28380.00343.87-12.05218Rotation Up5262
2025-11-21340.02345.91-19.600Balance-316
2025-11-14340.02349.27-20.740Balance-1716
2025-11-07340.02352.63-22.6014Downward Expansion-3322
2025-10-31339.71356.00-22.4710Downward Expansion-5236
2025-10-24308.28359.37-28.22780Downward Expansion-8561
2025-10-17340.00363.79-22.0183Downward Expansion-5137
2025-10-10333.00367.15-22.41812Downward Expansion-5444
2025-10-03320.00370.75-27.4055Downward Expansion-7757
2025-09-26338.00374.78-24.04110Downward Expansion-4441
2025-09-19335.69378.21-23.470Downward Expansion-4444
2025-09-12335.69381.72-24.48100Downward Expansion-4644
2025-09-05340.00385.23-22.130Downward Expansion-4847
2025-08-29340.00387.82-20.07124Downward Expansion-6377
2025-08-22338.49389.96-21.32213Downward Expansion-6787
2025-08-15335.00392.14-21.1219Downward Expansion-6788
2025-08-08312.01394.44-26.380Downward Expansion-8695
2025-08-01312.01397.51-25.13138Downward Expansion-8369
2025-07-25325.00400.57-22.821666Downward Expansion-8164
2025-07-18350.00403.21-15.5425Downward Expansion-7059
2025-07-11360.00405.01-13.4714Downward Expansion-6159
2025-07-04360.00406.47-15.330Downward Expansion-6362
2025-06-27360.00407.94-14.4092Downward Expansion-6666
2025-06-20360.00409.41-12.610Downward Expansion-6867
2025-06-13360.00410.87-14.27628Downward Expansion-7285
2025-06-06345.10412.34-18.6379Downward Expansion-9096
2025-05-30368.20414.44-12.841846Deceleration-5263
2025-05-23380.00415.16-10.780Deceleration-3858
2025-05-16380.00414.50-9.9631Rotation Down-4961
2025-05-09340.00413.83-17.17440Rotation Down-5357
2025-05-02440.92414.368.970Deceleration5764
2025-04-25440.92411.537.880Deceleration5764
2025-04-18440.92408.7016.110Deceleration5765
2025-04-11440.92405.8720.370Upward Expansion6367
2025-04-04440.92403.0421.430Upward Expansion6568
2025-03-28440.92400.2118.490Upward Expansion6668
2025-03-21440.92397.3820.440Upward Expansion6769
2025-03-14440.92394.5521.710Upward Expansion6989
2025-03-07440.92391.7221.810Upward Expansion8173
2025-02-28440.92388.8923.890Upward Expansion9598
2025-02-21440.92385.7921.610Upward Expansion9699
2025-02-14440.92382.6921.7961Upward Expansion9598
2025-02-07417.85377.9619.11138Upward Expansion9398
2025-01-31404.00374.0019.710Deceleration5785
2025-01-24404.00370.8720.320Deceleration5763
2025-01-17404.00367.7324.680Deceleration5764
2025-01-10404.00364.6026.550Deceleration5363
2025-01-03404.00361.4729.240Upward Expansion6367
2024-12-27404.00358.3329.370Upward Expansion6567
2024-12-20404.00355.5329.640Upward Expansion6668
2024-12-13404.00352.7325.520Upward Expansion6769
2024-12-06404.00349.9327.050Upward Expansion6985
2024-11-29404.00347.1331.780Upward Expansion7290
2024-11-22404.00344.3331.060Upward Expansion8996
2024-11-15404.00341.5331.569Upward Expansion9899
2024-11-08408.00338.7329.9233Upward Expansion9799
2024-11-01390.00335.8027.6340Upward Expansion9699
2024-10-25359.99333.4715.510Upward Expansion8193
2024-10-18359.99332.5612.6242Deceleration7164
2024-10-11356.00331.6512.390Deceleration5560
2024-10-04356.00330.4511.700Upward Expansion6162
2024-09-27356.00329.2511.020Upward Expansion6365
2024-09-20356.00327.7211.940Upward Expansion6566
2024-09-13356.00326.1912.250Upward Expansion6771
2024-09-06356.00324.6514.240Upward Expansion6989
2024-08-30356.00322.7910.200Upward Expansion7290
2024-08-23356.00320.928.900Upward Expansion7390
2024-08-16356.00319.057.660Upward Expansion8474
2024-08-09356.00317.199.6680Upward Expansion9177
2024-08-02348.00315.458.8032Rotation Up8871
2024-07-26348.00314.487.6043Rotation Up3024
2024-07-19299.00313.51-8.970Rotation Down-7190
2024-07-12299.00314.21-11.3915Rotation Down-7290
2024-07-05310.00314.91-3.900Rotation Down-3176
2024-06-28310.00315.24-4.270Rotation Down-4079
2024-06-21310.00315.58-5.020Rotation Down-5283
2024-06-14310.00316.81-4.130Rotation Down-5666
2024-06-07310.00318.04-5.5583Rotation Down-5038
2024-05-31320.00319.28-6.500Deceleration710
2024-05-24320.00320.18-7.050Deceleration814
2024-05-17320.00321.69-10.680Deceleration-1120
2024-05-10320.00323.42-11.070Deceleration-2124
2024-05-03320.00325.02-10.170Deceleration-2027
2024-04-26320.00327.04-11.250Rotation Up-1727
2024-04-19320.00329.43-8.130Rotation Up327
2024-04-12320.00330.80-9.260Rotation Up738
2024-04-05320.00332.16-11.645Rotation Up639
2024-03-29332.80334.10-7.010Rotation Up2954
2024-03-22332.80335.50-5.731610Rotation Up2342
2024-03-15320.00336.46-8.730Downward Expansion-3545
2024-03-08320.00337.94-6.911005Downward Expansion-4237
2024-03-01310.00339.51-11.040Downward Expansion-5561
2024-02-23310.00341.20-13.060Downward Expansion-5762
2024-02-16310.00342.54-14.116Downward Expansion-6868
2024-02-09300.00344.17-17.460Downward Expansion-7190
2024-02-02300.00346.14-19.110Downward Expansion-7993
2024-01-26300.00347.84-17.5113Downward Expansion-8794
2024-01-19300.00349.08-15.7374Downward Expansion-9498
2024-01-12304.00350.32-15.147Downward Expansion-9799
2024-01-05318.70351.43-12.27144Downward Expansion-7390
2023-12-29319.00352.05-14.32267Downward Expansion-7290
2023-12-22320.00352.66-14.390Downward Expansion-7591
2023-12-15320.00353.24-14.4840Rotation Down-8494
2023-12-08320.00353.82-10.580Rotation Down-6487
2023-12-01320.00353.39-10.0715Rotation Down-5779
2023-11-24347.00352.96-0.990Rotation Down-3061
2023-11-17347.00351.62-0.670Deceleration-3140
2023-11-10347.00350.291.950Deceleration-1126
2023-11-03347.00348.961.8580Deceleration515
2023-10-27365.37347.6312.1419Upward Expansion4229
2023-10-20372.00345.6915.8225Upward Expansion5748
2023-10-13368.00343.5311.38425Upward Expansion5743
2023-10-06380.66343.0913.69169Upward Expansion6445
Price vs TrendBelow-12.0%
Trend directionFalling-12.5%
Price vs current Fair ValueBelow anchor-33.5%
Fair Value directionMoving away-5.6%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-23.1%
Relative strength directionImproving+2.2%
Price momentumNegative-13.9%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.00ร—
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

-89 / ยฑ100

-73.5 points since 2026-08-28

Energy

96 /100

+68.5 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
Balance23
Rotation Up8
Upward Expansion22
Deceleration37
Rotation Down89
Downward Expansion100

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 1%Rotation Up 8%Upward Expansion 26%Deceleration 12%Rotation Down 12%Downward Expansion 41%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Downward Expansion2026-03-202026-09-25Extended-18.9%
Rotation Down2026-02-132026-03-13Developing-2.8%
Upward Expansion2025-12-262026-02-06Developing+1.3%
Rotation Up2025-11-282025-12-19New-1.7%
Balance2025-11-142025-11-21New+0.0%
Downward Expansion2025-06-062025-11-07Established-1.5%
Deceleration2025-05-232025-05-30New-3.1%
Rotation Down2025-05-092025-05-16New+11.8%
Deceleration2025-04-182025-05-02New+0.0%
Upward Expansion2025-02-072025-04-11Developing+5.5%
Deceleration2025-01-102025-01-31New+0.0%
Upward Expansion2024-10-252025-01-03Developing+12.2%
Deceleration2024-10-112024-10-18New+1.1%
Upward Expansion2024-08-092024-10-04Developing+0.0%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing62
Stage 2 ยท Advancing0
Stage 3 ยท Distribution9
Stage 4 ยท Declining100

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 ^MXX

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
85/100
Current Relative Strength
-23.12
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
-13.9%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-11.4%
Consumer Cyclical regime cohort
67th percentile48 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.24ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.00ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution0 / 2

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+0.0%

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 MXN 231.40falling
Slow Activity MXN 248.08falling
Trend Reference MXN 254.41-12.0% close margin
Current Fair Value MXN 336.71-33.5% close margin
Structural low MXN 223.80shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Fan contraction and a persistent upward fast/slow rotation are required before the declining structure is considered repaired.

Range context +3.4%
Annualized volatility +24.9%
From structural high -44.0%
From structural low +0.0%
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 ^MXX Regime survived Read
Near term28+0.0%-13.5% to +14.7%+32.1%+35.7%-0.7%+85.7%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate9-3.0%-17.0% to +13.8%+33.3%+66.7%-4.1%+66.7%Usable descriptive sample
Extended5-3.1%-19.5% to +12.1%+40.0%+60.0%+3.0%+40.0%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle3-17.4%-28.7% to +26.2%+33.3%+66.7%-27.9%+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