Weekly structural research ยท VIE ยท Consumer Defensive

MNST Stage Analysis

Monster Beverage Corporation

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close EUR 38.90Tenure DevelopingBenchmark ^ATX
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: weakening.
  • Activity structure: compressed and contracting.
Direction 0โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 15/100directional strength
Maturity 33/100lifecycle context
Confidence 82/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Compressedcontracting separation
Price acceptance -66.7%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +35.2%EUR 28.77 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
2026-10-0938.9037.86-3.000Deceleration-015
2026-10-0237.5437.69-8.95100Deceleration-736
2026-09-2537.3637.53-12.480Deceleration-1230
2026-09-1839.1737.50-6.430Deceleration322
2026-09-1137.1437.38-12.43102Deceleration-1325
2026-09-0437.8337.29-10.6052Deceleration1117
2026-08-2840.1337.19-4.24100Deceleration3526
2026-08-2140.8436.97-0.230Deceleration4029
2026-08-1440.3836.77-2.69542Deceleration4433
2026-08-0739.4236.55-3.750Upward Expansion5150
2026-07-3141.9936.345.640Upward Expansion6563
2026-07-2441.2036.023.910Upward Expansion6867
2026-07-1743.2235.7510.82132Upward Expansion7987
2026-07-1042.4135.407.1160Upward Expansion7691
2026-07-0342.5635.036.48102Upward Expansion8694
2026-06-2642.7434.669.73240Upward Expansion9598
2026-06-1939.9434.320.87100Upward Expansion8393
2026-06-1239.7334.044.590Upward Expansion8694
2026-06-0538.7633.744.980Upward Expansion8293
2026-05-2937.4933.470.520Upward Expansion7385
2026-05-2237.4233.183.0260Upward Expansion7782
2026-05-1537.6732.935.840Deceleration8272
2026-05-0836.8832.683.26322Deceleration6441
2026-05-0132.7232.45-6.980Deceleration2113
2026-04-2433.3132.32-4.85322Deceleration913
2026-04-1732.2932.13-11.080Deceleration-1929
2026-04-1032.3331.96-9.080Deceleration-2033
2026-04-0331.2231.80-6.830Deceleration-1031
2026-03-2731.3831.64-3.46330Deceleration-826
2026-03-2031.8831.48-0.650Upward Expansion1817
2026-03-1333.6931.323.600Upward Expansion4939
2026-03-0632.7331.12-1.80328Upward Expansion6252
2026-02-2736.4730.953.75304Upward Expansion8785
2026-02-2035.5630.59-0.6880Upward Expansion8170
2026-02-1334.5130.26-0.500Upward Expansion6966
2026-02-0634.8129.97-0.270Upward Expansion7978
2026-01-3033.6929.64-2.370Upward Expansion6768
2026-01-2334.6829.402.0450Upward Expansion8677
2026-01-1633.8029.120.43124Upward Expansion8079
2026-01-0933.1528.91-0.330Upward Expansion7676
2026-01-0232.4328.72-1.730Upward Expansion6663
2025-12-2632.9328.571.470Upward Expansion7868
2025-12-1932.6728.410.7030Upward Expansion7972
2025-12-1231.3428.24-1.100Upward Expansion6773
2025-12-0531.7028.130.2316Upward Expansion6982
2025-11-2832.3327.983.450Upward Expansion8691
2025-11-2131.5627.785.330Upward Expansion8378
2025-11-1430.6627.580.7244Upward Expansion7673
2025-11-0730.7227.422.70600Upward Expansion8283
2025-10-3128.8627.24-4.750Upward Expansion6678
2025-10-2430.0227.161.8310Upward Expansion7586
2025-10-1730.0127.053.580Upward Expansion8286
2025-10-1029.9826.941.432Upward Expansion8582
2025-10-0328.8326.78-4.3516Balance7464
2025-09-2627.8026.67-5.820Balance6034
2025-09-1927.1626.63-7.634Balance4822
2025-09-1227.3126.57-7.624Balance5225
2025-09-0526.6026.45-9.162Balance3322
2025-08-2926.6326.31-9.470Balance3932
2025-08-2227.0726.21-11.270Balance3730
2025-08-1527.5626.08-10.770Balance4527
2025-08-0827.7225.96-7.900Rotation Down3920
2025-08-0125.6325.86-9.810Rotation Down-2338
2025-07-2525.7525.85-11.930Deceleration-2135
2025-07-1825.5825.84-10.990Deceleration-829
2025-07-1124.9425.81-13.310Deceleration-722
2025-07-0426.7225.81-5.230Deceleration3222
2025-06-2726.1725.75-7.910Upward Expansion3525
2025-06-2027.5325.75-1.430Upward Expansion5950
2025-06-1327.4525.70-2.190Upward Expansion6267
2025-06-0627.8325.66-2.954Upward Expansion6578
2025-05-3028.0425.57-1.860Upward Expansion7281
2025-05-2327.8025.44-1.7240Upward Expansion7074
2025-05-1628.0225.34-2.230Upward Expansion7464
2025-05-0927.2125.23-2.34474Upward Expansion6737
2025-05-0226.2525.11-1.630Upward Expansion4319
2025-04-2525.6025.00-2.8792Upward Expansion3920
2025-04-1825.7224.930.991450Upward Expansion5232
2025-04-1125.2824.844.436082Upward Expansion5740
2025-04-0426.5424.768.13800Upward Expansion6462
2025-03-2826.8524.60-1.470Upward Expansion7370
2025-03-2126.5524.41-4.860Upward Expansion7268
2025-03-1425.2824.22-10.670Upward Expansion5545
2025-03-0725.6224.08-9.910Balance4942
2025-02-2826.4023.93-4.551254Balance5532
2025-02-2125.4223.82-6.270Rotation Down2419
2025-02-1423.6423.75-13.8942Rotation Down-2552
2025-02-0722.6223.74-13.702Deceleration-3854
2025-01-3123.6523.76-9.9252Deceleration-224
2025-01-2423.0723.73-12.000Deceleration-1120
2025-01-1724.0423.74-7.100Deceleration2315
2025-01-1024.4423.71-2.610Deceleration3621
2025-01-0325.6023.651.700Deceleration4830
2024-12-2725.1823.600.390Deceleration4025
2024-12-2024.6823.55-0.650Upward Expansion4634
2024-12-1325.1623.54-0.510Upward Expansion6149
2024-12-0624.9023.530.040Upward Expansion6459
2024-11-2926.2723.566.690Upward Expansion7685
2024-11-2225.9623.525.540Rotation Up7580
2024-11-1526.2523.495.940Rotation Up6077
2024-11-0824.9223.450.660Rotation Up4671
2024-11-0124.2123.48-1.890Rotation Up2655
2024-10-2524.7423.53-1.660Rotation Up3756
2024-10-1824.9023.62-2.482Downward Expansion4141
2024-10-1123.5023.72-7.912Downward Expansion121
2024-10-0422.9523.85-10.070Downward Expansion-2027
2024-09-2723.6524.00-8.57130Downward Expansion-1223
2024-09-2023.0124.12-10.610Downward Expansion-4126
2024-09-1322.7524.20-11.7292Downward Expansion-6150
2024-09-0621.7824.30-15.4284Downward Expansion-6676
2024-08-3021.1524.43-21.610Downward Expansion-6986
2024-08-2320.8224.58-22.54130Downward Expansion-8088
2024-08-1621.2724.74-20.130Downward Expansion-7972
2024-08-0920.9524.90-20.393428Downward Expansion-8662
2024-08-0223.1125.10-11.92426Downward Expansion-5144
2024-07-2623.4025.21-14.650Downward Expansion-5952
2024-07-1923.2325.29-15.65100Downward Expansion-6256
2024-07-1223.3525.37-16.390Downward Expansion-6564
2024-07-0522.7225.44-19.05100Downward Expansion-7788
2024-06-2823.3725.52-14.930Downward Expansion-6782
2024-06-2123.0425.59-16.0840Downward Expansion-7790
2024-06-1422.6925.66-16.556Downward Expansion-8892
2024-06-0724.1525.73-14.6490Downward Expansion-6879
2024-05-3123.5625.78-17.7560Downward Expansion-8578
2024-05-2424.4025.88-16.6536Rotation Down-7453
2024-05-1724.8625.86-15.610Rotation Down-4147
2024-05-1025.7825.82-11.430Rotation Down-2341
2024-05-0325.2525.71-11.270Rotation Down-2440
2024-04-2624.9125.64-11.700Deceleration-3642
2024-04-1925.1825.65-10.5540Deceleration-221
2024-04-1225.6025.67-9.6018Upward Expansion2013
2024-04-0525.9025.69-8.890Upward Expansion5042
2024-03-2927.4425.71-2.69310Upward Expansion6580
2024-03-2227.7025.67-0.7118Upward Expansion7585
2024-03-1527.6325.631.6020Upward Expansion7982
2024-03-0827.2925.581.3722Upward Expansion7670
2024-03-0127.2125.561.360Deceleration7248
2024-02-2325.5425.50-4.730Deceleration2717
2024-02-1625.7125.52-4.5886Deceleration211
2024-02-0925.8025.54-2.760Rotation Up610
2024-02-0225.5925.53-5.686Rotation Up1416
2024-01-2625.4625.53-6.430Rotation Up2635
2024-01-1926.0725.56-0.940Rotation Up3352
2024-01-1226.9525.590.982Rotation Up4056
2024-01-0526.3625.59-1.920Balance3139
2023-12-2925.9025.59-3.700Balance19
2023-12-2225.5625.66-4.24100Balance-68
2023-12-1525.4325.70-3.690Balance-98
2023-12-0825.1525.77-3.380Balance-2313
2023-12-0125.4225.84-2.1840Downward Expansion-2018
2023-11-2425.2325.88-1.0340Downward Expansion-2128
2023-11-1724.9325.86-2.770Downward Expansion-2726
2023-11-1025.6225.832.1232Downward Expansion-3121
2023-11-0326.5425.786.58396Downward Expansion-3737
2023-10-2723.6625.700.30126Downward Expansion-6687
2023-10-2023.7925.730.3550Downward Expansion-6687
Price vs TrendAbove+2.7%
Trend directionRising+4.2%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+35.2%
Fair Value directionMoving away-18.4%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-3.0%
Relative strength directionWeakening-10.1%
Price momentumPositive+20.3%
Volume balanceDemand-led3.05ร—
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

-0 / ยฑ100

+12.7 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

15 /100

-9.7 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
Balance51
Rotation Up18
Upward Expansion43
Deceleration79
Rotation Down39
Downward Expansion39

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 10%Rotation Up 6%Upward Expansion 40%Deceleration 21%Rotation Down 5%Downward Expansion 18%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Deceleration2026-08-142026-10-09Developing-3.7%
Upward Expansion2026-05-222026-08-07Developing+5.3%
Deceleration2026-03-272026-05-15Developing+20.0%
Upward Expansion2025-10-102026-03-20Established+6.3%
Balance2025-08-152025-10-03Developing+4.6%
Rotation Down2025-08-012025-08-08New+8.2%
Deceleration2025-07-042025-07-25New-3.6%
Upward Expansion2025-03-142025-06-27Established+3.6%
Balance2025-02-282025-03-07New-3.0%
Rotation Down2025-02-142025-02-21New+7.5%
Deceleration2024-12-272025-02-07Developing-10.2%
Upward Expansion2024-11-292024-12-20New-6.1%
Rotation Up2024-10-252024-11-22Developing+4.9%
Downward Expansion2024-05-312024-10-18Established+5.7%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing13
Stage 2 ยท Advancing82
Stage 3 ยท Distribution77
Stage 4 ยท Declining18

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

Leadership versus ^ATX

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
47/100
Current Relative Strength
-3.00
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
+20.3%
Excess performance vs benchmark
+7.8%
Consumer Defensive regime cohort
33th percentile15 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.00ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume3.05ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution3 / 2

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 EUR 38.15falling
Slow Activity EUR 39.14rising
Trend Reference EUR 37.86+2.7% close margin
Current Fair Value EUR 28.77+35.2% close margin
Structural low EUR 31.33shock / 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 +4.8%
Annualized volatility +28.1%
From structural high -12.2%
From structural low +36.4%
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 ^ATX Regime survived Read
Near term22+0.4%-8.4% to +13.8%+50.0%+50.0%-2.3%+59.1%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate9+6.1%-9.6% to +36.2%+77.8%+77.8%-0.6%+11.1%Usable descriptive sample
Extended8+5.5%-17.3% to +21.3%+62.5%+62.5%-9.5%+50.0%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+14.2%-10.4% to +30.8%+75.0%+75.0%-7.2%+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