Weekly structural research ยท GER ยท Consumer Cyclical

SHA0 Stage Analysis

Schaeffler AG

Week ending 25 Sep 2026Close EUR 6.63Tenure DevelopingBenchmark ^GDAXI
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Downward Expansion ยท Early 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 -78โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 75/100directional strength
Maturity 30/100lifecycle context
Confidence 96/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Downstructural direction
Activity structure Moderateexpanding separation
Price acceptance -66.7%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +17.3%EUR 5.65 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
2026-09-256.637.98-19.404004396Downward Expansion-7875
2026-09-186.938.09-15.275579872Downward Expansion-7260
2026-09-117.198.20-12.842446063Downward Expansion-6745
2026-09-047.438.31-11.263899974Downward Expansion-6147
2026-08-287.538.40-11.54561815Downward Expansion-6264
2026-08-217.648.47-8.51714384Downward Expansion-6368
2026-08-147.398.60-12.06462548Downward Expansion-6570
2026-08-077.148.69-14.231322007Downward Expansion-7269
2026-07-317.098.75-12.133915361Balance-6658
2026-07-247.988.791.45599318Balance-4935
2026-07-178.208.786.12665899Balance-2728
2026-07-108.358.757.97754015Balance-2225
2026-07-038.798.7311.50617812Balance1818
2026-06-267.868.685.171188093Upward Expansion59
2026-06-199.058.6320.672008235Upward Expansion4946
2026-06-129.608.5331.40934714Upward Expansion5364
2026-06-059.718.4234.16798684Upward Expansion5469
2026-05-2910.568.3246.076948306Balance7970
2026-05-229.548.1935.374841966Balance5844
2026-05-159.598.0843.497812137Balance5940
2026-05-088.787.9631.428095274Balance2625
2026-05-018.087.8622.893650480Balance414
2026-04-247.827.7921.245889847Rotation Down-17
2026-04-178.377.7128.265352166Rotation Down-1520
2026-04-107.567.6321.833875412Rotation Down-2547
2026-04-036.947.5516.393924825Rotation Down-2745
2026-03-276.817.5019.916554409Deceleration-2944
2026-03-206.467.4614.5612771869Deceleration-1836
2026-03-136.877.4117.377817548Deceleration120
2026-03-067.497.3428.3820673971Upward Expansion2525
2026-02-279.997.2561.794316175Upward Expansion6258
2026-02-2010.327.0869.952788596Upward Expansion6663
2026-02-1310.486.9078.133577795Upward Expansion7168
2026-02-0610.006.7074.689504592Upward Expansion6768
2026-01-309.626.5272.5810271278Upward Expansion6885
2026-01-2311.476.35106.4510045682Upward Expansion9899
2026-01-1610.206.1185.258263122Upward Expansion9798
2026-01-098.835.9163.604784246Upward Expansion9195
2026-01-028.325.7561.122445852Upward Expansion8894
2025-12-267.645.6051.181767557Upward Expansion7690
2025-12-197.545.4951.203359958Upward Expansion7988
2025-12-127.495.3752.473803173Upward Expansion8366
2025-12-057.365.2552.525591460Upward Expansion8561
2025-11-286.425.1335.642633133Upward Expansion6450
2025-11-216.015.0431.903721299Upward Expansion6154
2025-11-146.384.9636.111654912Upward Expansion6567
2025-11-076.564.8642.613751357Upward Expansion7369
2025-10-316.784.7445.985654959Upward Expansion8773
2025-10-246.324.6235.453915467Upward Expansion8268
2025-10-175.774.5326.162731783Upward Expansion6461
2025-10-106.054.4630.245478637Upward Expansion8170
2025-10-035.854.3925.332560587Upward Expansion7968
2025-09-265.544.3322.032555424Upward Expansion6764
2025-09-195.764.2927.715779600Upward Expansion8373
2025-09-125.224.2415.913039109Upward Expansion6673
2025-09-055.384.2020.274905582Upward Expansion7580
2025-08-295.704.1525.946727089Upward Expansion9476
2025-08-225.004.098.452177977Upward Expansion7868
2025-08-154.884.045.591879720Upward Expansion7466
2025-08-084.684.021.863061243Upward Expansion6775
2025-08-014.753.986.253467273Upward Expansion7088
2025-07-254.903.955.573688810Upward Expansion8895
2025-07-184.663.92-0.452727200Upward Expansion7991
2025-07-114.663.89-1.043722871Upward Expansion8789
2025-07-044.543.87-2.383719530Rotation Up8678
2025-06-274.213.85-11.051551298Rotation Up4349
2025-06-204.093.84-11.882814551Rotation Up2841
2025-06-133.983.84-15.631936753Rotation Up2344
2025-06-064.033.84-18.171606521Rotation Up2542
2025-05-304.093.83-16.822087814Balance2731
2025-05-234.033.84-17.765182556Balance1423
2025-05-163.893.85-21.883581911Downward Expansion-1520
2025-05-093.783.88-24.253570670Downward Expansion-3419
2025-05-023.673.90-26.022453378Downward Expansion-5639
2025-04-253.673.92-24.014242068Downward Expansion-6270
2025-04-183.333.94-28.423745106Downward Expansion-6576
2025-04-113.073.95-32.1610695412Downward Expansion-8079
2025-04-043.093.98-33.3811457327Balance-8171
2025-03-283.604.01-29.657057379Balance-6238
2025-03-213.854.03-26.977630824Balance-3615
2025-03-143.844.04-28.046273843Balance-2115
2025-03-073.894.05-28.037541855Balance416
2025-02-284.364.06-18.604241843Balance2632
2025-02-214.294.07-19.573626279Balance511
2025-02-144.074.08-25.202682275Downward Expansion-2817
2025-02-073.794.10-28.711945437Downward Expansion-5227
2025-01-313.884.13-27.623584945Downward Expansion-4927
2025-01-243.704.17-30.689620913Downward Expansion-6234
2025-01-174.074.21-22.582764890Downward Expansion-5130
2025-01-103.764.24-26.472488362Downward Expansion-6252
2025-01-033.844.28-24.26987580Downward Expansion-5639
2024-12-273.844.33-25.141370309Downward Expansion-5837
2024-12-203.804.38-25.908202182Downward Expansion-6136
2024-12-134.034.43-23.932948222Downward Expansion-5234
2024-12-063.984.48-25.134953379Downward Expansion-5547
2024-11-294.034.54-21.593749171Downward Expansion-5755
2024-11-223.924.58-23.002699277Downward Expansion-6257
2024-11-153.934.62-22.582672802Downward Expansion-6342
2024-11-083.954.66-22.584090718Downward Expansion-6229
2024-11-014.124.71-19.841790659Downward Expansion-3826
2024-10-254.504.75-13.891576786Downward Expansion-2128
2024-10-184.614.77-12.903625994Downward Expansion-2027
2024-10-114.434.79-15.504526092Downward Expansion-4431
2024-10-044.394.82-15.513806111Downward Expansion-5350
2024-09-274.164.85-21.862892278Downward Expansion-6766
2024-09-203.824.89-25.662503546Downward Expansion-7988
2024-09-133.804.94-26.553200569Downward Expansion-8792
2024-09-063.925.00-22.993019080Downward Expansion-8690
2024-08-304.245.04-19.671848441Downward Expansion-7087
2024-08-234.265.07-18.401349677Downward Expansion-7088
2024-08-164.225.09-18.172407668Downward Expansion-7890
2024-08-094.195.10-16.344626174Downward Expansion-8488
2024-08-024.405.12-12.292162994Downward Expansion-7975
2024-07-264.595.13-12.452333516Rotation Down-7257
2024-07-194.755.13-8.501480837Rotation Down-4045
2024-07-124.875.12-9.282537555Rotation Down-3449
2024-07-055.075.11-4.361644104Rotation Down-2035
2024-06-284.865.08-7.281430972Upward Expansion-2735
2024-06-214.815.06-8.112169018Upward Expansion-1222
2024-06-144.985.05-4.261499643Upward Expansion1011
2024-06-075.345.03-0.542078596Upward Expansion4730
2024-05-315.364.99-0.141515872Upward Expansion5446
2024-05-245.314.95-2.141409255Upward Expansion5339
2024-05-175.704.914.652245192Upward Expansion6950
2024-05-105.804.876.216568286Deceleration7442
2024-05-034.994.82-4.782169026Deceleration2816
2024-04-265.304.81-0.223114814Deceleration4430
2024-04-195.184.78-0.532274570Deceleration3929
2024-04-125.274.76-0.262526956Deceleration4132
2024-04-055.284.73-1.872017458Deceleration4435
2024-03-295.244.71-4.591563221Upward Expansion4738
2024-03-225.194.68-4.532783046Upward Expansion6050
2024-03-155.304.66-1.324231452Upward Expansion6458
2024-03-085.304.64-0.872409639Upward Expansion6777
2024-03-015.474.612.473205934Upward Expansion7890
2024-02-235.284.590.352445516Upward Expansion6988
2024-02-165.494.585.791880725Upward Expansion9095
2024-02-095.254.562.293236514Rotation Up8585
2024-02-025.014.54-2.592137469Rotation Up5166
2024-01-264.894.52-5.382156977Rotation Up4653
2024-01-194.594.52-9.362641943Rotation Up1940
2024-01-124.734.53-7.702373371Balance2941
2024-01-054.564.54-10.822020847Balance1120
2023-12-294.694.55-9.411044568Balance515
2023-12-224.574.56-12.032527786Balance-1811
2023-12-154.374.58-16.572918592Downward Expansion-3620
2023-12-084.374.60-17.001555877Downward Expansion-4023
2023-12-014.254.62-18.032234417Downward Expansion-5735
2023-11-244.314.66-15.281254181Downward Expansion-5538
2023-11-174.384.70-13.852424804Downward Expansion-5947
2023-11-104.164.74-14.812308662Downward Expansion-6862
2023-11-034.244.80-13.463404251Downward Expansion-6551
2023-10-274.234.84-10.911971648Downward Expansion-6945
2023-10-204.404.88-8.011600742Downward Expansion-5836
2023-10-134.364.91-11.335479424Downward Expansion-6539
2023-10-064.584.92-7.391242358Downward Expansion-5537
Price vs TrendBelow-16.9%
Trend directionFalling-9.1%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+17.3%
Fair Value directionMoving away-28.1%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-19.4%
Relative strength directionWeakening-24.6%
Price momentumNegative-2.6%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.14ร—
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

-78 / ยฑ100

-16.0 points since 2026-08-28

Energy

75 /100

+11.3 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
Balance12
Rotation Up17
Upward Expansion16
Deceleration39
Rotation Down67
Downward Expansion90

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 15%Rotation Up 6%Upward Expansion 34%Deceleration 6%Rotation Down 5%Downward Expansion 35%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Downward Expansion2026-08-072026-09-25Developing-7.1%
Balance2026-07-032026-07-31Developing-19.3%
Upward Expansion2026-06-052026-06-26New-19.1%
Balance2026-05-012026-05-29Developing+30.7%
Rotation Down2026-04-032026-04-24New+12.6%
Deceleration2026-03-132026-03-27New-0.8%
Upward Expansion2025-07-112026-03-06Extended+60.7%
Rotation Up2025-06-062025-07-04Developing+12.6%
Balance2025-05-232025-05-30New+1.6%
Downward Expansion2025-04-112025-05-16Developing+26.5%
Balance2025-02-212025-04-04Developing-27.9%
Downward Expansion2024-08-022025-02-14Extended-7.5%
Rotation Down2024-07-052024-07-26New-9.4%
Upward Expansion2024-05-172024-06-28Developing-14.7%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing23
Stage 2 ยท Advancing0
Stage 3 ยท Distribution47
Stage 4 ยท Declining100

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
99/100
Current Relative Strength
-19.40
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
-2.6%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-16.6%
Consumer Cyclical regime cohort
92th percentile38 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume1.60ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.14ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution0 / 4

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+0.0%

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 EUR 6.99falling
Slow Activity EUR 7.91falling
Trend Reference EUR 7.98-16.9% close margin
Current Fair Value EUR 5.65+17.3% close margin
Structural low EUR 6.49shock / 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 +8.6%
Annualized volatility +48.3%
From structural high -42.9%
From structural low +22.0%
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 ^GDAXI Regime survived Read
Near term27+0.2%-19.4% to +22.9%+55.6%+44.4%+1.8%+77.8%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate10+0.1%-10.4% to +33.2%+50.0%+50.0%-0.9%+50.0%Usable descriptive sample
Extended6-0.5%-12.7% to +44.9%+50.0%+50.0%+3.4%+33.3%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+7.3%-15.2% to +33.1%+50.0%+50.0%-1.5%+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