Weekly structural research ยท NYSE ยท Basic Materials

AEM Stage Analysis

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

Week ending 9 Oct 2026Close USD 189.02Tenure DevelopingBenchmark SPY
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Rotation Up ยท Value reclamation

The Activity Line structure is rotating upward.

Fast Activity is improving relative to Slow Activity and price acceptance is strengthening. This is earlier than full positive Trend confirmation and remains a developing repair.

  • The Trend gate is mixed within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: weakening.
  • Activity structure: compressed and contracting.
Direction 11โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 12/100directional strength
Maturity 55/100lifecycle context
Confidence 61/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Mixedstructural direction
Activity structure Compressedcontracting separation
Price acceptance +16.7%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +59.8%USD 118.26 ยท improving
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
2026-10-09189.02182.21-6.797942869Rotation Up1112
2026-10-02183.69182.81-8.449987133Rotation Up1618
2026-09-25194.48184.04-3.387602594Rotation Up3134
2026-09-18199.49185.900.409600569Rotation Up2754
2026-09-11200.36186.830.896109140Rotation Up3063
2026-09-04204.73187.342.5115802545Rotation Up3261
2026-08-28205.77187.043.3816422082Rotation Up3648
2026-08-21215.56186.509.1720956566Rotation Up2436
2026-08-14186.03186.44-6.5916044313Downward Expansion-1719
2026-08-07178.41186.79-10.0718596781Downward Expansion-4237
2026-07-31144.93187.19-24.2712243032Downward Expansion-6674
2026-07-24145.13188.02-23.3813067288Downward Expansion-6880
2026-07-17136.97189.26-28.1312135721Downward Expansion-8285
2026-07-10146.87190.48-24.1511969819Downward Expansion-7780
2026-07-03153.86191.16-19.4412018502Downward Expansion-7378
2026-06-26157.23191.64-15.8014550994Downward Expansion-7377
2026-06-19166.66192.17-12.7015431520Rotation Down-6569
2026-06-12162.64191.92-13.8916953848Rotation Down-4562
2026-06-05163.66192.06-12.7913113077Rotation Down-4760
2026-05-29182.68191.95-4.918903928Rotation Down-2043
2026-05-22175.46191.19-7.059553636Rotation Down-2745
2026-05-15179.87190.75-3.6510380068Deceleration-2328
2026-05-08192.72190.533.9612515891Deceleration1011
2026-05-01183.09189.551.5112428735Deceleration66
2026-04-24199.72189.0512.2711659716Deceleration4627
2026-04-17219.54187.8124.708586840Deceleration4726
2026-04-10218.19185.8330.339242401Deceleration3924
2026-04-03208.01183.6329.7411148635Deceleration2824
2026-03-27192.91181.7225.6417252667Deceleration3023
2026-03-20178.67180.0514.7920631780Upward Expansion2925
2026-03-13207.01178.6331.5510350130Upward Expansion6254
2026-03-06220.44176.1339.4415611457Upward Expansion6476
2026-02-27250.51173.2657.3310790434Upward Expansion9091
2026-02-20227.27169.0544.469130448Upward Expansion8264
2026-02-13215.65165.6640.6312923219Upward Expansion7966
2026-02-06195.75162.3627.7616934646Upward Expansion6267
2026-01-30189.68159.8024.8621210531Upward Expansion6476
2026-01-23213.61157.4442.6811827345Upward Expansion8989
2026-01-16196.63154.1532.7913131269Upward Expansion7975
2026-01-09190.31151.5929.7412030502Upward Expansion7558
2026-01-02169.71149.3618.958669205Upward Expansion5641
2025-12-26182.42147.6027.857500726Upward Expansion7250
2025-12-19173.46145.4124.8516962716Upward Expansion6445
2025-12-12167.54143.5022.1612724337Upward Expansion5539
2025-12-05168.10141.4223.139820684Upward Expansion5943
2025-11-28173.27139.6828.697334507Deceleration6945
2025-11-21158.94137.5623.7911134956Deceleration4433
2025-11-14167.00136.1628.8512231786Upward Expansion5542
2025-11-07160.34134.6025.3810752692Upward Expansion5148
2025-10-31159.74133.1224.1317337544Upward Expansion6357
2025-10-24162.27131.0728.1115843316Upward Expansion6765
2025-10-17173.33129.2040.8115363235Upward Expansion8373
2025-10-10163.29126.8536.5914777915Upward Expansion7081
2025-10-03168.30124.8239.0413953921Upward Expansion8794
2025-09-26162.34122.4637.2915865769Upward Expansion8594
2025-09-19160.12120.2236.5622234102Upward Expansion8995
2025-09-12152.23118.0332.8313733603Upward Expansion8694
2025-09-05150.84116.1034.9514596706Upward Expansion9195
2025-08-29142.83114.2929.5410047197Upward Expansion8690
2025-08-22135.98112.5824.3711130271Upward Expansion7784
2025-08-15132.11110.9922.0911629805Upward Expansion7479
2025-08-08134.35109.3826.2913425695Upward Expansion8171
2025-08-01124.05107.6620.5414839912Upward Expansion6347
2025-07-25125.67106.1920.0015853143Upward Expansion7044
2025-07-18116.63104.5713.9210415122Upward Expansion4327
2025-07-11118.76103.2517.4711229442Upward Expansion5736
2025-07-04118.94102.0318.147744225Upward Expansion5840
2025-06-27115.04100.8117.1215897497Upward Expansion5841
2025-06-20119.8999.7427.3510427023Upward Expansion6252
2025-06-13123.3098.4932.1013254586Upward Expansion7251
2025-06-06116.8796.8926.1615912559Upward Expansion6039
2025-05-30116.8995.7329.5211426485Upward Expansion6542
2025-05-23116.1394.6332.1318622842Upward Expansion6541
2025-05-16105.1093.5917.6723427979Upward Expansion5843
2025-05-09115.8392.9037.3716926137Upward Expansion6658
2025-05-02109.7191.6330.8417882490Upward Expansion6564
2025-04-25117.0190.5444.9324764674Upward Expansion7365
2025-04-18119.9989.3157.2415112531Upward Expansion8770
2025-04-11116.1688.0352.1232718233Upward Expansion8867
2025-04-0498.2286.8737.7721368013Upward Expansion6558
2025-03-28106.0086.1036.6410471066Upward Expansion8182
2025-03-21103.0285.2232.2711163097Upward Expansion8075
2025-03-14102.2984.4833.4515817399Upward Expansion8372
2025-03-0797.5483.6725.6811968029Upward Expansion7473
2025-02-2895.0682.8219.8314031278Upward Expansion6980
2025-02-2194.4982.0919.0911612959Upward Expansion7083
2025-02-1494.2581.3217.9515293619Upward Expansion7483
2025-02-0796.7080.5923.9413558645Upward Expansion8584
2025-01-3191.3879.8118.159534739Upward Expansion7571
2025-01-2488.4379.0314.148376452Deceleration6755
2025-01-1783.6178.2010.576350187Deceleration4220
2025-01-1082.8977.5313.556838959Deceleration2715
2025-01-0379.7276.857.685029656Deceleration1513
2024-12-2777.3376.274.324272222Deceleration109
2024-12-2076.8575.904.6411449990Deceleration2415
2024-12-1382.3275.5310.308845420Deceleration5333
2024-12-0682.1975.059.906683462Deceleration4121
2024-11-2983.0174.5112.436509965Deceleration4624
2024-11-2282.5073.8513.479795567Upward Expansion4727
2024-11-1575.1273.215.5915897229Upward Expansion3429
2024-11-0882.0572.7713.3712640560Upward Expansion6162
2024-11-0183.9772.0122.1911742775Upward Expansion6762
2024-10-2585.0271.2222.7515987163Upward Expansion7554
2024-10-1884.3370.3121.2210706248Upward Expansion7750
2024-10-1177.7669.2913.298571930Upward Expansion4839
2024-10-0477.1368.5114.1511776222Upward Expansion6150
2024-09-2780.0767.6919.4511988346Upward Expansion6453
2024-09-2081.3566.6322.8013401952Upward Expansion7260
2024-09-1381.3965.5025.2910194302Upward Expansion7667
2024-09-0675.2564.3221.247615254Upward Expansion6569
2024-08-3079.7363.3023.919096040Upward Expansion7577
2024-08-2380.6262.2026.4611585837Upward Expansion8675
2024-08-1677.9161.0924.7810480183Upward Expansion8366
2024-08-0972.2160.0821.0914539688Upward Expansion6563
2024-08-0273.1559.3523.3311806066Upward Expansion7284
2024-07-2671.4858.6018.638853626Upward Expansion6883
2024-07-1972.2357.9719.379145884Upward Expansion7680
2024-07-1273.1557.3318.9610707426Deceleration8363
2024-07-0567.9756.6211.965577690Deceleration7246
2024-06-2863.6956.007.237655182Deceleration4028
2024-06-2163.5255.627.0612010406Deceleration4536
2024-06-1462.5755.086.2810709817Upward Expansion4943
2024-06-0762.1354.537.3614584993Upward Expansion6458
2024-05-3166.4353.9616.289505912Upward Expansion6966
2024-05-2465.5553.3114.5011358658Upward Expansion6769
2024-05-1767.8852.6818.739963886Upward Expansion8588
2024-05-1066.2252.0017.8613228348Upward Expansion8588
2024-05-0362.9751.3314.0812404110Upward Expansion7585
2024-04-2663.4350.6715.3019843263Upward Expansion8392
2024-04-1961.8150.0015.2219742562Upward Expansion8493
2024-04-1259.4949.507.4017607190Upward Expansion7991
2024-04-0560.0349.076.4321650292Upward Expansion8893
2024-03-2957.7548.581.2110647805Upward Expansion8486
2024-03-2253.8748.18-5.3914133831Upward Expansion6972
2024-03-1554.1647.87-3.1116752142Balance6351
2024-03-0852.7747.53-5.9421546097Balance5027
2024-03-0148.0447.31-14.7018164423Rotation Down-1518
2024-02-2347.6547.24-14.8314690436Rotation Down-1927
2024-02-1645.9047.27-16.8118896657Upward Expansion-2232
2024-02-0944.7647.38-19.3514746332Upward Expansion-3133
2024-02-0246.6847.55-15.1611707205Upward Expansion1119
2024-01-2647.4147.51-12.9912077507Upward Expansion2219
2024-01-1947.3747.51-12.6913522581Upward Expansion3220
2024-01-1250.4847.48-6.4311656497Upward Expansion5844
2024-01-0550.5347.40-5.0011085404Upward Expansion6263
2023-12-2952.6747.32-2.967318353Upward Expansion6973
2023-12-2253.1047.20-2.1111754433Upward Expansion7576
2023-12-1551.8647.03-3.8018003062Rotation Up7069
2023-12-0849.2046.99-6.7914389914Rotation Up3047
2023-12-0152.2247.12-1.0721935707Balance3943
2023-11-2447.4847.25-9.407579922Balance-45
2023-11-1746.1147.44-11.329493136Balance-178
2023-11-1044.8547.67-11.9012149267Balance-3419
2023-11-0347.1448.00-6.3415774997Balance-914
2023-10-2746.5048.19-2.2116227035Balance-3114
2023-10-2047.4648.24-2.6014224150Downward Expansion-3122
Price vs TrendAbove+3.7%
Trend directionFalling-2.7%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+59.8%
Fair Value directionClosing upward+22.3%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-6.8%
Relative strength directionImproving+17.4%
Price momentumNegative-13.4%
Volume balanceSupply-led0.85ร—
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

11 / ยฑ100

-18.7 points since 2026-09-11

Energy

12 /100

-51.4 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
Balance60
Rotation Up22
Upward Expansion32
Deceleration70
Rotation Down33
Downward Expansion21

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 5%Rotation Up 6%Upward Expansion 64%Deceleration 15%Rotation Down 5%Downward Expansion 6%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Rotation Up2026-08-212026-10-09Developing-12.3%
Downward Expansion2026-06-262026-08-14Developing+18.3%
Rotation Down2026-05-222026-06-19Developing-5.0%
Deceleration2026-03-272026-05-15Developing-6.8%
Upward Expansion2025-12-052026-03-20Established+6.3%
Deceleration2025-11-212025-11-28New+9.0%
Upward Expansion2025-01-312025-11-14Extended+82.7%
Deceleration2024-11-292025-01-24Developing+6.5%
Upward Expansion2024-07-192024-11-22Established+14.2%
Deceleration2024-06-212024-07-12New+15.2%
Upward Expansion2024-03-222024-06-14Established+16.2%
Balance2024-03-082024-03-15New+2.6%
Rotation Down2024-02-232024-03-01New+0.8%
Upward Expansion2023-12-222024-02-16Developing-13.6%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing54
Stage 2 ยท Advancing29
Stage 3 ยท Distribution41
Stage 4 ยท Declining71

Legacy result: Stage 4 ยท Stage 4C ยท Repair watch. It remains visible while the experimental architecture is validated rather than being silently discarded.

Leadership versus SPY

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
45/100
Current Relative Strength
-6.79
Relative Strength direction
Improving
Price momentum
-13.4%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-28.2%
Basic Materials regime cohort
25th percentile8 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.61ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.85ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution4 / 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+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 190.84falling
Slow Activity USD 181.30rising
Trend Reference USD 182.21+3.7% close margin
Current Fair Value USD 118.26+59.8% close margin
Structural low USD 134.38shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Full positive ordering with expanding width confirms Upward Expansion. Loss of the fast/slow repair and renewed downside acceptance cancels it.

Range context +9.1%
Annualized volatility +50.3%
From structural high -25.8%
From structural low +40.7%
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 SPY Regime survived Read
Near term5+6.4%-7.5% to +9.0%+80.0%+80.0%+3.5%+40.0%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate3-8.2%-15.3% to +7.3%+33.3%+33.3%-4.4%+0.0%Too little matched history
Extended3+4.0%-29.8% to +26.3%+66.7%+66.7%-1.3%+0.0%Too little matched history
Full cycle2+27.1%-12.9% to +67.1%+50.0%+50.0%+15.5%+0.0%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