Experimental model · CBOE · Market · Weekly geometry

HEGD Trend Architecture

SWAN HEDGED EQUITY US LARGE CAP ETF

Week ending 7 Aug 2026Close USD 27.31History EstablishedBenchmark SPY
Executive diagnosis

What the Activity Line geometry says now

Structure, not prediction
Upward Expansion · Established expansion

The weekly architecture is expanding upward.

Trend and Activity show sustained positive alignment with constructive price acceptance. Directional energy remains positive; cooling within this regime can indicate that it is maturing.

  • The up Trend gate is established within the current regime.
  • Fast Activity versus Slow Activity: weakening.
  • Activity structure: moderate and contracting.
Direction 77−100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 48/100directional strength
Maturity 45/100lifecycle context
Confidence 74/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Upstructural direction
Activity structure Moderatecontracting separation
Price acceptance +66.7%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context +21.2%USD 22.53 · weakening
Trend Architecture map · Historical context

Weekly close, Activity, Trend and Fair Value

Background bands show the SM structural read recognized from information available at each completed observation. Trend, Activity and Fair Value are presented together as current and historical context.

CloseActivity LinesTrendCurrent Fair Value
Price vs TrendAbove+5.2%
Trend directionRising+1.8%
Price vs current Fair ValuePremium+21.2%
Fair Value directionMoving away-0.5%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-4.5%
Relative strength directionWeakening-0.4%
Price momentumPositive+7.1%
Volume balanceDemand-led1.68×
Comparative structural evidence

Why this architecture regime won

Every regime is evaluated
Balance34
Rotation Up54
Upward Expansion79
Deceleration60
Rotation Down24
Downward Expansion6

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.

Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Upward Expansion2026-05-012026-08-07Established+4.6%
Rotation Down2026-03-272026-04-24Developing+6.2%
Balance2026-03-132026-03-20New-1.1%
Upward Expansion2025-07-112026-03-06Extended+7.2%
Rotation Up2025-05-302025-07-04Developing+4.2%
Downward Expansion2025-04-182025-05-23Developing+4.1%
Rotation Down2025-03-282025-04-11New-0.2%
Balance2025-03-072025-03-21New-1.1%
Upward Expansion2025-02-072025-02-28New-0.7%
Deceleration2025-01-102025-01-31New+2.3%
Upward Expansion2024-08-302025-01-03Established+3.6%
Deceleration2024-08-162024-08-23New+1.2%
Upward Expansion2024-05-242024-08-09Developing+2.0%
Deceleration2024-05-032024-05-17New+2.5%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 · Basing24
Stage 2 · Advancing76
Stage 3 · Distribution75
Stage 4 · Declining24

Legacy result: Stage 3 · Stage 3A · Churning. 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
42/100
Current Relative Strength
-4.54
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
+7.1%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-5.5%
Sector regime cohort
27th percentile
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.71×

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume1.68×

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution3 / 1

Recent participation evidence classified by demand and supply.

Activity alignment+100.0%

Current positive alignment across Activity and Trend.

Fast/slow rotationWeakening

Current relationship between Fast Activity and Slow Activity.

Structure stability+50.0%

Whether recent Activity evidence is stable or remains in balance.

Weekly volume with architecture context

Regime bands repeat the state that was actually recognized at the time.

Decision architecture

References that would change the structural read

Evidence levels, not orders
Fast Activity USD 26.83rising
Slow Activity USD 26.29rising
Trend Reference USD 25.95+5.2% close margin
Current Fair Value USD 22.53+21.2% close margin
Structural low USD 24.39shock / repair context
What changes the read?

Sustained fan recompression, a fast-line rollover or repeated closes inside/below the fan move the read toward Deceleration or Rotation Down.

Range context +1.8%
Annualized volatility +8.3%
From structural high -0.5%
From structural low +15.0%
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 SPY Regime survived Read
Near term33+0.7%-4.1% to +3.3%+63.6%+63.6%-0.4%+75.8%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate12+3.7%-4.0% to +5.5%+75.0%+75.0%-1.9%+75.0%Usable descriptive sample
Extended7+5.2%+0.1% to +9.7%+100.0%+100.0%-3.4%+71.4%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle3+10.8%+6.2% to +19.1%+100.0%+100.0%-8.5%+66.7%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