Weekly structural research ยท MEX ยท Consumer Cyclical

BBWI Stage Analysis

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

Week ending 25 Sep 2026Close MXN 295.00Tenure DevelopingBenchmark ^MXX
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 -89โˆ’100 bearish to +100 bullish
Energy 95/100directional strength
Maturity 21/100lifecycle context
Confidence 75/100evidence agreement
Trend gate Downstructural direction
Activity structure Moderateexpanding separation
Price acceptance -83.3%position within the Activity structure
Fair Value context -47.2%MXN 559.16 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
2026-09-25295.00340.67-18.3320Downward Expansion-8995
2026-09-18305.90343.74-14.1320Downward Expansion-7484
2026-09-11319.80347.54-11.820Downward Expansion-6374
2026-09-04319.80350.01-13.950Downward Expansion-6671
2026-08-28319.80352.54-15.96595Downward Expansion-6656
2026-08-21345.00355.08-11.010Deceleration-1429
2026-08-14341.56356.77-11.240Balance-1530
2026-08-07341.61358.58-15.700Balance-1118
2026-07-31341.62360.39-16.840Rotation Up312
2026-07-24341.59361.16-17.3320Rotation Up1446
2026-07-17403.77361.37-4.130Rotation Up3674
2026-07-10404.00359.94-5.160Rotation Up3969
2026-07-03404.00358.50-7.240Rotation Up4447
2026-06-26397.00356.59-10.2928Rotation Up1724
2026-06-19351.60354.21-22.010Downward Expansion-2819
2026-06-12329.00351.81-28.2035Downward Expansion-5741
2026-06-05309.70354.46-31.280Downward Expansion-7052
2026-05-29347.78359.70-26.43143Downward Expansion-6048
2026-05-22290.81363.67-39.012081Downward Expansion-8666
2026-05-15315.10370.74-34.61150Downward Expansion-7552
2026-05-08328.79376.38-34.65300Downward Expansion-5743
2026-05-01340.78381.27-31.4075Downward Expansion-6254
2026-04-24346.30385.67-32.499468Downward Expansion-6665
2026-04-17335.78390.38-35.8417329Downward Expansion-6889
2026-04-10313.80394.56-41.0281Downward Expansion-9297
2026-04-03320.79400.41-40.330Downward Expansion-9297
2026-03-27321.00408.26-38.661325Downward Expansion-9397
2026-03-20360.00415.99-29.5825Downward Expansion-6974
2026-03-13360.00422.24-32.142400Downward Expansion-7068
2026-03-06368.55428.49-33.18630Balance-5548
2026-02-27387.00434.46-35.4457Balance-1122
2026-02-20420.00439.85-31.63153Balance1329
2026-02-13393.81445.25-37.108Downward Expansion-2021
2026-02-06395.81451.86-37.370Downward Expansion-3026
2026-01-30395.81458.80-35.630Downward Expansion-3332
2026-01-23395.81466.11-37.390Downward Expansion-3930
2026-01-16395.81471.72-37.580Downward Expansion-4438
2026-01-09395.81476.50-37.7413Downward Expansion-4848
2026-01-02364.83479.61-41.9315Downward Expansion-5357
2025-12-26347.84484.42-47.0144Downward Expansion-6866
2025-12-19360.83491.16-44.735Downward Expansion-6586
2025-12-12360.83498.70-46.3022338Downward Expansion-6788
2025-12-05346.84507.06-48.1312989Downward Expansion-6989
2025-11-28325.44515.89-52.2815645Downward Expansion-8695
2025-11-21279.60522.98-58.5815627Downward Expansion-9696
2025-11-14408.59531.59-40.781934Downward Expansion-8967
2025-11-07466.90535.90-34.170Downward Expansion-7154
2025-10-31466.90538.27-33.947240Downward Expansion-7556
2025-10-24502.83542.61-27.449803Downward Expansion-6354
2025-10-17484.43545.75-31.26886Downward Expansion-6677
2025-10-10475.44549.51-31.724705Downward Expansion-6887
2025-10-03472.65553.56-34.011740Downward Expansion-7591
2025-09-26487.62565.82-32.645997Downward Expansion-7184
2025-09-19461.37577.58-35.483931Downward Expansion-9085
2025-09-12489.24587.67-32.636306Downward Expansion-8362
2025-09-05556.18596.83-22.013114Downward Expansion-5335
2025-08-29552.85603.76-20.449229Downward Expansion-5650
2025-08-22547.71610.80-22.120Downward Expansion-5154
2025-08-15547.51618.01-21.330Downward Expansion-4939
2025-08-08547.51625.04-21.5512Balance-4932
2025-08-01548.68631.50-20.36189Balance-2918
2025-07-25582.10639.98-16.75264Balance-824
2025-07-18592.09646.69-14.29436Downward Expansion-1128
2025-07-11604.08651.57-13.5188Downward Expansion-2830
2025-07-04615.05656.05-14.433815Downward Expansion-4038
2025-06-27564.13660.16-21.1610837Downward Expansion-6582
2025-06-20539.17665.97-23.663093Downward Expansion-6587
2025-06-13489.13669.62-32.641112Downward Expansion-9296
2025-06-06509.22674.93-31.2314573Downward Expansion-8361
2025-05-30549.94676.96-26.05982Downward Expansion-6043
2025-05-23586.87677.63-22.3211716Downward Expansion-4842
2025-05-16611.82679.50-18.840Downward Expansion-5557
2025-05-09611.82680.53-17.0850Downward Expansion-6867
2025-05-02537.96679.19-26.350Downward Expansion-7390
2025-04-25537.96680.31-27.900Rotation Down-8093
2025-04-18537.96682.16-23.250Rotation Down-6086
2025-04-11537.96683.35-21.36975Rotation Down-6487
2025-04-04597.06682.88-12.990Rotation Down-4159
2025-03-28597.06682.60-15.960Rotation Down-5263
2025-03-21597.06682.88-15.380Rotation Down-2841
2025-03-14597.06684.85-15.309Rotation Down813
2025-03-07840.38689.8818.090Upward Expansion9598
2025-02-28840.38686.7919.555Upward Expansion9697
2025-02-21764.22683.716.200Upward Expansion5472
2025-02-14764.02683.175.610Upward Expansion5574
2025-02-07764.02682.638.280Upward Expansion5558
2025-01-31764.02682.0911.900Upward Expansion6461
2025-01-24764.02681.5512.0213Upward Expansion6464
2025-01-17758.34681.0114.741140Rotation Up6667
2025-01-10741.37680.6713.191138Rotation Up4163
2025-01-03803.24680.8824.47568Rotation Up6487
2024-12-27783.28679.0421.0669Rotation Up6387
2024-12-20738.48677.8514.340Rotation Up3979
2024-12-13738.48678.1610.530Rotation Up4480
2024-12-06738.48678.4711.720Rotation Up4864
2024-11-29738.48678.7715.712141Rotation Up2433
2024-11-22648.58679.081.050Downward Expansion-3324
2024-11-15648.38682.381.28880Downward Expansion-4027
2024-11-08570.07685.69-13.030Downward Expansion-5939
2024-11-01570.07691.61-10.812000Downward Expansion-6041
2024-10-25642.88697.54-1.510Downward Expansion-4641
2024-10-18642.88701.03-3.56121Downward Expansion-5254
2024-10-11571.57704.52-13.150Downward Expansion-6867
2024-10-04571.57710.39-13.57500Downward Expansion-6869
2024-09-27593.51717.19-10.605Downward Expansion-6776
2024-09-20573.56723.00-12.6014598Downward Expansion-6789
2024-09-13523.94729.47-19.887703Downward Expansion-9779
2024-09-06588.53737.04-8.5414901Downward Expansion-9678
2024-08-30605.48742.45-9.1110758Downward Expansion-9578
2024-08-23656.16745.93-2.503241Downward Expansion-9377
2024-08-16747.89747.7110.130Deceleration1456
2024-08-09747.89748.1412.760Deceleration266
2024-08-02747.89748.5815.060Deceleration-2052
2024-07-26747.89749.0214.420Deceleration-2052
2024-07-19747.89744.4013.210Deceleration1651
2024-07-12747.89739.7711.110Upward Expansion2554
2024-07-05747.89735.1517.180Upward Expansion5384
2024-06-28747.89730.5317.320Upward Expansion5384
2024-06-21747.89724.3916.780Upward Expansion5384
2024-06-14747.89718.2018.250Deceleration5384
2024-06-07747.89712.0116.870Deceleration5262
2024-05-31747.69704.4212.410Deceleration4773
2024-05-24747.69696.8312.020Upward Expansion4879
2024-05-17747.69689.257.900Upward Expansion4779
2024-05-10747.69683.038.030Upward Expansion4379
2024-05-03747.69676.819.550Upward Expansion5158
2024-04-26747.69670.608.480Upward Expansion5179
2024-04-19747.69664.3812.560Upward Expansion4971
2024-04-12747.69658.1711.450Upward Expansion5173
2024-04-05747.69652.748.790Upward Expansion5365
2024-03-29747.69647.3110.330Upward Expansion5356
2024-03-22747.69641.8812.030Upward Expansion6665
2024-03-15747.69636.4513.0020Upward Expansion6868
2024-03-08775.60631.0220.1717Upward Expansion7991
2024-03-01767.63624.6617.320Upward Expansion7771
2024-02-23767.63618.5614.6914Upward Expansion8473
2024-02-16751.05612.4610.870Upward Expansion8072
2024-02-09751.05606.9110.0610Upward Expansion8273
2024-02-02709.62601.361.920Upward Expansion6788
2024-01-26709.62599.623.95617Upward Expansion6989
2024-01-19761.00599.2013.930Upward Expansion9498
2024-01-12761.00597.0713.420Rotation Up99100
2024-01-05761.00594.9412.04300Rotation Up7190
2023-12-29609.22592.80-12.430Rotation Up3870
2023-12-22609.22595.73-13.120Rotation Up4761
2023-12-15609.22598.65-13.530Rotation Up3052
2023-12-08609.22597.76-9.931000Rotation Up1137
2023-12-01563.77596.88-16.48766Downward Expansion-4741
2023-11-24562.18599.35-15.860Downward Expansion-6566
2023-11-17562.18601.86-16.061260Downward Expansion-6769
2023-11-10520.09604.38-20.670Downward Expansion-9578
2023-11-03520.09608.30-20.920Downward Expansion-9899
2023-10-27520.09612.22-17.491600Downward Expansion-99100
2023-10-20561.22616.15-10.080Downward Expansion-6789
2023-10-13561.22618.70-12.410Downward Expansion-8695
2023-10-06561.22621.25-13.340Downward Expansion-8191
Price vs TrendBelow-13.4%
Trend directionFalling-5.7%
Price vs current Fair ValueBelow anchor-47.2%
Fair Value directionMoving away-15.8%
Relative Strength vs benchmarkLagging-18.3%
Relative strength directionWeakening-8.0%
Price momentumNegative-8.1%
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

-23.3 points since 2026-08-28

Energy

95 /100

+38.8 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
Balance17
Rotation Up8
Upward Expansion22
Deceleration37
Rotation Down86
Downward Expansion98

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 5%Rotation Up 13%Upward Expansion 19%Deceleration 6%Rotation Down 5%Downward Expansion 53%
Recent Trend Architecture ledger
RegimeRecognizedLast observationTenureMove inside regime
Downward Expansion2026-08-282026-09-25Developing-7.8%
Deceleration2026-08-212026-08-21New+0.0%
Balance2026-08-072026-08-14New-0.0%
Rotation Up2026-06-262026-07-31Developing-13.9%
Downward Expansion2026-03-132026-06-19Established-2.3%
Balance2026-02-202026-03-06New-12.2%
Downward Expansion2025-08-152026-02-13Extended-28.1%
Balance2025-07-252025-08-08New-5.9%
Downward Expansion2025-05-022025-07-18Developing+10.1%
Rotation Down2025-03-142025-04-25Developing-9.9%
Upward Expansion2025-01-242025-03-07Developing+10.0%
Rotation Up2024-11-292025-01-17Developing+2.7%
Downward Expansion2024-08-232024-11-22Established-1.2%
Deceleration2024-07-192024-08-16Developing+0.0%
Classic Stage Analysis comparison
Stage 1 ยท Basing50
Stage 2 ยท Advancing0
Stage 3 ยท Distribution24
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 ^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
84/100
Current Relative Strength
-18.33
Relative Strength direction
Weakening
Price momentum
-8.1%
Excess performance vs benchmark
-5.6%
Consumer Cyclical regime cohort
71th percentile48 in cohort
Participation and structure

Is demand confirming the architecture?

Volume cannot overrule geometry
Relative volume0.13ร—

Latest completed volume relative to typical participation.

Up/down volume0.00ร—

Participation balance between advancing and declining observations.

Accumulation / distribution0 / 1

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+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 MXN 307.83falling
Slow Activity MXN 338.83falling
Trend Reference MXN 340.67-13.4% close margin
Current Fair Value MXN 559.16-47.2% close margin
Structural low MXN 279.82shock / 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 +4.2%
Annualized volatility +49.2%
From structural high -41.3%
From structural low +10.5%
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 term36+0.0%-27.8% to +33.4%+47.2%+44.4%-0.3%+80.6%Usable descriptive sample
Intermediate13-3.6%-25.4% to +36.4%+30.8%+69.2%-6.0%+61.5%Usable descriptive sample
Extended7-13.2%-27.0% to +43.8%+42.9%+57.1%-11.8%+57.1%Usable descriptive sample
Full cycle4-19.8%-37.0% to +17.2%+25.0%+75.0%-25.3%+25.0%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