Headline strength is not yet confirmed by the current Activity Line energy and constituent trend mix.
60
technical evidence
out of 100
out of 100
Week Ending: 28 August 2026
United States US Consumer Cyclical Industry
Apparel Retail
For the week ending 28 August 2026, Apparel Retail declined 0.50% with 11 advancing, 18 declining, and 0 unchanged constituents. The index is equal weighted and the constituent tape shows uncapped security returns.
Current architecture
Upward Expansion
The activity fan is positively ordered above a rising Trend Line with price accepted above it.
60
technical evidence
Index967.68
1 week-0.50%
Breadth38%
Members29
Country
🇺🇸 United States · US
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Universe
NASDAQ, NYSE
Price basis
Adjusted weekly close
Trend architecture
Index, activity fan and structural anchors
Rolling 156-week evidence. Trend Signal points mark weeks when price, trend and the activity fan confirmed together.
Index Value
Trend Line
Fair Value
Activity Lines
Constructive architecture
Transitional architecture
Defensive architecture
Current architecture
Upward Expansion
3 completed weeks in this state
Trend acceptance
1.6%
Index versus Trend Line
Persistence
100%
Positive across every horizon
Participation
38%
11 advancing, 18 declining
Investor positioning lens
Is the evidence ready for capital?
A rules-based technical classification using trend, breadth, persistence, relative strength and path quality.
Evidence balance
Wait
Five-pillar map
Trend
65
Breadth
45
Persistence
48
Relative
77
Risk quality
77
What supports the view
- The index remains above a constructive Trend gate.
- Relative performance is improving within its parent hierarchy.
What restrains conviction
- Breadth remains too narrow or inconsistent for a high-conviction position.
- Constituent persistence remains divided or predominantly negative.
- Stage 4 declining constituents exceed Stage 2 advancing constituents by 29 percentage points.
- Positive contribution is concentrated in a small leadership cohort.
This is a weekly research classification, not personal investment advice. Sentiment is reported as an independent confirmation layer and does not alter the technical score.
Trend state and durability
Architecture, persistence and constituent regimes
The index path is tested against the underlying security-level trend evidence.
The activity fan is positively ordered above a rising Trend Line with price accepted above it.
State age3 weeks
Trend gateUp
Fan width2.72%
Fast versus slow change0.66 pts
Above 50%
Below 0%
Six completed weeks of price acceptance relative to the full Activity Line fan.
Index persistence
100% agreement
Positive across every horizon
The 13, 26, 39 and 52-week trends all point upward, giving the advance broad horizon agreement.
13-week
3.5%
26-week
2.3%
39-week
1.4%
52-week
5.9%
Constituent trend persistence
97% coverage
Is the index move broadly durable?
54%positive
Coherent positive18%
Coherent negative25%
Average horizon agreement82%
Positive horizon share48%
Weakening positives5
Repairing negatives1
28 constituents measured as of 28 Aug 2026. Median trend age is 14 weeks.
Custom stage map
97% coverage
Where constituents sit in the cycle
54%Stage 4
Stage 1 · Basing18%5 securities
Stage 2 · Advancing25%7 securities
Stage 3 · Distribution4%1 securities
Stage 4 · Declining54%15 securities
Re-acceleration watch1
Transition watch4
Relative strength leaders29%
Fair Value repairs3
Measured as of 28 Aug 2026. Stages summarize price, Activity Line architecture, Fair Value position and relative evidence.
Architecture breadth
73/100 mean confidence
How market energy is distributed
Architecture breadth shows the distribution of expanding, rotating, balancing and contracting securities. It is diagnostic context and is not added as a second vote in the positioning score.
Capital rotation
Performance relative to Consumer Cyclical
Relative index
13-week relative trend
Starting level
A rising relative line means this group is compounding faster than Consumer Cyclical. A falling line means capital has done better in the parent benchmark.
Relative index108.8
13-week trend107.1
4-week trend change1.69%
Weekly peer rank7 of 23
1 week
1.3 pts
relative
4 weeks
-1.5 pts
relative
13 weeks
4.8 pts
relative
26 weeks
4.2 pts
relative
52 weeks
14.5 pts
relative
Market internals
Participation, dispersion and path risk
Equal-weight index evidence with constituent-level breadth and dispersion.
Breadth
Narrow
Participation quality
38%
advanced
- Advancing
- 11
- Declining
- 18
- Unchanged
- 0
Risk and persistence
52-week lens
Path quality
Annualised weekly volatility27.1%
Drawdown from 52-week high-7.4%
Positive weeks, last 1346%
Current directional run3 weeks
Turnover versus 13-week norm142%
Breadth impulse-14.3 pts
Cross-section
29 measured
Return distribution
Q1 -5.5%
Median -1.2%
Q3 2.9%
Average winner7.8%
Average loser-4.9%
Dispersion9.3 pts
Top-five upside share84%
Top-five capital share90%
Capital data coverage100%
Dispersion describes how far constituent outcomes are spreading apart. Capital concentration is contextual only; the index itself is equal weighted.
Momentum cycle
30-week persistence
Positive readings show expansion. Negative readings show contraction.
Breadth cycle
Net participation
Advancers less decliners as a percentage of measured constituents.
News and narrative
Does company news confirm the market tape?
61out of 100
Mostly positive
Positive company-news scores are spread across much of the measured market.
Evidence quality
59/100 confidence
Coverage before conviction
Qualified companies1138% of measured constituents
Articles901100% direct company evidence
Publishers228Independent sources represented
Latest evidence30 AugFreshness is weighted in the score
Constructive 64%Balanced 36%Cautious 0%
Price confirms news2
Price disagrees6
Negative news absorbed0
Positive but stretched4
Constructive edge
Strongest qualified tone
ANF74/100 confidence · 100 direct
73
Abercrombie may be back. Will its shoppers stay?
ROST77/100 confidence · 160 direct 69What Is Ross Stores (ROST) Signaling With Higher 2026 Guidance And More Stores?
CTRN51/100 confidence · 45 direct 65Citi Trends stock holds steady as investors look to the next earnings update
CRI43/100 confidence · 50 direct 63Carter's (NYSE:CRI) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen
TJX69/100 confidence · 156 direct 61TJX Companies stock trades close to 52-week low as guidance points to higher earnings
Narrative risk
Weakest qualified tone
LULU56/100 confidence · 98 direct
46
Ahead of Earnings, Lululemon Stock Trades Like a Discount Rack
BKE49/100 confidence · 39 direct 56How Buckle’s Mixed Q2 Margins and Women’s Strength Could Shape BKE’s Profit Story
CAL41/100 confidence · 21 direct 57Caleres declares $0.07 dividend
BURL64/100 confidence · 99 direct 57These Analysts Slash Their Forecasts On Burlington Stores Following Q2 Results
GAP45/100 confidence · 45 direct 60Gap Has 4 Brands and Only One Is Really Growing. Gap Stock Now Depends on It.
Only fresh, quality-controlled company evidence is included. Industry and sector context is down-weighted and cannot create a directional group conclusion on its own.
Leadership tape
Leaders, laggards and contribution shape
Latest completed week, ranked on uncapped constituent returns.
Constituent ledger
Industry constituents
All 29 measured constituents, ranked by latest weekly return.
Rank
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Market cap
Close
Index contribution
Return
The index uses capped equal-weight weekly constituent returns. The ledger shows uncapped security returns so outliers remain visible for research.