260 completed weekly observations ยท 2 Oct 2026

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Basic Materials ยท Steel

RotationalPrice-technical state

Week ending2 October 2026
-7.6%
Open
43.96
High
45.14
Low
41.66
Close
41.66 EUR
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Price structureRotationalcompleted-week alignment
Momentum45.3Negative
Risk pressure6.7%Elevated
Trend quality22.4Range-led
Range position38%location inside observed range
Adaptive set6 viewsselected for the current tape

01 ยท Market Dynamics

Price and underlying support

Weekly close ยท published Market Dynamics
Market Dynamics is weaker than the current price position

Market Dynamics weakened this week and remains below zero. Underlying support has contracted across the recent completed path. Price structure remains rotational.

Preparing Market Dynamics chart Checking the chart library, completed-week data and display size.
Weekly close Supportive Market Dynamics Cautious Market Dynamics Accumulation zone Distribution zone Positioning recovery Reversal warning Reversal danger
Current tape relationship
Price response ahead of support

Market Dynamics weakened this week and remains below zero.

Price location
Between zones

Price is travelling between the two major positioning zones.

Latest positioning marker
18 Jul 2025

The green dot marks a confirmed recovery where institutional positioning is most plausible.

Market Dynamics confirmation
Lagging price

Price is extended relative to Market Dynamics. The gap is a downside-risk warning until support catches up or price resets.

Chart contextPrice is between the outer positioning zones. The Market Dynamics bars show whether underlying support is strengthening or weakening.

InterpretationThis is a downside risk watch, not a completed reversal. Stronger Market Dynamics or weaker price is needed to close the gap.

Reading the zones and markers

The line shows completed weekly price. Market Dynamics describes the underlying support. Green marks a recovery through the accumulation zone; amber and red identify reversal warnings and danger. Price can stay in the distribution zone while advancing. Read the zones, markers and Market Dynamics together; they do not identify individual trades or prove who is participating.

02 ยท Technical indicators

The price move needs stronger confirmation.

6 selected views ยท 156 observations

Price and its trend references do not yet establish one direction. Trend strength remains modest, making the recent range worth watching. Market Dynamics is not fully confirming the price structure; compare both readings before treating the move as broadly supported.

Fast trend reference 45.37 EURClose -8.2%Slow trend reference 44.40 EURClose -6.2%Selection adapts to the setup and available history.

Structure

Price and trend

Price41.66

Rotational. Price anchors every interpretation against the same completed observations.

Watch Watch whether price holds its trend references or begins to cross back through them.

Values and chart guide ยท 2026-10-02

Price is shown against fast and slow trend references with its current volatility envelope.

Close
41.66
Fast trend
45.37
Slow trend
44.40
Upper envelope
52.40
Lower envelope
41.32

Available history begins 2023-10-13. Missing observations remain gaps.

Structure

Position in the recent range

Range position37.69%

Inside the recent range. Range location is especially useful when a trend is not yet firmly established.

Watch Look for acceptance outside the range or a return toward its middle, supported by momentum.

Values and chart guide ยท 2026-10-02

Price location inside its observed range shows whether the tape is pressing an outer boundary or rotating through value.

Range position
37.69
From high
-20.72
From low
18.78

Available history begins 2023-10-13. Missing observations remain gaps.

Momentum

Momentum

Momentum45.25

Negative pressure. Momentum helps test whether the latest price direction has follow-through.

Watch Watch for pressure to turn with price. A stretched reading alone does not establish a reversal.

Values and chart guide ยท 2026-10-02

Two independent momentum views show whether pressure is broadening, fading or stretched.

Momentum
45.25
Rotation
0.00
Rotation signal
25.69

Available history begins 2023-10-13. Missing observations remain gaps.

Risk

Range and volatility

Range pressure6.69%

Compressed range. Compression can precede a change in pace; direction still needs price confirmation.

Watch Watch whether a range expansion gains directional follow-through or quickly reverses.

Values and chart guide ยท 2026-10-02

Movement pressure and envelope width show whether risk is expanding, settling or compressed.

Range pressure
6.69
Envelope width
23.64

Available history begins 2023-10-13. Missing observations remain gaps.

Leadership

Relative strength

Relative strength-10.23

Lagging the benchmark. Benchmark context tests whether the move is company leadership or broader market participation.

Watch Watch whether relative strength confirms the absolute trend or continues to disagree.

Values and chart guide ยท 2026-10-02

Relative performance is separated from absolute price direction to reveal leadership and lagging pressure.

Relative strength
-10.23

Available history begins 2023-10-13. Missing observations remain gaps.

Risk

Drawdown and recovery

Drawdown-19.65%

Recovery still incomplete. Distance below the observed high separates recovery from an established new high.

Watch A recovery can improve while price remains below its former high. Track both parts of the path.

Values and chart guide ยท 2026-10-02

Capital impairment and recovery are shown together so return is not separated from path difficulty.

Drawdown
-19.65
Recovery
5.50

Available history begins 2023-10-13. Missing observations remain gaps.

More indicators2 additional views from the same history

Momentum

Momentum change

Impulse expansion-0.911

Negative impulse, easing. Acceleration can reveal a change before the broader price structure fully responds.

Watch A return through the neutral line deserves attention when trend and participation also change.

Values and chart guide ยท 2026-10-02

The impulse path separates directional acceleration from a loss of momentum.

Impulse
1.06
Signal
1.97
Expansion
-0.9111

Available history begins 2023-10-13. Missing observations remain gaps.

Structure

Trend strength and direction

Trend strength22.40

Range-led movement. Trend strength helps decide how much weight to put on momentum extremes.

Watch Strength measures persistence, not direction. Compare positive and negative control before interpreting it.

Values and chart guide ยท 2026-10-02

Directional pressure shows which side controls the tape while strength remains direction-neutral.

Trend strength
22.40
Positive direction
34.60
Negative direction
34.13

Available history begins 2023-10-13. Missing observations remain gaps.

03 ยท Scenarios

Conditions to monitor

Possible developments ยท no assigned probabilities
Upward resolution

Price gains acceptance above the range

An advance has stronger context when momentum, participation and Market Dynamics improve together and price holds the new ground.

Continued rotation

Moves return inside the range

Momentum turns without lasting price progress. Keep the range boundaries in view until a direction persists.

Downward resolution

The lower range gives way

A break has stronger context when downside momentum builds and relative strength weakens. Check whether a following completed observation holds below the range.

Sharemaestro tape intelligence

SM gauge assessment

One assessment resolves price structure and Market Dynamics. The supporting views show the control, force, direction and confidence behind it.

100/100 evidence depth
price action evidence only
Market Dynamics has stronger support The gauges support the downward view

The completed evidence gives the downward view the clearer support.

SM Consensus Gauge-69.2

Market Dynamics has stronger support

SM Control Gauge-66.8

Seller control supports the view

SM Force Gauge-86.2

Downward commitment

SM Direction Gauge-59.7

Downward follow-through

SM Confirmation Gauge91/100

Strong support

SM consensus path ยท Market Dynamics display window

SM Consensus Gauge against price

The bars show the direction and strength of the resolved assessment. Completed price is retained as context.

Latest -69.2
Market Dynamics has stronger support
Supportive consensus Cautious consensus Weekly close Neutral

Control

SM Control Gauge

Shows whether buyer or seller control supports the current assessment and whether that support is strengthening or easing.

Current controlSeller control supports the viewRecent pathControl support is strengtheningLatest 12 months
Buyer controlSeller controlBalanced

Commitment

SM Force Gauge

Shows the strength of market commitment behind the current assessment.

Current forceDownward commitmentRecent pathCommitment is strengtheningLatest 12 months
Positive forceNegative forceActivity intensity

Direction and follow-through

SM Direction Gauge

Shows the directional follow-through behind the current assessment and whether it is established or still developing.

Current directionDownward follow-throughFollow-throughUnsettledLatest 12 months
Advancing directionDeclining directionFollow-through

Assessment strength

SM Confirmation Gauge

Shows how firmly the current assessment is supported. Greater assessment risk reduces the weight of the conclusion.

ConfirmationStrong supportAssessment riskContainedLatest 12 months
SM Confirmation GaugeAssessment risk

05 ยท Historical record

Evidence from previous conditions

Completed cases ยท open cases excluded from outcomes

APAM ยท current evidence

Current conditions

Market Dynamics must catch up or price may correct toward the weaker underlying position.

1
NowEasier this week

Market Dynamics weakened this week and remains below zero.

2
Recent directionWeakened over four weeks

Underlying support has contracted across the recent completed path.

3
Price responsePrice is ahead of the underlying support

Price is extended relative to Market Dynamics. The gap is a downside-risk warning until support catches up or price resets.

4
Previous cases50.0% moved lower

After 12 weeks across 18 cases. Average move: 3.2%.

What strengthens this viewThis is a downside risk watch, not a completed reversal. Stronger Market Dynamics or weaker price is needed to close the gap.What would change itReassess the reading when either price structure or the Market Dynamics state changes materially.

Completed observations

Historical comparisons

Zone visits are counted once and followed through completed weekly closes. Open cases remain separate.

Price relationship Meaningful relationship
Same-week correlation
0.34
Direction agreed
47.1%
Completed comparisons
255
After accumulation6 distinct visits
4 weeks50.0% higher6 outcomes 12 weeks50.0% higher6 outcomes 26 weeks83.3% higher6 outcomes

Average time before leaving the zone: 6.3 weeks.

After distribution2 distinct visits
4 weeks100.0% lower2 outcomes 12 weeks100.0% lower1 outcome 26 weeksRecord building0 outcomes

Average time before leaving the zone: 2.0 weeks.

When the two readings agreed or differed

Completed outcomes by condition

These cases compare price direction with Market Dynamics and show how large disagreements were resolved.

Price higher ยท Market Dynamics positive 70.6% were higher

Average 12-week move: 6.4% from 17 completed cases.

Price lower ยท Market Dynamics negative 41.2% were lower

Average 12-week move: 1.9% from 17 completed cases.

Price higher ยท Market Dynamics cautious Average pullback 8.5%

50.0% were lower after 12 weeks. The deepest pullback arrived after 5.1 weeks on average.

Price cautious ยท Market Dynamics positive Average recovery 18.0%

75.0% were higher after 12 weeks. The strongest recovery arrived after 7.8 weeks on average.

How to use the reading

Strategy observations from this ticker's own record

The current reading identifies the setup. The observations below show how this ticker's completed history can guide positioning, confirmation and risk control without treating any one reading as a forecast.

Divergence control
Do not chase price while the underlying evidence lags

In this ticker's completed record, 50.0% of comparable cases moved lower after 12 weeks, with an average move of 3.2% across 18 cases.

ApproachUse the gap to review position size, protect gains and wait for either Market Dynamics to catch up or price to correct. The disagreement is a warning condition, not an automatic exit.

Review the case whenReassess the reading when either price structure or the Market Dynamics state changes materially.

Zone positioning
Use accumulation to prepare the long case, then wait for confirmation

After accumulation, 50.0% of completed 12-week outcomes were higher across 6 cases. Distinct visits lasted 6.3 weeks on average before leaving the zone.

ApproachBuild the thesis and entry conditions while price is in accumulation. Increase exposure only when price responds; location alone is not the entry.

Review the case whenA failed price response or renewed weakness removes the reason to increase long exposure.

Disagreement playbook
Use unsupported price strength to tighten discipline

Comparable disagreements produced an average pullback of 8.5% across 18 completed cases, with the largest move arriving after 5.1 weeks on average.

ApproachAvoid adding simply because price is rising. Let improving Market Dynamics confirm the move, or let price reset before reassessing it.

Review the case whenThe warning ends when Market Dynamics catches up or price gives way.

Historical outcomes describe this ticker's completed record. They do not make the next move certain and are not trading instructions.

Readings describe completed observations. A strong reading is not a forecast, and historical outcomes are not probabilities for the next move. The full record, related research and technical pack remain available for closer review.

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Evidence context