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EAOA Trend Persistence

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Week ending 7 Aug 2026Close USD 46.01Adjusted completed observations
Executive reading

What the weekly evidence says now

Direction is rules-based, not predicted
Positive across all Trend views

All measured Trend views are positive

The faster, intermediate, established and Core Trend views point in the same direction, giving the current regime broad agreement.

  • The current Core Trend has persisted into a mature lifecycle.
  • The latest close is 19.7% above the decision boundary.
  • Recent Core Trend turnover is low.
Core direction Positiveprimary research state
Direction Boundary USD 38.44current directional reference
Boundary margin +19.7%latest close versus boundary
Trend agreement Fully alignedfaster and slower Trend views
Persistence age Maturedirectional lifecycle
Direction changes 0recent structural history
Point-in-time decision map

Weekly close and the Direction Boundary

Price above the boundary supports a positive Core Trend; price below it supports a negative Core Trend. Regime shading records what was known at each completed observation.

Weekly closeDirection Boundary
Trend agreement

Is the trend broad or divided?

The Core Trend remains primary
Fast Trend +4.0%responsive pressure
Intermediate Trend +8.4%developing pressure
Established Trend +13.5%wider pressure
Core Trend +19.7%directional anchor
Persistence path

Core momentum through time

The zero line marks the Direction Boundary. Distance from zero shows the current margin supporting the Core Trend.

Trend breadth

Agreement through time

Higher readings mean the faster and slower Trend views agree more broadly with the Core Trend; lower readings reveal internal tension.

Point-in-time evidence

What followed similar states in this market?

Descriptive history, not a forecast

Each comparison uses only the Trend direction and agreement visible at that completed observation. Independent observations are used where possible, and thin samples remain clearly marked.

Outcome horizonMatched samples Median moveDirectional follow-through Core Trend survived Versus all periods Read
Near term45+1.2%range -6.4% to +4.6%+73.3%+100.0%+0.1%median differenceUsable descriptive sample
Intermediate15+3.5%range -10.0% to +8.3%+86.7%+100.0%+0.5%median differenceUsable descriptive sample
Longer term8+5.0%range -18.6% to +14.1%+75.0%+87.5%-0.9%median differenceUsable descriptive sample
Full cycle4+11.1%range -15.6% to +20.8%+75.0%+75.0%-2.5%median differenceToo little matched history
Completed regimes6
Typical persistence Established
Longest completedExtended
Quick reversals 3
Open the recent regime ledger
DirectionStartEndTenureMove inside regime
Positive2025-04-112026-08-07Extended+38.9%
Negative2025-04-042025-04-04Brief0.0%
Positive2023-04-282025-03-28Extended+23.7%
Negative2022-04-082023-04-21Extended-4.8%
Positive2022-03-182022-04-01Brief+0.9%
Negative2022-03-112022-03-11Brief0.0%
Positive2021-06-182022-03-04Extended-3.7%
Risk-equivalent view

How noisy is this trend?

Direction and sizing are separate questions
Annualised volatility +12.5%

Recent weekly price variability expressed on a comparable annual scale.

Volatility stability 0.9815×

Shows whether risk is accelerating or settling relative to the wider backdrop.

Risk context 0.7984×

A normalized comparison tool, not a position recommendation.

Boundary sensitivity Normal

The current margin is not unusually small relative to recent weekly movement.

Move inside current regime +38.9%

Price movement recorded since the present Core Trend direction became active.

Deepest pullback inside regime -7.5%

The largest counter-trend move observed without the Core Trend changing direction.

Risk path

Annualised weekly volatility

Rising volatility can make an otherwise persistent direction harder to hold and increases the chance of crossing a boundary abruptly.

Independent context

Sharemaestro evidence around the trend

Context never changes the core direction

These are separate Sharemaestro readings from the same latest completed observation. They explain participation, value and relative pressure, but none can overwrite the Core Trend.

Trend Reference 43.22
Fair Value context 36.11
Market Activity 34.0
Market Dynamics -0.05
Relative Strength -2.3
Sector research priority 100th percentile12900 same-direction sector markets
Evidence framework

What the report measures and where its limits lie

Core direction

The SM persistence framework classifies the established weekly price path as positive, negative or neutral. Only continuous completed market history is admitted.

Trend agreement

Faster and slower Trend views show whether directional pressure is broad or divided. They describe the Core Trend but cannot replace it.

Historical evidence

Historical comparisons use only the Trend state available at each completed observation, with visible sample counts and overlap controls.

Known limitations

Trend persistence can reverse, whipsaw or cross its Direction Boundary through a gap. Transaction costs, tax, borrow availability and implementation slippage are not modelled.

Independent market research for education. Not investment advice, a recommendation, a forecast or an execution instruction. Past states and outcomes do not establish what will happen next.