Live Oak Bancshares Stock Forecast

Buy or Hold candidate since Jun 04, 2026 Gain 13.65%

The Live Oak Bancshares stock price fell by -0.489% on the last day (Wednesday, 29th Jul 2026) from $42.92 to $42.71. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.68% from a day low at $42.10 to a day high of $43.23. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a 1.23% gain for the last 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day by 65 thousand shares but on falling prices. This may be an early warning and the risk will be increased slightly over the next couple of days. In total, 198 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $8.47 million.

The stock lies in the middle of a wide and strong rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 18.29% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $47.69 and $52.89 at the end of this 3-month period.

LOB Signals & Forecast

There are mixed signals in the stock today. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Thursday, July 16, 2026, and so far it has fallen -2.24%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume rose on falling prices yesterday. This may be an early warning and the stock should be followed more closely. The Live Oak Bancshares stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $42.18 and $40.80. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Live Oak Bancshares stock

Live Oak Bancshares finds support from accumulated volume at $42.65 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and with good liquidity the risk is considered very low in this stock. During the last day, the stock moved $1.13 between high and low, or 2.68%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 3.23%.

Our recommended stop-loss: $41.29 (-3.33%) (This stock has very low daily movements and this gives very low risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 9 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (LOB) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Thursday 30th

For the upcoming trading day on Thursday, 30th we expect Live Oak Bancshares to open at $42.68, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $42.15 and $43.27, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.12 (+/-2.66%) up or down from last closing price. If Live Oak Bancshares takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 2.66% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $42.65 (0.14%) than the resistance at $42.92 (0.49%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..

Is Live Oak Bancshares stock A Buy?

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Live Oak Bancshares stock to perform well in the short-term.

Current score: 1.055 Buy Candidate Unchanged

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on July 30, 2026 - $42.68 ( 0.0720%).

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