Standard Chartered Stock Forecast

Buy or Hold candidate since Jun 22, 2026 Gain 11.42%

The Standard Chartered PLC stock price gained 6.56% on the last trading day (Friday, 31st Jul 2026), rising from $29.03 to $30.93. It has now gained 4 days in a row. It will be exciting to see whether it manages to continue gaining or take a minor break for the next few days. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 0% from a day low at $30.93 to a day high of $30.93. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 10.51% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 130 more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 500 shares were bought and sold for approximately $15.47 thousand.

The stock has broken the wide and strong rising the short-term trend up and an even stronger rate of rising is indicated. For any reaction back there will now be support on the roof on the current trend broken at $30.23, a level that may pose a second chance to hit a runner. According to fan-theory $34.16 will be the next possible trend-top level and thereby pose a resistance level that may not be broken at the first attempt.

SCBFF Signals & Forecast

The Standard Chartered PLC 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 $28.51 and $27.47. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and so far it has risen 27.81%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Standard Chartered PLC has increased volume and follows the last lift in the price. This is considered to be a technical positive sign as volume should follow the price-formation. The very low volume increases the risk and reduces the other technical signals issued.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Standard Chartered PLC stock

On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $25.58 and $25.31. There is a natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, Standard Chartered PLC finds support just below today's level at $25.58. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $25.31 and $24.93.

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 $0 between high and low, or 0%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 1.94%.

Our recommended stop-loss: $29.85 (-3.50%) (This stock has very low daily movements and this gives very low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 35 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (SCBFF) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 3rd

For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 3rd we expect Standard Chartered PLC to open at $30.93, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $30.43 and $31.43, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.00 (+/-3.29%) up or down from last closing price. If Standard Chartered PLC takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.29% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

With no resistance above and support from accumulated volume @ $25.58, some $5.35 (17.30%) from the current price of $30.93, our system finds the risk reward attractive.

Dividend Warning For SCBFF

Dividend warning for SCBFF: Ex-dividend date is approaching in 3 days on Thursday 6th August, 2026. The dividend to be paid is $0.490, which is a moderate dividend (1.58%). The stock is expected to open approximately 1.58% lower on the ex-dividend date.

Is Standard Chartered PLC stock A Buy?

Standard Chartered PLC holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development. Due to some small weaknesses in the technical picture we have downgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Strong Buy to a Hold candidate.

Current score: 0.000 Hold/Accumulate Downgraded

Zero in score indicates that our system is expecting high volatility and risk for the following trading day. Given the latest developments, we cannot determine the next direction as it may go both ways.

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on August 3, 2026 - $30.93 ( 0.00000000000001%).

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