Barclays plc Stock Forecast
Explanation to Bollinger's Bands
Bollinger Bands was created by John Bollinger in the early 1980s, its purpose is to define price action relative to the assets highs and lows. This technical indicator is used to identify buy and sell signals and has proven very well in doing so.
Bollinger Bands consist of a set of three curves drawn in relation to securities prices. The middle band is a measure of the intermediate-term trend, usually a simple moving average, that serves as the base for the upper and lower bands. The interval between the upper and lower bands and the middle band is determined by volatility, typically the standard deviation of the same data that were used for the average. StockInvest.us uses Bollingers suggested 20 day average.
Middle Bollinger Band = 20-period simple moving average
Upper Bollinger Band = Middle Bollinger Band + 2 * 20-period standard deviation
Lower Bollinger Band = Middle Bollinger Band - 2 * 20-period standard deviation
BandWidth defines the current width of the band.
%b defines the current position within the band.
BandWidth = (Upper Bollinger Band - Lower Bollinger Band) / Middle Bollinger Band
%b = (Last - Lower Bollinger Band) / (Upper Bollinger Band - Lower Bollinger Band)
Live Samples:
Bottlenecks in bandwidth indicate an upcoming change. Break up through the moving average line or continuous movements above the moving average line indicate a break up, and vice versa.
Source: http://www.bollingerbands.com
Barclays plc stock price up 2.25% on Thursday
(Updated on Apr 18, 2024)
The Barclays plc stock price gained 2.25% on the last trading day (Thursday, 18th Apr 2024), rising from £179.94 to £183.98. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.57% from a day low at £181.14 to a day high of £183.98. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a -4.75% loss for the last 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 20 million more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 71 million shares were bought and sold for approximately £13.00 billion.
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 35.80% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between £242.74 and £271.58 at the end of this 3-month period.
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BARC.L Signals & Forecast
The Barclays 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 £183.07 and £179.19. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Monday, April 08, 2024, and so far it has fallen -4.76%. 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).
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Barclays plc stock
Barclays plc finds support from accumulated volume at £180.78 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved £2.84 between high and low, or 1.57%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 1.98%.
Our recommended stop-loss: £174.63 (-5.08%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 8 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (BARC.L) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Friday 19th
For the upcoming trading day on Friday, 19th we expect Barclays plc to open at £183.03, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between £179.63 and £188.33, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-£4.35 (+/-2.36%) up or down from last closing price. If Barclays plc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 4.72% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at £180.78 (1.74%) than the resistance at £188.54 (2.48%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Earnings coming up
Barclays plc will release earnings BMO on Thursday, April 25, 2024.The consensus among the analysts for the expected earnings (EPS) is $9.16. We will update the financials statements for Barclays plc, that can be found here as soon as the records are public. Our systems has calculated a possible swing of +/- 5.56% in the first trading day after earnings release.
Is Barclays plc 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 Barclays plc stock to perform well in the short-term.
Current score: 4.121 Buy Candidate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for Barclays plc of Friday, April 19, 2024
| Fair opening price April 19, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| £183.03 ( 0.515%) | £183.98 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for BARC.L
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 185.87 | 1.03 % | |
| R2 | 184.79 | 0.439 % | ||
| R1 | 184.12 | 0.0751 % | ||
| Current price: | 183.98 | |||
| Support | S1 | 181.95 | -1.10 % | |
| S2 | 181.28 | -1.47 % | ||
| S3 | 180.19 | -2.06 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 193.16 | 4.99 % | |
| R2 | 189.48 | 2.99 % | ||
| R1 | 188.54 | 2.48 % | ||
| Current price | 183.98 | |||
| Support | S1 | 180.78 | -1.74% | |
| S2 | 173.80 | -5.53% | ||
| S3 | 141.04 | -23.34% |
BARC Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 29, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Apr 03, 2024 | £5.30 | 2.81% |
| 2 | Feb 15, 2023 | Feb 23, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | £5.00 | 3.43% |
| 3 | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 11, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 | £2.25 | 1.31% |
| 4 | Feb 23, 2022 | Mar 03, 2022 | Apr 05, 2022 | £4.00 | 2.72% |
| 5 | Jul 28, 2021 | Aug 12, 2021 | Sep 17, 2021 | £2.00 | 1.09% |
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