Lloyds Banking Group 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
Green day on Thursday for Lloyds Banking Group plc
(Updated on Apr 18, 2024)
The Lloyds Banking Group plc stock price gained 1.15% on the last trading day (Thursday, 18th Apr 2024), rising from £50.42 to £51.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.34% from a day low at £50.62 to a day high of £51.30. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days but is still down by -5.49% for this period. Volume fell on the last day by -50 million shares and in total, 79 million shares were bought and sold for approximately £4.01 billion. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
The stock lies in the lower part of a wide and strong rising trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good buying opportunity. If the lower trend floor at £50.12 is broken, it will firstly indicate a slower rate of rising, but may also be an early warning for a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 30.60% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between £65.46 and £73.24 at the end of this 3-month period.
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LLOY.L Signals & Forecast
A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Thursday, April 04, 2024, and so far it has fallen -5.49%. 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). Some positive signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. The Lloyds Banking Group plc stock holds a sell signal from the short-term Moving Average; at the same time, however, there is a buy signal from the long-term average. Since the short-term average is above the long-term average there is a general buy signal in the stock giving a positive forecast for the stock. On further gains, the stock will meet resistance from the short-term Moving Average at approximately £51.01. On a fall, the stock will find some support from the long-term average at approximately £50.35. A break-up through the short-term average will send a buy signal, whereas a breakdown through the long-term average will send a sell signal. Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Lloyds Banking Group plc stock
On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at £45.96 and £41.89. 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, Lloyds Banking Group plc finds support just below today's level at £45.96. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at £41.89 and £41.88.
This stock is usually traded at a good volume, and with minor daily changes, the risk is considered to be low. During the last day, the stock moved £0.680 (1.34%) between high and low. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 1.76%.
Our recommended stop-loss: £48.62 (-4.66%) (This stock has low daily movements and this gives low risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 10 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (LLOY.L) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Friday 19th
For the upcoming trading day on Friday, 19th we expect Lloyds Banking Group plc to open at £50.97, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between £49.88 and £52.12, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-£1.12 (+/-2.19%) up or down from last closing price. If Lloyds Banking Group plc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 4.38% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at £51.61 (1.20%) than the support at £45.96 (9.89%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.
Is Lloyds Banking Group plc stock A Buy?
Several of the signals/indicators are negative, and we believe that this will affect on the development for the next days and maybe possible weeks. However, over time, we think that today's level holds a possible buying opportunity and that the price will be higher during or at the end of this 3-month period.
Current score: 2.670 Buy Candidate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for Lloyds Banking Group plc of Friday, April 19, 2024
| Fair opening price April 19, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| £50.97 ( 0.0523%) | £51.00 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for LLOY.L
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 51.65 | 1.28 % | |
| R2 | 51.39 | 0.772 % | ||
| R1 | 51.23 | 0.457 % | ||
| Current price: | 51.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 50.71 | -0.562 % | |
| S2 | 50.55 | -0.88 % | ||
| S3 | 50.29 | -1.39 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 53.96 | 5.80 % | |
| R2 | 51.73 | 1.43 % | ||
| R1 | 51.61 | 1.20 % | ||
| Current price | 51.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 45.96 | -9.89% | |
| S2 | 41.89 | -17.86% | ||
| S3 | 41.88 | -17.88% |
LLOY Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 11, 2024 | Apr 11, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | £1.84 | 3.61% |
| 2 | Aug 03, 2023 | Aug 03, 2023 | Aug 03, 2023 | £0.92 | 2.14% |
| 3 | Feb 22, 2023 | Apr 13, 2023 | May 23, 2023 | £1.60 | 3.36% |
| 4 | Jul 27, 2022 | Aug 04, 2022 | Sep 12, 2022 | £0.80 | 1.70% |
| 5 | Feb 24, 2022 | Apr 07, 2022 | May 19, 2022 | £1.33 | 3.06% |
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