LSE ยท Market ยท Weekly analysis

SDAXWave & cycle analysis

Leverage Shares -3x Short Germany 40 ETP Securities

Latest close GBP 0.6618 Week ending 25 Sep 2026 History 225 weeks
Current reading

The wave count points to a decline

The selected pattern describes a move downward. Compare it with trend, momentum and the price levels below before drawing a conclusion.

60/100 Setup score 95/100 Data quality Watching Setup status
A setup score is a measure of fit, not a probability or price forecast.
How to use this report

Start with price. Read the selected pattern and the weekly closing levels beside the chart. โ€œConfirmโ€ means a move supports that interpretation; it does not guarantee a return.

Compare the evidence. A wave count can disagree with the trend, momentum or sector. The report points out those differences before looking at timing.

Check the limits. Timing windows are estimates, the last swing can move, and historical outcomes vary. Open the rules and data notes for more detail.

01 ยท Price & key levels

The pattern and the prices to watch

Selected wave countPossible bearish Wave 2 crest

Numbers 1 to 5 label the successive legs of the selected wave pattern. The last point can still move.

Other readingsThe other readings support this direction

5 of 7 available readings support the downward wave interpretation; 1 lean against it. Agreement adds context, but does not guarantee the next move.

Main uncertaintyModerate count stability

The leading count changed 2 times across the last 9 checks. Keep the alternative interpretations in view.

Weekly price and wave pattern

Move across the chart to inspect a week. Turn on explanations for a guide to the marked points.

Weekly close30-week trendFair ValueConfirmationCount failureSelected pattern

The shaded area marks the selected pattern. Filled dots mark confirmed turns; the outlined dot is still forming. Prices use completed weeks; changing the chart range does not recalculate the count.

Weekly chart values
Prices in GBP ยท the history displayed on the chart
Week endingClose30-week trendFair Value
2023-10-065.605.137.43
2023-10-135.625.107.41
2023-10-206.085.107.39
2023-10-276.195.127.37
2023-11-035.685.137.35
2023-11-105.595.147.33
2023-11-174.895.137.29
2023-11-244.725.127.26
2023-12-014.375.107.22
2023-12-084.075.067.18
2023-12-154.085.047.14
2023-12-224.175.017.11
2023-12-294.134.987.07
2024-01-054.204.967.04
2024-01-124.144.947.00
2024-01-194.224.926.97
2024-01-263.894.896.93
2024-02-023.934.846.90
2024-02-093.904.826.87
2024-02-163.784.796.83
2024-02-233.574.766.79
2024-03-013.384.716.76
2024-03-083.314.656.72
2024-03-153.254.586.68
2024-03-223.134.526.64
2024-03-292.974.456.61
2024-04-053.144.396.57
2024-04-123.274.336.54
2024-04-193.364.276.50
2024-04-263.124.196.47
2024-05-033.224.116.44
2024-05-102.854.026.40
2024-05-172.863.916.37
2024-05-242.863.806.33
2024-05-312.963.716.30
2024-06-072.913.626.27
2024-06-143.153.566.24
2024-06-213.073.516.21
2024-06-283.053.476.18
2024-07-052.933.436.15
2024-07-122.773.386.12
2024-07-193.053.356.09
2024-07-262.923.316.06
2024-08-023.333.286.04
2024-08-093.313.256.01
2024-08-162.963.215.99
2024-08-232.803.175.96
2024-08-302.673.135.93
2024-09-062.953.105.91
2024-09-132.763.065.88
2024-09-202.723.035.85
2024-09-272.393.005.83
2024-10-042.542.985.80
2024-10-112.442.955.77
2024-10-182.332.925.74
2024-10-252.402.905.72
2024-11-012.482.885.69
2024-11-082.472.865.67
2024-11-152.472.835.64
2024-11-222.432.805.62
2024-11-292.302.775.59
2024-12-062.052.745.56
2024-12-132.052.725.54
2024-12-202.192.705.51
2024-12-272.172.675.49
2025-01-032.192.645.46
2025-01-102.102.615.44
2025-01-171.922.575.41
2025-01-241.772.535.39
2025-01-311.682.495.36
2025-02-071.662.455.33
2025-02-141.502.405.31
2025-02-211.522.355.28
2025-02-281.472.295.25
2025-03-071.372.225.23
2025-03-141.382.175.20
2025-03-211.422.135.17
2025-03-281.442.095.15
2025-04-041.832.055.12
2025-04-111.892.025.10
2025-04-181.651.985.08
2025-04-251.401.955.06
2025-05-021.351.915.03
2025-05-091.161.875.01
2025-05-161.131.834.98
2025-05-231.141.794.96
2025-05-301.081.744.93
2025-06-061.041.694.87
2025-06-131.161.654.81
2025-06-201.171.614.74
2025-06-271.081.574.67
2025-07-041.111.534.60
2025-07-111.051.504.53
2025-07-181.041.464.47
2025-07-251.061.434.41
2025-08-011.151.394.36
2025-08-081.041.364.30
2025-08-151.011.334.25
2025-08-221.021.304.18
2025-08-291.071.284.12
2025-09-051.111.264.06
2025-09-121.091.253.99
2025-09-191.101.233.91
2025-09-261.101.223.83
2025-10-031.011.213.76
2025-10-101.011.203.69
2025-10-171.061.193.63
2025-10-241.161.183.57
2025-10-311.051.153.52
2025-11-071.071.123.47
2025-11-141.061.103.43
2025-11-211.161.103.39
2025-11-281.041.083.35
2025-12-051.001.083.31
2025-12-120.99551.073.27
2025-12-190.97921.073.23
2025-12-260.96521.073.18
2026-01-020.9521.063.14
2026-01-090.85851.053.11
2026-01-160.85351.043.07
2026-01-230.89151.043.04
2026-01-300.92681.033.01
2026-02-060.90251.022.97
2026-02-130.88951.022.94
2026-02-200.84651.012.91
2026-02-270.8411.002.88
2026-03-061.031.002.85
2026-03-131.031.002.81
2026-03-201.161.012.78
2026-03-271.181.012.75
2026-04-031.051.012.72
2026-04-100.92251.002.69
2026-04-170.83820.99442.67
2026-04-240.89320.98752.64
2026-05-010.85780.98242.61
2026-05-080.86320.97752.59
2026-05-150.9160.97252.56
2026-05-220.79880.96042.53
2026-05-290.7750.95122.51
2026-06-050.7910.94182.48
2026-06-120.81580.93392.46
2026-06-190.7830.92142.43
2026-06-260.80820.91372.40
2026-07-030.70320.90372.38
2026-07-100.74820.89542.35
2026-07-170.77220.88852.32
2026-07-240.73750.88092.30
2026-07-310.66020.87122.27
2026-08-070.5680.86152.25
2026-08-140.5580.85172.22
2026-08-210.58850.84162.19
2026-08-280.53780.82862.16
2026-09-040.59220.81832.13
2026-09-110.6270.80952.10
2026-09-180.65450.80312.07
2026-09-250.66180.79722.04
4-week return 23.1%
13-week return -18.1%
26-week return -43.7%
52-week return -39.8%
From 52-week high -51.8%
26-week volatility 52.3%
Scenario playbook

What would strengthenโ€”or changeโ€”the view?

Start with the price condition. Then check the supporting evidence and the alternative count.

Direction holds

Wait for price confirmation

Below GBP 0.5378

The count needs a weekly close beyond this reference, with supporting price and cycle evidence.

No decision yet

Timing arrives; price does not turn

A projected window can pass without a reversal. Keep the count provisional if price has not confirmed; review the alternative count and the longer cycle.

Count fails

Know what changes the view

Above GBP 1.18

A weekly close beyond this boundary conflicts with the selected count. Review a fresh count instead of extending the old explanation.

Does the interpretation survive a different swing size?

2 of 2 available degrees share the leading direction. These are different views of the same price series.

Strategic ยท 20.2% reversalNo rule-valid countInsufficient rule-valid geometry
Primary ยท 12.6% reversalPossible bearish Wave 2 crest
58/100 pattern fit ยท agrees with leading direction
Tactical ยท 8.8% reversalPossible bearish Wave 4 crest
90/100 pattern fit ยท agrees with leading direction
02 ยท Wave count

How the wave count fits

The chart uses a 12.6% closing-price reversal threshold. Filled markers are confirmed pivots; the outlined final marker is still forming.

Scenario comparison

Compare the possible patterns

Possible bearish Wave 2 crestPrimary swing size ยท Leading6%
Possible bearish Wave 4 crestTactical swing size85%
Possible bearish Wave 2 crestTactical swing size9%
Weights compare the displayed patterns; they are not probabilities. The same pattern can appear at different swing sizes.
Leading wave count

Possible bearish Wave 2 crest

6% evidence weight

The count below meets the required wave rules. The details show which swings and proportions support it. A valid pattern is still an interpretation of past price moves.

Confirm below 0.5378 Fails above 1.18 Count stability Moderate ยท 68/100
Wave rules and proportions
PassWave 2 protects the Wave 1 originOrigin 1.18; Wave 2 0.6618.
GuidelineWave 2 retracement is proportionateRetraced 19% of Wave 1.
Strategic degreeNo valid count

Strategic degree uses a 20.2% weekly closing-price reversal threshold.

Primary degreePossible bearish Wave 2 crest

Primary degree uses a 12.6% weekly closing-price reversal threshold.

Tactical degreePossible bearish Wave 4 crest

Tactical degree uses a 8.8% weekly closing-price reversal threshold.

Active swing 23.1%

4 weeks ยท Forming

Nearest confirmed support 0.5378

Pivot from 2026-08-28

Nearest confirmed resistance 1.18

Pivot from 2026-03-27

30-week trend 0.7972

Price is -17.0% from trend

Fair Value reference 2.04

Price is -67.6% from Fair Value

52-week range position 15%

0.5378 low ยท 1.37 high

03 ยท Supporting evidence

Where the evidence agrees or disagrees

5 of 7 available readings support the downward wave interpretation; 1 lean against it. Agreement adds context, but does not guarantee the next move.

71% directional agreement

The other readings support this direction. 5 readings support the selected direction; 1 lean against it.

Trend

Price remains below its 30-week trend.

17.0% below trend
Cycle pressure

The medium-term pressure curve is turning higher.

Troughing
Cycle alignment

Cycle lengths are not moving in one clear direction.

Mixed
Relative strength

Underperforming its benchmark

-27.9
Market activity

Participation is weak

-79.1
Market dynamics

Price and volume behaviour is weak

-0.4
30-week momentum

Medium-term momentum is negative

-21.3
Balance of readings Defensive

1 constructive, 5 weak and 1 neutral measures.

Agreement describes direction among the readings. It does not necessarily support the selected wave count.

Market activity

Whether participation is supporting the move.

Participation is weak. This supports the downward wave view.

Relative strength

Performance against the market benchmark.

Underperforming its benchmark. This supports the downward wave view.

30-week momentum

The pace of the medium-term price move.

Medium-term momentum is negative. This supports the downward wave view.

Market dynamics

A separate scale prevents this lower-range measure being hidden by relative strength.

Price and volume behaviour is weak. This supports the downward wave view.

04 ยท Cycle timing

What cycle timing adds

Cycle estimates help describe timing. They do not set a date for the next price turn.

Possible turning intervals

The timing map.

Estimated from 25 Sep 2026. Bands show model uncertainty, not confidence intervals or guaranteed turning dates.

Trough window Crest window
Now+99 weeks
10w bandEstimated 12w ยท Rising
4/100Repeat fit ยท 18.8 cycles of history
Trough: 23 Octโ€“20 Nov 2026 (+4โ€“8w)Crest: 2 Octโ€“30 Oct 2026 (+1โ€“5w)
20w bandEstimated 15w ยท Troughing
No measurable positive repeat
0/100Repeat fit ยท 15.0 cycles of history
40w bandEstimated 50w ยท Falling
3/100Repeat fit ยท 4.5 cycles of history
Trough: 18 Junโ€“19 Nov 2027 (+38โ€“60w)Crest: 15 Janโ€“18 Jun 2027 (+16โ€“38w)
80w bandEstimated 87w ยท Falling
37/100Repeat fit ยท 2.6 cycles of history
Trough: 18 Febโ€“18 Aug 2028 (+73โ€“99w)Crest: 24 Decโ€“23 Jun 2028 (+65โ€“91w)

The best nearby repeat is selected from the same sample being described. Its fit is not an out-of-sample forecast score. When fewer than two estimated cycles are available the recent weekly history has gaps, or no positive repeat is measured, timing windows are withheld.

Cycle pressure is near a low and starting to turn. Look for price to confirm an upswing.

Cycle repeat scores range from 0 to 37/100. Low scores mean the past rhythm is irregular, so the projected weeks deserve less weight.

Pressure phaseTroughing

Current medium-term pressure direction

Cycle agreementMixed

50/100 rising alignment ยท 50/100 falling alignment

Estimated next low49 weeks

Timing estimate, not a dated forecast

Estimated next high27 weeks

Timing estimate, not a dated forecast

Cycle pressure

Above zero is positive pressure; direction matters more than the absolute number.

Shorter and longer cycles

The thick line is the blended reading; thinner lines show 20, 40 and 80-week components.

An observed cycle is the repeat found in past prices. The repeat score describes how clearly it appears. FLD is a shifted price reference used to check a turn. Low timing scores can coexist with a positive price-cross check.

Typical / observed cycle10w / 12w
Current phaseRising
Repeat score4/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Up
Since last trough6w
Possible next low4โ€“8w
Typical / observed cycle20w / 15w
Current phaseTroughing
Repeat score0/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Up
Since last trough6w
Possible next low-
Typical / observed cycle40w / 50w
Current phaseFalling
Repeat score3/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Down
Since last trough1w
Possible next low38โ€“60w
Typical / observed cycle80w / 87w
Current phaseFalling
Repeat score37/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Down
Since last trough1w
Possible next low73โ€“99w
05 ยท Risk

Risk behind the price move

Wave structure is easier to judge when drawdown, volatility and participation are visible beside it.

Risk in context

How much room price has to move

Price is 95.2% below the highest weekly close in the stored history. It is 51.8% below the 52-week high. The two figures use different reference points.

Largest contributors to the risk score

  • Multi-cycle risk

    Hurst risk alignment is 50/100.

  • Count instability

    The primary interpretation has moderate recent stability.

Downside risk check

Contained

11/100
Wave maturity0/25
Trend extension0/20
Range position0/15
Cycle rollover0/15
Multi-cycle risk8/15
Count instability3/10
Event proximity0/10

This score combines the risk checks shown here. A higher score means more warning signs, not a measured probability of a fall.

52-week low0.5378
52-week high1.37
Annualised volatility52.3%

Based on the latest 26 weekly returns

Average weekly range5.1%

Average high-to-low range over 13 weeks

Current drawdown-95.2%

From the highest close in the stored record

Latest volume84%

Of its trailing 20-week average

Drawdown history

Distance below the highest prior weekly close.

Realised volatility

Annualised variability of the latest 26 weekly returns.

Relative volume

Weekly volume as a percentage of its 20-week average.

06 ยท Market context

Sector trends and upcoming events

Compare the pattern with other stocks in the sector, then check whether an event could change the price picture.

Sector breadth

Most analysed peers have an upward wave count. That contrasts with this reportโ€™s downward interpretation.

62% constructive

10 of 16 analysed peers have a leading upward wave pattern.

19% have improving cycles Breadth shows whether peers share the structure. Cohort outcomes use non-overlapping, point-in-time trend and momentum states from the same sector and report benchmark excess return when matching benchmark bars exist; they are context, not a backtest of the Elliott count.
Earnings and options

Event information is limited

No additional warning is recorded. Missing event data does not rule out a surprise.

These are the latest stored event readings. Missing earnings or options data does not mean that event risk is absent.
Peer-state horizonNon-overlapping samplesPositiveMedianMedian excess vs ^FTSEMiddle 80% of returns
4 weeks27960%1.4%-0.4%-10.4% to 10.5%
13 weeks11454%1.6%-0.8%-13.5% to 20.4%
26 weeks6968%4.8%-1.0%-21.5% to 26.4%
07 ยท History

What happened after similar readings

After similar readings, the middle 4-week return was -3.6% across 132 completed outcomes. The range below shows how far individual outcomes differed. Overlapping weeks are not independent tests of this wave count.

133 similar weekly states

Typical return after a match

Median outcome after each matching historical week.

4w
-3.6%
13w
-14.7%
26w
-24.1%
HorizonMatchesPositiveMedianRange
4 weeks 132 38% -3.6% -38.6% to 39.7%
13 weeks 123 16% -14.7% -44.3% to 16.2%
26 weeks 115 4% -24.1% -54.2% to 6.9%

Overlapping historical matches are descriptive context, not independent observations or a forecast.

Data quality, rules and limitations
Evidence quality95/100

This measures usable history, indicator coverage and confirmed swing points. It does not measure the chance of the scenario succeeding.

Weekly history
87/100
Indicator coverage
100/100
Confirmed structure
100/100

Elliott impulse rules โ†— ยท Hurst price confirmation โ†—

Model ewc-2.2.0 ยท as of 2026-09-25 ยท the last swing is provisional; adaptive thresholds and cycle periods can revise earlier labels between reports.
How the count is built

Rules and data notes

  • Swing points use weekly closes and a 12.6% adaptive reversal threshold.
  • The final swing is provisional until the reversal threshold is met.
  • Candidate counts must pass the Wave 2 origin, Wave 3 progression/length and Wave 4 overlap rules when those waves are present.
  • Fibonacci proportions and alternation rank valid candidates but never rescue a hard-rule failure.
  • Primary and alternate evidence weights compare admissible counts; they are not probabilities.
  • These close-based impulse and A/B/C candidates do not exhaustively classify diagonals, triangles or complex corrections. Counts and historical cycle curves can be revised when adaptive thresholds or estimated periods change.
  • Nominal Hurst periods adapt to observed weekly rhythm. Future windows include measured timing uncertainty and require FLD or price confirmation.
Audit trail

Recent swing points

Dates and prices for the recent swings. The final point can still move. This is the current reconstruction; it is not a saved history of earlier published labels.

DateStatusTypePriceMoveDuration
2024-03-29 Confirmed Low 2.97 -52.1% 22 weeks
2024-04-19 Confirmed High 3.36 13.4% 3 weeks
2024-07-12 Confirmed Low 2.77 -17.6% 12 weeks
2024-08-02 Confirmed High 3.33 20.3% 3 weeks
2025-03-07 Confirmed Low 1.37 -58.9% 31 weeks
2025-04-11 Confirmed High 1.89 38.0% 5 weeks
2025-10-03 Confirmed Low 1.01 -46.6% 25 weeks
2025-10-24 Confirmed High 1.16 15.0% 3 weeks
2026-02-27 Confirmed Low 0.841 -27.6% 18 weeks
2026-03-27 Confirmed High 1.18 39.7% 4 weeks
2026-08-28 Confirmed Low 0.5378 -54.2% 22 weeks
2026-09-25 Forming High 0.6618 23.1% 4 weeks
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Chart guide

Evidence context