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WBDWave & cycle analysis

Warner Bros Discovery Inc

Latest close USD 30.86 Week ending 25 Sep 2026 History 276 weeks
Current reading

The five-wave move is mature

The count describes a move that may be nearing its end. Watch for a confirmed reversal; maturity alone does not mean price has turned.

55/100 Setup score 100/100 Data quality Mature / manage risk 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 countFive-wave advance mature

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

Other readingsCheck whether the move is losing support

6 readings are positive, 0 are negative and 1 are neutral. They describe current direction, not whether a mature move has finished.

Main uncertaintyLow count stability

The leading count changed 5 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 USD ยท the history displayed on the chart
Week endingClose30-week trendFair Value
2023-10-0610.2812.7222.54
2023-10-1310.3712.5922.47
2023-10-2010.3312.4722.41
2023-10-279.5512.2822.34
2023-11-0311.7712.1722.28
2023-11-1010.1312.0522.19
2023-11-1710.7111.9522.10
2023-11-2410.8511.8621.99
2023-12-0111.3311.8121.88
2023-12-0811.4711.7721.77
2023-12-1512.2611.7821.67
2023-12-2211.2711.7721.56
2023-12-2911.3811.7621.44
2024-01-0511.2011.6721.29
2024-01-1210.6511.6021.12
2024-01-1910.3511.5520.95
2024-01-2610.6211.4920.75
2024-02-0210.2511.4120.54
2024-02-099.6411.3220.30
2024-02-169.8311.2120.04
2024-02-238.6111.0819.75
2024-03-018.6710.9019.40
2024-03-088.7310.7319.00
2024-03-158.5410.5918.56
2024-03-228.4410.4618.34
2024-03-298.7310.3718.12
2024-04-058.3210.2717.90
2024-04-128.3410.1517.72
2024-04-198.4010.0617.53
2024-04-268.119.9717.34
2024-05-037.979.8917.15
2024-05-108.159.8216.97
2024-05-178.059.7416.82
2024-05-247.729.6816.66
2024-05-318.249.5716.51
2024-06-078.279.5016.37
2024-06-147.249.3916.23
2024-06-217.189.2716.08
2024-06-287.449.1415.93
2024-07-057.218.9915.78
2024-07-127.408.8315.65
2024-07-198.678.7515.52
2024-07-268.318.6415.39
2024-08-028.278.5515.26
2024-08-097.028.4215.12
2024-08-167.418.3314.99
2024-08-238.058.2414.86
2024-08-307.848.1614.73
2024-09-067.228.0814.61
2024-09-138.498.0414.49
2024-09-208.248.0214.38
2024-09-278.388.0114.27
2024-10-047.787.9814.15
2024-10-117.527.9514.04
2024-10-187.827.9313.93
2024-10-257.607.8913.83
2024-11-018.237.8913.71
2024-11-089.187.9113.59
2024-11-159.227.9413.49
2024-11-2210.118.0113.40
2024-11-2910.488.0913.31
2024-12-0610.668.1813.23
2024-12-1312.078.3113.16
2024-12-2010.698.4113.07
2024-12-2710.618.4912.98
2025-01-0310.578.5612.86
2025-01-109.708.6512.72
2025-01-179.528.7212.62
2025-01-2410.258.8212.51
2025-01-3110.448.9312.39
2025-02-0710.169.0212.26
2025-02-1410.349.0712.14
2025-02-2110.789.1612.03
2025-02-2811.469.2611.93
2025-03-0711.079.4011.85
2025-03-1410.199.4911.74
2025-03-2110.749.5811.64
2025-03-2810.379.6611.54
2025-04-048.079.6911.44
2025-04-117.979.6711.33
2025-04-188.119.6711.25
2025-04-258.599.6811.19
2025-05-028.549.7011.13
2025-05-099.079.7511.07
2025-05-169.169.8011.02
2025-05-239.009.8410.95
2025-05-309.979.9010.90
2025-06-069.829.9210.87
2025-06-1310.039.9510.85
2025-06-2010.529.9610.82
2025-06-2711.309.9910.80
2025-07-0411.2210.0110.78
2025-07-1111.7310.0010.77
2025-07-1812.7510.0710.76
2025-07-2513.4910.1610.75
2025-08-0112.8710.2410.74
2025-08-0810.9110.2810.72
2025-08-1511.8510.3610.71
2025-08-2212.0510.4210.70
2025-08-2911.6410.4610.69
2025-09-0512.1110.5210.69
2025-09-1218.8710.8110.73
2025-09-1919.3311.0910.77
2025-09-2619.5111.3610.82
2025-10-0318.9911.6310.87
2025-10-1017.1011.8610.90
2025-10-1718.1912.1010.93
2025-10-2421.1512.4610.98
2025-10-3122.4512.9411.06
2025-11-0722.6713.4311.13
2025-11-1423.0313.9311.21
2025-11-2123.1714.4211.28
2025-11-2824.0014.9311.36
2025-12-0526.0815.5011.46
2025-12-1229.9816.1911.59
2025-12-1927.7716.8211.71
2025-12-2628.8017.4511.83
2026-01-0228.5118.0711.94
2026-01-0928.8818.7012.04
2026-01-1628.5819.3012.14
2026-01-2328.5819.8812.23
2026-01-3027.5420.4212.31
2026-02-0627.3620.9412.39
2026-02-1327.9921.4512.47
2026-02-2028.7521.9612.56
2026-02-2728.1722.4712.64
2026-03-0627.9523.0412.72
2026-03-1327.1423.5412.81
2026-03-2027.4224.0612.89
2026-03-2727.0724.5712.97
2026-04-0327.3225.0813.05
2026-04-1027.4425.3613.13
2026-04-1727.4725.6413.22
2026-04-2427.0725.8913.31
2026-05-0126.9726.1513.40
2026-05-0827.1126.4913.49
2026-05-1526.9826.7813.59
2026-05-2227.0326.9813.69
2026-05-2927.0127.1313.79
2026-06-0526.2427.2513.87
2026-06-1226.9827.3813.96
2026-06-1926.2027.4814.05
2026-06-2626.7427.5714.14
2026-07-0326.4827.5814.23
2026-07-1026.5927.4714.32
2026-07-1726.8727.4414.41
2026-07-2425.7727.3414.49
2026-07-3126.3027.2714.57
2026-08-0726.7827.2014.66
2026-08-1427.9927.1814.75
2026-08-2128.5527.1814.86
2026-08-2828.7727.2214.97
2026-09-0428.2527.2515.08
2026-09-1128.0427.2515.18
2026-09-1827.8027.2215.29
2026-09-2530.8627.3115.42
4-week return 7.3%
13-week return 15.4%
26-week return 14.0%
52-week return 58.2%
From 52-week high -0.2%
26-week volatility 20.1%
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

A mature move needs fresh evidence

Above USD 30.86

The earlier confirmation is a reference for the completed advance or decline. It does not confirm a new move in the same direction.

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

Below USD 25.77

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?

3 of 3 available degrees share the leading direction. These are different views of the same price series.

Strategic ยท 13.7% reversalFive-wave advance mature
95/100 pattern fit ยท agrees with leading direction
Primary ยท 8.6% reversalFive-wave advance mature
95/100 pattern fit ยท agrees with leading direction
Tactical ยท 6.0% reversalFive-wave advance mature
95/100 pattern fit ยท agrees with leading direction
02 ยท Wave count

How the wave count fits

The chart uses a 8.6% closing-price reversal threshold. Filled markers are confirmed pivots; the outlined final marker is still forming.

Scenario comparison

Compare the possible patterns

Five-wave advance maturePrimary swing size ยท Leading86%
Possible Wave 3 advancingPrimary swing size10%
Bearish A/B/C rebound may be completingPrimary swing size4%
Weights compare the displayed patterns; they are not probabilities. The same pattern can appear at different swing sizes.
Leading wave count

Five-wave advance mature

86% 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 above 30.86 Fails below 25.77 Count stability Low ยท 20/100
Wave rules and proportions
PassWave 2 protects the Wave 1 originOrigin 10.91; Wave 2 17.10.
PassWave 3 exceeds Wave 1Wave 1 19.51; Wave 3 29.98.
PassWave 4 does not overlap Wave 1Wave 1 boundary 19.51; Wave 4 25.77.
PassWave 3 is not the shortest motive waveMotive lengths: 8.60, 12.88, 5.09.
PassWave 5 makes motive progressWave 3 29.98; Wave 5 30.86.
GuidelineWave 2 retracement is proportionateRetraced 28% of Wave 1.
GuidelineWave 3 extension is plausibleWave 3 is 1.50ร— Wave 1.
GuidelineWave 4 retracement is proportionateRetraced 33% of Wave 3.
GuidelineWaves 2 and 4 show temporal alternationWave 2 lasted 2w; Wave 4 lasted 32w.
Strategic degreeFive-wave advance mature

Strategic degree uses a 13.7% weekly closing-price reversal threshold.

Primary degreeFive-wave advance mature

Primary degree uses a 8.6% weekly closing-price reversal threshold.

Tactical degreeFive-wave advance mature

Tactical degree uses a 6.0% weekly closing-price reversal threshold.

Active swing 19.8%

9 weeks ยท Forming

Nearest confirmed support 25.77

Pivot from 2026-07-24

Nearest confirmed resistance -

Price is above prior confirmed highs

30-week trend 27.31

Price is 13.0% from trend

Fair Value reference 15.42

Price is 100.2% from Fair Value

52-week range position 100%

17.08 low ยท 30.92 high

03 ยท Supporting evidence

Where the evidence agrees or disagrees

6 readings are positive, 0 are negative and 1 are neutral. They describe current direction, not whether a mature move has finished.

86% directional agreement

Check whether the move is losing support.

Trend

Price is holding above its 30-week trend.

13.0% above trend
Cycle pressure

The medium-term pressure curve is turning higher.

Rising
Cycle alignment

Cycle lengths are not moving in one clear direction.

Mixed
Relative strength

Outperforming its benchmark

+1.9
Market activity

Participation is supportive

+15.4
Market dynamics

Price and volume behaviour is supportive

+0.8
30-week momentum

Medium-term momentum is positive

+9.5
Balance of readings Constructive

6 constructive, 0 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 supportive.

Relative strength

Performance against the market benchmark.

Outperforming its benchmark.

30-week momentum

The pace of the medium-term price move.

Medium-term momentum is positive.

Market dynamics

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

Price and volume behaviour is supportive.

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+69 weeks
10w bandEstimated 8w ยท Rising
23/100Repeat fit ยท 34.5 cycles of history
Trough: 30 Octโ€“27 Nov 2026 (+5โ€“9w)Crest: 9 Octโ€“6 Nov 2026 (+2โ€“6w)
20w bandEstimated 15w ยท Rising
27/100Repeat fit ยท 18.4 cycles of history
Trough: 11 Decโ€“22 Jan 2027 (+11โ€“17w)Crest: 20 Novโ€“1 Jan 2027 (+8โ€“14w)
40w bandEstimated 49w ยท Cresting
28/100Repeat fit ยท 5.6 cycles of history
Trough: 22 Janโ€“9 Jul 2027 (+17โ€“41w)Crest: 20 Novโ€“7 May 2027 (+8โ€“32w)
80w bandEstimated 60w ยท Cresting
42/100Repeat fit ยท 4.6 cycles of history
Trough: 14 Mayโ€“21 Jan 2028 (+33โ€“69w)Crest: 8 Janโ€“17 Sep 2027 (+15โ€“51w)

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 rising. That supports the recent upswing, but it does not establish how long it will last.

Cycle repeat scores range from 23 to 42/100. Low scores mean the past rhythm is irregular, so the projected weeks deserve less weight.

Pressure phaseRising

Current medium-term pressure direction

Cycle agreementMixed

50/100 rising alignment ยท 50/100 falling alignment

Estimated next low14 weeks

Timing estimate, not a dated forecast

Estimated next high11 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 / 8w
Current phaseRising
Repeat score23/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Up
Since last trough1w
Possible next low5โ€“9w
Typical / observed cycle20w / 15w
Current phaseRising
Repeat score27/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Up
Since last trough1w
Possible next low11โ€“17w
Typical / observed cycle40w / 49w
Current phaseCresting
Repeat score28/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Up
Since last trough69w
Possible next low17โ€“41w
Typical / observed cycle80w / 60w
Current phaseCresting
Repeat score42/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Up
Since last trough69w
Possible next low33โ€“69w
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 1.0% below the highest weekly close in the stored history. It is 0.2% below the 52-week high. The two figures use different reference points.

Largest contributors to the risk score

  • Wave maturity

    A forming Wave 5 is mature structure: upside can continue, but reward-to-risk is usually less forgiving.

  • Range position

    Price is 100% of the way through its 52-week low-to-high range.

  • Trend extension

    Price is 13.0% above the 30-week trend; large positive gaps increase snap-back vulnerability.

Downside risk check

Elevated vulnerability

67/100
Wave maturity25/25
Trend extension11/20
Range position15/15
Cycle rollover0/15
Multi-cycle risk8/15
Count instability8/10
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 low17.08
52-week high30.92
Annualised volatility20.1%

Based on the latest 26 weekly returns

Average weekly range3.7%

Average high-to-low range over 13 weeks

Current drawdown-1.0%

From the highest close in the stored record

Latest volume426%

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 agrees with this reportโ€™s upward interpretation.

67% constructive

16 of 24 analysed peers have a leading upward wave pattern.

21% 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

Check the upcoming earnings date

Earnings: 2026-11-05 ยท about 6w away

Options: Mixed ยท 16/100 conviction ยท ยฑ1.6% expected move

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 QQQMiddle 80% of returns
4 weeks72056%1.4%0.0%-9.0% to 13.0%
13 weeks26362%3.9%-2.0%-14.1% to 27.9%
26 weeks14961%5.4%-4.3%-19.0% to 52.5%
07 ยท History

What happened after similar readings

After similar readings, the middle 4-week return was +0.9% across 67 completed outcomes. The range below shows how far individual outcomes differed. Overlapping weeks are not independent tests of this wave count.

68 similar weekly states

Typical return after a match

Median outcome after each matching historical week.

4w
0.9%
13w
-1.1%
26w
6.3%
HorizonMatchesPositiveMedianRange
4 weeks 67 54% 0.9% -27.1% to 67.6%
13 weeks 66 49% -1.1% -26.4% to 115.4%
26 weeks 66 55% 6.3% -32.0% to 198.9%

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

Data quality, rules and limitations
Evidence quality100/100

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

Weekly history
100/100
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 8.6% 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
2024-10-11 Confirmed Low 7.52 -11.4% 4 weeks
2024-12-13 Confirmed High 12.07 60.5% 9 weeks
2025-01-17 Confirmed Low 9.52 -21.1% 5 weeks
2025-02-28 Confirmed High 11.46 20.4% 6 weeks
2025-04-11 Confirmed Low 7.97 -30.5% 6 weeks
2025-07-25 Confirmed High 13.49 69.3% 15 weeks
2025-08-08 Confirmed Low 10.91 -19.1% 2 weeks
2025-09-26 Confirmed High 19.51 78.8% 7 weeks
2025-10-10 Confirmed Low 17.10 -12.4% 2 weeks
2025-12-12 Confirmed High 29.98 75.3% 9 weeks
2026-07-24 Confirmed Low 25.77 -14.0% 32 weeks
2026-09-25 Forming High 30.86 19.8% 9 weeks
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Chart guide

Evidence context