LSE ยท Financial Services ยท Weekly analysis

ARBBWave & cycle analysis

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC

Latest close GBP 800.00 Week ending 9 Oct 2026 History 276 weeks
Current reading

No clear wave pattern yet

There is no leading pattern that meets the wave rules. Use the trend and other readings for context while more swings develop.

66/100 Setup score 100/100 Data quality Observing 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 countWave + Hurst trough confluence

No wave count meets the rules yet. The chart still shows price, trend and confirmed swings.

Other readingsUse the other readings for context

3 of 7 available readings are positive and 4 are negative. There is no leading wave direction to compare them with.

Main uncertaintyHigh count stability

Wait for a pattern that meets the wave rules. A label should not be forced onto every price move.

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
2023-10-13943.57959.62903.63
2023-10-20931.09960.05904.75
2023-10-27913.61960.40905.86
2023-11-03901.13959.25907.04
2023-11-10906.13957.60908.18
2023-11-17928.59957.86909.47
2023-11-24968.53958.11911.65
2023-12-01973.52958.37913.97
2023-12-081,010.97960.37916.36
2023-12-151,003.48962.96918.61
2023-12-221,003.48965.04920.31
2023-12-291,003.48967.05921.80
2024-01-051,003.48969.30923.31
2024-01-121,005.97971.55924.84
2024-01-191,005.97973.80926.24
2024-01-26988.50975.39927.61
2024-02-02988.50977.14928.36
2024-02-091,028.44980.06929.48
2024-02-231,063.39980.24930.70
2024-03-011,053.40980.24931.94
2024-03-081,048.41979.58933.21
2024-03-151,063.39979.26934.54
2024-03-221,063.39982.76935.54
2024-03-291,078.36986.75936.51
2024-04-051,053.40989.92937.12
2024-04-121,098.33994.91937.77
2024-04-191,063.65998.58938.29
2024-04-261,063.651,002.66939.39
2024-05-031,026.201,004.75940.56
2024-05-101,023.701,006.92940.09
2024-05-171,008.721,009.10939.14
2024-05-24938.811,009.35937.80
2024-05-31968.771,011.19936.63
2024-06-07961.671,013.21935.76
2024-06-14944.181,014.48934.62
2024-06-21986.651,016.41933.91
2024-06-28984.151,016.93933.54
2024-07-05994.141,017.62933.39
2024-07-121,001.631,017.31933.70
2024-07-191,009.131,017.50933.76
2024-07-26971.661,016.44933.60
2024-08-02976.661,015.54933.50
2024-08-09944.181,013.57932.77
2024-08-16946.681,011.59932.45
2024-08-23939.191,009.36932.14
2024-08-30956.671,008.30931.81
2024-09-06934.191,006.49931.50
2024-09-13929.201,003.18930.74
2024-09-20926.70998.63930.10
2024-09-27939.19994.82929.63
2024-10-04924.20990.68929.49
2024-10-11924.20986.04929.44
2024-10-18921.70981.32929.37
2024-10-25921.70976.10929.58
2024-11-01906.72971.21929.53
2024-11-08921.70965.32929.68
2024-11-15886.73959.42929.69
2024-11-22901.72954.02930.00
2024-11-29929.20950.79930.54
2024-12-06921.70947.39931.01
2024-12-13886.73943.33931.29
2024-12-20874.24941.17931.65
2024-12-27899.22938.85932.09
2025-01-03894.23936.61932.49
2025-01-10879.24934.44932.83
2025-01-17856.76930.11932.98
2025-01-24869.25926.28933.23
2025-01-31931.69924.20933.78
2025-02-07959.17922.79934.21
2025-02-14916.71919.70934.09
2025-02-21899.22917.29933.86
2025-02-28884.24914.21933.58
2025-03-07884.24912.21933.33
2025-03-14884.24910.13933.31
2025-03-21911.71909.21933.49
2025-03-28894.23907.13933.55
2025-04-04854.26904.47933.30
2025-04-11951.68905.22933.01
2025-04-18914.49904.81932.64
2025-04-25899.50903.49932.01
2025-05-02926.99903.58931.55
2025-05-09912.00903.17931.00
2025-05-16924.49903.27931.24
2025-05-23944.48904.03931.58
2025-05-30929.49904.78931.54
2025-06-06934.48905.21931.34
2025-06-13951.97907.39931.31
2025-06-20954.47909.14931.35
2025-06-27949.47909.82931.81
2025-07-04941.98910.50932.38
2025-07-11966.96913.17933.10
2025-07-18961.97916.09933.90
2025-07-25924.49916.94934.45
2025-08-011,016.94921.03935.60
2025-08-081,021.93925.78936.41
2025-08-151,009.44930.87937.07
2025-08-221,011.94935.63937.84
2025-08-291,064.62940.06939.02
2025-09-051,069.62943.74940.34
2025-09-121,019.64947.17941.48
2025-09-19959.66949.19942.21
2025-09-26962.16951.78943.10
2025-10-03929.67953.30943.90
2025-10-10899.68953.81945.12
2025-10-17899.68953.41945.58
2025-10-24902.18953.68946.08
2025-10-31912.18955.61946.41
2025-11-07904.68954.04946.69
2025-11-14897.18953.47946.94
2025-11-21874.69952.64947.05
2025-11-28887.19951.31947.41
2025-12-05897.18950.82947.92
2025-12-12884.69949.49948.34
2025-12-19889.69947.66948.80
2025-12-26882.19946.09948.93
2026-01-02887.19944.51949.14
2026-01-09879.69942.10949.34
2026-01-16879.69939.61949.47
2026-01-23874.69937.12949.19
2026-01-30872.19934.79949.04
2026-02-06867.19931.46949.04
2026-02-13877.19928.64949.11
2026-02-20872.19926.90949.12
2026-02-27869.69921.99949.10
2026-03-06869.69916.91948.80
2026-03-13882.19912.67948.59
2026-03-20862.20907.68948.29
2026-03-27879.69901.51948.04
2026-04-03872.19894.93947.85
2026-04-10877.19890.19947.47
2026-04-17862.50886.95946.87
2026-04-24855.00883.37946.45
2026-05-01850.00880.72945.74
2026-05-08845.00878.90944.97
2026-05-15840.00876.91944.26
2026-05-22840.00874.83943.71
2026-05-29825.00871.93942.96
2026-06-05840.00869.77942.30
2026-06-12835.00867.70941.65
2026-06-19840.00866.54941.02
2026-06-26832.50864.72940.34
2026-07-03815.00861.98939.54
2026-07-10820.00859.82938.79
2026-07-17835.00858.00938.11
2026-07-24803.28855.37936.48
2026-07-31815.41852.98934.96
2026-08-07808.13850.59933.29
2026-08-14805.71848.13931.58
2026-08-21776.59844.86930.41
2026-08-28795.00842.28929.36
2026-09-04800.00840.04928.35
2026-09-11780.00836.81927.26
2026-09-18795.00834.23926.25
2026-09-25800.00831.91925.34
2026-10-02795.00829.42924.26
2026-10-09800.00826.68923.25
4-week return 2.6%
13-week return -2.4%
26-week return -8.8%
52-week return -11.1%
From 52-week high -14.9%
26-week volatility 11.4%
Scenario playbook

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

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

No rule-valid wave count is available. Compare the trend and cycle evidence while a clearer structure develops.

Does the interpretation survive a different swing size?

0 of 0 available degrees share the leading direction. These are different views of the same price series.

Strategic ยท 8.0% reversalNo rule-valid countInsufficient rule-valid geometry
Primary ยท 5.0% reversalNo rule-valid countInsufficient rule-valid geometry
Tactical ยท 3.5% reversalNo rule-valid countInsufficient rule-valid geometry
02 ยท Wave count

How the wave count fits

The chart uses a 5.0% closing-price reversal threshold. Filled markers are confirmed pivots; the outlined final marker is still forming.

Scenario comparison

Compare the possible patterns

No leading count meets the wave rules yet.

Weights compare the displayed patterns; they are not probabilities. The same pattern can appear at different swing sizes.
Leading wave count

No valid count

There is no leading pattern to test yet. Use the other readings and wait for more price swings.

Strategic degreeNo valid count

Strategic degree uses a 8.0% weekly closing-price reversal threshold.

Primary degreeNo valid count

Primary degree uses a 5.0% weekly closing-price reversal threshold.

Tactical degreeNo valid count

Tactical degree uses a 3.5% weekly closing-price reversal threshold.

Active swing -25.2%

57 weeks ยท Forming

Nearest confirmed support -

No lower pivot in the current window

Nearest confirmed resistance 1,069.62

Pivot from 2025-09-05

30-week trend 826.68

Price is -3.2% from trend

Fair Value reference 923.25

Price is -13.3% from Fair Value

52-week range position 24%

755.00 low ยท 939.67 high

03 ยท Supporting evidence

Where the evidence agrees or disagrees

3 of 7 available readings are positive and 4 are negative. There is no leading wave direction to compare them with.

57% directional agreement

Use the other readings for context.

Trend

Price remains below its 30-week trend.

3.2% below trend
Cycle pressure

The medium-term pressure curve is turning higher.

Troughing
Cycle alignment

Several cycle lengths are improving together.

Rising Stack
Relative strength

Underperforming its benchmark

-8.5
Market activity

Participation is weak

-23.5
Market dynamics

Price and volume behaviour is supportive

+0.2
30-week momentum

Medium-term momentum is negative

-9.3
Balance of readings Defensive

3 constructive, 4 weak and 0 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.

Relative strength

Performance against the market benchmark.

Underperforming its benchmark.

30-week momentum

The pace of the medium-term price move.

Medium-term momentum is negative.

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 9 Oct 2026. Bands show model uncertainty, not confidence intervals or guaranteed turning dates.

Trough window Crest window
Now+36 weeks
10w bandEstimated 10w ยท Rising
No measurable positive repeat
0/100Repeat fit ยท 27.6 cycles of history
20w bandEstimated 16w ยท Troughing
No measurable positive repeat
0/100Repeat fit ยท 17.2 cycles of history
40w bandEstimated 30w ยท Troughing
2/100Repeat fit ยท 9.2 cycles of history
Trough: 29 Janโ€“18 Jun 2027 (+16โ€“36w)Crest: 22 Janโ€“11 Jun 2027 (+15โ€“35w)
80w bandEstimated 79w ยท Falling
Gaps in recent weekly history
48/100Repeat fit ยท 3.5 cycles of history

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 48/100. Low scores mean the past rhythm is irregular, so the projected weeks deserve less weight.

Pressure phaseTroughing

Current medium-term pressure direction

Cycle agreementRising Stack

75/100 rising alignment ยท 25/100 falling alignment

Estimated next low26 weeks

Timing estimate, not a dated forecast

Estimated next high25 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 / 10w
Current phaseRising
Repeat score0/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Up
Since last trough7w
Possible next low-
Typical / observed cycle20w / 16w
Current phaseTroughing
Repeat score0/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Up
Since last trough7w
Possible next low-
Typical / observed cycle40w / 30w
Current phaseTroughing
Repeat score2/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Down
Since last trough4w
Possible next low16โ€“36w
Typical / observed cycle80w / 79w
Current phaseFalling
Repeat score48/100
Price-cross check (FLD)Crossed Down
Since last trough88w
Possible next low-
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 27.2% below the highest weekly close in the stored history. It is 14.9% below the 52-week high. The two figures use different reference points.

Largest contributors to the risk score

  • Event proximity

    Earnings are about 3 week(s) away.

  • Multi-cycle risk

    Hurst risk alignment is 25/100.

Downside risk check

Contained

9/100
Wave maturity0/25
Trend extension0/20
Range position0/15
Cycle rollover0/15
Multi-cycle risk4/15
Count instability0/10
Event proximity5/10

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

52-week low755.00
52-week high939.67
Annualised volatility11.4%

Based on the latest 26 weekly returns

Average weekly range5.8%

Average high-to-low range over 13 weeks

Current drawdown-27.2%

From the highest close in the stored record

Latest volume75%

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.

92% constructive

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

0% 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: 2026-10-30 ยท about 3w away

Earnings are due in about 3 weeks.

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 weeks45554%1.1%0.2%-8.4% to 13.1%
13 weeks19060%3.7%0.9%-12.5% to 22.8%
26 weeks11870%7.2%2.1%-15.9% to 39.1%
07 ยท History

What happened after similar readings

After similar readings, the middle 4-week return was -1.1% across 75 completed outcomes. The range below shows how far individual outcomes differed. Overlapping weeks are not independent tests of this wave count.

75 similar weekly states

Typical return after a match

Median outcome after each matching historical week.

4w
-1.2%
13w
-2.6%
26w
0.2%
HorizonMatchesPositiveMedianRange
4 weeks 75 33% -1.2% -15.7% to 9.1%
13 weeks 71 35% -2.6% -8.7% to 12.1%
26 weeks 62 52% 0.2% -15.1% to 21.0%

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 2026-10-09 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 5.0% 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
2023-08-11 Confirmed High 1,073.16 24.0% 26 weeks
2023-11-03 Confirmed Low 901.13 -16.0% 12 weeks
2024-04-12 Confirmed High 1,098.33 21.9% 22 weeks
2024-05-24 Confirmed Low 938.81 -14.5% 6 weeks
2024-07-19 Confirmed High 1,009.13 7.5% 8 weeks
2025-01-17 Confirmed Low 856.76 -15.1% 26 weeks
2025-02-07 Confirmed High 959.17 12.0% 3 weeks
2025-04-04 Confirmed Low 854.26 -10.9% 8 weeks
2025-04-11 Confirmed High 951.68 11.4% 1 weeks
2025-04-25 Confirmed Low 899.50 -5.5% 2 weeks
2025-09-05 Confirmed High 1,069.62 18.9% 19 weeks
2026-10-09 Forming Low 800.00 -25.2% 57 weeks
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Evidence context