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VanEck iBoxx EUR Corporates UCITS ETF

Week ending 24 Jul 2026 Close EUR 16.74 340 weekly observations
Current structure Impulse advance still supported
43/100 setup score 100/100 data quality
The setup score is a rules-based composite, not a probability or price forecast.
Investment view

What the current structure is saying

Based on weekly closing prices

Current read

The closing-price swing map is classified as impulse advance still supported. Price is 1.0% below its 30-week trend. 2 of 7 available confirmation measures are constructive.

2 constructive · 0 neutral · 5 weak

What would confirm it

Evidence to look for next

  • A new closing-price high that holds above the 30-week trend.
  • Cycle pressure and the 20/40-week rhythms continuing to rise together.
  • Relative strength and market activity remaining above neutral.
What would challenge it

Bullish structure weakens below

No confirmed opposing pivot is available. Use the trend and Fair Value references below.

4-week return -1.4%
13-week return -0.2%
26-week return -2.0%
52-week return -1.1%
From 52-week high -3.4%
26-week volatility 3.5%
Wave structure

Price, trend and the active swing

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

Closing-price swing map

Weekly close against the 30-week trend and long-term Fair Value reference.

Close 30-week trend Fair Value
Active swing 15.3%

196 weeks · Forming

Nearest confirmed support -

No lower pivot in the current window

Nearest confirmed resistance -

Price is above prior confirmed highs

30-week trend 16.92

Price is -1.0% from trend

Fair Value reference 16.44

Price is 1.9% from Fair Value

52-week range position 39%

16.37 low · 17.34 high

Cycle timing

Are the main rhythms moving together?

Cycle readings describe timing pressure. They do not set a price target or guarantee the next turning point.

Pressure phaseRising

Current medium-term pressure direction

Multi-cycle alignmentFalling Stack

25/100 constructive · 75/100 risk

Nearest trough window9 weeks

Timing estimate, not a dated forecast

Nearest crest window1 weeks

Timing estimate, not a dated forecast

Cycle pressure

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

Multi-cycle rhythm

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

Nominal cycle10w
Current phaseFalling
Reading-0.55
Recent amplitude0.39
Since last trough5w
Next trough window5w
Nominal cycle20w
Current phaseFalling
Reading-0.14
Recent amplitude0.63
Since last trough10w
Next trough window10w
Nominal cycle40w
Current phaseTroughing
Reading-0.52
Recent amplitude1.09
Since last trough9w
Next trough window9w
Nominal cycle80w
Current phaseFalling
Reading0.05
Recent amplitude2.29
Since last trough41w
Next trough window39w
Confirmation

Does price behaviour support the wave count?

Each measure answers a different question. Agreement across several measures is more useful than one strong reading in isolation.

71% confirmation alignment
Trend

Price remains below its 30-week trend.

1.0% below trend
Cycle pressure

The medium-term pressure curve is turning higher.

Rising
Cycle alignment

Several cycle lengths are weakening together.

Falling Stack
Relative strength

Underperforming its benchmark

-11.3
Market activity

Participation is weak

-9.6
Market dynamics

Price and volume behaviour is supportive

+0.5
30-week momentum

Medium-term momentum is negative

-1.3
Combined reading Defensive

2 constructive, 5 weak and 0 neutral measures.

This is a count of rules-based evidence, not a recommendation.

Market activity

Whether participation is supporting the move.

Relative strength

Performance against the market benchmark.

30-week momentum

The pace of the medium-term price move.

Market dynamics

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

Risk and participation

How much movement sits behind the pattern?

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

52-week low16.37
52-week high17.34
Annualised volatility3.5%

Based on the latest 26 weekly returns

Average weekly range0.7%

Average high-to-low range over 13 weeks

Current drawdown-3.9%

From the highest close in the stored record

Latest volume63%

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.

Historical context

What followed similar readings in this security?

Matches compare trend, cycle direction, momentum, relative strength and market dynamics using only information available at each historical week.

25 similar weekly states

Median forward return

Median outcome after each matching historical week.

4w
-1.2%
13w
-0.1%
26w
0.1%
HorizonMatchesPositiveMedianRange
4 weeks 25 40% -1.2% -5.8% to 2.6%
13 weeks 25 44% -0.1% -8.0% to 3.2%
26 weeks 24 50% 0.1% -9.3% to 5.5%

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

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
How the count is built

Rules, references and limitations

  • Swing points use weekly closes and a 5.0% adaptive reversal threshold.
  • The final swing is provisional until the reversal threshold is met.
  • Elliott labels describe one rules-based interpretation; other valid counts may exist.
  • Cycle windows are estimates derived from observed rhythms, not scheduled turning dates.
Audit trail

Recent swing points

The exact points used to construct the visible wave map.

DateStatusTypePriceMoveDuration
2020-03-13 Confirmed High 16.64 - 0 weeks
2020-03-20 Confirmed Low 15.58 -6.4% 1 weeks
2020-12-11 Confirmed High 17.43 11.9% 38 weeks
2022-06-17 Confirmed Low 14.97 -14.1% 79 weeks
2022-08-05 Confirmed High 16.08 7.4% 7 weeks
2022-10-21 Confirmed Low 14.52 -9.7% 11 weeks
2026-07-24 Forming High 16.74 15.3% 196 weeks