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Compass Group stock drops 3.5% and snaps two 20-week technical streaks

Compass Group stock falls 3.5% this week as the MACD and money flow both turn negative after 20 weeks, giving fresh fuel to the Sell signal now in its 5th week. Technical analysis of the setup.

Compass Group stock drops 3.5% and snaps two 20-week technical streaks
Compass Group, the decline picks up speed

Compass Group stock drops 3.5% and snaps two 20-week technical streaks

August 21, 2026

Our view last week

On Compass Group stock the last weekly candle flips the picture: sellers turn sharply dominant again and buyer dominance is clearly collapsing, even though the week's net move is a mere 0.4%. The Sell signal, now in week 4, keeps losing steam — strength drops to 2 out of 100 — and just like seven days ago our desk reading stays exit the position for anyone already short.

This week's summary

Compass Group stock drops 3.5% this week and snaps two 20-week streaks at once: the MACD slips below its Signal line and money flow turns negative again. The Sell signal, now in its 5th week, finds fresh fuel: sellers stay in control of the tape, and the stock remains a high-risk opening per our model.
Ongoing decline ·5th week from start ·EU-UK stocks ·T2 ★ See Gold version →
IQS Phase
66
in tension
Signal Strength
38
decline starting to make lower lows
Sizing
REDUCED
Ranking
#12 / 46
EU-UK stocks
Trade P&L %
-2.11%
from signal to date, no stop loss

Chart · Weekly — EMA50 · MACD · VWAP

Weekly chart · EMA50 · MACD · VWAP · Source: TradingView
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Rank position

ranks 12th among the 46 sell signals for European-UK stocks in our ranking, with a signal strength of 38 out of 100.

Sector context

SectorEuropean
Benchmark ETFXLY
Sector regimein strong phase
Performanceweekly -0.15% · monthly +3.51%

CPG belongs to the european sector (reference ETF XLY). The sector is classified in strong phase according to our weekly reading.

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