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Lloyds slips 3.4% as sellers retake control, but the underlying uptrend holds

Lloyds Banking Group slips 3.4% this week as sellers retake control of volume. The technical backdrop stays bullish underneath, but the pace is cooling: here is what our indicators say and how the open trade is evolving.

Lloyds slips 3.4% as sellers retake control, but the underlying uptrend holds
Open long, week 19

Lloyds slips 3.4% as sellers retake control, but the underlying uptrend holds

August 21, 2026

Our view last week

After a week in which sellers had taken charge, buyers are back in control on Lloyds Banking Group stock: 62% of volume against 38% on the sell side. The week closes flat and the last weekly candle stays indecisive, with a reduced body, but money flow strengthens. In this stock's technical analysis, the trade shows a 14% gain since entry, in its 18th week.

This week's summary

Lloyds Banking Group slips 3.4% this week: sellers retake control with 72% of volume, after a week dominated by buyers. The backdrop stays bullish underneath — MACD has been above its Signal line for 10 weeks — but the pace is cooling, with the MACD histogram narrowing for a fourth straight week and money flow turning negative this week. The trade is up 10.3%.
Open long ·19th week from start ·EU-UK stocks ·T1 ★ See Gold version →
IQS Phase
52
ordinary
Signal Strength
64
medium
Sizing
STANDARD
Ranking
#21 / 70
EU-UK stocks in progress
Trade P&L %
+10.26%
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 21st among the 70 Longs already running for European-UK stocks in our ranking, with a signal strength of 64 out of 100.

Sector context

SectorEuropean
Benchmark ETFEXV1
Sector regimein positive regime
Performanceweekly -2.04% · monthly +1.88%

LLOY belongs to the european sector (reference ETF EXV1). The sector is classified in positive regime according to our weekly reading.

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