GET DAILY SIGNALSEuropean companies are wary of recession amid rising bad debt losses, report says - CNBC
European businesses are increasingly anticipating a recession in the near future as bad debt losses showed a marked increase in 2018.
Companies reported 2.31% in bad debt losses in 2018 as a share of total revenues, an increase from 1.69% in 2017, according to a report from Swedish debt purchaser Intrum.
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Momentum Indicator for IEV turns positive, indicating new upward trend
IEV saw its Momentum Indicator move above the 0 level on October 15, 2026. This is an indication that the stock could be shifting in to a new upward move. Traders may want to consider buying the stock or buying call options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 80 similar instances where the indicator turned positive. In 69 of the 80 cases, the stock moved higher in the following days. The odds of a move higher are at 86%.
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Bullish Trend Analysis
The RSI Indicator points to a transition from a downward trend to an upward trend -- in cases where IEV's RSI Oscillator exited the oversold zone, 27 of 32 resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are 84%.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for IEV just turned positive on October 14, 2026. Looking at past instances where IEV's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 41 of 49 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 84%.
Following a +0.93% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where IEV advanced for three days, in 247 of 311 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 79%.
IEV may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options.
Bearish Trend Analysis
The Stochastic Oscillator may be shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. In 46 of 58 cases where IEV's Stochastic Oscillator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 79%.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where IEV declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 77%.
The Aroon Indicator for IEV entered a downward trend on October 22, 2026. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.
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