📊 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39) — 1D
Timeframe: Daily
Period Visible: ~Aug 2025 – 20 Feb 2026
Approx. Bars: ~130–150 sessions
Last Traded Price: 21.72
Recent High: 21.79
🔎 Market Regime Classification: Strong Trending Regime (Late-Stage Impulse / Early Distribution Risk)
Structure is intact bullish (HH/HL sequence), but price is now extended into psychological and structural resistance near 22.00 with subtle volume divergence developing.
1️⃣ Market Structure & Order Flow
Macro Structure (Aug → Oct)
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Range between ~16.20–17.20.
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Repeated equal lows ~16.50–16.60.
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Absorption visible: High-volume down bars with small net progress lower → accumulation.
Structural Shift (Early Nov)
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Displacement move from 16.75 → 18.80.
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High volume + wide range = professional buying.
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Clear BOS (Break of Structure) above 17.15–17.20 prior highs.
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This marks transition from range → trend.
Trend Continuation (Nov → Feb)
Sequence:
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SH 18.80 → HL 18.00
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SH 19.95 → HL ~19.60
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SH 20.25 → HL ~20.00
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SH 20.93 → HL ~20.60
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Current SH 21.79
Clean higher-high/higher-low progression.
Pullbacks are shallow (typically <38% retrace of impulse legs) → confirms institutional bid support.
2️⃣ Volume–Price Relationship (VPR)
Key Observations
A. November Breakout
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High Volume + Wide Range = institutional displacement.
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Not retail chase — sustained follow-through confirms.
B. Pullbacks (18.80 → 18.00, 19.95 → 19.60)
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Volume contraction on retracement.
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Classic bullish VPR: low effort on downside.
C. Current 21.50–21.80 Zone
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Price making marginal new highs.
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Volume not expanding meaningfully.
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Slight volume divergence developing.
This suggests:
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Momentum decelerating.
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Early distribution OR healthy consolidation.
Not confirmed distribution yet — but no longer early trend stage.
3️⃣ Institutional Footprint Recognition
Liquidity Behavior
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No aggressive liquidity grab yet above 22.00.
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Expect stops clustered above 22 psychological level.
Order Blocks
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Strong bullish order block: ~20.80–21.00 (last consolidation before breakout).
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Major structural demand: 19.90–20.25 zone.
Fair Value Gaps (FVG)
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Large displacement gap left near 16.90–17.40 (unlikely revisit unless macro reversal).
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Smaller inefficiencies near 20.20–20.40 remain.
Wyckoff Interpretation
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Aug–Oct: Accumulation.
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Nov–Jan: Markup Phase.
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Current: Late Markup / Possible Distribution Prep.
No upthrust or spring yet.
4️⃣ Bar Pattern Analysis
Recent Bars Near 21.70–21.80
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Smaller real bodies.
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Upper wicks forming.
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Reduced expansion range.
This = momentum compression.
No strong bearish engulfing yet.
No climactic blow-off yet.
Market is coiling under resistance.
5️⃣ Psychological & Structural Levels
| Level | Significance |
|---|---|
| 22.00 | Major round number + stop liquidity pool |
| 21.79 | Current swing high |
| 20.93 | Prior breakout level |
| 20.25 | Structural HL |
| 19.95 | Previous impulse high |
Above 22.00 = potential acceleration zone.
Failure at 22.00 = mean reversion toward 20.90.
6️⃣ Risk-Adjusted Setup Mapping
🔵 Bullish Continuation Setup
Trigger: Clean daily close above 22.00 with volume expansion.
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Entry: 22.05–22.15
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Stop: Below 21.50 (last minor HL)
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Target 1: 23.00 (measured move projection)
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Target 2: 23.50
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R:R ≈ 1:2.5 to 1:3
Confirmation requirement: Volume must expand.
🟠 Pullback Continuation Setup
If rejection occurs at 22:
Ideal demand zone:
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20.90–21.00 (breakout retest)
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Deeper: 20.20–20.30 (major HL)
Entry only on:
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Volume dry-up on pullback
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Bullish rejection bar (hammer / engulfing)
🔴 Distribution / Reversal Scenario
Trigger conditions:
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High volume wide-range bearish bar
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Close below 20.90
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Follow-through selling
Then likely rotation toward 19.95 → 19.60.
Currently LOW probability.
7️⃣ Effort vs Result Analysis
Recent sessions:
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Moderate volume
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Small net price progress
Effort slightly increasing but result flattening → mild absorption OR profit-taking.
Not yet climactic.
8️⃣ Multi-Timeframe Confluence
Daily = strong uptrend.
Weekly (structurally inferred):
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Strong bullish impulse since Q4.
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Extended but not parabolic.
Timeframe alignment still bullish.
9️⃣ Highest Conviction Observations
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Clean institutional markup phase from November.
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Pullbacks consistently low volume (strong underlying demand).
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No structural breakdown yet.
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Price compressing under 22 liquidity.
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Early volume divergence warns of short-term consolidation risk.
🔮 Forward-Looking Bias
Primary Bias: Bullish continuation above 22.00.
Secondary Bias: Healthy pullback toward 20.90 before continuation.
Invalidation Level: Sustained close below 20.20.
📌 Key Levels to Watch This Week
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22.00 → Break or reject?
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21.50 → Minor support
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20.90 → Structural pivot
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20.25 → Major higher low
Disclaimer:Please note that this analysis is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice. Trading involves significant risk, and you should consult with a financial advisor before making any decisions.
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