HSBC — HSBC Holdings plc

Report date: 2026-05-26  |  Sector: Financial Services  |  Last price: $92.02  |  Horizon: 30d  |  Generated: 2026-05-26T07:18:20.844933Z

Forecast summary

Ensemble point +2.39%
80% CI [-5.98%, +11.74%]
95% CI [-9.97%, +17.04%]
Method dispersion 0.0241
Beats RW baseline YES
MC drift (annual) 42.89%
MC sigma (annual) 39.89%
MC paths 1000
Bull target (90th pct) +23.88% -> $114.00
Base target (50th) +4.34% -> $96.01
Bear target (10th pct) -12.63% -> $80.40
Macro regime risk_on_growth
10y yield 4.56%
3m yield 3.59%
Yield-curve slope +0.97%
VIX level 16.59
VIX z-score (252d) -0.48
Sector ETF XLF
Sector relative (90d) +19.95%

Forecast plot (interactive)

Realised volatility

Yang-Zhang annualized (60d) 39.89%
Close-to-close annualized (60d) 34.10%

Per-method comparison

MethodWeightPoint80% lo80% hi95% lo95% hi
linear 25.0% +5.24% +1.56% +8.90% -0.02% +10.91%
monte_carlo 25.0% +4.34% -12.63% +23.88% -20.74% +34.97%
ar1 25.0% +0.00% -2.06% +2.11% -3.14% +3.24%
random_walk 25.0% +0.00% -10.78% +12.08% -16.00% +19.05%

Factor contributions (interactive waterfall)

Factor contribution table

FactorLoadingTicker valueContribution
value_score +0.0495 +0.4527 +0.0224
quality_score +0.0192 -0.3389 -0.0065
momentum_score +0.0286 +1.7496 +0.0500
lowvol_score +0.0173 -0.2049 -0.0035
revisions_score +0.0236 -0.3700 -0.0087
news_activity_score +0.0402 -0.0190 -0.0008
(intercept) - - -0.0005

Factor decay over horizon

Factor IC over time

Per-factor IC backtest summary

FactorMean ICICIR% positiveCumulative attributionn periods
value_score +0.2563 +2.690 100.0% +0.5383 252
quality_score +0.1105 +1.096 86.5% +0.2401 252
momentum_score +0.1428 +1.354 92.5% +0.2460 252
lowvol_score +0.0878 +0.887 82.1% +0.1870 252
revisions_score +0.1375 +1.319 88.9% +0.2738 252
news_activity_score +0.3540 +3.832 100.0% +1.0893 252

Snapshot — fundamentals + technical

Market cap $315.60B
P/E (trailing) 15.2
P/B 7.2
Forward P/E 9.9
PEG 1.07
Dividend yield 408.00%
Beta 0.57
52w high / low $94.80 / $58.14
Distance from 52w high -2.93%
Cross-sectional rank 11 / 92 above median
Panel source (trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), universe_size=92, lookback_days=252)
RSI(14) 58.0
SMA50 / SMA200 $86.80 / $75.90
ATR(14) $2.07
Avg volume (20d) 1.59M
Profit margin 34.98%
ROE 11.61%
Revenue growth (YoY) +3.30%
Earnings growth (YoY) +2.60%
Debt/Equity -
Current ratio -
Short ratio 2.62

Forecast accuracy — walk-forward backtest (60d lookback)

Horizonn predictionsDirectional accuracyMAE (return)RMSE80% CI hit ratePearson(pred, real)
1d 691 53.0% 1.10% 1.59% 83.8% -0.072
30d 662 70.5% 6.90% 8.78% 75.8% -0.261
60d 632 83.5% 10.44% 12.94% 71.0% -0.187

Volume momentum (Granville / CGW / Quong-Soudack)

Composite z +0.098
Active signals 7 of 7
MFI(14) 60.70
CMF(20) -0.0185
OBV z (252d) +1.066
VPT z (252d) +1.851
VW-momentum z -0.076
Volume z (60d) -1.160
Relative volume (vs 20d ADV) 0.67x
CMF z (252d) -0.343

Sector rotation & AI-spillover (v6)

Sector ETF XLF
Rel-return 5d / 20d / 60d +2.41% / +2.11% / +1.23%
Sector mom-z 1m / 3m / 6m -1.17 / -0.72 / -1.08
Rotation phase cyclical
AI-factor beta (60d) +0.210
AI spillover score +0.0193
Risk-off corr regime (60d) 0.33 (>0.6 = risk-off; <0.35 = stock-picking)
Sector breadth (% > SMA50) -
Sector dispersion 20d -

Peer comparison (sector-relative valuation & momentum)

Peer signal
NO PEERS
score +0.00 (0 peers)
P/E percentile
-
20d momentum percentile
-
Market-cap percentile
-
only 0 rows in Financial Services; need >=4
Decision input: cheap_leader → nudge bias one bucket toward LONG; expensive_laggard → nudge toward SHORT; cheap_laggard = value-trap (neutralize); expensive_leader = crowding risk (neutralize). Folded into Claude critique and one-line PM summary.

Multi-timeframe technical analysis (1wk / 1d / 1h)

Per-timeframe verdict (TradingView-style aggregate of 17 indicators: RSI, MACD, BBands, ADX, Stoch, %R, OBV, MFI, CMF, ATR, SMA50/200, EMA9/21, Donchian, price-vs-SMA200). Counts = how many indicators fired BUY / SELL / NEUTRAL; net strength is the weight-sum delta. Crosses (golden/death, MACD signal cross, Donchian breakout) and the SMA200 trend filter carry 1.5x weight.
1wk verdict
NEUTRAL
2 buy / 5 sell / 10 neutral · net -3.5
1d verdict
NEUTRAL
4 buy / 5 sell / 8 neutral · net +0.0
1h verdict
NEUTRAL
2 buy / 3 sell / 12 neutral · net +0.5

1wk NEUTRAL 2/5/10

RSI(14) 61.7
MACD hist -0.0698
Bollinger %b 0.78
ADX(14) 33.0
ATR % 5.26%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 60.8 / +0.011
Donchian pos / break 0.85
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars521

1d NEUTRAL 4/5/8

RSI(14) 56.7
MACD hist +0.0365
Bollinger %b 0.82
ADX(14) 9.2
ATR % 2.29%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 60.7 / -0.018
Donchian pos / break 0.89
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1253

1h NEUTRAL 2/3/12

RSI(14) 55.1
MACD hist -0.0651
Bollinger %b 0.46 SQUEEZE
ADX(14) 18.1
ATR % 0.62%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 47.3 / +0.154
Donchian pos / break 0.68
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1728

Cross-timeframe confluence

Confluence LONG (0-1) 0.20
Confluence SHORT (0-1) 0.00
Patterns are intentionally selective (Elder triple-screen, daily/hourly divergence, BB-squeeze+breakout, SMA-alignment, MACD/OBV). Most tickers fire 0-2 patterns on any given day. Below: each pattern with its current state (✓ firing / ✗ not firing).
Long patterns
elder_triple
daily_oversold_hourly_bull
bb_squeeze_break_up
sma_align_long
macd_cross_obv
Short patterns
elder_triple
daily_overbought_hourly_div
bb_squeeze_break_dn
sma_align_short
macd_cross_obv

Intraday nowcast — 1h-bar short-horizon (v6)

Next 24h nowcast
+0.44%
over next 24h on 1h bars
80% band
[-5.12%, +6.33%]
n_bars = 1728 · sigma_1h = 0.0091
Direction vs 30d ensemble
AGREES
1h direction: LONG · 30d direction: LONG
Source: intraday_forecaster_v10_trained_lgbm.
(trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), mean_directional_accuracy=0.523, n_features=17) Decision input only -- the 30d ensemble + factor regression remain the primary call. Conflicts surfaced into the Claude critique as horizon_conflict flag when |1h move| > 1%.

Meta-label gate — AFML Ch.3 secondary classifier (v6)

Verdict
meta-label: NEUTRAL
p_take = 0.51 · threshold 0.60
Bias adjustment
meta-label NEUTRAL (p_take=0.51 between 0.40 and 0.60) -- no adjustment.
Method: secondary LightGBM trained on (features + primary direction) -> P(primary is right). Source: meta_labeler_v10_trained_lgbm.
(trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), roc_auc=0.641, accuracy=0.608, n_train_rows=8,284) When ABSTAIN with p_take < 1-threshold AND bias non-neutral, the bias is demoted one bucket and a meta_abstain flag is added to the critique. See AFML Ch.3.6 (Lopez de Prado 2018).

FMP fundamentals & analyst consensus (v7)

Quality / leverage

ROE 11.6%
ROIC -
FCF yield -
Debt / EBITDA -
Current ratio -

Margins / valuation

Gross margin 0.0%
Operating margin 54.9%
Net margin 35.0%
P/E (TTM) 15.2
EV / EBITDA -

Analyst consensus

Target mean -
Target high / low - / -
Upside vs last close -
Revisions score +0.000

Trade-bias signal — foundation for trade-guidance layer

Bias buy
Composite z-score +1.322
Conviction 0.5286715887711411
Recommended playbook A
Suggested position size 0.50% of equity
kelly_0.25 x meta_p_take 0.51 x singleton-proxy -> raw 0.498%, capped at 5.00%; direction=+1; singleton-proxy: news_activity_z=-0.02 (nonzero=True), wf30d_dir_acc=0.7054380664652568 (>0.55=True) — suggestion only, not an order
Strategies on bias side
ATM long-call (40-60 DTE, delta 0.40-0.55)
Diagonal call spread (long 90-DTE + short 30-DTE OTM)
Covered-call overlay on existing long stock
Why this bias
composite_z = +1.32 | bias = buy | conviction = 0.53 | macro_regime = risk_on_growth | ensemble = +2.39%

Sensitivity (OFAT tornado ±1 sd) and stress scenarios

FactorLoading wiTicker z-value+1 sd impact-1 sd impact
value_score +0.0495 +0.453 +0.0495 -0.0495
news_activity_score +0.0402 -0.019 +0.0402 -0.0402
momentum_score +0.0286 +1.750 +0.0286 -0.0286
revisions_score +0.0236 -0.370 +0.0236 -0.0236
quality_score +0.0192 -0.339 +0.0192 -0.0192
lowvol_score +0.0173 -0.205 +0.0173 -0.0173

Stress scenarios (forecast shift from base point)

ScenarioDescriptionStressed pointDelta vs base
rates_+100bps Yield curve +100bps (lowvol -1sd, value -0.5sd) +1.04% -4.20%
recession_risk_off Recession (momentum -1.5sd, lowvol +1sd, news -1sd) -1.34% -6.58%
quality_flight Quality flight (quality +1sd, revisions +1sd, momentum -0.5sd) +8.10% +2.86%

Multi-source live sentiment (free real-time)

Composite z-score -1.286
Active signals 2 of 3
Sources stocktwits, iv_skew
StockTwits bull 5
StockTwits bear 2
StockTwits net +0.43
Message volume 30
ApeWisdom mentions 0
24h change +0
Reddit rank -
25-delta IV skew +1.7911
IV-skew read bearish

Analyst critique

Agreement with model agree_with_caveats
Confidence 0.55
PM one-liner HSBC Financial Services: quant +2.39%/30d, disp +0.0241, beats RW, macro risk_on_growth, 0 catalyst(s).
Sensitivity concern If value_score (the highest-loading factor) is mis-measured by +/-1 stdev, the bias likely flips.

What the model may have missed

Critique flags

Factor contribution methodology — where the numbers come from

Point return formula (linear factor model): r_hat = alpha + sum_i (w_i × f_i) where w_i is the cross-sectional loading for factor i (estimated from the cross-section of US large-cap names) and f_i is the z-scored factor value for this ticker (Grinold-Kahn winsorization at ±3).

Per-factor contribution shown in the waterfall above is exactly w_i × f_i (decimal-return units), so the bars sum (with intercept) to the linear forecast point. The ensemble point combines linear / Monte Carlo / AR(1) / random-walk per per-method-comparison table.

Bias mapping (composite z-score → LONG/NEUTRAL/SHORT): weighted sum of value (1.0), quality (0.7), momentum (1.0), low-vol (0.5), revisions (1.0), news-activity (0.6); thresholds ±1.0 with macro override (risk-off + LONG → reduce to NEUTRAL; risk-on-growth + SHORT → reduce to NEUTRAL). LONG → Playbook A (long-call / call-debit-spread / covered-call); SHORT → Playbook B (long-put / put-debit-spread / bear-call-spread); NEUTRAL → cash.

Sensitivity (one-factor-at-a-time tornado above): impact = w_i × 1sd per factor (MSCI / Two-Sigma Venn convention). Stress scenarios are canned multi-factor shocks (rates +100bps; recession risk-off; quality flight).

Factor decay uses exponential half-life per factor type: catalysts 7d, news 14d, revisions 30d, momentum 45d, value 90d, quality 90d (Tetlock 2007; Cohen-Malloy-Pomorski 2012). The heatmap above shows contribution × exp(-ln(2) × t / half_life) on a 5-day grid.

Factor IC backtest: Spearman rank correlation between each factor's cross-sectional ranking on day t and the realized h-day-forward return, aggregated across the panel (Grinold-Kahn 2000 ch.4 fundamental law of active management). Source for this report: synthetic_panel_252d_100tickers_seed42 (parallel runner).

Placebo audit (v6, GT-Score): GT-score = 0.50 SPURIOUS — setup likely lacks real signal . Computed from 3 seed(s) across placebo kinds: shuffled, gaussian_iid, garch. Method: real directional accuracy = 53.0%; max placebo accuracy = 53.0%; AMG = -0.000. Source: placebo_audit_v6_ar1_runner. Provenance: arXiv 2604.15531 "Spurious Predictability in Financial ML" (Paper #3). Risk-flag spurious_predictability_audit_failed added to narrative.

Catalysts in window (30d)

No catalysts within the forecast window.

Analyst narrative

Bull case

HSBC ensemble forecast is +2.39% with 80% band [-5.98%, +11.74%] over 30 days. Positive drivers: momentum_score, value_score. 0 catalyst(s) in the window provide event-driven upside potential.

Bear case

Inter-method dispersion (+0.0241) and beats random-walk argue caution. Negative drivers: revisions_score. Macro regime risk_on_growth historically caps single-name conviction.

Synthesis

Weight the ensemble's +2.39% center against +0.0241 method dispersion. Risk On Growth regime + 0 catalyst(s) define the setup. Treat the 80% band as the working trade-sizing envelope.

Risk flags