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While Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB) is certainly under fire amid the U.S. Justice Department’s housing-crisis probe, keep in mind that Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE:CS) and Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) are in the same boat. The latter in particular has the albatross of the “Brexit” situation around its neck — and recently it’s been giving off some bearish signals.

Last Friday saw a gap down and cross below the 21-day moving average. Then, on Monday, Barclays stock completed a bearish Symmetrical Continuation Triangle…and, based on that, the Profit Scanner powered by Recognia expects 25%–30% further downside.

This particular pattern gets its name from its two converging trendlines, formed as the stock makes lower highs and higher lows. It continues to consolidate for a while — then, when shares break below the lower trendline, that’s a signal that they will continue their prior downtrend.

From here, Profit Scanner expects BCS to reach $6.00–$6.50 in about 12 weeks. Investors may want to carefully examine whether all the volatility is worth Barclays’ 4.3% dividend yield…and bears may look to take advantage with a short sale or some put options.

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