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Consumer Discretionary · ·
$13.63
▼ $0.12 (-0.9%)
Market data updated: 09/20 12:14 PM
News analyzed: 09/20/2026
Market Cap
$1.97B
Day Range
$13.54 - $13.83
52-Week Range
$6.73 - $13.98
Beta
—
Next Earnings
09.11.2026
Support
$10.84
Resistance
$13.98
SFL is a stock from the Consumer Cyclical sector — Retail, automotive, and leisure — demand rises and falls with economic sentiment and consumers' disposable income.
+69.1% (1Y)
⚠️ Insufficient data for a reliable StockIQ Score
Only 3 of 7 categories available — Fundamental, Growth, Valuation, Quality unavailable.
Strengths: 10/14 factors positiveRisk: High
This score and all analysis on this page are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Read the full disclaimer
Weighted: Technical 25% · Fundamental 20% · Growth 15% · Valuation 15% · News 10% · Quality 10% · Risk 5%
Overall Score
🟢 Bullish
Technical Trend
🟢 Bullish
Computed directly from the same signals behind the score above — not AI-generated.
Biggest positive driver
Price vs. SMA 50
Price is above the 50-day average
Technical
Biggest negative driver
Calmar Ratio (return vs. drawdown)
Calmar: 0.15 (3y annualized return 8.1% / max drawdown 52.6%)
Risk
What to watch next
When today echoes the past.
NO RELIABLE ECHO FOUND
Only 2 historical analog(s) found after removing overlapping dates — too few for a statistically meaningful comparison.
Historical matches considered: 2
TIME ECHO identifies historical situations that resemble the current market state. Historical outcomes are not guarantees of future performance. Similarity does not imply causation, and results may change as new data becomes available.
SFL Corporation’s overall investor score of 83 reflects a strong technical foundation and robust positive sentiment in news coverage, though tempered by notable risk factors. The technical category scores an 85, driven by clear bullish signals—price above both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, a positive MACD histogram indicating upward momentum, and an RSI of 67.3 suggesting healthy upward momentum. However, the %K value of 98.0 signals overbought conditions, which could indicate a potential near-term pullback. The news category scores a perfect 100, underscoring consistent positive narratives around SFL’s performance, including record quarterly results tied to surging tanker rates and favorable analyst mentions. This aligns with the stock’s 16.7% gain over the past three months relative to its benchmark. Conversely, the risk category scores a low 42, primarily due to a high maximum drawdown of 52.6% over three years and a relatively modest ATR of 2.5%, highlighting volatility sensitivity and potential downside risk. The contrast between the strong technical and news metrics and the elevated risk profile creates a nuanced outlook, where short-term momentum is robust but long-term volatility remains a critical consideration.
The stock price is positioned above both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, with a positive MACD histogram and an RSI of 67.3 indicating strong upward momentum, though the %K value of 98.0 suggests overbought conditions.
These technical indicators reflect a bullish short-term trend but also signal potential overvaluation, which could lead to a correction if momentum stalls.
All recent news items are positive, highlighting record earnings, surging tanker rates, and favorable analyst coverage, reinforcing investor confidence and recent performance gains.
Consistent positive news reinforces the stock’s bullish narrative and validates its recent outperformance relative to its sector or index.
The stock exhibits a high maximum drawdown of 52.6% over three years and a relatively low ATR of 2.5%, indicating significant volatility and potential for sharp declines.
These risk metrics suggest that while the stock may offer strong returns, it also carries substantial downside risk, particularly in volatile market conditions.
StockIQ conclusion
SFL Corporation demonstrates a strong technical and news-driven profile, supported by upward momentum and positive market narratives. However, its high volatility and maximum drawdown risk create a mixed outlook, where short-term gains are balanced by potential downside exposure. Investors should monitor tanker rate trends and earnings performance closely, as these factors could significantly influence the stock’s trajectory in the near term.
Written automatically from the computed data shown on this page only — not investment advice.
🗓️ What Changed This Week
🌱 Building History
We don't have a real data point from a week ago for this stock yet. The weekly comparison will appear once enough history has accumulated.
📊 Score History
87
Today
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30D
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90D
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1Y
🕰️ Signal Timeline
What StockIQ actually saw for this stock, and what happened after each signal — real data, not a forecast.
today · $13.63
Evidence: המניה במגמת עלייה ברורה ללא טווח מסחר מוגדר בטווח הזמן שנבדק.
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
today · $13.63
Evidence: 9 bullish / 0 bearish technical signals agreeing
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
1d ago · $13.63
Evidence: המניה במגמת עלייה ברורה ללא טווח מסחר מוגדר בטווח הזמן שנבדק.
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
1d ago · $13.63
Evidence: 9 bullish / 0 bearish technical signals agreeing
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
2d ago · $13.75
Evidence: המניה במגמת עלייה ברורה ללא טווח מסחר מוגדר בטווח הזמן שנבדק.
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
2d ago · $13.75
Evidence: 10 bullish / 2 bearish technical signals agreeing
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
2d ago · $13.75
Evidence: +4.5pp vs. sector average today
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
2d ago · $13.89
Evidence: +3.0pp vs. sector average today
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
3d ago · $13.51
Evidence: Euphoria score crossed 55 (now 55)
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
3d ago · $13.51
Evidence: המניה במגמת עלייה ברורה ללא טווח מסחר מוגדר בטווח הזמן שנבדק.
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
3d ago · $13.51
Evidence: המניה במגמת עלייה ברורה ללא טווח מסחר מוגדר בטווח הזמן שנבדק.
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
3d ago · $13.51
Evidence: 9 bullish / 1 bearish technical signals agreeing
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
3d ago · $13.51
Evidence: +4.7pp vs. sector average today
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
3d ago · $13.63
Evidence: +3.4pp vs. sector average today
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
4d ago · $13.27
Evidence: המניה במגמת עלייה ברורה ללא טווח מסחר מוגדר בטווח הזמן שנבדק.
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
4d ago · $13.27
Evidence: 9 bullish / 1 bearish technical signals agreeing
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
4d ago · $13.04
Evidence: המניה במגמת עלייה ברורה ללא טווח מסחר מוגדר בטווח הזמן שנבדק.
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
4d ago · $13.04
Evidence: 9 bullish / 1 bearish technical signals agreeing
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
5d ago · $13.09
Evidence: המניה במגמת עלייה ברורה ללא טווח מסחר מוגדר בטווח הזמן שנבדק.
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
5d ago · $13.09
Evidence: 10 bullish / 1 bearish technical signals agreeing
What happened after
Still awaiting outcome
🐂🐻 Investment Thesis
🐂 Bull Case
🐻 Bear Case
🔍 What Could Prove This Wrong
This isn't a price-direction forecast — just a synthesis of real, already-computed data, and future conditions that could change the picture.
🕰️ StockIQ Time Machine
What did StockIQ know — and when? Pick a date from the real accumulated history.
As of September 2, 2026
Then
71
$12.43
Now
87
$13.63
What happened since
Signals detected by this date
No signals detected by this date
🧬 STOCK DNA
This stock's profile across 8 real dimensions — a research tool, not a recommendation
Growth
No data available
Quality
No data available
Value
No data available
Momentum
91
Risk
42
Sentiment
100
Fundamental
No data available
Institutional
No data available
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Not enough comparably-scored stocks yet to show similar matches.
🕵️ What the Detective found on SFL
Detective Score 70/100 · 2 signals convergingOverall, the signals found here lean positive.
🧠 What the Detective thinks
2 signals are currently converging on SFL at once — see each one broken down below, in plain language, with its own positive/negative read.
What this means now: Several different technical indicators are currently agreeing on the same direction at once — that's unusual; most days they contradict each other.
Why it matters: When several technical indicators agree at once, that's usually more reliable than any single indicator alone.
What this means now: The price has formed a distinct technical structure (a trading range, shakeout, or breakout) that the Wyckoff method treats as a key moment where big money is building or unwinding a position.
Why it matters: May provide an additional indication of trading structure, but is not proof of future direction.
📊 Historically, this signal type
This is not a prediction and not investment advice — just a plain-language read of real, already-computed signals. Full details: Stock Detective →
This stock hasn't been analyzed by StockIQAI's movement engine yet — coverage is still expanding. Check back soon.
Recent media coverage of SFL Corporation Ltd. highlights its strong financial performance in the second quarter of 2026, driven by surging tanker rates and expanded contracts. The company reported record revenue of $201 million, a 20% rise in adjusted EBITDA to $130 million, and net income of $34 million, reflecting significant gains in Suezmax spot rates and car carrier earnings. Analysts and investors have noted a positive shift in fundamentals, contributing to robust stock returns since January.
AI summary based on English-language news sources only — not investment advice.
Everyone's writing about SFL Corporation Ltd. News trend score: 100. Reason: 12 of the last 20 articles are positive, versus 1 negative.
News trend analysis is based on article sentiment only, and is not investment advice or financial counsel. Read the full disclaimer
🌡️ Emotional Temperature
50
🎯 Conviction (vs. Emotion)
50
Psychology
55
Fundamentals
—
Technical
91
Valuation
—
Extreme momentum, price far above its moving average, and a large premium over fair value.
Price, volume, and sentiment accelerating together — a sign investors are chasing the price, not just following it.
The price is holding at a real, documented historical support/resistance level (a 50-day high or low).
The stock is moving in lockstep with its peers at the same intensity, rather than on its own data.
A sharp drop, unusual volume, and negative news sentiment all at once — selling pressure that looks emotional.
Price (3M)
+26%
Market Narrative
75
Fundamental Reality
50
Narrative Gap
+25
🔀 Psychology Acceleration
News attention/sentiment is running well ahead of the price move itself.
🧠 StockIQ Psychologist
The market’s dominant anchoring suggests traders are fixated on the 2.2% resistance gap, despite euphoric momentum (+9.6% above 200-day avg) and FOMO-driven buying. The narrative-reality gap (15 points) hints at overoptimism, but euphoria (24) and FOMO (25) coexist with anchoring, creating a tension between resistance and overvaluation. The key question: will traders break resistance or pivot back toward mean reversion? The absence of panic or herding suggests no immediate liquidation pressure, but anchoring may limit upside until that barrier is tested.
Updated: 09/09/2026, 08:51 AM
What could change this?
👥 What the crowd believes
"Revenue climbed to $201 million from $174.5 million in the first quarter, while adjusted EBITDA rose 20% to $130 million"
"higher spot tanker earnings contributed to results"
"SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE:SFL) held its second-quarter earnings call, and the numbers explained why management sounded upbeat"
"car carrier contracts expanded significantly"
🧠 Market Brain events driving this
📈 15D Investor Psychology
Signal classification confidence: Medium (confidence in the behavioral read, not a price prediction). Describes observable market behavior, not what any individual investor thinks, and is not a buy/sell signal.
🏛️ Investor DNA — Historical Investors
A Historical Strategy Simulation: assuming each investor follows their documented principles, how would they rate this stock today? This is not a prediction of what they would actually do.
🟢 Best match
Jesse Livermore — 72/100
🔴 Weakest match
Samuel Armstrong Nelson — 4/100
🗣️ Why do they disagree?
Based on his documented principles, the model estimates Jesse Livermore gives a relatively high score (71) reflecting the positive price‑trend he looks for. Most fundamental‑oriented investors such as Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Bagehot and the efficient‑market view register a neutral 50 because the balance‑sheet, dividend, growth or valuation data needed for their analyses are missing. Risk‑aware frameworks like Loeb, Housel and Marks assign lower scores (45‑26) highlighting moderate to significant risk, valuation concerns, and a late‑cycle positioning that would make them cautious. Finally, Mackay’s pattern‑based view and Nelson’s cycle analysis score even lower (23 and 0), interpreting the current market behavior as a possible crowd‑driven delusion and an overbought condition.
Edgar Lawrence Smith
Common Stocks as Long-Term Investments (1924)
🟢 100
Not enough dividend/growth data for a real Smith read
Key question
Is this a stock I'd be happy to hold and forget about for a decade?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 25%
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Jesse Livermore
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923) / How to Trade in Stocks (1940)
🟢 72
Positive trend — the price action Livermore looked for
Key question
What is the price telling me right now?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Benjamin Graham
Security Analysis (1934) / The Intelligent Investor (1949)
🟡 50
Not enough balance-sheet/valuation data for a real Graham read
Key question
Where is my margin of safety?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 0%
Philip Fisher
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits (1958)
🟡 50
Not enough fundamentals data for a real Fisher read
Key question
How exceptional is this business, really?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 0%
Peter Lynch
One Up on Wall Street (1989)
🟡 50
Not enough growth data for a real Lynch read
Key question
Is the growth worth the price?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 0%
Walter Bagehot
Lombard Street (1873)
🟡 50
Not enough balance-sheet data for a real Bagehot read
Key question
Does this company have enough liquidity to survive real stress?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 0%
Thorstein Veblen
The Theory of Business Enterprise (1904)
🟡 50
Mixed signal on whether growth translates to real profit
Key question
Is management building real value, or just building itself?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 30%
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Benjamin Graham (Enterprising Investor)
The Intelligent Investor (1949) — the Enterprising Investor chapters
🟡 50
Not enough valuation data for a real Enterprising-Graham read
Key question
Is the stock statistically cheap enough to justify the extra risk?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 0%
Burton Malkiel & John Bogle
A Random Walk Down Wall Street (1973) / The Little Book of Common Sense Investing (2007)
🟡 49
Mixed case — the evidence for picking this stock over an index is not strong
Key question
Do I actually have an edge here, or do I just think I do?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Jack Schwager
Market Wizards (1989)
🟡 48
No clear edge either way
Key question
What's the risk/reward here, and where is my exit point?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Gerald M. Loeb
The Battle for Investment Survival (1935)
🟡 47
Moderate risk to capital
Key question
How much capital could I lose here if I'm wrong?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Morgan Housel
The Psychology of Money (2020)
🟡 47
Moderate — holdable, but not effortless
Key question
Could I live with this volatility long enough for compounding to actually work?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 30%
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Howard Marks (Market Cycle)
Mastering the Market Cycle (2018)
🔴 29
Looks late-cycle — the position Marks would treat with extra caution
Key question
Where are we in the cycle right now — near a hot extreme, or a cold one?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Howard Marks
The Most Important Thing (2011) / Mastering the Market Cycle (2018)
🔴 27
Risk/valuation combination Marks would flag as a caution sign
Key question
What is the market probably misunderstanding about the risk here?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Charles Mackay
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841)
🔴 27
Pattern consistent with a crowd delusion Mackay would flag
Key question
Am I being swept along with the crowd, or thinking for myself?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Samuel Armstrong Nelson
The ABC of Stock Speculation (1903)
🔴 4
Cycle looks stretched toward overbought
Key question
Is the price overextended, or is there still room to move?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Based on the last 280 trading days, calculated from real price data. Click an indicator for details and a chart.
🟢 Most indicators support an uptrend (10 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 neutral)
A market-structure read based purely on real price and volume data — not full classic Wyckoff schematic identification (Phase A-E), but a quantitative analysis of what can reliably be computed: trading ranges, "effort vs. result", volume within the range, and Spring/Upthrust detection.
The stock is in a clear uptrend with no defined trading range in the period examined.
High confidence
The Wyckoff Method, developed by Richard Wyckoff in the early 20th century, reads the balance of supply and demand through price and volume, based on the premise that large investors ("smart money") quietly accumulate shares before rallies and quietly distribute them before declines. The read here is based solely on real price and volume data — full, precise identification of classic Wyckoff patterns (such as Phases A-E) requires human chart-reading experience and judgment, so this is an approximate algorithmic read, not a substitute for professional analysis. This should not be considered investment advice.
Total dividend per share paid each year, over the last 5 years.
| Ex-Dividend Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 9.9.2026 | $0.220 |
| 27.5.2026 | $0.220 |
| 26.5.2026 | $0.220 |
| 12.3.2026 | $0.200 |
| 11.3.2026 | $0.200 |
| 12.6.2025 | $0.270 |
| 11.6.2025 | $0.270 |
| 12.3.2025 | $0.270 |
| 11.3.2025 | $0.270 |
| 13.12.2024 | $0.270 |
| 12.12.2024 | $0.270 |
| 11.9.2024 | $0.270 |
Sentiment based on basic keywords (not AI) — 12 positive, 7 neutral, 1 negative out of the last 20 articles.
Yahoo · 14.9.2026
MT Newswires · 11.9.2026
Yahoo · 11.9.2026
GlobeNewswire · 11.9.2026
Benzinga · 11.9.2026
Yahoo · 9.9.2026
GuruFocus.com · 9.9.2026
SeekingAlpha · 1.9.2026
Yahoo · 28.8.2026
Insider Monkey · 28.8.2026
SeekingAlpha · 28.8.2026
Yahoo · 27.8.2026
Motley Fool · 27.8.2026
SeekingAlpha · 26.8.2026
Yahoo · 26.8.2026
Moby · 26.8.2026
Yahoo · 26.8.2026
MarketBeat · 26.8.2026
SeekingAlpha · 26.8.2026
MT Newswires · 26.8.2026
StockIQ doesn't currently have enough real data to compute a reliable score for SFL Corporation Ltd (SFL) — only 3 of 7 categories are available right now. Rather than show a misleading number, this page shows which data is missing instead.
StockIQ doesn't give buy/sell recommendations — and for SFL specifically, there currently isn't enough real data (only 3 of 7 categories available) to state even a factual score reliably. Check back once more data is available.
SFL's technical score is 91/100, which currently reads as bullish — based on real price/volume signals (moving averages, RSI, MACD, and more), not a prediction of what happens next.
Based on the real signals StockIQ computed: Price is above the 50-day average; Price is above the 200-day average; MACD histogram is positive — rising momentum.
Based on the real signals StockIQ computed: Calmar: 0.15 (3y annualized return 8.1% / max drawdown 52.6%).
Yes — SFL has a real recorded dividend payment history on StockIQ. See the Dividends section on this page for the actual per-share amounts and dates.
Real transactions by officers and insiders, as reported to the SEC on Form 4 — 0 purchases and 0 sales out of the last 0 filings.
No recent insider transaction filings found for this stock.
Official FINRA data — the number of shares open in short positions, plus daily short-sale activity.
3,613,988 shares short as of 2026-08-31 · vs. 3,470,222 on 2026-07-31
Official biweekly report (FINRA Rule 4560) — no real higher-frequency data exists for this metric.
60.4% of trading volume this week was short selling, vs. 57.1% the prior week
Based on daily short-sale volume (Reg SHO) — a different metric from the open short interest above: this is daily trading volume, not an open position, so it updates weekly rather than biweekly.
Full breakdown of every data type and its source: Data Sources · Methodology