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$DBS(D05.SI)$ $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ $UOB(U11.SI)$ 📊🏦🔥Dominance Redefined: Why DBS Breaks Out While OCBC and UOB Stumble After Q2 Earnings📊💥🔍

I’m trading this as a clear relative strength story with quantifiable divergence. DBS (D05.SI) is not just outperforming on price; it’s pulling away fundamentally, technically, and institutionally post-earnings. OCBC and UOB both missed on Q2 profit. DBS didn’t just beat, it maintained forward guidance and rewarded shareholders with a total 75-cent dividend per share, including a 15-cent capital return. That alone shifts institutional allocation in a market where predictability is getting priced at a premium.

DBS reported S$2.82B in Q2 profit, up 1% year-on-year, while OCBC fell 7% to S$1.82B and UOB dropped 6% to S$1.34B. That sets up the first key trade filter: performance bifurcation. DBS is the only one of the three to grow profit, hold outlook, and raise cash return to shareholders. The market reacted accordingly. On the day, D05 surged to S$49.75, up 1.84%, while OCBC and UOB finished lower, with U11 closing at S$35.81 (-1.76%).

I am watching DBS ride a clean Keltner and Bollinger breakout on the 4H chart. The stock is pushing the top envelope with expanding candles and no mean reversion yet. Daily MACD has crossed bullish with momentum confirmation. Weekly price action shows a persistent uptrend hugging the upper Bollinger band, well above the 55-EMA. There’s no immediate sign of exhaustion. Volume has expanded on every breakout leg. On short interest, volume has dropped meaningfully from the July spike, confirming that the unwind is real.

Valuation remains misunderstood. DBS trades at 12.34x TTM P/E, placing it 6th in its industry group, despite net profit TTM of S$11.15B on S$21.83B in revenue. Net margins remain strong. Cost of sales remains at zero, with most cost pressure isolated to S$6.17B in G&A. The P/E spread over the Diversified Banks index has widened since June, suggesting investors are rewarding DBS’s earnings resilience with justified premium expansion.

From a positioning perspective, the stock just cleared S$49.67 resistance. That zone had capped the prior range for five sessions. With institutional ownership climbing again (confirmed by Fintel chart), I’m now watching for sustained closes above S$50. If confirmed, that opens up the S$52.80 extension area from recent compression. The S$45.20 zone remains key mid-term support and aligns with the June breakout shelf.

I’m also noting how passive exposure is shifting. DBS’s five-year total shareholder return sits at 228.71%, compared to OCBC and UOB near 27%. That delta isn’t just historical; it’s expanding. DBS has become the only SG bank trading above both its consensus target (S$47.15) and 200-week moving average. Analysts are beginning to chase, not lead.

For traders managing all three names post-earnings:

• DBS: breakout continuation candidate. Consider riding price above S$50 with support trailing beneath S$47. Momentum is intact. Short flow and valuation remain supportive.

• OCBC (O39): fading earnings quality. Profit miss, though dividend of S$0.41 may temporarily cushion the downside. Technically less compelling. Sideways range near S$17.

• UOB (U11): failed to deliver. Missed consensus, saw price drop nearly 2%. Near-term weakness likely unless macro tailwinds intervene. Avoid long bias for now.

Here’s the question I’m asking: if DBS continues to beat both on earnings and capital return while its peers struggle, how far does the institutional premium go before valuation becomes a ceiling, or does it reset the sector’s pricing model entirely?

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