Analysis for Core Laboratories
Description & usage
Core Laboratories provides specialized services to the oil and gas industry, especially reservoir analysis and production optimization. Its value proposition is data-driven improvement of recovery rates and field economics. Key drivers are E&P spending cycles, utilization, service pricing, and operating margin.
Basic info
- Symbol
- CLB
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- Europe
- Sector
- Industrials
- Available history
- 11.1 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Basic info
- Symbol
- CLB
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- Europe
- Sector
- Industrials
- Available history
- 11.1 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- EZ HICP
- 2.0%
- ECB Rate
- 4.25%
- Bund 10Y
- 3.03%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core HICP
- 2.3%
- DE 2Y
- 2.62%
- EZ PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- EZ HICP
- 2.0%
- ECB Rate
- 4.25%
- Bund 10Y
- 3.03%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core HICP
- 2.3%
- DE 2Y
- 2.62%
- EZ PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
Core Laboratories (CLB) currently has a total score of 22 points, placing it in the weak range. The score is made up of Performance (11), Stability (23) and Trend (47). The profile is clearly uneven: Trend stands out while Performance lags.
Performance scores 11 points (very weak). Least weak metric: 1Y return at 9.3 %. Main drag: 10Y return at -85.6 %. This points to a sharper upswing more recently.
Stability scores 23 points (weak). Key strength: Sortino ratio (90d) at 1.36. Main drag: max drawdown (10Y) at -94.0 %. That indicates very deep historical drawdowns. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 47 points (neutral). Key strength: Price is about 11.6 % above SMA200. Weaker signal: Price is about 7.0 % below SMA50.
Overall, the profile has a clear strength in Trend, while Performance is the main limiter. On a metric level, SMA200 distance stands out, while 10Y return lags.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For this asset type, the current backdrop looks mixed rather than clearly directional.
Note: Euro area PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
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