Encore Capital Group Inc

Stage 2 advance remains intact, but a terminal Blow-Off Top and extreme overbought metrics signal short-term exhaustion. Price is rejecting near highs above rising EMAs, making immediate entry unfavorable. Medium- and long-term biases stay bullish; defer execution and stalk for a pullback into the rising 9/21 EMA support zone.

• ↑Record collections of $718 M in Q1, +19% YoY
• ↑Net income rose 84% YoY to $86 M; EPS $3.86
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