Staffline Group plc – Echoes of 2010? – October 2025Every few years, a forgotten stock resurfaces from deep decline, usually long after most investors have moved on. Staffline Group (LSE: STAF) appears to be one of those cases. Once a high flyer in the UK employment services sector, its chart today is a mirror of a company that has seen both extreme euphoria and devastating collapse.
At its 2010 breakout, STAF delivered over 8000% in gains before peaking in 2018. The decline that followed erased nearly the entire move, sending the share price back to pre-2010 levels.
For over five years, the chart has traded sideways, seemingly lifeless. But beneath that quiet surface, something interesting is happening: the RSI structure that has been in decline since 2014 has finally broken out of its long-term resistance channel, a condition not seen since before its 2010 run. This suggests that momentum, while still early, may be reawakening.
What’s Next
The RSI breakout is the first real bullish signal in years, but confirmation still matters. The long-term chart shows two key ingredients that historically preceded Staffline’s explosive move:
RSI breakout from a multi-year downtrend, followed by a retest.
Higher low formation within a multi-year base
Both conditions are now present.
If price continues to consolidate above its recent support zone (around £38–£40), the probability increases that this structure represents the early stages of a major cyclical recovery. Of course, those gains took time, and extreme patience. But as you well know, I don’t do patience. I do conditional probability, and it works.
Should the structure hold, then the first technical resistance sits near £270, followed by a final run to £1400
Conclusions
After more than a decade of decline, Staffline Group plc is showing its first signs of structural recovery. The RSI breakout mirrors early 2010 behaviour, the same condition that preceded one of the strongest rallies in its history.
While this does not guarantee a repeat, it certainly shifts probabilities toward a bullish long term bias. Momentum is awakening, but confirmation is still king. Until price reclaims and holds above resistance, this remains a developing setup, not a breakout. For investors who can stomach volatility and think in years rather than days, this might be one to quietly watch. Patience first, position later.
Ww
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Disclaimer
This analysis is for educational purposes only and expresses personal opinion, not financial advice. Equity markets carry significant risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results.
Always perform your own research and analysis before making investment decisions.
Confirmation and risk management always matter more than prediction.
