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Klarna warns of challenges for German consumers and revises its 2026 sales forecast downward.

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Klarna reported better-than-expected earnings but cut its 2026 sales outlook, indicating potential future challenges.

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Klarna beat Q2 estimates on revenue and profits but cut its 2026 sales outlook and warned that German consumer spending is weak. Germany is its largest market, so the guidance miss hits core growth expectations. The market already slammed the stock down about 20% and RSI sits at 16.85, so most downside was taken today. That rapid move suggests much of the news is priced, though there is still room to overshoot toward the 52-week low of 12.06. Our take leans bearish because a guidance cut tied to core-market weakness is a clear company-specific negative. Conviction is tempered by the big immediate drop and extreme oversold reading, so we want follow-through before raising conviction.

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