Normally, in a healthy country, politics is not a major factor in the share market, but in the past year, since “Nenegate”, it has become a dominant factor in South Africa. The battle between President Zuma and his Finance Minister has been directly reflected in the strength of the rand. Zuma’s final decision to oust […]
Daily Analysis – PPC
In today’s analysis we going to be looking at PPC. With talks of a merger between PPC and Afrisam, PPC has issued a cautionary warning when dealing in its securities as the proposed merger and negotiations could have an affect on its share price. That being said in today’s analysis I am going to mix […]
Daily Analysis – USDZAR
Due to what is going on in South Africa today with the axing of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, I feel its appropriate to analyse the ZAR today. The ZAR has dropped almost 9% this week against the dollar in light of the current fundamental conditions. Analysing the chart it does not look like complete doom and […]
Daily Analysis – SASOL
As per feedback in the Platinum Wealth Forum, today we are going to be analysing SASOL. As you can see in the chart we have been Zig Zaging within a trading range between 41,100 and 36,000. Two days ago we saw a opening gap up and a nice spike but yesterdays candle shows a spinning […]
Daily Analysis – SAPPI
In today’s Daily Analysis I am going to change things up slightly. I am also going to ignore all the fundamental noise that is happening right now and base my analysis on technicals alone. As I am passionate about the use of code to help identify potential trades, I have employed the use of a […]
Daily Analysis – SA Top 40
The current #GordhanGupta gate scandal has created a stir in the SA market. This morning we saw a huge spike in safety stocks like the satrix 40 and Naspers which is weighted heavily on the SA Top 40 index. If the scandal continues we could see a further purchase of the larger weighted safety stocks […]
Anchor Group
There are more and more signs that the South African economy is turning around, not least of which is the consistent strengthening of the rand against the dollar. Apparently, last year in September about 75% of analysts believed that South Africa would endure a ratings down-grade. This year that number has dropped to less than […]
Introduction to Day Trading
So you want to get into the world of day trading. You have been seduced by the rags to riches stories and now you want a piece of it. In this article we are going to arm you with the information you need to help you along the way. Before making your first live trade […]
The Shopping Mall Implosion
One of the most intriguing things about living in the modern world is the massive impact that technology is having on our lives. A few short years ago, smart phones did not exist – now almost everyone has one. As a private investor, you need to think about how this, and other technology innovations, could […]
The Exponential Bull
A little while ago (“Upside Target” 4-12-16), we drew attention to the fact that the S&P500 index had an amazing forward “horizontal count” (using the “Point & Figure” charting method) – based on breaking upwards out of its lengthy sideways market. Without giving a time frame, this horizontal count projected that the S&P would reach […]