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SA40 Cash Index Review

Index remains in overbought territory.

  • Circled blue we see a bearish engulfing candle pattern
  • This marked the end of the move up and a trigger of the trailing stop guidance (close below 1 day low)
  • The index is once again in a short term consolidation between levels 51120 and 51928
  • The index remains in overbought territory
  • The current consolidation could be the index’s way of correcting out of overbought territory and we continue to respect the longer term upward trend in place
  • I.e. we are currently market neutral, waiting for long entry rather than looking to initiate short entry
  • A long entry would be considered should a bullish reversal off 51120 or 50425 occur
  • A break of the high (close above) at 51928 could also consider a long entry opportunity although this would need careful consideration in terms of managing the risk with a stop loss
  • Should either of these scenarios occur we will update with target and stop levels

Cash Index 16 October

1. The index has now traded through the first breakout target of 51700

2. Traders committed to this move, using a close below the 1 day low as an exit signal (as 10 October) would still be in the trade and would consider continuing to use this trailing stop methodology, whilst targeting the further upside target of 52340

3. The index appears to be in short squeeze territory providing little in the way of a pullback for new long entries as of yet

4. From current, the closest level we would consider looking for a new long entry (should a pullback occur) would be the 51120 level

5. We continue to respect the upward trend and remind traders of the inherent risks of trying to pick tops in markets

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