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South Africa 40 Cash Index reversal highlighted and cash adjustment reminder

Traders of the South Africa 40 Cash index will note that there is a 5.1-point cash adjustment expected today on the index

Source: Bloomberg
Source: IG Charts
Source: IG Charts

The South Africa 40 Cash Index has now given us some more meaningful indications of a short to medium term trend reversal from down to up. This is evidenced by the 20-day simple moving average (red) crossing above the 50-day simple moving average (green), marked with the red arrow, as well as the price having now broken above trend line resistance.

For new long entries into the index, we are looking for a break / close above the 63245 level, or a pullback to either the 61150 or 60750 level. Should the price instead pullback from overbought territory and close below the dotted trend line on our chart, our near-term long bias to trades would need to be reassessed.

Our preference is to find long entry on a pullback from overbought territory, although the upside breakout scenario would also be suitable for our long entry criteria, albeit with a lower level of conviction.

Should either of these scenarios manifest we will update our guidance accordingly with targets and failure / stop levels.

Markets are likely to remain volatile in the short term in lieu of the US elections currently underway.

Cash adjustment

Traders of the South Africa 40 Cash index will also note that there is a 5.1-point cash adjustment expected today (8 November) on the index (in lieu of dividends in the underlying).

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