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SA40 Cash Index

The index continues to move towards the initial upside target.

  • The index has now traded through the first breakout target of 51700
  •  Traders committed to this move, using a close below the 1 day low as an exit signal (as mentioned below, 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 9guided last week)
  • The index appears to be in short squeeze territory providing little in the way of a pullback for new long entries as of yet
  • From current, the closest level we would consider looking for a new long entry (should a pullback occur) would be the 51120 level
  • We continue to respect the upward trend and remind traders of the inherent risks of trying to pick tops in markets

SA40 Cash Index 10 October

  1. The Aggressive breakout traders would have been well rewarded as the index continued to move towards the initial upside target projected at 51700
  2. Those traders who are more conservative and were waiting for the first pullback for long entry would not have found long entry as of yet
  3. However, in both scenarios respecting the upward trend (ahead of the overbought signal) as guided, would have kept traders out of trouble
  4. 51700 remains the initial target favoured, while the projection from the previous high break finds a further upside target of 52340
  5. Traders who are committed to the breakout trade might consider moving their stop to below the previous day’s low
  6. Traders who are not already committed would find an unfavourable risk relative to the suggested reward chasing the market now
  7. We would prefer to see a pullback towards the 50425 or blue trend line (currently 49400) and the a bullish candle reversal before finding long entry
  8. The index remains overbought but once again we do not consider this an indication to trade against the uptrend

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