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JSE investor sentiment turns

Johannesburg - The JSE All Share [JSE:J203] index is now 4% down from the beginning of the year and market sentiment has clearly changed.

The fact that the index has underperformed its 200-day moving average for the second week is a technical indicator that long-term investor sentiment has turned negative.

Shares in the index are oversold and a speculative short-term run could be on the horizon.

BHP Billiton [JSE:BIL]


One can see an attractive declining channel for speculators on the daily graph of the Billiton share price.

The trading band is between R250 (a possible double low) and R270.

A speculative buy could be considered close to R250, with R242 being used as a stop-loss to protect capital.

Medium-term investors should rather buy the share closer to the R230 level on a longer-term view.

Long-term investors should note that the Top 20 commodity index shows that the trend is still downwards.

Reinet Investments [JSE:REI]

The lower highs on the Reinet share price daily graph confirms the counter’s struggle to regain the R12.75 level.

A support line is being breached downwards, sending technical signals of possible profit-taking.

If the share price falls below R12.40, the counter could drop to R12.22 and R11.95.

As long as the share price remains below the support line, the share is not offering a speculative buying opportunity, but rather one for profit-taking.

- Sake24

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