💡Trading BHP Group: Risks, Opportunities & Probabilities

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Recently (23 February), we discussed the unappealing reward-to-risk on the share. Subsequently, the share traded higher over the next 4 sessions before completing a sharp bearish reversal from above R675 to below R550. The risks, opportunities and probabilities follows the chart below.

Note: The share has a been a massive source of opportunity on the buy/long side with a buy idea being published on 21 June (see reference on chart below)

BEST-PROBABILITY ACTION: Buy on Pullback / Trend Continuation

Momentum Profile: The multi-timeframe momentum profile reveals a pristine, highly synchronized bullish alignment following a healthy structural reset.

• Monthly (Macro): The macro momentum suite is incredibly strong. The Quarterly Pulse and Fast Monthly tiers are pushing deeply into bullish territory, pulling the Secular Cycle upward. This confirms a robust, overarching secular bull market with plenty of runway before reaching extreme exhaustion.

• Weekly (Structural): After a recent peak, the Tactical Momentum and Fast Weekly oscillators executed a perfect, orderly cooling cycle down to the neutral midline. They have now definitively arrested their decline and are hooking aggressively back upward, signaling that the structural pullback is complete and buyers are reloading.

• Daily (Tactical): The daily fast oscillators previously washed out into oversold territory but have just printed a violent, V-shaped recovery. They have crossed cleanly above the neutral midline into bullish territory, actively dragging the slower Mid Term and Base Term tiers up with them.

• Synthesis: This is a textbook trend continuation setup. The macro trend (Monthly) is dominant, the structural trend (Weekly) has successfully digested excess froth, and the tactical (Daily) momentum has just fired a fresh long signal. All three timeframes are pointing up.

Structural Analysis & Tactical Bias: Evaluating the broader macro context, the asset has engineered a massive, multi-year structural uptrend. Recently, the tape peaked near the ~66,000c resistance zone and executed a sharp, highly necessary corrective markdown. This pullback drove the price straight into the ~55,000c major structural support floor, completely washing out weak hands. Isolating the immediate daily price action, the tape fiercely defended that 55,000c level, printing a V-shaped recovery to trade currently near ~61,488c. Given the multi-timeframe momentum alignment and the successful test of major support, the tactical bias leans confidently toward 🟢 Buy on Pullback / Trend Continuation.

Key Support & Resistance Levels: Immediate overhead supply is concentrated at the recent structural peak between ~64,000c and ~66,000c. This is the primary target for the current leg up. Immediate structural support rests near the ~59,000c to ~60,000c intraday pivot zone. Should a secondary, deeper shakeout occur, the ultimate macro floor and line-in-the-sand for the bull thesis remains the recent capitulation bounce level at ~55,000c.

Next Candle Probability: The current price action perfectly aligns with Scenario 17: 🟢 Bullish Continuation / Violent Rebound. The daily structure shows strong, consecutive green expansion candles emerging directly from a validated support floor. Because the fast oscillators are crossing the midline with accelerating momentum, the highest probability outcome for the next sequence of daily candles is bullish follow-through, targeting the trapped liquidity near the 64,000c resistance block.

Primary View Invalidation: To invalidate this highly bullish primary view, sellers would need to abruptly halt the current daily momentum surge, violently reverse the tape, and force a decisive weekly close below the ~55,000c macro floor. This action would confirm a catastrophic double-top macro failure, trap the recent wave of dip-buyers, and initiate a deep secular correction.

The Next 10 Days: Over the next two trading weeks, the asset faces an explosive upside setup as it attempts to reclaim the macro highs. Given that daily momentum is actively accelerating upward in tandem with the weekly hook, market participants should anticipate a steady, high-velocity grind toward the ~64,000c to ~66,000c supply zone. Minor intraday pullbacks toward ~60,000c should be viewed as algorithmic base-building rather than trend reversals.

Tactical Risk Assessment: Buying vs. Selling

• What's the risk of buying now? The primary risk of initiating a new long position at ~61,488c is that you are buying into the middle of a V-shaped tactical bounce. While the multi-timeframe setup is exceptionally strong, vertical bounces occasionally require a localized "breather" to form a higher-low on the daily chart before taking out major resistance. You risk experiencing a brief, shallow drawdown toward ~59,000c to ~60,000c to build that structure. What Can Change? If institutional buyers relentlessly press the tape and force a high-volume daily close above ~64,000c without allowing a pullback, it confirms a runaway momentum squeeze, completely neutralizing the risk of a near-term dip.

• What's the risk of selling now? The primary risk of selling (whether taking profits prematurely or attempting a counter-trend short) is stepping directly in front of a synchronized, multi-timeframe bullish wave. The weekly chart has completed its reset and the daily is firing. If you short here, you risk getting violently run over as the tape catches a fresh macro bid and easily slices through the 66,000c ceiling to enter blue-sky territory. What Can Change? If the daily price structure reaches ~64,000c and prints a massive, high-volume bearish rejection wick, while the fast momentum plateaus, it would mechanically confirm localized exhaustion, signaling that the tape is entering a wider distribution range rather than an immediate breakout.

Timeframe Confluence & Forecasting (WCL Model) Applying the Weighted Confluence Logic to the current momentum structure:

• 1-Month Forecast (🟢 Bullish): Driven by 60% Daily / 30% Weekly / 10% Monthly. The daily oscillators are surging, supported by the fresh weekly upward hook. We project a tactical upward repricing over the next 30 days as the asset targets the ~64,000c - ~66,000c resistance block for a major breakout attempt.

• 3-Month Forecast (🟢 Strong Bullish): Driven by 20% Daily / 50% Weekly / 30% Monthly. With the weekly cooling cycle successfully completed without breaking the macro floor, the structural trend is primed for continuation. We project higher prices three months out as the asset decisively clears ~66,000c and establishes a new operational range at higher valuations.

• 6-Month Forecast (🟢 Secular Bullish): Driven by 10% Daily / 20% Weekly / 70% Monthly. The monthly timeframe dominates. Because the macro oscillators are firmly bullish but not yet critically overbought, there is ample fuel in the tank. We project significantly higher prices six months out as the primary secular bull cycle continues its multi-year advance.

Forecast Projection Breakdown: With daily momentum accelerating out of a healthy weekly structural reset, the forward-looking probability distribution heavily favors trend continuation and a breakout of local highs.

• The Bullish Scenario (50% Probability): The synchronized momentum creates a massive tailwind. Buyers aggressively push the tape, easily absorbing any overhead supply and breaking cleanly through the ~66,000c ceiling to resume the macro uptrend.

• The Base/Neutral Scenario (35% Probability): The initial tactical bounce loses some velocity near the highs. The asset enters a high-level accumulation phase, grinding sideways between ~59,000c and ~64,000c to build a massive launchpad before attempting the final breakout.

• The Bearish Scenario (15% Probability): The bounce is a sophisticated macro bull trap. Sellers aggressively defend the 64,000c-66,000c zone, forcing a harsh double-top rejection that drives the price violently back down to test the ~55,000c structural floor.

  
  

  Most recently, we viewed the short term long/short opportunity as follows:

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READY TO TRADE: ACTIONABLE AREAS

For active traders who look to generate cash flow on a continuous basis, determining the ‘next best probability’ level to execute against may be of immense value, specifically by helping to determine the best potential times and levels to commit capital.

The blue and red horizontal lines on the chart represent a next-best-probability buy re-entry range and a next-best-probability sell re-entry range over the short term. The ranges assume no existing position is being held by a trader, while the probabilities are based on several factors, which may include:

• Short-term ratings and medium-term regimes

• Momentum indicators

• Horizontal or diagonal support and resistance

• Candle structure

• Moving averages and standard deviation

Please note that these are short-term levels and may contrast with medium- and long-term outlooks, which are based on the weekly and monthly charts and are generally more applicable to long-term investors. These levels are subject to change based on market sentiment, subsequent price action, and company/sector-specific or macroeconomic news flow. As always, while the levels are outlined to guide your capital deployment, traders should be prepared to adjust in real-time based on the aforementioned factors.

THE TACTICAL TRADING GUIDE (PRICE ACTION MODEL): UNCOVER OPPORTUNITIES & ASSESS REWARD-TO-RISK

• It helps helps clients determine and shed light on the some of the following:

• The CURRENT TECHNICAL POSITION and a PRICE ACTION PROBABILITY for multiple time frames.

• Three (3) ‘trading’ time frames are considered: Short Term (1 to 10 days) / Medium Term (2 to 4 weeks) and Long Term (5 to 8 weeks)

• Whether the reward-to-risk is attractive for a buy/long position

• Whether a share is weak. In this case, wait until the price stabilizes before looking to enter (i.e. want until it stops going down)

• Whether aggressive buying is underway. In this case, do not ‘chase’ (do not buy) but instead wait for a pullback to re-enter a buy or an overextension with deteriorating candle structure to sell/short.

• Whether a trader can look to buy a pullback into a key moving average (continuation trade)

• Whether a share needs to break a range for a new trend to be determined (bullish or bearish)

• Whether a traders needs to monitor for a change of character that could lead to a bullish or bearish reversal

• Whether a share could start a consolidation phase or before continuing it’s bullish or bearish trend

• Whether the upward momentum is slowing (if it's in a bullish phase)

• Whether buyers can look to 'phase in' to a position (if it's in a bearish phase)

• Whether a share lacks directional bias.

• The data set is available in real-time (on request)

• The readings are subject to change as the price action develops.

Lester Davids

Senior Investment Analyst: Unum Capital