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The Momentum Report

Writer: Lester Davids
Lester Davids
Sep 29
3 min read

Disclosure: The commentary below was compiled using an artificial intelligence tool, based on my own inputs/data.


  1. Parabolic Short-Term Overbought Regimes: Extreme tactical extension has driven MKR and ACS into deep OVERBOUGHT conditions, while OMN, SHP, and BOX trade firmly in HIGH BULLISH MOMENTUM / APPROACHING OVERBOUGHT regimes.

  2. Capitulatory Short-Term Oversold Extremes: Tactical liquidation has pushed GFI, ANG, HAR, IMP, SSW, NPH, ARI, KIO, and ISO directly into OVERSOLD territory, reflecting severe short-term exhaustion.

  3. Deep Multi-Timeframe Structural Washouts: Secular momentum has completely washed out into OVERSOLD regimes across discretionary consumer counters, led by TFG, WHL, PPH, RCL, and WBC.

  4. Extreme Intermediate Momentum Depletion: Intermediate momentum has collapsed into OVERSOLD territory for KIO, WBC, PPH, and ISO, creating acute statistical conditions for sharp, multi-week rubber-band mean-reversion snapbacks.

  5. Multi-Timeframe Bullish Momentum Quad-Lock: Only a select cohort displays ascending momentum categorized as STRONG or HIGH BULLISH across tactical, intermediate, and secular timeframes simultaneously: SHP, BOX, OMN, and HYP.

  6. Secular Momentum Outperformers: Long-term structural leaders continue to advance within STRONG and OVERBOUGHT secular regimes, led by ACS, SOL, S32, OMN, GND, and SDO.

  7. Secular Momentum Impairment: Unrelenting multi-quarter distribution has locked ISO, TFG, SPP, WBC, PWR, SAP, and NPN into WEAK or OVERSOLD secular regimes accompanied by deep multi-year drawdowns.

  8. Gold Miners Tactical Oscillator Collapse: Across ANG, GFI, and HAR, tactical momentum has crashed violently into OVERSOLD and HIGH BEARISH regimes following Monday's technical breakdowns.

  9. PGM Velocity Breakdown vs. Price Dislocation: The PGM producers (IMP, SSW, NPH) have experienced severe tactical washouts into OVERSOLD regimes, disconnecting sharply beneath their 21-day EMAs and flashing high-probability bounce triggers.

  10. Standard Bank (SBK) Capitulatory Momentum Floor: SBK registered an acute tactical drop into the HIGH BEARISH / APPROACHING OVERSOLD regime, probing historical support extremes directly on its 50-week EMA.

  11. FirstRand (FSR) Momentum Breakdown: FSR’s tactical momentum remains entrenched in the WEAK regime, accompanied by a WEAK intermediate regime, coinciding with its failure to reclaim the 200-day SMA.

  12. Capitec (CPI) and Nedbank (NED) Relative Strength Defense: Despite broad financial sector softness, NED preserves a STRONG secular regime, while CPI maintains a STRONG secular regime, confirming superior structural momentum.

  13. Diversified Mining Structural Resilience: AGL, BHG, S32, and GLN all preserve STRONG secular momentum regimes, insulating them from the immediate tactical weakness.

  14. Ferrous Mining Momentum Breakdown: KIO (OVERSOLD intermediate regime) and ARI (OVERSOLD tactical regime) have decoupled to the downside, entering high-velocity bear regimes.

  15. Consumer Staples Momentum Divergence: TBS and AVI remain trapped in WEAK momentum regimes, contrasting sharply with PMR, which commands STRONG tactical and secular profiles.

  16. Counter-Trend Rally Attempts in Tech Giants: Tactical momentum in PRX and NPN has shifted up into the NEUTRAL band, showing early signs of momentum divergence as price stabilizes above recent lows.

  17. Runaway Breakout Momentum in Montauk Renewables (MKR): MKR continues its explosive tactical thrust, maintaining its OVERBOUGHT status alongside HIGH BULLISH intermediate momentum.

  18. Sasol (SOL) Bullish Momentum Anchoring: SOL continues to confirm its macro trend resumption, driving tactical, intermediate, and secular momentum into STRONG regimes simultaneously.

  19. BEE - Sasol (SOLBE1) Tactical Momentum Reset: SOLBE1 remains in the NEUTRAL regime across all frames, having relieved short-term stretch following last week's sharp mean-reverting pullback.

  20. Asymmetric Mean-Reversion Rubber-Band Candidates: Based on tactical and intermediate exhaustion in OVERSOLD regimes combined with massive discounts to Technical Fair Value, the primary statistical snapback candidates are: GFI, ANG, ISO, WHL, KIO, TFG, ARI, IMP, SSW, and NPH.


Lester Davids

Senior Investment Analyst: Unum Capital

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