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JSE Relative Sector Analysis: Leaders & Laggards

  • Writer: Lester Davids
    Lester Davids
  • Apr 7
  • 2 min read

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JSE Sector Relative Momentum Summary


Diversified Miners are the standout leaders on the board, rapidly accelerating from a Strong Long-Term trend through an Overbought Medium Term to hit High Bullish momentum in the Short Term. Meanwhile, Chemicals and Hospitals have maintained excellent upward pressure, with Hospitals executing an impressive reversal from a Weak Long-Term stance to a solid Strong Short-Term footing. On the cooling front, Coal Miners and Telecoms are visibly losing their earlier longer-term strength, fading to Neutral and Weak in the Short Term, respectively. Conversely, Consumer Discretionary is plunging deeper into the abyss, shifting from an Oversold longer-term state into High Bearish momentum in the Short Term, just as Technology remains trapped in persistent weakness across all horizons. Finally, Banks and Platinum Miners have completely flatlined, sitting squarely at Neutral across every measured timeframe.


Key Sector Shifts Breakdown

  • Accelerating Strength: Miners (Strong to High Bullish) and Hospitals (Weak to Strong) are showing the most aggressive upward momentum trajectories.

  • Sustained Strength: Chemicals remains heavily bid, dominating the highly bullish categories across longer time horizons before consolidating into a Strong short term.

  • Cooling Off: Coal Miners and Telecoms are taking a breather, stepping down from Strong long-term trends into Neutral and Weak short-term regimes, respectively.

  • Persistent Laggards & Plunges: Consumer Discretionary (plunging into High Bearish) and Technology (persistent Weakness/Bearishness) are failing to catch a bid, while Insurers are smoothly fading from Neutral into a Weak short-term regime.

  • Flatlined: Banks and Platinum Miners are trapped in sustained Neutral momentum across all three timeframes.



Lester Davids

Senior Investment Analyst: Unum Capital

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