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Pairs Trading 17th Jan 2011 ...

Pairs trading 24 January 2011

Pairs Trading 25th January

Technical Talk 24th January 2011 ...

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Traffic Lights 25th January ...

Trafic lights 24th January 2011

Sharenet SENs

JDH - John Daniel Holdings Limited - Date of general meeting more ...

CPN - Capricorn Investment Holdings Limited - Reviewed results for the six- more ...

BFS - Blue Financial Services Limited - Change to the Board of Directors more ...

RAR - Rare Holdings Limited - Results of the Claw-Back Offer more ...

PAM - Palabora Mining Company Limited - Reviewed Preliminary results and more ...

News & Info

Weekly South Africa News Review – 30 Jan to 3 Feb 2012
South Africa’s Bond market: Foreigners sold a net R3bn worth of South Africa shares and purchased a

SAPPI (SAP)
A break above the recent "downward trend" will indicate a new buying level. A retest of support will provide a good entry level to enter a long trade.

Market Insight

Warrant Trade 19 May 2011
Exxaro testing support, possible warrant play.

Pivots 6 February 2012
Pivots Points on the Top40 Stocks and Major Indices.

Gamma Levels 6 February 2012
Option Strike Prices based onOpen Interest.

Economic Calendar

Weekly economic news outlook: 23 – 27 January 2012
. Here is an economic news calendar forecast for the week of January 23rd to January 27th that highl

Dividend Watch

Dividend Strip
CSO dividend oppertunity

Market News

Investment demand drives the platinum market
GFMS analyst Paul Walker reckons the dominant force determining the platinum price over the past decade has been investment demand and not physical supply and demand.

Govt to consult on rent resource tax
Any debate about a rent resource tax would be subjected to exhaustive consultation with the mining industry, says Trevor Manuel, who adds that nationalisation is "not smart".

Path of least resistance
Asset allocation and stock-picking for 2012.

China's tightening grip on Africa
Charm offensive mirrors US international relations theory - astonishing similarities.

Traders’ Update: David Shapiro, Sasfin
Although Tito Mboweni says the infrastructure spend is going a bit too quickly, construction shares remain firm. Iliad dips dramtically.

Traders’ Update: Leon Ferreira
DigiCore and Faritec from a trader’s perspective, Northern Rock’s bail-out and Lehman Brothers’ loss update.

Archives

VPC Morning Report - Monday, 6 February 2012
World markets: European stocks ended sharply higher -- Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.8%, while the DAX i

Review of Tuesday’s main events (US, Europe & Africa)
Europe is the primary concern for investors, but we're also in the middle of earnings season, and th

Why is gold more expensive than platinum?
In recent months there has been a near paradigm shift in the precious metals market that goes agains

PIK PROFIT SLUMP 18%
PIK has today posted a full year profit decline and missing market expectations. The company's shares have declined almost 9% this year with Pick n Pay attributing the decline in profits to the labour strike in October last year as well...

CHART OF THE DAY : BILLITON
BILLITON is picking up its major bull-trend again... as it breaks up through its 60-day MA. Recommend: Buy & hold full-wt

Equity Flash Note: Short term outlook Top40
As long as the market remains above the 29300 neckline the target levels remain 30300 and 31150.

ABL SHORT
Bearish Engulfing candlestick formed last Tuesday...

Long PPC
bullish engulfing Candlestick

Stock Pick 4 May 2011
Vunani Private Clients pick For the day

Pivots 3 February 2012
Pivot Points on the Top40 Stocks and Major Indices.

Pivots 2 February 2012
Pivot Points on the Top40 Stocks and Major Indices.

Pivots 1 February 2012
Pivot Points on the Top40 Stocks and Major Indices.

Gamma Levels 3 February 2012
Option Strike Prices based on Open Interest.

Gamma Levels 2 February 2012
Option Strike Prices based on Open Interest.

Gamma Levels 1 February 2012
Option Strike Prices based on Open Interest.

Daily Report with Viv Govender
24 January 2011 - The US closed positive on Friday although our market is about 100 points down this morning. The US has been outperforming us for the last couple of weeks, but with European markets also trading higher we can expect a bit of a tick up later in the day. The rand and gold has weakened against a stronger dollar and some technical analysts are calling a support level for the rand around 7.20.