What the company does
Sanlam Limited provides various financial services in South Africa, Pan-Africa, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through Sanlam Life and Savings; Pan-Africa; Asia; Sanlam Investments; and Santam segments. It offers life, disability, severe illness, income protection, funeral, credit life, health solutions, and cancer coverage; and corporate insurance solutions, including group risk, life, disability, severe and critical illness, and funeral insurance. The company also provides financial planning services; retirement solutions, such as saving for retirement, retirement preservation, retirement fund members, and two-pot retirement; investments for education planning, unit trusts, and tax-free savings; credit solutions, such as …
What the weekly tape is saying
SLM closed the latest completed week at 8,804 ZAC. The 4-week return is 2.9% and the 12-week return is -0.0%. Trend Signal is inactive, Market Dynamics is -0.77. Setup signature: Balanced read with a 43/100 composite read.
A compressed read of the whole setup
The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.
Scoreboard
16-week signal tape
Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value
Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.
52-week price path
Price map
- Trend Line
- 9,353 ZAC
- Vs Trend Line
- -5.9%
- Fair Value
- 8,098 ZAC
- Vs Fair Value
- 8.7%
- 52W High
- 10,841 ZAC
- 52W Low
- 8,069 ZAC
- Drawdown
- -18.8%
- Range Position
- 26.5%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 0 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 37
- 52W Active Breadth
- 71.2%
- Sector Scope
- ZA Financial Services
- Sector Rank
- 5 of 40
- Sector Percentile
- 89.7%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
ZA Financial Services
- Tracked Peers
- 40
- 4W Rank
- 17 of 40
- Avg 1W
- 0.0%
- Avg 4W
- 865.4%
- Trend Breadth
- 47.5%
- Positive MD
- 35.0%
ZA Insurance - Life
- Tracked Peers
- 2
- 4W Rank
- 2 of 2
- Avg 1W
- 4.1%
- Avg 4W
- 5.3%
- Trend Breadth
- 50.0%
- Positive RS
- 50.0%
Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation
Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.
Dynamics path
Signal state
- Market Dynamics
- -0.77
- 4W MD Change
- 29.5%
- Relative Strength
- -5.29
- 4W RS Change
- 50.9%
- Expectation
- Positive
- Probability
- 55.77%
Participation and confirmation
Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.
52-week volume profile
Volume map
- Latest Volume
- 21.3M
- 13W Average
- 23.3M
- 52W Average
- 19.1M
- Vs 13W
- 0.9x
- Vs 52W
- 1.1x
Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape
A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.
26-week return distribution
Risk map
- 13W Volatility
- 2.5%
- 52W Volatility
- 3.4%
- Upside Weeks
- 29
- Downside Weeks
- 23
- Downside Breadth
- 44.2%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 2.3% / -2.7%
Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points
Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.
Classification
- Exchange
- JNB
- Country
- ZA
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Life
- Currency
- ZAC
- Market Cap
- 174.4B
Opportunity signals
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
Risk signals
- Trend Signal is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Market Dynamics is negative, which weakens the current setup.
Watch next
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Recent completed weeks
The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend | Fair Value | MD | RS | Volume | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 8,804 ZAC | 4.4% | 9,353 ZAC | 8,098 ZAC | -0.77 | -5.29 | 21.3M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 8,430 ZAC | -1.7% | 9,376 ZAC | 8,080 ZAC | -0.97 | -8.41 | 26.8M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 8,576 ZAC | 1.5% | 9,399 ZAC | 8,064 ZAC | -0.98 | -9.94 | 21.5M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 8,451 ZAC | -1.3% | 9,416 ZAC | 8,044 ZAC | -1.01 | -10.53 | 32.6M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 8,560 ZAC | -1.1% | 9,449 ZAC | 8,023 ZAC | -1.10 | -10.78 | 21.3M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 8,656 ZAC | 1.2% | 9,460 ZAC | 8,002 ZAC | -1.11 | -12.73 | 16.8M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 8,557 ZAC | 0.7% | 9,470 ZAC | 7,980 ZAC | -1.11 | -12.09 | 18.4M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 8,499 ZAC | -5.8% | 9,470 ZAC | 7,961 ZAC | -1.06 | -14.11 | 22.7M | Off |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 9,025 ZAC | 1.9% | 9,463 ZAC | 7,942 ZAC | -1.07 | -12.68 | 18.8M | Off |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 8,860 ZAC | -2.4% | 9,449 ZAC | 7,920 ZAC | -1.01 | -12.99 | 19.4M | Off |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 9,077 ZAC | 2.1% | 9,441 ZAC | 7,900 ZAC | -0.94 | -8.90 | 19.3M | Off |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 8,889 ZAC | 0.9% | 9,418 ZAC | 7,877 ZAC | -0.86 | -7.51 | 20.1M | Off |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 8,808 ZAC | -2.1% | 9,425 ZAC | 7,856 ZAC | -0.21 | -7.24 | 43.7M | Off |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 8,995 ZAC | -2.3% | 9,434 ZAC | 7,835 ZAC | 0.30 | -9.57 | 29.3M | On |