SDL JNB Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Southern Palladium Limited · Basic Materials · Other Precious Metals & Mining

Latest close 16.25 ZAC
24.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 24.3%, after a 30.0% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 16.25 ZAC 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 24.3% latest completed week
4W Return 30.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -99.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 76.9% 40 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 24.3%, after a 30.0% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.8x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1912-week average 0.41

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.19Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 30.0% over four weeks, -99.2% over 12 weeks, and -97.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W24.3%
4W30.0%
12W-99.2%
26W-99.3%
52W-97.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year40
Trend breadth76.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.91Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change30.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.70Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.

3 positive · 10 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-99.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility28.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+24.3%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-99.2%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+24.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses2
Sharp losses12
Recent vol28.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol20.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew13.2% / -12.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202616.25 ZAC24.3%1,412 ZAC730.0 ZAC-0.91-98.70124.7KOff
24 Jul 202613.07 ZAC5.0%1,495 ZAC732.9 ZAC-1.00-98.94190.1KOff
17 Jul 202612.45 ZAC3.7%1,551 ZAC735.9 ZAC-1.14-99.01114.0KOff
10 Jul 202612.00 ZAC-4.0%1,611 ZAC739.6 ZAC-1.24-99.06211.2KOff
3 Jul 202612.50 ZAC7.8%1,655 ZAC743.4 ZAC-1.31-99.0418.0KOff
26 Jun 202611.60 ZAC-14.1%1,697 ZAC747.2 ZAC-1.34-99.115.2KOff
19 Jun 202613.50 ZAC3.8%1,731 ZAC750.9 ZAC-1.15-99.000Off
12 Jun 202613.00 ZAC-3.8%1,766 ZAC754.6 ZAC-0.99-99.0568.5KOff
5 Jun 202613.51 ZAC-99.2%1,805 ZAC758.3 ZAC-0.92-99.011.7KOff
29 May 20261,680 ZAC-8.4%1,845 ZAC762.9 ZAC-0.7619.2599.2KOff
22 May 20261,835 ZAC-0.3%1,834 ZAC756.8 ZAC-0.8034.0564.7KOn
15 May 20261,841 ZAC-7.7%1,816 ZAC749.4 ZAC-0.7935.573.6KOn
8 May 20261,995 ZAC5.1%1,798 ZAC741.9 ZAC-0.7745.653.4KOn
1 May 20261,899 ZAC-5.1%1,771 ZAC733.5 ZAC-0.8145.058.8KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.