Sasol Limited (JSE: SOL) is moving and gapping higher from positive sentiment around oil, which has seen crude oil prices pushing higher for two months and counting.
The petrochemical company’s share price gapped higher on Thursday and was trading around 4.5% higher by midday as further output cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia fuel higher oil prices. However, with global oil demand slowing and the Chinese economy heading into a deflation period, the demand for oil could be significantly impacted.
Looking at the chart below, we can see WTI (orange) and Brent (blue) Crude Oil Futures start to trend higher since the start of July 2023, with Sasol (green) following suit. The correlation between crude oil prices and Sasol’s share price will continue to be watched over the coming weeks as pullbacks in oil prices are expected.
Technical
Looking at the daily chart of Sasol Limited (JSE: SOL), we can see that the price has been in a consolidation range for a couple of months, with multiple breakout attempts from this range.
The current price action is pushing higher toward the next resistance level, around R265.74 (black dotted), which needs to be crossed and held to support higher prices. If the price retraces from this resistance level, the short sellers could potentially drive the price back down to R255.81 (red line).
Summary
The question remains if the current price action is a breakout of the range or a fake out which will see the price trend lower into the range once more. Levels to watch will be the R265.00 resistance and R255.81 support levels in the coming weeks.
Sources: TradingView, Koyfin
Piece written by Barry Dumas, Head of Client Education.
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