PDSNET ARTICLES - SEPTEMBER 2024

Rand Strength

The currency of a country can be compared to the shares of a listed company. If a company is expected to do well and make profits, then its shares will strengthen relative to other shares. If a country is expected to do well and prosper, then its currency will strengthen relative to other currencies.

Investor confidence in

Stefanutti Stocks

The construction industry is a high-risk industry from an investment perspective. Its fortunes are dependent on winning profitable contracts, usually from government or quasi-government organisations like state-owned enterprises (SOE). Projects often take years to complete and involve significant capital outlays. This makes their cash-flow management

Bitcoin's Collapse

We have said previously that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin cannot be assessed using fundamental analysis – because they have no fundamentals. They have no balance sheet or income statement, and they generate no income for investors. For this reason, they can only be assessed technically - by looking at the charts.