Analysis for Sasol
Description & usage
Sasol is a South African chemicals and energy group active in fuels, chemicals, and feedstock processing. Earnings are cyclical and depend on energy and chemicals pricing as well as currency moves. Key valuation drivers are segment margins, plant utilization, cost control, and capital discipline.
Basic info
- Symbol
- SOL.JO
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- Emerging Markets
- Sector
- Materials
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Basic info
- Symbol
- SOL.JO
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- Emerging Markets
- Sector
- Materials
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
Sasol (SOL.JO) currently has a total score of 43 points, placing it in the neutral range. The score is made up of Performance (30), Stability (30) and Trend (96). The profile is clearly uneven: Trend stands out while Performance lags.
Performance scores 30 points (weak). Key strength: 1Y return at 170.1 %. Main drag: 10Y return at -5.9 %. This points to a sharper upswing more recently.
Stability scores 30 points (weak). Key strength: Sharpe ratio (90d) at 2.04. Main drag: max drawdown (10Y) at -92.4 %. That indicates very deep historical drawdowns. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 96 points (very strong). Key strength: Price is about 38.9 % above SMA50. Even the weakest metric remains solid in absolute terms: trend strength at 0.86.
Overall, the picture is mixed: Trend does the heavy lifting while Performance holds the score back. On a metric level, SMA50 distance stands out, while max drawdown (10Y) is the main weak spot.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For this asset type, the current backdrop looks mixed rather than clearly directional.
Note: ISM PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
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