INR Chart Chat, page-513

Weekly data and thoughts.
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Please not that all my views are for short-term only, and I could be wrong, so please dyor.
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Lithium Sector Overview -
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From a weekly perspective, INR had a small gain. Moved from 14.5 to 15. Not much, but when many other Li stocks still declining, its better to hold or go above. Playing macro strongly now. There have been bursts where it wants to have its own play, but Li macro is very powerful for now, and every one getting tamed. I am not playing much Li stock, just couple for very short-term trades, those that swing a lot. Lets hope we have seen the bottom.
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Major price action indicators are mixed -

• ALB - Loss of 2% for the week, moved from 77.03 to 75.51. Also made a new 52 week low at 67.23 this week. Recovered a bit though.
• Ganfeng - Gain of around 0.7% for the week - Tianqi gained 1.5
• PLS/LTR - PLS lost 5% but LTR lost 1% - new 52 week low for PLS at 179.5 on Friday
• Spot Price - Down slightly for the week, I think around 0.2%

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So what do these numbers say? Chinese Li stocks have held the price, and hopes. Ganfeng is roughly 50% up from its lows. Not many US and ASX Li stocks can claim that. So there is hope that US/ASX Li stocks catch up. But it was not to be this week, even though Ganfeng is doing green weeks in succession. But barring ALB, many other US Li stocks finished in green for the week. So there are signs of coming back. But if Chinese stocks falter, there could be more pain.
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So what may happen next week? US and ASX Li stocks are still in the grip of going down, something I wrote last week as well. All hopes on Ganfeng and other Chinese Li crews. On Friday, US Li stocks had a moderate drop. General markets moderate gain. So a tentative start on Monday, and then wait for Chinese stocks to provide direction.
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Here is the Figures for the Week:.
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