PALLADIUM

Palladium weekly uptrend opportunity based On 1.00 Lot Calculation:

PALLADIUM USE AND MARKET SHARE:

• Palladium is mostly used in catalytic converters by the car industry to reduce harmful gas emission, while tightening regulation is forcing auto makers to put more of Palladium into each vehicle, which in turn could keep demand outlook positive. Palladium has been also used in fuel cells to generate power.
• MARKET SHARE (PRODUCERS): Russia is the largest producer holding 43% of the markets, while South Africa is the second largest with 33.00% of the markets. Canada is third on the list with 9.5% of the global production.
• MARKET SHARE (CONSUMERS): China is the largest Palladium consumer with 31%, while Europe and North America (USA) hold 20% each. Japan stands at 11%.
• EXPECTATIONS FOR PALLADIUM (2022): The global auto industry could be expected to increase demand for Palladium by 8.5% from 8.2 to 8.9 million ounces. Meanwhile, China could be expected to increase demand for Palladium to a record high of more than 2.5 million ounces in 2022.

RUSSIA- UKRAINE WAR AND RUSSIA AGAINST THE WEST ECONOMIC WAR:

• RUSSIA- UKRAINE WAR: President Vladimir Putin announced an attack on Ukraine on February 24, days after he recognized two breakaway regions of Russia’s neighbor as independent. Attacks are occurring in Kyiv, Odessa, Mariupol and other locations in Ukraine. Russia faced tough sanctions by the EU and the US and other allies, which brought the country to the brink of sovereign debt default.
• BREAKING NEWS (APRIL 8): THE LARGEST PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM MARKET IN THE WORLD SUSPENDS DELIVERY OF RUSSIAN REFINED PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM. This could limit the access to the Palladium and Platinum market, which has been already under pressure due to the Russia-Ukraine war and it could result in higher Palladium and Platinum prices. Russia is the second largest Platinum producer in the world providing around 12% of global supply and the largest Palladium producer in the world providing around 45% of global supply

ANALYSIS:

• CHINA VEHICLE PRODUCTION (July): Vehicle production in China rose 31.5%, Year-over-Year, and sales climbed 29.7%, Year-over-Year to 2.42 million units.
• FRESH STIMULUS (July 7): China announced it would add an additional $220 billion in stimulus to its economy.
• G-7 COUNTRIES US, UK, JAPAN, CANADA DECIDED TO BAN GOLD IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA. The risk remains that countries could target other markets like Copper, Nickel and Palladium.
• TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: PALLADIUM SEES STRONG SUPPORT AT $1800. Since November 2019, Palladium has found strong support at $1800. It had tested the level of $1800 only four times, and every time would manage to rebound. Palladium has recently consolidated a base at the $1900 level.
• RECENT PRICE ACTIONS: PALLADIUM HAS HAD A DOWNWARD CORRECTION OF AROUND 48% OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS (FROM ALL- TIME HIGH OF $3409 TO $1760). Palladium tested levels below 1800. Palladium currently trades above $2100, and if a full recovery followed to its recent all-time high, this could be an upside of over 58%.

Palladium, August 17, 2022
Current Price: 2,150.00

Example of calculation base on weekly trend direction for 1.00 Lot¹

1. 1.00 lot is equivalent of 100 units

2. Calculations for exchange rate used as of 08:40 (GMT) 17/08/2022

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