Our Equities Trader, Roberto Russo, discusses Technical Analysis within the lithium space.
Today we take a look at the volatile sessions we have had in the lithium space, on the back of the report by Goldman Sachs and their price target for lithium.
On Wednesday the 8th, Goldman Sachs reported that the price of lithium is overdue for a sharp correction, correlated with the news that Argentina will be capping export prices, and car manufacturer BYD is in talks to buy six lithium mines in Africa.
This news sent shockwaves across the sector with some major producers falling as much as 20% in the intraday session as fear grew that the party was all but over with most of these producers failing to recover at all.
Lithium Carbonate and the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF saw a small correction but were mostly unaffected.
While a higher output is something to be concerned about, the push for EVs is only just beginning with laws being passed in several countries to go 100% EVs by specific years.
While the sector may need to cool off, many traders are using this opportunity to top up on weakness for the rally back upwards. The pullbacks look like a slight speed bump in a zoomed-out chart.
ASX:AKE
*06/06/2022
ASX:MIN
*06/06/2022
These two large-cap producers were one of the worst-hit by the report, however, AKE (Allkem Limited) has since come out with news regarding the Argentina pricing cap reassuring investors that it has no effect on the realized prices or profitability.
Continued Strong Product Pricing and Operational Update:
"Argentina’s Customs Agency has recently set a reference price for lithium carbonate of US$53,000/t. This reference price is used by regulatory authorities when reviewing export sales of lithium chemicals to prevent under-invoicing and improve pricing transparency. This price is not used for calculation of taxes, royalties or duties and Allkem does not expect it will have any material impact on product exports, realised prices or profitability."
Summary
Even though the short-term pullback is largely justified over such a significant run in recent times, and the fear of EV Manufacturers buying their own mines, this can largely be a breather that the commodity is needed before its next run back up.
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