Statistics of Price Movements of Sibanye Gold Ltd ADR (SBSW)

The price movements of Sibanye Gold Ltd ADR (ticker SBSW) are summarized in five ways:

  • Table 1. Statistics of daily price changes using the closing prices
  • Table 2. Statistics of daily price changes using the closing and opening prices
  • Table 3 – 7. Statistics of daily price changes when SBSW opened with an increase of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, or more than 5%
  • Table 8 – 10. Statistics of stock price changes in the 20 days after SBSW had a big price move
  • Table 11. Statistics of daily price changes in the 20 days after SBSW moved 5% with twice the 30-day average volume

The statistics are calculated using SBSW's price data across 208 trading days from 2020 to 2020.

Table 1. Statistics of SBSW one-day price changes

In this table, the one-day price change is calculated using the closing price and the previous day's closing price.

In the past 208 trading days, 51.7% of the time (107 days), SBSW closed above the previous day's closing price. 44.9% of the time (93 days), it closed below the previous day's closing price. 3.4% of the time (7 days), it did not change.

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SBSW Price Change (%) Number of Days % of Total Sessions
26 – 27% 1
0.48%
22 – 23% 1
0.48%
17 – 18% 2
0.97%
15 – 16% 1
0.48%
12 – 13% 1
0.48%
11 – 12% 3
1.45%
10 – 11% 1
0.48%
9 – 10% 2
0.97%
8 – 9% 5
2.42%
6 – 7% 5
2.42%
5 – 6% 6
2.90%
4 – 5% 18
8.70%
3 – 4% 16
7.73%
2 – 3% 16
7.73%
1 – 2% 10
4.83%
0 – 1% 19
9.18%
0% 7
3.38%
0 – -1% 17
8.21%
-1 – -2% 19
9.18%
-2 – -3% 13
6.28%
-3 – -4% 8
3.86%
-4 – -5% 6
2.90%
-5 – -6% 7
3.38%
-6 – -7% 7
3.38%
-7 – -8% 4
1.93%
-8 – -9% 2
0.97%
-9 – -10% 1
0.48%
-10 – -11% 1
0.48%
-11 – -12% 1
0.48%
-12 – -13% 2
0.97%
-13 – -14% 1
0.48%
-14 – -15% 1
0.48%
-15 – -16% 1
0.48%
-25 – -26% 1
0.48%
-34 – -35% 1
0.48%

Table 2. Statistics of SBSW: Closing vs. Open

In this table, instead of using the closing price of the previous day, the opening price is used to calculate the one-day price change of SBSW.

46.6% of the time (97 days), SBSW closed above the opening price. 51.4% of the time (107 days), it closed below the opening price. 1.9% of the time (4 days), it closed where it started.

Closing - Open (%) Number of Days % of Total Sessions
27 – 28% 1
0.48%
25 – 26% 1
0.48%
10 – 11% 1
0.48%
9 – 10% 1
0.48%
8 – 9% 1
0.48%
7 – 8% 2
0.96%
6 – 7% 2
0.96%
5 – 6% 5
2.40%
4 – 5% 11
5.29%
3 – 4% 5
2.40%
2 – 3% 20
9.62%
1 – 2% 25
12.02%
0 – 1% 22
10.58%
0% 4
1.92%
0 – -1% 25
12.02%
-1 – -2% 26
12.50%
-2 – -3% 19
9.13%
-3 – -4% 14
6.73%
-4 – -5% 7
3.37%
-5 – -6% 5
2.40%
-6 – -7% 3
1.44%
-7 – -8% 1
0.48%
-10 – -11% 1
0.48%
-11 – -12% 2
0.96%
-14 – -15% 1
0.48%
-15 – -16% 2
0.96%
-18 – -19% 1
0.48%

Table 3. One-day performance when SBSW opened 5% higher than previous close

In the past 208 trading days, SBSW opened more than 5% higher than the previous day's closing price 22 times. Of these days, 45.5% (10 days) had closing prices above the opening price, and 54.5% (12 days) had closing prices below the opening price.

Closing - Open (%) Number of Days % of Total Sessions
10 – 11% 1
4.55%
8 – 9% 1
4.55%
5 – 6% 1
4.55%
4 – 5% 2
9.09%
2 – 3% 1
4.55%
1 – 2% 2
9.09%
0 – 1% 2
9.09%
0 – -1% 1
4.55%
-1 – -2% 2
9.09%
-2 – -3% 2
9.09%
-3 – -4% 1
4.55%
-4 – -5% 1
4.55%
-5 – -6% 2
9.09%
-6 – -7% 1
4.55%
-15 – -16% 1
4.55%
-18 – -19% 1
4.55%

Table 4. Closing vs. open when SBSW opened 4–5% higher

On 15 days, SBSW opened 4–5% higher than the previous day's closing price. Of these days, 33.3% (5 days) had closing prices above the opening price, and 66.7% (10 days) had closing prices below the opening price.

Closing - Open (%) Number of Days % of Total Sessions
7 – 8% 1
6.67%
4 – 5% 1
6.67%
3 – 4% 1
6.67%
2 – 3% 2
13.33%
0 – -1% 5
33.33%
-1 – -2% 1
6.67%
-2 – -3% 2
13.33%
-5 – -6% 1
6.67%
-7 – -8% 1
6.67%

Table 5. Closing vs. open when SBSW open 3 – 4% higher

17 times SBSW opened 3 – 4% higher than the previous day's closing price. Among these days, 35.3% (6 days) closed above the opening price, 64.7% (11 days) closed below the opening price.

Closing - Open (%) Number of Days % of Total Sessions
7 – 8% 1
5.88%
3 – 4% 1
5.88%
1 – 2% 2
11.76%
0 – 1% 2
11.76%
0 – -1% 1
5.88%
-1 – -2% 3
17.65%
-2 – -3% 3
17.65%
-3 – -4% 3
17.65%
-4 – -5% 1
5.88%

Table 6. Closing vs. open when SBSW open 2 – 3% higher

18 times SBSW opened 2 – 3% higher than the previous day's closing price. Among these days, 61.1% (11 days) closed above the opening price, 38.9% (7 days) closed below the opening price.

Closing - Open (%) Number of Days % of Total Sessions
4 – 5% 1
5.56%
2 – 3% 3
16.67%
1 – 2% 5
27.78%
0 – 1% 2
11.11%
0 – -1% 1
5.56%
-1 – -2% 1
5.56%
-2 – -3% 3
16.67%
-4 – -5% 1
5.56%
-6 – -7% 1
5.56%

Table 7. Closing vs. open when SBSW open 1 – 2% higher

21 times SBSW opened 1 – 2% higher than the previous day's closing price. Among these days, 47.6% (10 days) closed above the opening price, 47.6% (10 days) closed below the opening price.

Closing - Open (%) Number of Days % of Total Sessions
9 – 10% 1
4.76%
4 – 5% 1
4.76%
2 – 3% 3
14.29%
1 – 2% 4
19.05%
0 – 1% 1
4.76%
0% 1
4.76%
0 – -1% 1
4.76%
-1 – -2% 5
23.81%
-2 – -3% 1
4.76%
-3 – -4% 2
9.52%
-4 – -5% 1
4.76%

Table 8. Periods when SBSW moved 15% or more

In this table, we track the price movements in the 20 days after SBSW had a one-day price change of at least 15%.

DatePrice ChangePrice Change after 15% Move
Days after:14710131619
2020032426% 17.3 -7.4 -10.6 11.5 20.7 37.8 35.6
2020040622.5% 6.0 14.7 31.0 28.8 34.3 39.1 43.2
2020031717.9% -34.4 -29.5 -7.3 -21.9 -23.7 3.8 20.0
2020032517.3% -11.1 -25.1 -26.8 -.5 15.1 9.5 -1.6
2020032315.7% 26.1 15.3 8.0 32.6 52.1 78.6 61.7
20200311-15.9% -25.9 -8.9 -44.5 -5.0 -25.0 -27.6 -9.7
20200312-25.9% 4.3 -19.3 -13.2 14.1 -3.9 -6.1 27.7
20200318-34.4% 2.3 35.6 24.0 16.2 42.7 63.6 92.2

Table 8a. SBSW average price changes following a 15% up day

Of the 208 trading days from 2020 to 2020, there were 5 days in which SBSW was up more than 15%. This table shows the average price changes over the 5 days.

Average TypeAverage Price Change
Days after:14710131619
Avg for Change ≥ 15% .8 -6.4 -1.2 10.1 19.7 33.8 31.8

Table 8b. SBSW average price changes following a 15% down day

Of the 208 trading days from 2020 to 2020, there were 3 days in which SBSW was down more than -15%. This table shows the average price changes over the 3 days.

Average TypeAverage Price Change
Days after:14710131619
Avg for Change ≥ -15% -6.5 2.5 -11.2 8.4 4.6 10.0 36.7

Table 9. Periods when SBSW moved 10% or more

In this table, we track the price movements in the 20 days after SBSW had a one-day price change of at least 10%.

DatePrice ChangePrice Change after 10% Move
Days after:14710131619
2020032426% 17.3 -7.4 -10.6 11.5 20.7 37.8 35.6
2020040622.5% 6.0 14.7 31.0 28.8 34.3 39.1 43.2
2020031717.9% -34.4 -29.5 -7.3 -21.9 -23.7 3.8 20.0
2020032517.3% -11.1 -25.1 -26.8 -.5 15.1 9.5 -1.6
2020032315.7% 26.1 15.3 8.0 32.6 52.1 78.6 61.7
2020042212.9% 8.4 12.3 15.6 6.1 4.4 1.7 22.9
2020041311.8% 5.0 -5.0 -3.4 7.7 9.9 9.2 7.3
2020072711.6% -1.3 -9.4 -2.8 -8.0 -8.2 1.8 -6.5
2020100911.5% -2.0 -2.0 -5.1 .8 -11.4 -1.3 10.5
2020051510.5% 5.5 6.6 -5.0 -6.7 -.1 11.2 .6
20200611-10.6% .8 -3.0 6.2 6.2 9.2 20.8 24.7
20200326-11.1% -12.3 -17.9 .9 15.7 35.9 23.0 25.0
20200225-12.3% -1.5 -10.4 -5.3 -20.3 -48.3 -60.0 -57.0
20200327-12.3% 1.2 -2.2 22.0 32.0 50.7 48.3 54.6
20200309-13.6% -2.7 -36.9 -51.2 -47.5 -30.9 -41.8 -43.2
20200421-14.8% 12.9 26.0 28.5 27.7 25.5 19.0 33.9
20200311-15.9% -25.9 -8.9 -44.5 -5.0 -25.0 -27.6 -9.7
20200312-25.9% 4.3 -19.3 -13.2 14.1 -3.9 -6.1 27.7
20200318-34.4% 2.3 35.6 24.0 16.2 42.7 63.6 92.2

Table 9a. SBSW average price changes following a 10% up day

Of the 208 trading days from 2020 to 2020, there were 10 days in which SBSW was up more than 10%. This table shows the average price changes over the 10 days.

Average TypeAverage Price Change
Days after:14710131619
Avg for Change ≥ 10% 1.9 -2.9 -.7 5.1 9.3 19.1 19.4

Table 9b. SBSW average price changes following a 10% down day

Of the 208 trading days from 2020 to 2020, there were 9 days in which SBSW was down more than -10%. This table shows the average price changes over the 9 days.

Average TypeAverage Price Change
Days after:14710131619
Avg for Change ≥ -10% -2.3 -4.1 -3.6 4.3 6.2 4.4 16.5

Table 10. Periods when SBSW moved 5% or more

In this table, we track the price movements in the 20 days after SBSW had a one-day price change of at least 5%.

DatePrice ChangePrice Change after 5% Move
Days after:14710131619
2020032426% 17.3 -7.4 -10.6 11.5 20.7 37.8 35.6
2020040622.5% 6.0 14.7 31.0 28.8 34.3 39.1 43.2
2020031717.9% -34.4 -29.5 -7.3 -21.9 -23.7 3.8 20.0
2020032517.3% -11.1 -25.1 -26.8 -.5 15.1 9.5 -1.6
2020032315.7% 26.1 15.3 8.0 32.6 52.1 78.6 61.7
2020042212.9% 8.4 12.3 15.6 6.1 4.4 1.7 22.9
2020041311.8% 5.0 -5.0 -3.4 7.7 9.9 9.2 7.3
2020072711.6% -1.3 -9.4 -2.8 -8.0 -8.2 1.8 -6.5
2020100911.5% -2.0 -2.0 -5.1 .8 -11.4 -1.3 10.5
2020051510.5% 5.5 6.6 -5.0 -6.7 -.1 11.2 .6
202008149.8% 4.0 -6.1 -6.6 -.7 1.4 .7 6.7
202007069.2% -3.4 .4 5.0 7.9 11.7 27.9 17.5
202012018.8%
202011058.5% 3.4 -8.8 -2.1 -5.1 -8.1 -2.2 6.1
202004238.4% 4.9 11.9 6.5 2.1 -.7 3.7 15.7
202010218.3% -.4 -6.8 -9.0 -.9 3.1 -2.5 -3.0
202004298% -6.1 -6.7 -8.4 -13.1 -2.2 -1.2 -11.9
202006016.9% 2.0 7.9 12.9 1.8 -2.2 14.1 5.0
202006226.8% 6.5 -2.0 2.7 9.9 14.3 19.5 22.8
202009096.7% -.6 -4.6 -8.8 -20.1 -20.0 -16.7 -21.9
202006236.5% -8.8 -3.3 -2.2 7.9 5.9 9.6 17.1
202004076% 4.7 21.0 15.2 3.5 32.9 41.7 34.9
202004205.6% -14.8 9.3 16.6 11.0 6.5 3.6 8.1
202005185.4% 3.6 -5.1 -6.9 -5.4 -1.2 5.5 -3.9
202011025.4% 3.5 15.8 2.1 9.6 6.2 3.0 9.5
202011135.1% 2.7 -.4 -3.5 2.6 11.3 11.5 9.4
202006295% -.1 10.5 14.1 15.1 16.7 25.4 43.2
202007145% .8 3.6 7.2 22.8 12.7 20.9 14.4
20200331-5% -2.5 19.7 37.3 61.2 46.0 48.3 65.5
20200526-5% 3.3 4.9 9.6 17.1 6.7 2.7 12.4
20200528-5% .0 7.1 19.2 7.9 6.0 7.2 11.3
20201019-5.1% 2.1 8.5 -4.7 6.2 18.9 13.2 13.3
20200811-5.3% 2.5 20.4 8.7 8.1 14.9 17.4 16.6
20200819-5.6% -1.4 -2.0 4.2 6.5 5.7 12.0 6.0
20200730-5.9% -.6 6.5 .9 .6 11.6 2.6 4.7
20200511-6% 3.1 7.7 20.1 7.8 .4 9.6 15.9
20200522-6% .0 -6.9 1.6 7.5 12.4 1.4 -2.5
20201123-6%
20200430-6.1% 1.5 -6.8 -8.3 -10.7 7.9 -1.1 -3.0
20200506-6.1% 4.3 1.5 5.9 18.2 6.1 -1.2 7.8
20200923-6.3% .7 3.7 2.7 1.8 15.7 15.8 12.1
20200416-6.7% -.1 1.4 13.2 15.5 14.8 12.8 7.0
20200921-7.2% .9 -8.4 -2.0 -3.4 .1 7.2 9.3
20201109-7.3% -.7 -.6 -1.7 -2.5 -2.2 8.3 8.0
20201028-7.4% 3.7 15.3 29.0 13.7 22.1 18.3 14.7
20201117-7.7%
20200624-8.8% 2.9 5.9 17.1 20.9 22.0 23.7 32.9
20200227-8.9% -4.7 1.7 -8.7 -44.7 -32.0 -58.6 -29.1
20200320-9.1% 15.8 52.2 28.3 25.3 70.4 97.0 87.5
20200611-10.6% .8 -3.0 6.2 6.2 9.2 20.8 24.7
20200326-11.1% -12.3 -17.9 .9 15.7 35.9 23.0 25.0
20200225-12.3% -1.5 -10.4 -5.3 -20.3 -48.3 -60.0 -57.0
20200327-12.3% 1.2 -2.2 22.0 32.0 50.7 48.3 54.6
20200309-13.6% -2.7 -36.9 -51.2 -47.5 -30.9 -41.8 -43.2
20200421-14.8% 12.9 26.0 28.5 27.7 25.5 19.0 33.9
20200311-15.9% -25.9 -8.9 -44.5 -5.0 -25.0 -27.6 -9.7
20200312-25.9% 4.3 -19.3 -13.2 14.1 -3.9 -6.1 27.7
20200318-34.4% 2.3 35.6 24.0 16.2 42.7 63.6 92.2

Table 10a. SBSW average price changes following a 5% up day

Of the 208 trading days from 2020 to 2020, there were 28 days in which SBSW was up more than 5%. This table shows the average price changes over the 28 days.

Average TypeAverage Price Change
Days after:14710131619
Avg for Change ≥ 5% .8 .3 1.0 3.6 6.5 12.7 13.0

Table 10b. SBSW average price changes following a 5% down day

Of the 208 trading days from 2020 to 2020, there were 30 days in which SBSW was down more than -5%. This table shows the average price changes over the 30 days.

Average TypeAverage Price Change
Days after:14710131619
Avg for Change ≥ -5% .4 3.4 5.2 7.5 11.0 9.6 14.6

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