Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Late December 2024, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (9988 HK)</a> entered an SPA with DCP Capital to offload its 78.7% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sun-art-retail-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:401:1" rel="noopener">Sun Art (6808 HK)</a> at HK$1.38/share, a 44.4% discount to last close.</li>
<li>The SPA completed on the 27th Feb, triggering an unconditional MGO, also at HK$1.38. FWIW, a deferred payment option raises the Offer Price to a maximum of HK$1.58/share. </li>
<li>
The Composite Document is now <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2025/0306/2025030600003.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">out</a>, with a Closing Date for tendering on the 27th March. This won't be extended. The IFA (Somerley) says NOT fair &amp; reasonable.</li>
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Late December 2024, Alibaba (9988 HK) entered an SPA with DCP Capital to offload its 78.7% stake in Sun Art (6808 HK) at HK$1.38/share, a 44.4% discount to last close.
The SPA completed on the 27th Feb, triggering an unconditional MGO, also at HK$1.38. FWIW, a deferred payment option raises the Offer Price to a maximum of HK$1.58/share. 

The Composite Document is now out, with a Closing Date for tendering on the 27th March. This won't be extended. The IFA (Somerley) says NOT fair &amp; reasonable.


Sun Art (6808 HK): IFA Says MGO Is Not Fair. Rightfully So

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a> put options show concentrated positioning at the 19,000 and 20,000 strike levels.</li>
<li>Traders continue to establish new positions approximately 15%-20% below current market levels, suggesting protection against major market corrections rather than minor pullbacks. The focus is on near-term risk.</li>
<li>Implied volatility has remained stable at 25-30% over the past two weeks, consistent with a broadly sideways movement in the index itself.</li>
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Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) put options show concentrated positioning at the 19,000 and 20,000 strike levels.
Traders continue to establish new positions approximately 15%-20% below current market levels, suggesting protection against major market corrections rather than minor pullbacks. The focus is on near-term risk.
Implied volatility has remained stable at 25-30% over the past two weeks, consistent with a broadly sideways movement in the index itself.


Hang Seng Index (HSI): Trends in PUT Strikes and Open Interest Visualized in Animation and Charts

<ul>
<li>Market traders of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a> call options maintain significant holdings in lower strikes, with notable concentration at the 20,000 strike level.</li>
<li>Open interest data reveals significant increase in open interest for 25,000 and 26,000 strike calls since late February, reflecting active trading as traders built new positions.</li>
<li>Despite increased trading activity and changes in market positioning, implied volatility has remained stable at 25-30% over the past two weeks, reflecting a consistent market sentiment.</li>
</ul>


Market traders of Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) call options maintain significant holdings in lower strikes, with notable concentration at the 20,000 strike level.
Open interest data reveals significant increase in open interest for 25,000 and 26,000 strike calls since late February, reflecting active trading as traders built new positions.
Despite increased trading activity and changes in market positioning, implied volatility has remained stable at 25-30% over the past two weeks, reflecting a consistent market sentiment.


Hang Seng Index (HSI): Trends in CALL Strikes and Open Interest Visualized in Animation and Charts

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>Few surprises from the Government Work Report, but investor fatigue has set in.</li>
<li>Groundwork continues to be laid for a boost in consumption as a share of GDP</li>
<li>HK/China bull market to broaden out from the technology sector?</li>
</ul>


Few surprises from the Government Work Report, but investor fatigue has set in.
Groundwork continues to be laid for a boost in consumption as a share of GDP
HK/China bull market to broaden out from the technology sector?


NPC- Consumption Put Top of the Agenda, but Another Case of The “Boy Who Cried Wolf?”

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Over the last 25 months, there's been a steady stream of bad news for DTC platform SHEIN</li>
<li>The latest challenges: US tariff chaos &amp; Amazon's launch of its competing platform, Haul 
</li>
<li>Tariff changes &amp; growth of Haul could mean SHEIN IPO gets done at fraction of 2023 valuation</li>
</ul>


Over the last 25 months, there's been a steady stream of bad news for DTC platform SHEIN
The latest challenges: US tariff chaos &amp; Amazon's launch of its competing platform, Haul 

Tariff changes &amp; growth of Haul could mean SHEIN IPO gets done at fraction of 2023 valuation


It's Been a Tough Two+ Years for SHEIN & Its Investors, & Things Don't Get Easier From Here

China

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Alibaba (9988 HK)

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David Blennerhassett

Hang Seng Index (HSI): Trends in PUT Strikes and Open Interest Visualized in Animation and Charts

Traders are heavily positioned in Hang Seng Index put options at 19,000 and 20,000 strike levels, indicating protection against major market...

Gaudenz Schneider

Hang Seng Index (HSI): Trends in CALL Strikes and Open Interest Visualized in Animation and Charts

Traders of Hang Seng Index call options maintain significant holdings at lower strikes. Increased interest in 25,000 and 26,000 strikes

Gaudenz Schneider

NPC- Consumption Put Top of the Agenda, but Another Case of The “Boy Who Cried Wolf?”

Investors feeling fatigued despite expected plans for boosting consumption in China, potential broadening of bull market beyond technology sector...

Rikki Malik

It's Been a Tough Two+ Years for SHEIN & Its Investors, & Things Don't Get Easier From Here

Over the past two+ years, SHEIN has faced a deluge of developments that threaten its future growth and profitability, especially in the US.

Tracking Traffic

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Sun Art (6808 HK): IFA Says MGO Is Not Fair. Rightfully So

Bricks and mortar investments in the PRC have been in retreat - and that's direct from Alibaba's chairman. Unless you feel DCP has the Midas touch...

David Blennerhassett

Hang Seng Index (HSI): Trends in PUT Strikes and Open Interest Visualized in Animation and Charts

​Traders are heavily positioned in Hang Seng Index put options at 19,000 and 20,000 strike levels, indicating protection against major market...

Gaudenz Schneider

Hang Seng Index (HSI): Trends in CALL Strikes and Open Interest Visualized in Animation and Charts

Traders of Hang Seng Index call options maintain significant holdings at lower strikes. Increased interest in 25,000 and 26,000 strikes

Gaudenz Schneider

NPC- Consumption Put Top of the Agenda, but Another Case of The “Boy Who Cried Wolf?”

​Investors feeling fatigued despite expected plans for boosting consumption in China, potential broadening of bull market beyond technology sector...

Rikki Malik

It's Been a Tough Two+ Years for SHEIN & Its Investors, & Things Don't Get Easier From Here

Over the past two+ years, SHEIN has faced a deluge of developments that threaten its future growth and profitability, especially in the US.

Tracking Traffic

Traders are heavily positioned in Hang Seng Index put options at 19,000 and 20,000 strike levels, indicating protection against major market...

Investors feeling fatigued despite expected plans for boosting consumption in China, potential broadening of bull market beyond technology sector...