Managing Director

Elan Gore

TMI Data Science

TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade & traditional media.  Our proprietary software, TMI Machine, is a text-mining platform designed with the buy-side & capital markets professional in mind, text-mining the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income & individual equities.  TMI provides custom leading indicators and systematic trading strategies, operating at the nexus of linguistics & statistics drawing on vast experience in investment banking and hedge fund settings in senior quantitative and fundamental roles.  

TMI Data Science was founded by Elan Gore, an award-winning Senior Global Basic Materials Equity Analyst & China Economist with 15 years of experience in North American hedge funds & institutional managers; and Alessandro Porrino, Ph.D., an Algorithmic Trading Analyst and Programmer with 10 years of front-office experience ranging from complex FX option pricing to auto-hedging strategies at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Standard Chartered.  Mr. Gore holds an MBA in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business, and Mr. Porrino holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Brunel University London.

Commodities

Our September cyclical commodity sentiment review highlights notable divergence in the commodity space, with potential over-exuberance seen in copper and platinum; early signs of positive change seen in corn via US farmer sentiment; an accelerating slide for crude oil sentiment towards negative territory; and weak showings for uranium and mineral sands.  We discuss recent catalysts picked up via text mining for our core cyclical commodity sentiment indicators below.
For an introduction to TMI's methodology &amp; use cases, please take a look at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/introducing-tmi-data-science-delivering-alpha-with-custom-nlp-based-leading-indicators" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:42826" rel="noopener">Introducing TMI Data Science: Delivering Alpha With Custom NLP-Based Leading Indicators</a>

Our September cyclical commodity sentiment review highlights notable divergence in the commodity space, with potential over-exuberance seen in copper and platinum; early signs of positive change seen in corn via US farmer sentiment; an accelerating slide for crude oil sentiment towards negative territory; and weak showings for uranium and mineral sands.  We discuss recent catalysts picked up via text mining for our core cyclical commodity sentiment indicators below.
For an introduction to TMI's methodology &amp; use cases, please take a look at Introducing TMI Data Science: Delivering Alpha With Custom NLP-Based Leading Indicators

TMI Indicators: Cyclical Commodity Sentiment Review

Chart based progressive global trading strategies, Chart Partners

Thomas Schroeder

Chart based progressive global trading strategies

Chart Partners

Chart Partners objective is to discover medium-term cycle turns and profit opportunities before they unfold, within structural trends while preserving capital with clear degrees of risk. We have real return ideas. 

Markets are dynamic and trading systems must reflect this. It is crucial to determine underlying correlations and lead-lag relationships within global markets and the impact on linked instruments. Our weekly Chartonics product gives you short-term trading strategies that can be applied within the medium and longer term macro trends that are mapped out in our strategy updates. 

Our methodology fuses global market variables and isolates drivers in trends. We specialize in FX, index trade in NY and Asia with a focus on Asian stocks. 

Technical Analysis

Aluminum Corporation of China / Technical Analysis

Chalco is sliding into a better support zone for a fresh long re set. Our last long attempt to ride Chalco higher resulting in getting stopped out at 4.10. After gapping lower Chalco has drifted lower while reaching for the sub 4.0 area where we become interested on the long side again.Aluminum has cracked minor wedge support and faded from backswing resistance that sets a weaker tone to slide back to the sub 150 area with 145 very interesting buy support. Risk likes with not reaching the ideal…

Chalco is sliding into a better support zone for a fresh long re set. Our last long attempt to ride Chalco higher resulting in getting stopped out at 4.10. After gapping lower Chalco has drifted lower while reaching for the sub 4.0 area where we become interested on the long side again.Aluminum has cracked minor wedge support and faded from backswing resistance that sets a weaker tone to slide back to the sub 150 area with 145 very interesting buy support. Risk likes with not reaching the ideal…

Chalco Lower Wedge Support for a Fresh Try

We have made a case for higher US 10 year bond yields from the 2.15% level amid a bullish oil and energy stance. We are now seeing renewed signs of strength in metals and materials sectors that have been driven higher by short squeezes in Aluminum and Nickel with copper and palladium displaying fresh bullish signals. The Bloomberg commodity index is nudging up against a key inflection resistance and breakout point that once crossed, would see metals and commodities move higher in line with the…

We have made a case for higher US 10 year bond yields from the 2.15% level amid a bullish oil and energy stance. We are now seeing renewed signs of strength in metals and materials sectors that have been driven higher by short squeezes in Aluminum and Nickel with copper and palladium displaying fresh bullish signals. The Bloomberg commodity index is nudging up against a key inflection resistance and breakout point that once crossed, would see metals and commodities move higher in line with the…

Commodities Pressuring Yields - Metals Bull Theme

Managing Partner, VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists)

VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists)

Managing Partner

Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) is a boutique financial advisor with more than 17 years of experience in Corporate Valuation and Finance, and a diversified client base including some of the largest Companies in Greece.

Since 2002, VRS has completed more than 200 engagements in the areas of business valuation and financial analysis for more than 100 clients in a wide range of industries.

VRS has been honored to work with small and large private and publicly traded companies in Europe and overseas.

Boutique Financial Advisor

<ul><li>According to Graph 1, during the period February 4th, 2025 – March 4th, 2025, a slightly bearish trend, among strong fluctuations, was reflected in the price of aluminium futures.</li><li>At the beginning of the timeframe, there was a significant increase in the price of the commodity, but after February 20th a steady downward momentum unfolded.</li><li>The MA-10 line very initially performed above the MA-20 line, however at February 6th it crossed below the latter. </li></ul>

According to Graph 1, during the period February 4th, 2025 – March 4th, 2025, a slightly bearish trend, among strong fluctuations, was reflected in the price of aluminium futures.At the beginning of the timeframe, there was a significant increase in the price of the commodity, but after February 20th a steady downward momentum unfolded.The MA-10 line very initially performed above the MA-20 line, however at February 6th it crossed below the latter. 

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<ul><li>Gold benefitted from the run-up to the election, but took a hit after the results</li><li>Base metals, particularly copper, saw volatility post-election due to tariff concerns</li><li>Aluminum may outperform due to tight fundamentals and cost pressure, mitigating potential downside from CNY weakening.</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Gold benefitted from the run-up to the election, but took a hit after the resultsBase metals, particularly copper, saw volatility post-election due to tariff concernsAluminum may outperform due to tight fundamentals and cost pressure, mitigating potential downside from CNY weakening.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Global Commodities: What’s Next for Metals After a Trump Election Victory?

Aluminium is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13. It is a silvery-white, soft, nonmagnetic and ductile metal in the boron group.

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TMI Indicators: Cyclical Commodity Sentiment Review

Our NLP-based cyclical commodity sentiment review seeks to quantify

Elan Gore

Chalco Lower Wedge Support for a Fresh Try

Chalco is sliding into a better support zone for a fresh long re set. Our last long attempt to ride Chalco higher resulting in getting stopped out...

Thomas Schroeder

Commodities Pressuring Yields - Metals Bull Theme

We have made a case for higher US 10 year bond yields from the 2.15% level amid a bullish oil and energy stance. We are now seeing renewed signs of...

Thomas Schroeder

Aluminum Futures - March 4, 2025

According to Graph 1, during the period February 4th, 2025 – March 4th, 2025, a slightly bearish trend, among strong fluctuations, was reflected in...

VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists)

Global Commodities: What’s Next for Metals After a Trump Election Victory?

Summary: Gold saw fluctuations leading up to and post-election, while base metals faced volatility due to tariffs and Chinese stimulus concerns,...

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