Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>Media reports indicate that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/austal-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14420:1" rel="noopener">Austal Ltd (ASB AU)</a> is in the crosshairs of investors looking to take the company private.</li>
<li>In an announcement, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/austal-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14420:1" rel="noopener">Austal Ltd (ASB AU)</a> said it is regularly involved in discussion with strategic parties to create value for shareholders.</li>
<li>The recent large contract from the US Navy, potentially more contracts in the pipeline and a weak AUD could result in investors paying up to take the company private.</li>
</ul>


Media reports indicate that Austal Ltd (ASB AU) is in the crosshairs of investors looking to take the company private.
In an announcement, Austal Ltd (ASB AU) said it is regularly involved in discussion with strategic parties to create value for shareholders.
The recent large contract from the US Navy, potentially more contracts in the pipeline and a weak AUD could result in investors paying up to take the company private.


Austal (ASB AU): Privatisation on the Cards?

Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets, Kaiko

Kaiko

Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets

Kaiko is the leading cryptocurrency market data provider for institutional investors and enterprises. We empower market participants with accurate, transparent, and actionable financial data to be leveraged for a range of market activities. Kaiko’s mission is to be the foundation of the new digital finance economy by serving as a single source for market information. Our mission is premised on the idea that high-quality data drives market efficiency and greater transparency throughout the industry. For each of our enterprise clients, we build custom data plans designed for a range of use cases.

Crypto

<ul><li>Last week, Binance announced that it would restrict trading of privacy tokens for users in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain starting June 26.</li><li>This follows similar de-listings by Huobi, OkCoin, Bithumb, and Upbit.</li><li>As the name suggests, privacy tokens are designed to allow users to transact anonymously, rather than pseudonymously.</li></ul>

Last week, Binance announced that it would restrict trading of privacy tokens for users in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain starting June 26.This follows similar de-listings by Huobi, OkCoin, Bithumb, and Upbit.As the name suggests, privacy tokens are designed to allow users to transact anonymously, rather than pseudonymously.

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

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<li>Bias/Focus: AUD short (and NZD), Euro maturing wedge. USD/JPY long from 130 (policy push). USD/ZAR bull. Sterling long from 1.2450 gaining traction.</li>
<li>Commodity currencies and the USD/JPY have been our USD positive bets hidden within the DXY slide. Within EM, USD/ZAR is out top USD long theme. </li>
<li>The USD/KRW has been the weak performer within Asia outlined some fairly clear USD divisions. USD/SGD macro support at 1.32/31 is compelling.</li>
</ul>


Bias/Focus: AUD short (and NZD), Euro maturing wedge. USD/JPY long from 130 (policy push). USD/ZAR bull. Sterling long from 1.2450 gaining traction.
Commodity currencies and the USD/JPY have been our USD positive bets hidden within the DXY slide. Within EM, USD/ZAR is out top USD long theme. 
The USD/KRW has been the weak performer within Asia outlined some fairly clear USD divisions. USD/SGD macro support at 1.32/31 is compelling.


<ul>
<li>AUD and NZD bear patterns stand out versus the Euro's rebound which is at the top end of the range as the DXY finds a foothold at 102/101.</li>
<li>Sterling met our 1.24 rally objective where we reversed to short. USD/JPY rise from 130 reaching for 134. USD/ZAR near our buy zone.</li>
<li>Yield basing needed to support any sort of meaningful USD rise (DXY 104 near resistance) but there are tradable patterns to work with. USD shows a firmer tone in Asia.</li>
</ul>


AUD and NZD bear patterns stand out versus the Euro's rebound which is at the top end of the range as the DXY finds a foothold at 102/101.
Sterling met our 1.24 rally objective where we reversed to short. USD/JPY rise from 130 reaching for 134. USD/ZAR near our buy zone.
Yield basing needed to support any sort of meaningful USD rise (DXY 104 near resistance) but there are tradable patterns to work with. USD shows a firmer tone in Asia.


Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newmont-mining-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14503:1" rel="noopener">Newmont Mining (NEM US)</a> has made an indicative, non-binding and conditional proposal to acquire <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newcrest-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:691:1" rel="noopener">Newcrest Mining (NCM AU)</a>. The exchange ratio is 0.38 Newmont shares for each Newcrest share.</li>
<li>At <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newmont-mining-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14503:1" rel="noopener">Newmont Mining (NEM US)</a>'s last close, this values <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newcrest-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:691:1" rel="noopener">Newcrest Mining (NCM AU)</a> at A$27.4/share and at an equity value of A$17.3bn, a 22% premium to the last close.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newmont-mining-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14503:1" rel="noopener">Newmont Mining (NEM US)</a> intends to list CDIs on the ASX following the acquisition and that will have implications for changes in the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices.</li>
</ul>



Newmont Mining (NEM US) has made an indicative, non-binding and conditional proposal to acquire Newcrest Mining (NCM AU). The exchange ratio is 0.38 Newmont shares for each Newcrest share.
At Newmont Mining (NEM US)'s last close, this values Newcrest Mining (NCM AU) at A$27.4/share and at an equity value of A$17.3bn, a 22% premium to the last close.

Newmont Mining (NEM US) intends to list CDIs on the ASX following the acquisition and that will have implications for changes in the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices.


Newmont's Indicative Offer for Newcrest Mining (NCM AU)

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