Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>In our 2/25/25 Compass, we discussed our expectation for near-term downside as the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) displayed several bearish short-term developments. </li>
<li>The  downward pressure has brought the S&amp;P to the bottom of our range at 5600-5670.</li>
<li>Friday's and Monday's tape action alleviated oversold conditions as strong demand was a clear positive. We need the 5500-5600 level to hold in order to remain constructive.</li>
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In our 2/25/25 Compass, we discussed our expectation for near-term downside as the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) displayed several bearish short-term developments. 
The  downward pressure has brought the S&amp;P to the bottom of our range at 5600-5670.
Friday's and Monday's tape action alleviated oversold conditions as strong demand was a clear positive. We need the 5500-5600 level to hold in order to remain constructive.


S&P 500, NYSE Comp, QQQ Find Initial Support; Strong Buying Demand Suggests Local Low at Minimum

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

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 7 adds for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-vectors-junior-gold-miners-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32845:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ US)</a> in March. There are plenty of float and capping changes too.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 5.3% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$610m. There are 11 stocks with over 1x ADV to trade from passive trackers.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/spartan-resources-ltd-australi" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1818:1" rel="noopener">Spartan Resources /Australi (SPR AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ora-banda-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2970:1" rel="noopener">Ora Banda Mining (OBM AU)</a> will be added to some of the S&amp;P/ASX indices at the same time, increasing flow and impact.</li>
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There are 7 adds for the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ US) in March. There are plenty of float and capping changes too.
Estimated one-way turnover is 5.3% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$610m. There are 11 stocks with over 1x ADV to trade from passive trackers.

Spartan Resources /Australi (SPR AU) and Ora Banda Mining (OBM AU) will be added to some of the S&amp;P/ASX indices at the same time, increasing flow and impact.


MV Global Junior Gold Miners Index Rebalance: 7 Adds & Other Changes Lead to US$610m Trade

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>The MV Junior Gold Miners index represents the performance of small-cap gold and silver mining companies listed around the world. </li>
<li>This index is reviewed semi-annually in March/September. During these reviews, names can be added or deleted from the index. We like it because a lot of money tracks it.</li>
<li>Below we take a look at the latest lists of potential ADDs and DELs for the Index Rebal Event in March 2025.</li>
</ul>


The MV Junior Gold Miners index represents the performance of small-cap gold and silver mining companies listed around the world. 
This index is reviewed semi-annually in March/September. During these reviews, names can be added or deleted from the index. We like it because a lot of money tracks it.
Below we take a look at the latest lists of potential ADDs and DELs for the Index Rebal Event in March 2025.


[Quiddity Index Feb25] MV Junior Gold Miners Index Mar25 Rebal: One Big Delete, 8.8% One Way.

Bank-In­de­pen­dent In­vest­ment Hou­se, GBC AG

GBC AG

Bank-In­de­pen­dent In­vest­ment Hou­se

GBC AG, headquartered in Augsburg, is one of the leading bank-independent investment houses in Germany and an experienced issuing expert for German SMEs.

As an owner-managed company, GBC AG knows the financing needs of German SMEs and is an independent and reliable partner for all capital market issues.

Within the GBC Group, GBC AG offers corporate analysis & research, capital market & financing consulting as well as capital market conferences.

GBC Kapital GmbH complements the services in the group with corporate finance in the areas of placement & brokerage of bonds and shares.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Mali's mining sector is currently undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the introduction of a new mining law in August 2023.</li>
<li>The ruling junta is presenting these reforms as an opportunity to increase Mali's share of the country's extensive mineral wealth.</li>
<li>The new regulations aim to increase the state's share in mining projects and intensify taxation in the sector in order to generate higher state revenues from the extraction of raw materials.</li>
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Mali's mining sector is currently undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the introduction of a new mining law in August 2023.
The ruling junta is presenting these reforms as an opportunity to increase Mali's share of the country's extensive mineral wealth.
The new regulations aim to increase the state's share in mining projects and intensify taxation in the sector in order to generate higher state revenues from the extraction of raw materials.


Research Comment english – Desert Gold Ventures Inc. - 17.02.2025

<ul>
<li>The MV Junior Gold Miners Index represents the performance of small-cap gold and silver mining companies listed around the world.</li>
<li>This index is reviewed semi-annually in March and September. During these reviews, names can be added or deleted from the index.</li>
<li>Below we take a look at the latest lists of potential ADDs and DELs for the Index Rebal Event in March 2025. </li>
</ul>


The MV Junior Gold Miners Index represents the performance of small-cap gold and silver mining companies listed around the world.
This index is reviewed semi-annually in March and September. During these reviews, names can be added or deleted from the index.
Below we take a look at the latest lists of potential ADDs and DELs for the Index Rebal Event in March 2025. 


[Quiddity Index Jan25] MV Junior Gold Miners Index Mar 25 Rebal: Multiple Adds, 4.4% 1-Way Turnover

Canada

B2Gold Corp. is a senior gold producer. The Company operates gold mines, as well as exploration and development projects in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe.

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B2Gold Corp (BTG US)

S&P 500, NYSE Comp, QQQ Find Initial Support; Strong Buying Demand Suggests Local Low at Minimum

$SPX, NYSE Comp $NYA, $QQQ Find Initial Support; Strong Buying Demand Friday and Monday Suggests Local Low at Minimum; Since late-Feb discussed an...

Vermilion Research

MV Global Junior Gold Miners Index Rebalance: 7 Adds & Other Changes Lead to US$610m Trade

7 adds, float and capping changes lead to one-way turnover of 5.3% and a round-trip trade of US$610m. Spartan is also and ASX200 add while OBM is...

Brian Freitas

[Quiddity Index Feb25] MV Junior Gold Miners Index Mar25 Rebal: One Big Delete, 8.8% One Way.

The MV Junior Gold Miners Index is an odd duck. It deletes names when they get too big. For that, it can be interesting, so the Quiddity team...

Travis Lundy

Research Comment english – Desert Gold Ventures Inc. - 17.02.2025

Mali's mining sector is currently undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the introduction of a new mining law in August 2023. The ruling...

GBC AG

[Quiddity Index Jan25] MV Junior Gold Miners Index Mar 25 Rebal: Multiple Adds, 4.4% 1-Way Turnover

The MV Junior Gold Miners Index rebalances twice a year. It is an interesting index as it has an upper cutoff AND caps. For March, there's one...

Travis Lundy

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