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

We are witnessing widespread bullish inflections throughout the U. S. Financial Sector, specifically within our Asset Manager, Bank, Credit Card Issuers, and Investment Banks/Brokers Groups. This is also confirmed by the XLF’s relative strength inflection higher. In this week’s report we narrow in on actionable ideas in the following Financial Groups:<ul><li>Mortgage Insurance (FN-20). MTG, RDN, ESNT, NMIH... pages 8-10</li><li>Credit Card Issuers (FN-27). AXP, COF, SYF, DFS... pages 11-13</li><li>Banks, Super-Regional (FN-15). BAC, WFC, USB, PNC, BBT, RF, FITB... pages 14-17</li><li>Banks, Western, Large-Cap (FN-16). SIVB, ZION, WAL, UMPQ, CATY... pages 18-20</li></ul>

We are witnessing widespread bullish inflections throughout the U. S. Financial Sector, specifically within our Asset Manager, Bank, Credit Card Issuers, and Investment Banks/Brokers Groups. This is also confirmed by the XLF’s relative strength inflection higher. In this week’s report we narrow in on actionable ideas in the following Financial Groups:Mortgage Insurance (FN-20). MTG, RDN, ESNT, NMIH... pages 8-10Credit Card Issuers (FN-27). AXP, COF, SYF, DFS... pages 11-13Banks, Super-Regional (FN-15). BAC, WFC, USB, PNC, BBT, RF, FITB... pages 14-17Banks, Western, Large-Cap (FN-16). SIVB, ZION, WAL, UMPQ, CATY... pages 18-20

The technical narrative of the U.S. equity market remains bullish, and it’s not the S&amp;P 500 and Russell 2000’s new highs that are talking the loudest -- it’s the Sector and Group trends. With the exception of Consumer Discretionary, cyclicals continue to outperform.  In addition, bank stocks are recovering from failed breakdowns, aided by a rebound in interest rates and, setting the stage for another leg higher. Asset managers also exhibit strength. In today’s report we highlight actionable ideas in both Groups ... pages 9-20

The technical narrative of the U.S. equity market remains bullish, and it’s not the S&amp;P 500 and Russell 2000’s new highs that are talking the loudest -- it’s the Sector and Group trends. With the exception of Consumer Discretionary, cyclicals continue to outperform.  In addition, bank stocks are recovering from failed breakdowns, aided by a rebound in interest rates and, setting the stage for another leg higher. Asset managers also exhibit strength. In today’s report we highlight actionable ideas in both Groups ... pages 9-20

U.S. Equity Strategy Weekly: Actionable Banks & Asset Managers

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

The most visible sign of credit quality for banks are non-performing loans (NPL) or the NPL ratio. But there are many other indicators of credit quality that are less visible. Net write-offs are one such item. While not heralded with vigor in Asia Pacific, it is a data series that US bank analysts weed out as much or more so than NPL data. And it is often a leading indicator of deteriorating credit quality. In China, average NPL ratios have hardly moved in the past two years. Net…

The most visible sign of credit quality for banks are non-performing loans (NPL) or the NPL ratio. But there are many other indicators of credit quality that are less visible. Net write-offs are one such item. While not heralded with vigor in Asia Pacific, it is a data series that US bank analysts weed out as much or more so than NPL data. And it is often a leading indicator of deteriorating credit quality. In China, average NPL ratios have hardly moved in the past two years. Net…

China Banks: Rising Write-Offs at Odds with NPLs

Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

* China-style margin call could be lurking given the massive amount of leverage Western brokers have been handing their HNW clients;* Technology shares could be the impetus without catalysts beyond the well-priced for iPhone8 replacement cycle; and* Without many engines of growth remaining for the Western brokers beyond “margin finance”, there are very few reasons to own the space.Over a three week period in June 2015, the Chinese A-share market collapsed by about 30% - having soared over 150%…

* China-style margin call could be lurking given the massive amount of leverage Western brokers have been handing their HNW clients;* Technology shares could be the impetus without catalysts beyond the well-priced for iPhone8 replacement cycle; and* Without many engines of growth remaining for the Western brokers beyond “margin finance”, there are very few reasons to own the space.Over a three week period in June 2015, the Chinese A-share market collapsed by about 30% - having soared over 150%…

ASEAN (Indo) & China-focused. Ex-Deputy HoR UBS.

Johannes Salim, CFA

<ul>
<li>We had a breakfast meeting with Ben Bernanke, a man who needs no introduction.</li>
<li>Bernanke is optimistic given a confluence of positive factors (Trumponomics, improved global economy, and higher productivity return to name a few).</li>
<li>We are bullish on financials, infrastructure, technology, and consumer discretionary in Sino-ASEAN region. </li>
</ul>Last Friday, we were invited by Schwab to have a breakfast meeting with Ben Bernanke, former Fed Chairman (two terms: 2006-2010 and 2010-2014 before Janet Yellen…


We had a breakfast meeting with Ben Bernanke, a man who needs no introduction.
Bernanke is optimistic given a confluence of positive factors (Trumponomics, improved global economy, and higher productivity return to name a few).
We are bullish on financials, infrastructure, technology, and consumer discretionary in Sino-ASEAN region. 
Last Friday, we were invited by Schwab to have a breakfast meeting with Ben Bernanke, former Fed Chairman (two terms: 2006-2010 and 2010-2014 before Janet Yellen…

Sino-ASEAN Strategy: What Does a Breakfast With Bernanke Reveal?

United States

Bank of America Corporation accepts deposits and offers banking, investing, asset management, and other financial and risk-management products and services.  The Company has a mortgage lending subsidiary, and an investment banking and securities brokerage subsidiary.

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U. S. Equity Strategy Weekly

We are witnessing widespread bullish inflections throughout the U. S. Financial Sector, specifically within our Asset Manager, Bank, Credit Card...

Vermilion Research

U.S. Equity Strategy Weekly: Actionable Banks & Asset Managers

The technical narrative of the U.S. equity market remains bullish, and it’s not the S&P 500 and Russell 2000’s new highs that are talking the...

Vermilion Research

China Banks: Rising Write-Offs at Odds with NPLs

The most visible sign of credit quality for banks are non-performing loans (NPL) or the NPL ratio. But there are many other indicators of credit...

Daniel Tabbush

Shanghai-Ed by Western Brokers

* China-style margin call could be lurking given the massive amount of leverage Western brokers have been handing their HNW clients;* Technology...

Thomas J. Monaco

Sino-ASEAN Strategy: What Does a Breakfast With Bernanke Reveal?

We had a breakfast meeting with Ben Bernanke, a man who needs no introduction. Bernanke is optimistic given a confluence of positive factors...

Johannes Salim, CFA

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