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

Financials, especially the large-cap brokers have suffered severe pullbacks recently. If these stocks cannot sustain a reversal in the next few days, we believe the markets could suffer a more severe pullback. Many of these names are suffering uptrend violations in price and RS, as well as bearish descending triangle patterns. The Sector is showing signs deteriorating breadth as well. In today’s report we highlight concerning charts within Financial Sector.

Financials, especially the large-cap brokers have suffered severe pullbacks recently. If these stocks cannot sustain a reversal in the next few days, we believe the markets could suffer a more severe pullback. Many of these names are suffering uptrend violations in price and RS, as well as bearish descending triangle patterns. The Sector is showing signs deteriorating breadth as well. In today’s report we highlight concerning charts within Financial Sector.

U.S. Equity Strategy: Financials Struggling, Tech and Energy Leading

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

*Out of Control Credit Risk: High yield credit risk is out of control at 5% of global GDP just as credit metrics at the top of the market are exhibiting vulnerabilities.*Other Credit Challenges Ahead: Areas such as student lending, sub-prime auto, credit cards, Alt-A /home equity loans, securities-based lending , commercial MBS, and non-financial debt also pose global financial sector vulnerabilities.<h2>Investment Summary</h2>American bank CEOs argue that the leverage lending market is healthy due to…

*Out of Control Credit Risk: High yield credit risk is out of control at 5% of global GDP just as credit metrics at the top of the market are exhibiting vulnerabilities.*Other Credit Challenges Ahead: Areas such as student lending, sub-prime auto, credit cards, Alt-A /home equity loans, securities-based lending , commercial MBS, and non-financial debt also pose global financial sector vulnerabilities.Investment SummaryAmerican bank CEOs argue that the leverage lending market is healthy due to…

Systemic Leverage Risk Has Returned In Full Force

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.

The pattern of better profit from lower tax expenses seems well in place for US banks during 1Q18. What is less visible in headlines is the detail from bank disclosure that gives a truer picture of underlying credit metrics, credit demand and the impact of rising interest rates. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/278" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:278:1">Bank Of America Corp (BAC US)</a> is now recording net charge-offs (NCOs) in its US credit card segment at 3.01% in 1Q18, compared with 2.74% in 1Q17. To us it is the direction that matters, where the magnitude is not dire…

The pattern of better profit from lower tax expenses seems well in place for US banks during 1Q18. What is less visible in headlines is the detail from bank disclosure that gives a truer picture of underlying credit metrics, credit demand and the impact of rising interest rates. Bank Of America Corp (BAC US) is now recording net charge-offs (NCOs) in its US credit card segment at 3.01% in 1Q18, compared with 2.74% in 1Q17. To us it is the direction that matters, where the magnitude is not dire…

Bank of America – Signals Within Charge Offs, Delinquencies and LDR

Actionable Insights, Assured Alpha, ANTYA Investments

ANTYA Investments

Actionable Insights, Assured Alpha

Investing That Empowers You

ANTYA Investments Inc., regulated by the Ontario Securities Commission, is registered to provide wealth management services in Canada. ANTYA manages institutional, and high net-worth client portfolios on a discretionary basis. Our investment philosophy embraces a Core-Satellite approach.  The core of the portfolio is chosen from a group of fifteen asset classes. A few stock specific asymmetrical investment opportunities comprise the satellite segment. ANTYA invests only in global, large capitalization, and investment grade companies.  

Macroeconomics

FOMC released the minutes from its March 20-21, 2018 monetary policy meeting at 2:00 PM on April 11, 2018. A recovering S&amp;P 500 and the DJIA, both turned negative soon afterwards as investors digested a more hawkish Fed. Given that the Fed is data dependent and backwards looking we expect investors to start anticipating and preparing for four rate hikes going forward, compared to the three currently anticipated. Higher rates are good for Financials, relatively better for growth stocks and technology stocks, are bearish for high-yield bonds, highly indebted companies, utilities and EMs.In ANTYA's view, we are headed to a 5% 10-year U.S. Treasury yield by the end of 2019.

FOMC released the minutes from its March 20-21, 2018 monetary policy meeting at 2:00 PM on April 11, 2018. A recovering S&amp;P 500 and the DJIA, both turned negative soon afterwards as investors digested a more hawkish Fed. Given that the Fed is data dependent and backwards looking we expect investors to start anticipating and preparing for four rate hikes going forward, compared to the three currently anticipated. Higher rates are good for Financials, relatively better for growth stocks and technology stocks, are bearish for high-yield bonds, highly indebted companies, utilities and EMs.In ANTYA's view, we are headed to a 5% 10-year U.S. Treasury yield by the end of 2019.

FOMC Minutes – Growth, Financials and Technology Outperforms; Gold, Yen, HY and EMs Will Correct

In our March Strategy we provide a top down analysis of U.S. equity market drivers, and highlight opportunities within the following Sectors:• Technology: Overweight.  Technology remains a leadership Sector as uptrends and significant bases remain intact. The recent pullback has resulted in a number of groups breaking to new highs especially in the Software related groups. Historically investors will move to software related names to reduce risk as these companies often have a source of reoccurring revenue. Large- and Mid-cap semiconductors have also been quite resilient, whereas small- and micro-cap semis are seeing breakdowns in price and RS.• Financials: Overweight. Financials continue to plod up and to the right. Banks and thrifts, exchanges, investing banking and brokerage, pawn shops and Latin/South American banks look attractive.

In our March Strategy we provide a top down analysis of U.S. equity market drivers, and highlight opportunities within the following Sectors:• Technology: Overweight.  Technology remains a leadership Sector as uptrends and significant bases remain intact. The recent pullback has resulted in a number of groups breaking to new highs especially in the Software related groups. Historically investors will move to software related names to reduce risk as these companies often have a source of reoccurring revenue. Large- and Mid-cap semiconductors have also been quite resilient, whereas small- and micro-cap semis are seeing breakdowns in price and RS.• Financials: Overweight. Financials continue to plod up and to the right. Banks and thrifts, exchanges, investing banking and brokerage, pawn shops and Latin/South American banks look attractive.

U.S. Equity Strategy: Cyclicals Are Leadership, Small-Caps Are Closing the Gap.

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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Bank Of America (BAC US)

U.S. Equity Strategy: Financials Struggling, Tech and Energy Leading

Financials, especially the large-cap brokers have suffered severe pullbacks recently. If these stocks cannot sustain a reversal in the next few...

Vermilion Research

Systemic Leverage Risk Has Returned In Full Force

*Out of Control Credit Risk: High yield credit risk is out of control at 5% of global GDP just as credit metrics at the top of the market are...

Thomas J. Monaco

Bank of America – Signals Within Charge Offs, Delinquencies and LDR

The pattern of better profit from lower tax expenses seems well in place for US banks during 1Q18. What is less visible in headlines is the detail...

Daniel Tabbush

FOMC Minutes – Growth, Financials and Technology Outperforms; Gold, Yen, HY and EMs Will Correct

FOMC released the minutes from its March 20-21, 2018 monetary policy meeting at 2:00 PM on April 11, 2018. A recovering S&P 500 and the DJIA,...

ANTYA Investments

U.S. Equity Strategy: Cyclicals Are Leadership, Small-Caps Are Closing the Gap.

In our March Strategy we provide a top down analysis of U.S. equity market drivers, and highlight opportunities within the following Sectors:•...

Vermilion Research

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