Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bluescope-steel-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:207:1" rel="noopener">Bluescope Steel (BSL AU)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sims-metal-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18184:1" rel="noopener">Sims Metal Management (SGM AU)</a> price-ratio has deviated two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
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Highlights: Going long Bluescope (BSL AU) and short Sims (SGM AU) targets a 6% return.</li>
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Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.</li>
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Context: The Bluescope Steel (BSL AU) vs. Sims Metal Management (SGM AU) price-ratio has deviated two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlights: Going long Bluescope (BSL AU) and short Sims (SGM AU) targets a 6% return.

Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.


Bluescope (BSL AU) Vs. Short Sims (SGM AU): Pair Trade Back in Play

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlights: Currently 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and five sectors persist.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and five sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (10 Nov)

<ul>
<li>
Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bluescope-steel-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:207:1" rel="noopener">Bluescope Steel (BSL AU)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sims-metal-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18184:1" rel="noopener">Sims Metal (SGM AU)</a> price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
<li>
Highlights: Going long Bluescope (BSL AU) and short Sims (SGM AU) targets a 6% return.</li>
<li>
Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.</li>
</ul>



Context: The Bluescope Steel (BSL AU) vs. Sims Metal (SGM AU) price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlights: Going long Bluescope (BSL AU) and short Sims (SGM AU) targets a 6% return.

Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.


Long Bluescope (BSL AU) Vs. Short Sims (SGM AU): Statistical Arbitrage in Aussie Steel

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Nov 28th (reported today). The aggregated short interest was USD27.2bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Lynas Rare Earths, James Hardie Industries, Transurban, CAR, Macquarie.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Nov 28th (reported today). The aggregated short interest was USD27.2bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Lynas Rare Earths, James Hardie Industries, Transurban, CAR, Macquarie.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 28th): Lynas Rare Earths, James Hardie Industries, Transurban, CAR

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MSCI Australia in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on ANZ, Rio Tinto, Qbe Insurance, Woodside Energy, Santos, Qbe Insurance, Woodside Energy, Anz, Santos, Rio Tinto.</li>
</ul>


We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MSCI Australia in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on ANZ, Rio Tinto, Qbe Insurance, Woodside Energy, Santos, Qbe Insurance, Woodside Energy, Anz, Santos, Rio Tinto.


MSCI Australia Index Earning Revision (Nov): ANZ, Rio Tinto, Qbe Insurance, Woodside Energy, Santos

Australia

BlueScope Steel Limited supplies steel products and solutions. The Company manufactures steel slabs, plates, hot and cold rolled coils, and coated and painted strip products for building and construction, automotive, whitegoods, and manufacturing applications. BlueScope Steel serves customers in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

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Bluescope Steel (BSL AU)

Bluescope (BSL AU) Vs. Short Sims (SGM AU): Pair Trade Back in Play

A 6% target return opportunity emerges as the successful Bluescope vs. Sims pair trade opens for a second time in a short period, signaling renewed...

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (10 Nov)

Statistical methodology identifies 15 pair trade opportunities across four markets and five sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

Long Bluescope (BSL AU) Vs. Short Sims (SGM AU): Statistical Arbitrage in Aussie Steel

Bluescope Steel (BSL AU) vs. Sims Metal (SGM AU) price-ratio presents a 6% return opportunity for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion...

Gaudenz Schneider

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 28th): Lynas Rare Earths, James Hardie Industries, Transurban, CAR

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Lynas Rare Earths, James Hardie Industries,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

MSCI Australia Index Earning Revision (Nov): ANZ, Rio Tinto, Qbe Insurance, Woodside Energy, Santos

We analyzed MSCI Australia's consensus for Nov 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in ANZ, Rio Tinto, Qbe Insurance, Woodside Energy, Santos, Qbe...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Bluescope (BSL AU) Vs. Short Sims (SGM AU): Pair Trade Back in Play

A 6% target return opportunity emerges as the successful Bluescope vs. Sims pair trade opens for a second time in a short period, signaling renewed...

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (10 Nov)

​Statistical methodology identifies 15 pair trade opportunities across four markets and five sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

Long Bluescope (BSL AU) Vs. Short Sims (SGM AU): Statistical Arbitrage in Aussie Steel

​Bluescope Steel (BSL AU) vs. Sims Metal (SGM AU) price-ratio presents a 6% return opportunity for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion...

Gaudenz Schneider

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 28th): Lynas Rare Earths, James Hardie Industries, Transurban, CAR

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Lynas Rare Earths, James Hardie Industries,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

MSCI Australia Index Earning Revision (Nov): ANZ, Rio Tinto, Qbe Insurance, Woodside Energy, Santos

We analyzed MSCI Australia's consensus for Nov 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in ANZ, Rio Tinto, Qbe Insurance, Woodside Energy, Santos, Qbe...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Statistical methodology identifies 15 pair trade opportunities across four markets and five sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Bluescope Steel (BSL AU) vs. Sims Metal (SGM AU) price-ratio presents a 6% return opportunity for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion...