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

Last week's FOMC announcement was more hawkish than expected, and the market took the news in stride. Market dynamics have improved significantly since the announcement, which has us inching toward an outright bullish outlook; we are just waiting for price breakouts from cyclical areas including small-caps (IWM), Financials (XLF), and Energy (XOP).Charts highlighted: COP, EOG, DVN, CLR, FANG, MRO, XEC, COG, AR, MUR, USB, PNC, FITB, KEY, RF, CMA, SIVB, WAL, EWBC, ZION, PACW, UMPQ, FHB, and CATY.

Last week's FOMC announcement was more hawkish than expected, and the market took the news in stride. Market dynamics have improved significantly since the announcement, which has us inching toward an outright bullish outlook; we are just waiting for price breakouts from cyclical areas including small-caps (IWM), Financials (XLF), and Energy (XOP).Charts highlighted: COP, EOG, DVN, CLR, FANG, MRO, XEC, COG, AR, MUR, USB, PNC, FITB, KEY, RF, CMA, SIVB, WAL, EWBC, ZION, PACW, UMPQ, FHB, and CATY.

10-Yr Treasury Yield Breaking Out; Downgrading U.S. Consumer Staples and Utilities To Underweight

Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Independent Insight Provider

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

Equity Bottom-Up

*Hawaiian Stalwart:  Founded in 1858, First Hawaiian (FHB.US) [FHB] is Hawaiʻi’s oldest and largest financial institution. In 2019, BNP Paribas (BNP.FP) sold its stake in the 62 branch First Hawaiian Bank, which has a presence in Guam and Saipan; and*Stabilization Seen Going Forward: FHB noted a moderate increase in tourist arrivals in recent months with tourist arrivals averaging about four thousand per day. Hawaii auto floor plan loans are exhibiting a modest recovery,77% of loans are now off deferral, margins to remain flat, and costs containment.

*Hawaiian Stalwart:  Founded in 1858, First Hawaiian (FHB.US) [FHB] is Hawaiʻi’s oldest and largest financial institution. In 2019, BNP Paribas (BNP.FP) sold its stake in the 62 branch First Hawaiian Bank, which has a presence in Guam and Saipan; and*Stabilization Seen Going Forward: FHB noted a moderate increase in tourist arrivals in recent months with tourist arrivals averaging about four thousand per day. Hawaii auto floor plan loans are exhibiting a modest recovery,77% of loans are now off deferral, margins to remain flat, and costs containment.      

United States

First Hawaiian, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, offers banking products and services such as savings accounts, personal and business loans, debit and credit cards, line of credit, certificate of deposits, mortgages, wealth management, insurance, online banking, and retirement plans.

First Hawaiian (FHB US)

10-Yr Treasury Yield Breaking Out; Downgrading U.S. Consumer Staples and Utilities To Underweight

The 10-year Treasury yield broke above the key 1.38% resistance level last week, a bullish signal for the broad equity market and also a bullish...

Vermilion Research

First Hawaiian – Over The Rainbow

FIRST HAWAIIAN: FHB Reveals A Bit Of Stability In Business, With Stable NIM, Credit Improvement On Horizon, And Expected Return To Credit In Floor...

Thomas J. Monaco