Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Tension between China and Japan look set to rise further with talks failing to ease frictions.</li>
<li>Travel names remain vulnerable despite Govt. run tour groups having less clout than they used to.</li>
<li>Medtech may do better on defensive bid and Medtronic, but Sysmex continues to slide.</li>
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Tension between China and Japan look set to rise further with talks failing to ease frictions.
Travel names remain vulnerable despite Govt. run tour groups having less clout than they used to.
Medtech may do better on defensive bid and Medtronic, but Sysmex continues to slide.


Japan Morning Connection: More AI and Tech Pain Ahead of NVDA Tomorrow

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<li>Memory prices surging WoW with wholesalers hoarding NAND and DRAM supplies as S/D remains tight.</li>
<li>Good read for connectivity/wire and cable names on the Lumentum and Coherent beat.</li>
<li>ARM beat setting a good tone for Softbank after its -17% 2-day drop.</li>
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Memory prices surging WoW with wholesalers hoarding NAND and DRAM supplies as S/D remains tight.
Good read for connectivity/wire and cable names on the Lumentum and Coherent beat.
ARM beat setting a good tone for Softbank after its -17% 2-day drop.


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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>We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment.</li>
<li>In our prior Int'l Compass (Oct. 16) we discussed how the pullback was testing the uptrend, and we were buyers; this worked out well with indexes back at all-time highs.</li>
<li>Taiwan, China, Korea, and the U.S. remain our only overweights, but India is becoming more attractive as well -- add selective exposure. Many buy ideas highlighted in these countries.</li>
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We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment.
In our prior Int'l Compass (Oct. 16) we discussed how the pullback was testing the uptrend, and we were buyers; this worked out well with indexes back at all-time highs.
Taiwan, China, Korea, and the U.S. remain our only overweights, but India is becoming more attractive as well -- add selective exposure. Many buy ideas highlighted in these countries.


India Finally Showing Signs of Life; Remain Overweight Taiwan, China, Korea, and the U.S.

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

<ul>
<li>Nikkei gained +0.2%, buoyed by outsized advances in AI-linked names, while the broader Topix declined -0.8%, trimming year-to-date gains amid rising bond yields and trade uncertainty. </li>
<li>Tokyo CPI rose +2.5% y/y, above target; labour market tightness and resilient consumer sentiment reinforce BOJ hike speculation, even as Fed signals potential policy easing.</li>
<li>Nikon surged 16% after EssilorLuxottica proposed lifting its stake to ~20%, fueling speculation over AR/VR synergies.</li>
</ul>


Nikkei gained +0.2%, buoyed by outsized advances in AI-linked names, while the broader Topix declined -0.8%, trimming year-to-date gains amid rising bond yields and trade uncertainty. 
Tokyo CPI rose +2.5% y/y, above target; labour market tightness and resilient consumer sentiment reinforce BOJ hike speculation, even as Fed signals potential policy easing.
Nikon surged 16% after EssilorLuxottica proposed lifting its stake to ~20%, fueling speculation over AR/VR synergies.


Japan Weekly | Narrow Leadership Lifts Nikkei, Topix Retreats

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<li>A pullback in tech with momentum factor significantly underperforming value. </li>
<li>Intel rallies as high as 12% as it prices in Son's $2bn investment and Lutnick confirms Chips funds for Equity.</li>
<li>Japan's MoD budget may not meet investors lofty expectations given the backdrop of 5% targets in EU.</li>
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A pullback in tech with momentum factor significantly underperforming value. 
Intel rallies as high as 12% as it prices in Son's $2bn investment and Lutnick confirms Chips funds for Equity.
Japan's MoD budget may not meet investors lofty expectations given the backdrop of 5% targets in EU.


Japan Morning Connection: Buffets Steps in to Take Stakes in US Homebuilder Majors

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Fujikura Ltd. manufactures and sells wires and cables such as optical fiber cables and coaxial cables. The Company's products include optical transmission system, electronic materials, and telecommunication cables.

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Japan Morning Connection: More AI and Tech Pain Ahead of NVDA Tomorrow

Some big moves down for SPE and AI related. Diplomatic tensions continue between Japan and China. JP Medtech names may get a lift from Medtronic's...

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