Asia biased macro & technical analysis, Untying The Gordian Knot

Untying The Gordian Knot

Asia biased macro & technical analysis

A differentiated process with a primary focus on Asia. Technical Analysis as core and Macro drivers that could bring the view to fruition & changes that could make the idea fall apart. The objective is to be the best in class, hence corner shop.

Technical Analysis

<ul><li>The market pivoted late last week from there will be no PBOC rates cut to there being much more Monetary Policy support needed.</li><li>The pivot was the sharp slowdown in Aggregate Financing, Industrial Production, Real estate, and Retail Sales. All it took was a 10-bps cut in one-year MLF.</li><li>Meanwhile, Hong Kong saw HIBOR continue to rise even with currency strength.</li></ul>

The market pivoted late last week from there will be no PBOC rates cut to there being much more Monetary Policy support needed.The pivot was the sharp slowdown in Aggregate Financing, Industrial Production, Real estate, and Retail Sales. All it took was a 10-bps cut in one-year MLF.Meanwhile, Hong Kong saw HIBOR continue to rise even with currency strength.

HSI Index, HSITECH Index, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and China Unicom

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a>'s reported sale of its <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> stake led to a selloff on Meituan and on other companies that Tencent has invested in.</li>
<li>There are 10 listed companies where <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a>'s holding is over US$1bn. Some stakes are more likely to be sold than others. </li>
<li>A complete stake sale will benefit some companies more than others since they are part of a wider array of indices and that will bring in passive flow.</li>
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Tencent (700 HK)'s reported sale of its Meituan (3690 HK) stake led to a selloff on Meituan and on other companies that Tencent has invested in.
There are 10 listed companies where Tencent (700 HK)'s holding is over US$1bn. Some stakes are more likely to be sold than others. 
A complete stake sale will benefit some companies more than others since they are part of a wider array of indices and that will bring in passive flow.


Tencent's Potential Sale of Meituan Stake - Read Across to Other Stocks & Index Implications

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sensetime-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34319:1" rel="noopener">SenseTime Group (20 HK)</a> stock has been crushed following the lock-up expiry at the end of June with the stock now trading 40% below the IPO price.</li>
<li>The company has recently bought back stock providing some support. More importantly, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sensetime-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34319:1" rel="noopener">SenseTime Group (20 HK)</a> was included in Southbound Stock Connect on 29 July.</li>
<li>We expect a big increase in the free float adjustment factor (FAF) in the Hang Seng Indexes at the September rebalance that will provide some much needed passive inflows.</li>
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SenseTime Group (20 HK) stock has been crushed following the lock-up expiry at the end of June with the stock now trading 40% below the IPO price.
The company has recently bought back stock providing some support. More importantly, SenseTime Group (20 HK) was included in Southbound Stock Connect on 29 July.
We expect a big increase in the free float adjustment factor (FAF) in the Hang Seng Indexes at the September rebalance that will provide some much needed passive inflows.


SenseTime (20 HK): Lock-Up Expiry Done; Stock Connect Done; Passive Inflows Next

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> currently has a Secondary Listing in Hong Kong and is looking to become dual primary listed in Hong Kong and the U.S.</li>
<li>The main change will be inclusion in the Southbound Stock Connect program where mainland investors will be able to buy the stock.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> is capped at 8% in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">HSCEI INDEX</a> and is close to 8% of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">HSI INDEX</a>, there will be negligible impact on the dividend futures.</li>
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Alibaba Group (9988 HK) currently has a Secondary Listing in Hong Kong and is looking to become dual primary listed in Hong Kong and the U.S.
The main change will be inclusion in the Southbound Stock Connect program where mainland investors will be able to buy the stock.

Alibaba Group (9988 HK) is capped at 8% in the HSCEI INDEX and is close to 8% of the HSI INDEX, there will be negligible impact on the dividend futures.


Alibaba (9988 HK): Dual Primary Listing Implications

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<li>CSRC and SFC have approved the inclusion of eligible ETFs in Stock Connect and trading of the ETFs under Stock Connect would begin from 4 July.</li>
<li>There are 4 ETFs included in Southbound Stock Connect, while there are 83 ETFs that have been included in Northbound Stock Connect.</li>
<li>Under Stock Connect, only secondary trading is allowed in the ETFs with no creations or redemptions permitted. This will have implications for short-term and long-term repo on the HSI/HSCEI/HSTECH indices.</li>
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CSRC and SFC have approved the inclusion of eligible ETFs in Stock Connect and trading of the ETFs under Stock Connect would begin from 4 July.
There are 4 ETFs included in Southbound Stock Connect, while there are 83 ETFs that have been included in Northbound Stock Connect.
Under Stock Connect, only secondary trading is allowed in the ETFs with no creations or redemptions permitted. This will have implications for short-term and long-term repo on the HSI/HSCEI/HSTECH indices.


ETFs in Stock Connect: List Announced; Effective 4 July

Hong Kong

The Hang Seng TECH Index aims to represent the 30 largest technology companies listed in Hong Kong which have high business exposure to the Innovative Tech Themes.

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HSI Index, HSITECH Index, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and China Unicom

The market pivoted late last week from there will be no PBOC rates cut to there being much more Monetary Policy support needed.

Untying The Gordian Knot

Tencent's Potential Sale of Meituan Stake - Read Across to Other Stocks & Index Implications

A Reuters report that Tencent intended to sell its stake in Meituan led to a selloff across Tencent's investee companies. The impact of passive...

Brian Freitas

SenseTime (20 HK): Lock-Up Expiry Done; Stock Connect Done; Passive Inflows Next

SenseTime is -40% from its IPO price following lock-up expiry. The company has bought back some stock and is now in Stock Connect. FAF increase in...

Brian Freitas

Alibaba (9988 HK): Dual Primary Listing Implications

Alibaba is looking to change its HK listing from Secondary to Dual Primary. This will make the stock eligible for Southbound Stock Connect. A...

Brian Freitas

ETFs in Stock Connect: List Announced; Effective 4 July

CSRC & SFC have approved the inclusion of eligible ETFs in Stock Connect. Trading of the ETFs under Stock Connect begins from 4 July. There are 83...

Brian Freitas

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