Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven), MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven)

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Equity Derivatives

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 / Equity Derivatives

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX EQUITY)

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI 200 INDEX</a> has reached a tipping point: the previous Bull run trend is cracking, there is a high chance the index will drop.</li>
<li>The current MRM WEEKLY pattern is bearish: if the index falls for more than 1 week it may tailspin into a 4-6 weeks correction in September.</li>
<li>Cover your LONG holdings, support can be found at 325 (Q2), 315 (Q3) and 297 (Inner Fence).</li>
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The KOSPI 200 INDEX has reached a tipping point: the previous Bull run trend is cracking, there is a high chance the index will drop.
The current MRM WEEKLY pattern is bearish: if the index falls for more than 1 week it may tailspin into a 4-6 weeks correction in September.
Cover your LONG holdings, support can be found at 325 (Q2), 315 (Q3) and 297 (Inner Fence).


EQD | KOSPI 200 Index's Decisive Week: New WEEKLY LONG Supports

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/ecopro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19029:1" rel="noopener">Ecopro (086520 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jyp-entertainment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17598:1" rel="noopener">Jyp Entertainment (035900 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daewoo-shipbuilding-marine-engineering" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12531:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Ocean (042660 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanmi-semiconductor-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15587:1" rel="noopener">Hanmi Semiconductor (042700 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cj-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13964:1" rel="noopener">CJ Corp (001040 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/e-mart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6993:1" rel="noopener">E Mart (139480 KS)</a> have been on investors/traders radars recently.</li>
<li>There will be liquidity demand on the stocks in a week and there is pre-positioning on a lot of the stocks.</li>
<li>Since 10 August, retail investors have net bought <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jyp-entertainment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17598:1" rel="noopener">Jyp Entertainment</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/e-mart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6993:1" rel="noopener">E Mart</a>, foreigners have net bought <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ecopro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19029:1" rel="noopener">Ecopro</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daewoo-shipbuilding-marine-engineering" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12531:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Ocean</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanmi-semiconductor-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15587:1" rel="noopener">Hanmi Semiconductor</a>, while local institutions have net bought <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cj-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13964:1" rel="noopener">CJ Corp</a>.</li>
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Ecopro (086520 KS), Jyp Entertainment (035900 KS), Hanwha Ocean (042660 KS), Hanmi Semiconductor (042700 KS), CJ Corp (001040 KS) and E Mart (139480 KS) have been on investors/traders radars recently.
There will be liquidity demand on the stocks in a week and there is pre-positioning on a lot of the stocks.
Since 10 August, retail investors have net bought Jyp Entertainment and E Mart, foreigners have net bought Ecopro, Hanwha Ocean and Hanmi Semiconductor, while local institutions have net bought CJ Corp.


Korea - Positioning in Ecopro, JYP Entertainment, Hanwha Ocean, Hanmi Semi, CJ Corp, E-Mart

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ecopro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19029:1" rel="noopener">Ecopro Co Ltd</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kum-yang-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10364:1" rel="noopener">Kum Yang</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jyp-entertainment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17598:1" rel="noopener">Jyp Entertainment</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daewoo-shipbuilding-marine-engineering" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12531:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Ocean</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanmi-semiconductor-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15587:1" rel="noopener">Hanmi Semiconductor</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/posco-dx-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5198:1" rel="noopener">Posco DX</a> have all rallied recently and could find their way into global passive portfolios.</li>
<li>There could be liquidity events in some of the stocks as early as the end of the month and there is pre-positioning on a lot of the stocks.</li>
<li>Retail investors have been big buyers in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ecopro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19029:1" rel="noopener">Ecopro Co</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kum-yang-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10364:1" rel="noopener">Kum Yang</a> while foreign investors have been buyers in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jyp-entertainment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17598:1" rel="noopener">Jyp Entertainment</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daewoo-shipbuilding-marine-engineering" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12531:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Ocean</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanmi-semiconductor-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15587:1" rel="noopener">Hanmi Semiconductor</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/posco-dx-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5198:1" rel="noopener">Posco DX</a>.</li>
</ul>



Ecopro Co Ltd, Kum Yang, Jyp Entertainment, Hanwha Ocean, Hanmi Semiconductor and Posco DX have all rallied recently and could find their way into global passive portfolios.
There could be liquidity events in some of the stocks as early as the end of the month and there is pre-positioning on a lot of the stocks.
Retail investors have been big buyers in Ecopro Co and Kum Yang while foreign investors have been buyers in Jyp Entertainment, Hanwha Ocean, Hanmi Semiconductor and Posco DX.


Korea - Positioning in Ecopro, Kumyang, JYP Entertainment, Hanwha Ocean, Hanmi Semi, Posco DX

<ul>
<li>We take a look at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ecopro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19029:1" rel="noopener">Ecopro Co Ltd (086520 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kum-yang-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10364:1" rel="noopener">Kum Yang (001570 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jyp-entertainment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17598:1" rel="noopener">Jyp Entertainment (035900 KS)</a> since they appear to be on investor radars.</li>
<li>Foreign investors have been buyers while retail have been sellers in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ecopro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19029:1" rel="noopener">Ecopro Co</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kum-yang-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10364:1" rel="noopener">Kum Yang</a> over the last month, while foreign investors have continued to buy <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jyp-entertainment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17598:1" rel="noopener">Jyp Entertainment</a>.</li>
<li>Short interest on all stocks has dropped over the last month, though there has been a recent tick up in shorts on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jyp-entertainment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17598:1" rel="noopener">Jyp Entertainment (035900 KS)</a>. </li>
</ul>


We take a look at Ecopro Co Ltd (086520 KS), Kum Yang (001570 KS) and Jyp Entertainment (035900 KS) since they appear to be on investor radars.
Foreign investors have been buyers while retail have been sellers in Ecopro Co and Kum Yang over the last month, while foreign investors have continued to buy Jyp Entertainment.
Short interest on all stocks has dropped over the last month, though there has been a recent tick up in shorts on Jyp Entertainment (035900 KS). 


Korea - A Look at Ecopro, Kumyang & JYP Entertainment

<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX EQUITY)</a> last week closed the week down (CC=-1) after a strong rise the previous week. Could be getting ready to rise higher.
</li>
<li>The index last week tested supports in the Market Reversal Matrix's Q2/Median support area (around 335).</li>
<li>
Valid support levels for the coming week (if CC=-2) are between 333 (Q2) and 324 (Q3).</li>
</ul>


The KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX EQUITY) last week closed the week down (CC=-1) after a strong rise the previous week. Could be getting ready to rise higher.

The index last week tested supports in the Market Reversal Matrix's Q2/Median support area (around 335).

Valid support levels for the coming week (if CC=-2) are between 333 (Q2) and 324 (Q3).


EQD | KOSPI 200 Index WEEKLY: Rising After a Brief Pullback

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HYBE Co., Ltd. operates as an entertainment company. The Company provides music production, album distribution, entertainers management, publicity, planning, training, and other services. HYBE also makes television shows.

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