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

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF / Technical Analysis

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<li>We remain bullish (as of our 4/21/26 Compass) on the S&amp;P 500 (SPX), and we will stay that way as long as support at 7507-7580 holds.</li>
<li>We continue to believe Technology and A.I. areas (XLK, SOXX, DRAM) are poised to move higher, and we have Technology on watch for a potential upgrade to overweight.</li>
<li>A significant "wall of worry" is being built, with the latest bricks being bad breadth and rising interest rate volatility</li>
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We remain bullish (as of our 4/21/26 Compass) on the S&amp;P 500 (SPX), and we will stay that way as long as support at 7507-7580 holds.
We continue to believe Technology and A.I. areas (XLK, SOXX, DRAM) are poised to move higher, and we have Technology on watch for a potential upgrade to overweight.
A significant "wall of worry" is being built, with the latest bricks being bad breadth and rising interest rate volatility


Interest Rate Volatility, High Yield Spreads, and Bad Breadth a Concern? All Hinges on 7507-7580 SPX

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<li>While the SPX remains bullish above 7580-7629 support, we're becoming near-term cautious on the Russell 2000 (IWM) and we remain near-term cautious on the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) and A.I. areas.</li>
<li>As discussed last week, we believe the Aug4 and Aug12 gap fills suggest more consolidation is likely; not only have the odds increased that A.I. areas test their July lows... </li>
<li>...but the lower highs that have formed could be an early sign that they could break below their July lows in SOXX, CHAT, NCLD, DTCR, and EUV</li>
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While the SPX remains bullish above 7580-7629 support, we're becoming near-term cautious on the Russell 2000 (IWM) and we remain near-term cautious on the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) and A.I. areas.
As discussed last week, we believe the Aug4 and Aug12 gap fills suggest more consolidation is likely; not only have the odds increased that A.I. areas test their July lows... 
...but the lower highs that have formed could be an early sign that they could break below their July lows in SOXX, CHAT, NCLD, DTCR, and EUV


Warning Signs; Buying Energy and Health Care; Still Cautious on QQQ and Now Also IWM

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise over US$10bn via an ADR listing.</li>
<li>SKH has confidentially filed for an ADR issuance which could see it potentially launch a raising in July 2026, as per media reports.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise over US$10bn via an ADR listing.
SKH has confidentially filed for an ADR issuance which could see it potentially launch a raising in July 2026, as per media reports.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Aequitas: SK Hynix ADR Listing - Part 2 - The Quest for a US$1tn+ Valuation

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

Fabricated Knowledge

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>KLA had a rare miss. The guidance was a bit light for the inspection execution machine.</li><li>KLA rarely misses and is by far the best financially managed of the large-cap semicap companies.</li><li>KLA reports Q2 EPS $6.16 ex-items vs FactSet $5.91</li></ul>

KLA had a rare miss. The guidance was a bit light for the inspection execution machine.KLA rarely misses and is by far the best financially managed of the large-cap semicap companies.KLA reports Q2 EPS $6.16 ex-items vs FactSet $5.91

KLA & LaserTec, AMD, Hyperscaler Capex, SK Hynix, SWKS and QRVO, WOLF, MCHP

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iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF / Equity Bottom-Up

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  <li>SOXX offers concentrated exposure to the 30 largest U.S.-listed companies in the high-growth, high-risk semiconductor sector, providing a vehicle to invest in long-term secular trends like Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, and the Internet of Things (IoT).</li>
  <li>The semiconductor industry is subject to significant cyclicality, influenced by global economic conditions, supply chain dynamics, and technological shifts. This can lead to considerable volatility in the ETF's performance.</li>
  <li>Managed by BlackRock's iShares, a leading ETF provider, SOXX is a large and highly liquid fund. However, it faces competition from other semiconductor ETFs that may offer different portfolio concentrations or lower expense ratios.</li>
</ul><p><em>This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.</em></p>


  SOXX offers concentrated exposure to the 30 largest U.S.-listed companies in the high-growth, high-risk semiconductor sector, providing a vehicle to invest in long-term secular trends like Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
  The semiconductor industry is subject to significant cyclicality, influenced by global economic conditions, supply chain dynamics, and technological shifts. This can lead to considerable volatility in the ETF's performance.
  Managed by BlackRock's iShares, a leading ETF provider, SOXX is a large and highly liquid fund. However, it faces competition from other semiconductor ETFs that may offer different portfolio concentrations or lower expense ratios.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXX US) - Aug 2026

United States

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The ETF's objective seeks investment results that correspond to the performance of the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index.

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Interest Rate Volatility, High Yield Spreads, and Bad Breadth a Concern? All Hinges on 7507-7580 SPX

Interest Rate Volatility, High Yield Spreads, and Bad Breadth a Concern?; All Hinges on 7507-7580 $SPX. We continue to believe Technology and A.I....

Vermilion Research

Warning Signs; Buying Energy and Health Care; Still Cautious on QQQ and Now Also IWM

Warning Signs $RSP; Remain Overweight and Buy Energy $XLE and Health Care $XLV; Still Cautious on $QQQ and Now Also $IWM; Downgrading Utilities...

Vermilion Research

Aequitas: SK Hynix ADR Listing - Part 2 - The Quest for a US$1tn+ Valuation

SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise over US$10bn via an ADR listing. In this note, we have a look at the...

Sumeet Singh

KLA & LaserTec, AMD, Hyperscaler Capex, SK Hynix, SWKS and QRVO, WOLF, MCHP

Another week of earnings, with KLA having a rare miss and the guidance being a bit light for the inspection execution machine.

Fabricated Knowledge

Primer: iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXX US) - Aug 2026

SOXX offers concentrated exposure to the 30 largest U.S.-listed companies in the high-growth, high-risk semiconductor sector, providing a...

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