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

Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index / 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).</li>
<li>We will maintain our bullish intermediate-term view as long as market dynamics remain healthy and the SPX and ACWI-US are above 5700-5785 and $119-$121.</li>
<li>$125-$126 and $123-$123.50 are short-term supports to watch on ACWI-US; we will maintain our near-term bullish outlook as long as $123 support holds.</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).
We will maintain our bullish intermediate-term view as long as market dynamics remain healthy and the SPX and ACWI-US are above 5700-5785 and $119-$121.
$125-$126 and $123-$123.50 are short-term supports to watch on ACWI-US; we will maintain our near-term bullish outlook as long as $123 support holds.


China and Japan Breaking Out -- Buy; Bullish Outlook Intact; U.S. Dollar (DXY) Remains Weak

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Tech selloff overnight on NVDA post-earnings weakness was fairly contained, and SPE related in Japan should continue yesterdays rebound off the morning lows.</li>
<li>Big beat for Dell on the strong outlook for its AI servers outweighing the soft consumer PC market sending it +8% in after-market trading.</li>
<li>News that Tepco plans to spend $3.2bn to upgrade its electricity infrastructure to 2030 positive for wire/cable names and related names.</li>
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Tech selloff overnight on NVDA post-earnings weakness was fairly contained, and SPE related in Japan should continue yesterdays rebound off the morning lows.
Big beat for Dell on the strong outlook for its AI servers outweighing the soft consumer PC market sending it +8% in after-market trading.
News that Tepco plans to spend $3.2bn to upgrade its electricity infrastructure to 2030 positive for wire/cable names and related names.


Japan Morning Connection: Tech Set to Rebound as Dell After-Market Print Sets Positive Tone

<p>Major global indexes (MSCI ACWI, ACWI ex-US, EM, and EAFE) continue to trend higher and are devoid of bearish inflections. Additionally, the US dollar (DXY) is likely headed lower, something we view as a positive risk-on signal for global equities. As a result, we remain bullish and we continue to recommend adding exposure on pullbacks.</p>

Major global indexes (MSCI ACWI, ACWI ex-US, EM, and EAFE) continue to trend higher and are devoid of bearish inflections. Additionally, the US dollar (DXY) is likely headed lower, something we view as a positive risk-on signal for global equities. As a result, we remain bullish and we continue to recommend adding exposure on pullbacks.

Japan Breaking Out; EM Remains Leadership

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist, LightStream Research

Campbell Gunn

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

<section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/175/683/original/2020-12-01_09-00-54.png?1606780869" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="175683"></figure></section><div class="content-caption">Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan Analytics </div><p><strong>FOUR QUADRANTS</strong> - By combining our two scoring methodologies - the Relative Price Score (RPS) and the Results &amp; Revision Score (RRS), we can assign companies into four quadrants:-</p><div>
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<strong>CONTRARIAN BUYS</strong> - Low Results &amp; Revision and Relative Price Scores</li>
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<strong>CONTRARIAN SELLS</strong> - High Results &amp; Revision and Relative Price Scores</li>
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<strong>TURNAROUND BUYS </strong>- High Results &amp; Revision Scores &amp; low Relative Price Scores</li>
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<strong>EX-GROWTH SELLS</strong> - Low Results &amp; Revision Scores &amp; high Relative Price Scores</li>
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<p>The Ex-Growth Sells quadrant offers more fertile ground for shorting as the decline in earnings momentum is already clear, however, in many cases, the market is reluctant to sell the 'darlings' of the past. Examples of profitable Ex-Growth Sells from 2020 are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kyudenko-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5414:1" rel="noopener">Kyudenko(1959 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ariake-japan-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4908:1" rel="noopener">Ariake Japan (2815 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/santen-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8602:1" rel="noopener">Santen Pharmaceutical (4536 JP)</a>. </p>
<section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/175/693/original/2020-12-01_10-13-31.png?1606785235" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="175693"></figure></section><section class="figure"><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/175/699/original/2020-12-01_10-22-36.png?1606785767" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="175699"></figure></section><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/175/700/original/2020-12-01_10-23-41.png?1606785833" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="175700"></figure></section><p><strong><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/7b61jl02dh0pzno/2020-11-25_12-43-55.png?dl=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EX-GROWTH SELLS</a></strong> - In the <strong>DETAIL</strong> section below, we shall review the current Ex-Growth Sells. The is the last Insight in this four-part mini-series. The first three Insights can be found at - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/japan-four-quadrants-contrarian-buys" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45688" rel="noopener">Contrarian Buys,</a> <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/japan-four-quadrants-contrarian-sells" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45725" rel="noopener">Contrarian Sells</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/japan-four-quadrants-turnaround-buys" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45829" rel="noopener">Turnaround Buys</a>.   </p></section>
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Source for all charts &amp; tables: Japan Analytics FOUR QUADRANTS - By combining our two scoring methodologies - the Relative Price Score (RPS) and the Results &amp; Revision Score (RRS), we can assign companies into four quadrants:-


CONTRARIAN BUYS - Low Results &amp; Revision and Relative Price Scores

CONTRARIAN SELLS - High Results &amp; Revision and Relative Price Scores

TURNAROUND BUYS - High Results &amp; Revision Scores &amp; low Relative Price Scores

EX-GROWTH SELLS - Low Results &amp; Revision Scores &amp; high Relative Price Scores

The Ex-Growth Sells quadrant offers more fertile ground for shorting as the decline in earnings momentum is already clear, however, in many cases, the market is reluctant to sell the 'darlings' of the past. Examples of profitable Ex-Growth Sells from 2020 are Kyudenko(1959 JP), Ariake Japan (2815 JP), and Santen Pharmaceutical (4536 JP). 
EX-GROWTH SELLS - In the DETAIL section below, we shall review the current Ex-Growth Sells. The is the last Insight in this four-part mini-series. The first three Insights can be found at - Contrarian Buys, Contrarian Sells, and Turnaround Buys.   


🇯🇵 JAPAN • Four Quadrants - Ex-Growth Sells

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Bottom-Up

<p>On 19 February, we published an insight on the just-announced news of small cap <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-rietec-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20794:1" rel="noopener">Nippon Rietec (1938 JP)</a>'s ascension to the TSE's First Section. That was called <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/nippon-rietec-1938-super-interesting-events-unfolding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:36778" rel="noopener">Nippon Rietec (1938) - SUPER Interesting Events Unfolding</a>. </p><p>That may have sounded a bit optimistic. Nippon Rietec is a 60+ year-old company which many investors would consider boring. They are in the railway electrical equipment and electrical construction business. If it has to do with trains, and electricity, they do it. They do signals, signal monitoring systems, installation of signals, testing systems, electronic gates on platforms and ticket readers, communications systems, electrical transformer stations, overhead electrical lines, electrification of non-electric lines, transmission lines, and all manner of construction around train lines (platform construction, maintenance, enhancement, protective fences, safety barriers, signage, etc. Trains R Us.</p><p>The three years of trading (weekly data) until that point were as in the chart below.</p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/130/223/original/Screenshot%202020-04-28%20at%207.15.30%20PM.png?1588072569" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="130223"></figure><div class="content-caption">source: tradingview.com, Quiddity</div><p>But the shareholder structure was such that despite a huge 1 million share offering launched at the same time, there could easily be a squeeze.</p><p><em>And there was.</em></p><p>The daily chart below shows the announcement, the COVID-19 Global Market Panic, and then the Return To Risk starting in the last week of March. </p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/130/233/original/Screenshot%202020-04-28%20at%208.08.26%20PM.png?1588075796" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="130233"></figure><div class="content-caption">source: tradingview.com, Quiddity</div><p>From the ¥1660 open the day following my first insight until TOPIX inclusion today, the total return was 39.9% against total return of TOPIX at -13.0% for the same period.</p><p>That leaves us at crossroads for the stock. </p><p>More discussion below.</p>

On 19 February, we published an insight on the just-announced news of small cap Nippon Rietec (1938 JP)'s ascension to the TSE's First Section. That was called Nippon Rietec (1938) - SUPER Interesting Events Unfolding. That may have sounded a bit optimistic. Nippon Rietec is a 60+ year-old company which many investors would consider boring. They are in the railway electrical equipment and electrical construction business. If it has to do with trains, and electricity, they do it. They do signals, signal monitoring systems, installation of signals, testing systems, electronic gates on platforms and ticket readers, communications systems, electrical transformer stations, overhead electrical lines, electrification of non-electric lines, transmission lines, and all manner of construction around train lines (platform construction, maintenance, enhancement, protective fences, safety barriers, signage, etc. Trains R Us.The three years of trading (weekly data) until that point were as in the chart below.source: tradingview.com, QuiddityBut the shareholder structure was such that despite a huge 1 million share offering launched at the same time, there could easily be a squeeze.And there was.The daily chart below shows the announcement, the COVID-19 Global Market Panic, and then the Return To Risk starting in the last week of March. source: tradingview.com, QuiddityFrom the ¥1660 open the day following my first insight until TOPIX inclusion today, the total return was 39.9% against total return of TOPIX at -13.0% for the same period.That leaves us at crossroads for the stock. More discussion below.

Nippon Rietec's (1938) Gangbusters TOPIX Inclusion

Japan

KYUDENKO CORPORATION constructs power transmission and transformation facilities.  The Company also performs indoor electrical wiring, water treatment, air-conditioning, and piping works.  Additionally, Kyudenko runs leasing operations for automobiles and office automation equipment.

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Kyudenko Corp (1959 JP)

China and Japan Breaking Out -- Buy; Bullish Outlook Intact; U.S. Dollar (DXY) Remains Weak

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Japan Morning Connection: Tech Set to Rebound as Dell After-Market Print Sets Positive Tone

Tech selloff contained, Dell beats with strong outlook for AI servers, Tepco's $3.2bn upgrade plan positive for wire/cable names.

Andrew Jackson

Japan Breaking Out; EM Remains Leadership

Major global indexes continue to trend higher and are devoid of bearish inflections. As a result, we remain bullish and we continue to recommend...

Vermilion Research

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Four Quadrants - Ex-Growth Sells

EX-GROWTH SELLS - In the DETAIL section below, we shall review the current Ex-Growth Sells. The is the last Insight in this four-part mini-series.

Campbell Gunn

Nippon Rietec's (1938) Gangbusters TOPIX Inclusion

On 19 February, we published an insight on the just-announced news of small cap Nippon Rietec (1938 JP)'s ascension to the TSE's First Section....

Travis Lundy

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China and Japan Breaking Out -- Buy; Bullish Outlook Intact; U.S. Dollar (DXY) Remains Weak

China's Shanghai Composite and Japan's TOPIX and TOPIX Small indexes Breaking Out -- Buy; Bullish Outlook Intact on global equities $ACWI; U.S....

Vermilion Research

Japan Morning Connection: Tech Set to Rebound as Dell After-Market Print Sets Positive Tone

​Tech selloff contained, Dell beats with strong outlook for AI servers, Tepco's $3.2bn upgrade plan positive for wire/cable names.

Andrew Jackson

Japan Breaking Out; EM Remains Leadership

Major global indexes continue to trend higher and are devoid of bearish inflections. As a result, we remain bullish and we continue to recommend...

Vermilion Research

🇯🇵 JAPAN • Four Quadrants - Ex-Growth Sells

EX-GROWTH SELLS - In the DETAIL section below, we shall review the current Ex-Growth Sells. The is the last Insight in this four-part mini-series.

Campbell Gunn

Nippon Rietec's (1938) Gangbusters TOPIX Inclusion

On 19 February, we published an insight on the just-announced news of small cap Nippon Rietec (1938 JP)'s ascension to the TSE's First Section....

Travis Lundy

Tech selloff contained, Dell beats with strong outlook for AI servers, Tepco's $3.2bn upgrade plan positive for wire/cable names.