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>Since early November 2023 we have laid out our bullish expectations for a year-end rally that we anticipated would continue into the early part of 2024. </li>
<li>Here we are in the early part of 2024, and we see every reason to continue riding this bull market higher. We see small- and mid-caps resuming uptrends $IWM $VXF</li>
<li>Downgrading Staples (XLP) to underweight after brief stint at market weight. Highlighting several buys within Financials: Property &amp; Casualty Insurance BRK.B, PGR, CB, TRV, ALL, CINF, ERIE, and more</li>
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Since early November 2023 we have laid out our bullish expectations for a year-end rally that we anticipated would continue into the early part of 2024. 
Here we are in the early part of 2024, and we see every reason to continue riding this bull market higher. We see small- and mid-caps resuming uptrends $IWM $VXF
Downgrading Staples (XLP) to underweight after brief stint at market weight. Highlighting several buys within Financials: Property &amp; Casualty Insurance BRK.B, PGR, CB, TRV, ALL, CINF, ERIE, and more


Continue Riding This Bull Market Higher; Small- And Mid-Caps Resuming Uptrends; Downgrading Staples

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Aquila Acquisition Corporation / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>SPACs - remember them? US offerings in 2021 topped ~US$150bn, falling to US$13bn in 2022. Singapore joined the bandwagon in January 2022  and Hong Kong two months later.</li>
<li>That Hong Kong stock is <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aquila-acquisition-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35435:1" rel="noopener">Aquila Acquisition Corporation (7836 HK)</a></strong>, and it recently announced a merger with <strong>ZG Group</strong>, a Chinese steel trading website.</li>
<li>That's positive. Less positive is how de-SPACed shares tend to trade in the US. </li>
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SPACs - remember them? US offerings in 2021 topped ~US$150bn, falling to US$13bn in 2022. Singapore joined the bandwagon in January 2022  and Hong Kong two months later.
That Hong Kong stock is Aquila Acquisition Corporation (7836 HK), and it recently announced a merger with ZG Group, a Chinese steel trading website.
That's positive. Less positive is how de-SPACed shares tend to trade in the US. 


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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>iBuying giant Opendoor has benefited significantly from soaring home prices over the last eighteen months, as revenues have tripled and its asset portfolio has skyrocketed in value.</li><li>However, surging mortgage rates coupled with sky-high prices are leading to a steep decline in sales.</li><li>Potential buyers are now waiting on the sidelines for lower rates/prices, while sellers are now pulling listings until prices start climbing again.</li></ul>

iBuying giant Opendoor has benefited significantly from soaring home prices over the last eighteen months, as revenues have tripled and its asset portfolio has skyrocketed in value.However, surging mortgage rates coupled with sky-high prices are leading to a steep decline in sales.Potential buyers are now waiting on the sidelines for lower rates/prices, while sellers are now pulling listings until prices start climbing again.

US Tech Company Research, MT Capital

MT Capital

US Tech Company Research

I demystify the world's most interesting tech companies, providing in-depth, no-nonsense, un-biased analysis on the most interesting Tech Companies available for investment today. I am a Mechanical Engineer by education, Software Engineer by trade and a self-trained Financial Analyst.

<ul><li>Today I will be completing an in-depth analysis on Opendoor.</li><li>Within, I will break down the company’s backstory in relation to technological innovation as a whole, outline the opportunity they have in front of them and explain the significance of their mission.</li><li>In addition, I will provide an overview of their technological functionality, delve deep into their financials and most recent earnings report, provide some projections for the end of the upcoming quarter, and discuss some positive developments and risk-based factors alike that I’ve considered while analyzing this company.</li></ul>

Today I will be completing an in-depth analysis on Opendoor.Within, I will break down the company’s backstory in relation to technological innovation as a whole, outline the opportunity they have in front of them and explain the significance of their mission.In addition, I will provide an overview of their technological functionality, delve deep into their financials and most recent earnings report, provide some projections for the end of the upcoming quarter, and discuss some positive developments and risk-based factors alike that I’ve considered while analyzing this company.

Equity Capital Markets

Opendoor Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>After a Boom that lasted nearly 18-month, SPACs are now finding themselves under fire.</li>
<li>Increasing amounts of Scrutiny from regulators, A Mismatch in Incentives towards Sponsors, and Burnout in new deals by Investors have all contributed to the recent slump.</li>
<li>A majority of the high-growth De-SPACs have already seen a sharp selloff, leading to a drop of between 40-60%.</li>
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After a Boom that lasted nearly 18-month, SPACs are now finding themselves under fire.
Increasing amounts of Scrutiny from regulators, A Mismatch in Incentives towards Sponsors, and Burnout in new deals by Investors have all contributed to the recent slump.
A majority of the high-growth De-SPACs have already seen a sharp selloff, leading to a drop of between 40-60%.


United States

Opendoor Technologies Inc. provides digital platform for residential real estates. The Company develops service model for real estate buying and selling on a mobile device. Opendoor Technologies serves customers in the United States.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN US)

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