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

Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ducommun-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6622:1" rel="noopener">Ducommun</a> will be added to the MarketVector Global Defense Industry Index at the close on 18 September, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/droneshield-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30509:1" rel="noopener">DroneShield</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/red-cat-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:37829:1" rel="noopener">Red Cat Holdings</a> will be deleted.</li>
<li>The constituent changes, float changes and capping changes will result in an estimated one-way turnover of 5% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$695m.</li>
<li>Float and capping changes result in over 0.5x ADV to trade in some stocks and those could be interesting in the next week.</li>
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Ducommun will be added to the MarketVector Global Defense Industry Index at the close on 18 September, while DroneShield and Red Cat Holdings will be deleted.
The constituent changes, float changes and capping changes will result in an estimated one-way turnover of 5% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$695m.
Float and capping changes result in over 0.5x ADV to trade in some stocks and those could be interesting in the next week.


MV Global Defense Industry Index Rebalance: 1 Add; 2 Deletes; US$695m Trade

Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Deregulation's Green Energy Boost: Reduced federal oversight could accelerate innovation in renewables as corporations and markets drive sustainability efforts independently of government policies.</li>
<li>Tariff-Induced Deflation Risks: Disrupted global supply chains and demand destruction from tariffs may lead to deflationary pressures rather than the widely expected inflation.</li>
<li>Rise of Privatized Services: Tax cuts could act as a gateway to increased privatization of government services, shifting more essential functions like education and law enforcement to corporate control.</li>
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Deregulation's Green Energy Boost: Reduced federal oversight could accelerate innovation in renewables as corporations and markets drive sustainability efforts independently of government policies.
Tariff-Induced Deflation Risks: Disrupted global supply chains and demand destruction from tariffs may lead to deflationary pressures rather than the widely expected inflation.
Rise of Privatized Services: Tax cuts could act as a gateway to increased privatization of government services, shifting more essential functions like education and law enforcement to corporate control.


Trump 2.0: Some Unexplored Market Implications of Deregulation, Tariffs, and Tax Reforms

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

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Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,306/1,302 points and the resistance at 1,320/1,324 points (50-day EMA).</li><li>The Fed is expected to cut interest rates by 50 bps in September and November and another 25 bps in December, as the US economy is at risk of falling into a recession.</li><li>The aforementioned factors tend to support the SET to continue to rebound, with the short-term target at 1,375 points.</li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,306/1,302 points and the resistance at 1,320/1,324 points (50-day EMA).The Fed is expected to cut interest rates by 50 bps in September and November and another 25 bps in December, as the US economy is at risk of falling into a recession.The aforementioned factors tend to support the SET to continue to rebound, with the short-term target at 1,375 points.

Global Services PMIs in July and Thai Inflation

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We recommend selling PANW80, PLTR06, and SNOW06 at losses, with holding-period returns of -7.0%, -2.4%, and -6.5%, respectively.</li><li>Meanwhile, we recommend opening positions in DBS19, a DR linked to a leading Singapore financial institution, and ZAI23, a DR linked to a Chinese AI model provider.</li><li>Our KTX Tactical DR Portfolio's average return declined 1.46%, reflecting weakness in software stocks despite a modest recovery in the broader US equity market.</li></ul>

We recommend selling PANW80, PLTR06, and SNOW06 at losses, with holding-period returns of -7.0%, -2.4%, and -6.5%, respectively.Meanwhile, we recommend opening positions in DBS19, a DR linked to a leading Singapore financial institution, and ZAI23, a DR linked to a Chinese AI model provider.Our KTX Tactical DR Portfolio's average return declined 1.46%, reflecting weakness in software stocks despite a modest recovery in the broader US equity market.

KTX Tactical DR Picks - September 3, 2026 (Eng.)

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Water Tower Research

Research from Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

Equity Research Firm

<ul><li>The global Smart Cities market size was valued at $1.5 trillion in 2020 and is projected to grow to $11 trillion by 2030, a CAGR of more than 20%.</li><li>While North America is currently the largest market, Asia-Pacific is projected to overtake it in a few years.</li><li>Smart Cities are urban areas that utilize digital infrastructure and interconnected systems, most likely using artificial intelligence (AI). </li></ul>

The global Smart Cities market size was valued at $1.5 trillion in 2020 and is projected to grow to $11 trillion by 2030, a CAGR of more than 20%.While North America is currently the largest market, Asia-Pacific is projected to overtake it in a few years.Smart Cities are urban areas that utilize digital infrastructure and interconnected systems, most likely using artificial intelligence (AI). 

Tech Talk: Smart Cities Delivering on the Promise

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Palantir Technologies Inc. develops software to analyze information. The Company offers solutions support many kinds of data including structured, unstructured, relational, temporal, and geospatial. Palantir Technologies serves customers worldwide.

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MV Global Defense Industry Index Rebalance: 1 Add; 2 Deletes; US$695m Trade

1 add, 2 deletes, float changes and capping changes will result in an estimated one-way turnover of 5% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$695m....

Brian Freitas

Trump 2.0: Some Unexplored Market Implications of Deregulation, Tariffs, and Tax Reforms

Trump's re-election sparks a policy rodeo of deregulation, tariffs, and tax cuts, but focus should be on structural trends as that will always...

Pyari Menon

Global Services PMIs in July and Thai Inflation

Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,306/1,302 points and the resistance at 1,320/1,324 points (50-day...

Krungthai XSpring

KTX Tactical DR Picks - September 3, 2026 (Eng.)

We recommend selling PANW80, PLTR06, and SNOW06 at losses, with holding-period returns of -7.0%, -2.4%, and -6.5%, respectively. Meanwhile, we...

Krungthai XSpring

Tech Talk: Smart Cities Delivering on the Promise

The global Smart Cities market size was valued at $1.5 trillion in 2020 and is projected to grow to $11 trillion by 2030, a CAGR of more than 20%.

Water Tower Research

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