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>After 5.5-months, SPX broke below its 20-dayMA in decisive fashion on Friday.6569 has been our level that needs to break in order for us to believe a pullback has begun</li>
<li>SPX made a low of 6551 on Friday (less than 20 points or 0.3% from our 6569 level), meaning it was NOT a decisive breakdown (in time or price).</li>
<li>As a result, our near-term bullish outlook since our 4/22/25 Compass remains intact, and it will stay that way as long as the SPX holds above 6550-6569.</li>
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After 5.5-months, SPX broke below its 20-dayMA in decisive fashion on Friday.6569 has been our level that needs to break in order for us to believe a pullback has begun
SPX made a low of 6551 on Friday (less than 20 points or 0.3% from our 6569 level), meaning it was NOT a decisive breakdown (in time or price).
As a result, our near-term bullish outlook since our 4/22/25 Compass remains intact, and it will stay that way as long as the SPX holds above 6550-6569.


6550-6569 S&P 500 Support Holding For Now; Still Bullish, But Late-October Consolidation Possible

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<li>We remain bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and we will maintain our bullish outlook as long as market dynamics remain healthy and the S&amp;P 500 (SPX) is above 6028-6059.</li>
<li>Speculative Growth Themes Still Leading; Nuclear Stocks are Going... Nuclear. We highlight many speculative stocks to buy that we believe will continue to outperform into year-end</li>
<li>Software (IGV), semiconductors (XSD), (IPO), ARK (ARKK and ARKW), uranium (URA), hydrogen (HYDR), quantum computing (IONQ, RGTI, QUBT, QBTS), A.I., nuclear, robotics, drones, autonomous driving, EV batteries, energy storage,bitcoin,data centers</li>
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We remain bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and we will maintain our bullish outlook as long as market dynamics remain healthy and the S&amp;P 500 (SPX) is above 6028-6059.
Speculative Growth Themes Still Leading; Nuclear Stocks are Going... Nuclear. We highlight many speculative stocks to buy that we believe will continue to outperform into year-end
Software (IGV), semiconductors (XSD), (IPO), ARK (ARKK and ARKW), uranium (URA), hydrogen (HYDR), quantum computing (IONQ, RGTI, QUBT, QBTS), A.I., nuclear, robotics, drones, autonomous driving, EV batteries, energy storage,bitcoin,data centers


Going Nuclear $LTBR $LEU $NNE $OKLO $SMR; Russell 2000 Breakout to All-Time Highs; Still Bullish

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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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was down 0.4% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.3%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 1.0%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 1.0%).</li><li>Energy Technology (42% of the index) was up 1.4%, while Transportation Solutions (33% of the index) was down 1.8%, Climate Tech and Clean Tech (18% of the index) was down 0.6%, and Climate Tech Mining and Processing (7% of the index) was down 3.7%.</li><li>Top 10 Performers: WNDW, POLA, STTDF, ALLIF, LOOP, RAIN, IONR, ZTEK, AWLIF, AKCCF</li></ul>

Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was down 0.4% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.3%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 1.0%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 1.0%).Energy Technology (42% of the index) was up 1.4%, while Transportation Solutions (33% of the index) was down 1.8%, Climate Tech and Clean Tech (18% of the index) was down 0.6%, and Climate Tech Mining and Processing (7% of the index) was down 3.7%.Top 10 Performers: WNDW, POLA, STTDF, ALLIF, LOOP, RAIN, IONR, ZTEK, AWLIF, AKCCF

Sustainable Investing Surveyor Focus on Eco Wave Power (WAVE) - September 8, 2025

<ul><li>Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was up 3.2% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.3%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 3.3%), and the Nasdaq Index (down 0.9%).</li><li>Energy Technology (41% of the index) was up 3.8%, while Transportation Solutions (33% of the index) was up 3.7%, Climate Tech and Clean Tech (19% of the index) was up 1.0%, and Climate Tech Mining and Processing (7% of the index) was down 1.5%.</li><li>Top 10 Performers: GRNWF, NKLA, AKCCF, AVLNF, ADN, EVTV, NIO, DUTV, WAST, EFOI</li></ul>

Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was up 3.2% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.3%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 3.3%), and the Nasdaq Index (down 0.9%).Energy Technology (41% of the index) was up 3.8%, while Transportation Solutions (33% of the index) was up 3.7%, Climate Tech and Clean Tech (19% of the index) was up 1.0%, and Climate Tech Mining and Processing (7% of the index) was down 1.5%.Top 10 Performers: GRNWF, NKLA, AKCCF, AVLNF, ADN, EVTV, NIO, DUTV, WAST, EFOI

Sustainable Investing Surveyor Focus on Westport Fuel - August 25, 2025

<ul><li>Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was up 3.4% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.9%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 3.1%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 0.4%).</li><li>Energy Technology (41% of the index) was up 3.1%, while Transportation Solutions (33% of the index) was up 3.9%, Climate Tech and Clean Tech (19% of the index) was up 2.7%, and Climate Tech Mining and Processing (7% of the index) was up 3.3%.</li><li>Top 10 Performers: AMYZF, XPON, GRNWF, GEVO, RIDE, SUUN, BNRG, ARRY, FSI, PPSI</li></ul>

Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was up 3.4% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.9%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 3.1%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 0.4%).Energy Technology (41% of the index) was up 3.1%, while Transportation Solutions (33% of the index) was up 3.9%, Climate Tech and Clean Tech (19% of the index) was up 2.7%, and Climate Tech Mining and Processing (7% of the index) was up 3.3%.Top 10 Performers: AMYZF, XPON, GRNWF, GEVO, RIDE, SUUN, BNRG, ARRY, FSI, PPSI

Sustainable Investing Surveyor Focus on NHHHF - August 18, 2025

United States

The Russell 2000 Index is comprised of the smallest 2000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index, representing approximately 8% of the Russell 3000 total market capitalization. The index was developed with a base value of 135.00 as of December 31, 1986.

Russell 2000 Index (RTY INDEX)

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