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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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was up 1.6% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 2.4%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.4%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 3.7%).</li><li>Energy Technology (41% of the index) was up 2.7%, while Transportation Solutions (33% of the index) was up 1.2%, Climate Tech and Clean Tech (19% of the index) was down 2.2%, and Climate Tech Mining and Processing (7% of the index) was up 8.0%.</li><li>Top 10 Performers: CGEH, PEV, CWSFF, LISMF, FCSMF, NRGV, TLOFF, ATLX, ALLIF, ORGN</li></ul>

Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was up 1.6% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 2.4%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.4%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 3.7%).Energy Technology (41% of the index) was up 2.7%, while Transportation Solutions (33% of the index) was up 1.2%, Climate Tech and Clean Tech (19% of the index) was down 2.2%, and Climate Tech Mining and Processing (7% of the index) was up 8.0%.Top 10 Performers: CGEH, PEV, CWSFF, LISMF, FCSMF, NRGV, TLOFF, ATLX, ALLIF, ORGN

Sustainable Investing Surveyor Focus on VGAS - August 11, 2025

Quantitative Researcher, MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Quantitative Researcher

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Equity Derivatives

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<li>A quick synoptic look at the tactical setups for the indices, stocks, commodities and bonds we cover, for the week August 11 - August 15.</li>
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<strong>OVERBOUGHT at the WEEKLY Close</strong>: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meta-platforms-inc-class-a-facebook" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:665:1" rel="noopener">Meta (META US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-pref-shares" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23591:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005935 KS)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/softbank-group-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:315:1" rel="noopener">Softbank Group (9984 JP)</a> ,</li>
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<strong>OVERSOLD at the WEEKLY Close</strong>: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a> </li>
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A quick synoptic look at the tactical setups for the indices, stocks, commodities and bonds we cover, for the week August 11 - August 15.

OVERBOUGHT at the WEEKLY Close: NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US), Meta (META US) , Samsung Electronics (005935 KS) , Softbank Group (9984 JP) ,

OVERSOLD at the WEEKLY Close: BYD (1211 HK) , NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) 


Global Markets Tactical Outlook WEEKLY: August 11 – August 15

Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

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<li>Credit markets tightened on Friday, with the iTraxx X-Over narrowing 3 bps to 268 bps.</li>
<li>European bourses rose 0.2-0.9% except for the FTSE 100 and DAX, which both fell 0.1%.</li>
<li>In the US, the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq were up 0.8% and 1.0%, respectively. </li>
</ul>


Credit markets tightened on Friday, with the iTraxx X-Over narrowing 3 bps to 268 bps.
European bourses rose 0.2-0.9% except for the FTSE 100 and DAX, which both fell 0.1%.
In the US, the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq were up 0.8% and 1.0%, respectively. 


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>Volatility finally picked up last Friday, and the SPX and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) both gapped lower to close below their 20-day MAs for the first time in over three months.</li>
<li>With that said, all of the major indexes (SPX, QQQ, DJI, IWM) rallied yesterday to fill their gaps from Friday and SPX and QQQ have reclaimed above their 20-day MAs. </li>
<li>This is a bullish signal that suggests any further pullback is likely to be relatively shallow, and should be treated as a buying opportunity.</li>
</ul>


Volatility finally picked up last Friday, and the SPX and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) both gapped lower to close below their 20-day MAs for the first time in over three months.
With that said, all of the major indexes (SPX, QQQ, DJI, IWM) rallied yesterday to fill their gaps from Friday and SPX and QQQ have reclaimed above their 20-day MAs. 
This is a bullish signal that suggests any further pullback is likely to be relatively shallow, and should be treated as a buying opportunity.


Was That It?; Downgrading Discretionary and Energy; Gr/Val Breakout; Market Dynamics Remain Risk-On

<ul><li>This week, we are introducing modifications to our WTR Sustainable Investing Index.</li><li>Please see “About the WTR Index” on this page for the new description.</li><li>Aside from changes to the sector and sub-sector groupings, we now include only stocks with market caps greater than $2.0 million and less than $10 billion, so the new index reflects small- cap and mid-cap companies.</li></ul>

This week, we are introducing modifications to our WTR Sustainable Investing Index.Please see “About the WTR Index” on this page for the new description.Aside from changes to the sector and sub-sector groupings, we now include only stocks with market caps greater than $2.0 million and less than $10 billion, so the new index reflects small- cap and mid-cap companies.

Sustainable Investing Surveyor - Focus on BNRG - Jul 28, 2025

United States

The S&P 500® is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities and serves as the foundation for a wide range of investment products. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.

S&P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)

Sustainable Investing Surveyor Focus on VGAS - August 11, 2025

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Water Tower Research

Global Markets Tactical Outlook WEEKLY: August 11 – August 15

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This week, we are introducing modifications to our WTR Sustainable Investing Index. Please see “About the WTR Index” on this page for the new...

Water Tower Research

Sustainable Investing Surveyor Focus on VGAS - August 11, 2025

Last week, the WTR Sustainable Index was up 1.6% W/W versus the S&P 500 Index (up 2.4%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.4%), and the Nasdaq Index (up...

Water Tower Research

Global Markets Tactical Outlook WEEKLY: August 11 – August 15

​Our Weekly tactical setups for indices, stocks, commodities, and bonds: overbought conditions for NVIDIA, Meta, Samsung Electronics, and Softbank...

Nico Rosti

Lucror Analytics - Convertibles Brief

Credit markets tightened on Friday, with the iTraxx X-Over narrowing 3 bps to 268 bps. European bourses rose 0.2-0.9% except for the FTSE 100 and...

Lucror Analytics

Was That It?; Downgrading Discretionary and Energy; Gr/Val Breakout; Market Dynamics Remain Risk-On

Was That It? $SPX $QQQ $IWM; Downgrading Discretionary $XLY to market weight and Energy $XLE to underweight; Growth vs. Value Breaking Out; Market...

Vermilion Research

Sustainable Investing Surveyor - Focus on BNRG - Jul 28, 2025

This week, we are introducing modifications to our WTR Sustainable Investing Index. Please see “About the WTR Index” on this page for the new...

Water Tower Research

Our Weekly tactical setups for indices, stocks, commodities, and bonds: overbought conditions for NVIDIA, Meta, Samsung Electronics, and Softbank...