Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>OVERSEAS: SPX snapp rally;  Eearnings refocus as GS misses; Tech bid continues;  TELSA +7% as analysts see merits of price cuts; Japan's BOJ in focus. </li>
<li>JAPAN: NKY Futs +0.4% vs Cash; USDJPY flat at 129.16. BOJ Day -this is all that matters. </li>
<li>DAILY NUGGET: Sustainable Aviation Fuel thematic is ramping up. ANA and JAL recent annoucements highlight the commercial potential for the supply chain. </li>
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OVERSEAS: SPX snapp rally;  Eearnings refocus as GS misses; Tech bid continues;  TELSA +7% as analysts see merits of price cuts; Japan's BOJ in focus. 
JAPAN: NKY Futs +0.4% vs Cash; USDJPY flat at 129.16. BOJ Day -this is all that matters. 
DAILY NUGGET: Sustainable Aviation Fuel thematic is ramping up. ANA and JAL recent annoucements highlight the commercial potential for the supply chain. 


Good Morning Japan |Rally Sputters as Earnings in Focus; GS Misses; BOJ - DAY OF RECKONING

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jul 31st. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD26,908m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Kioxia, Advantest, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Nintendo, Tokyo Electron, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, Mizuho Financial, Disco, Toyota Motor, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jul 31st. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD26,908m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Kioxia, Advantest, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Nintendo, Tokyo Electron, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, Mizuho Financial, Disco, Toyota Motor, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jul 31st): Kioxia, Advantest, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Nintendo, Disco

Market Intelligence, ORTEX

ORTEX Market Intel

Market Intelligence

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

Equity Derivatives

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc / Equity Derivatives

<ul><li>Options markets sent conflicting signals this week.</li><li>Defensive put-buying dominated earnings plays, yet a handful of names saw call positioning hit 52-week extremes.</li><li>The week of July 27 produced more than 60 high-severity options pulses, with earnings catalysts driving the bulk of the volatility in PCR readings.</li></ul>

Options markets sent conflicting signals this week.Defensive put-buying dominated earnings plays, yet a handful of names saw call positioning hit 52-week extremes.The week of July 27 produced more than 60 high-severity options pulses, with earnings catalysts driving the bulk of the volatility in PCR readings.

Options Weekly: Put Walls and Bull Bets: Options Markets Split on Earnings Week

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-Japan in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on Recruit, Japan Exchange, Panasonic, Idemitsu Kosan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Nippon Steel, Kioxia.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-Japan in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on Recruit, Japan Exchange, Panasonic, Idemitsu Kosan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Nippon Steel, Kioxia.


MS-Japan Index Earning Revision (Jul): Recruit, Japan Exchange, Panasonic, Idemitsu Kosan, Kioxia

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jul 24th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD27,589m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Kioxia, Disco, Advantest, Mizuho Financial, Fast Retailing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo Electron, Ferrotec, Dai-ichi Life, Nintendo.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jul 24th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD27,589m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Kioxia, Disco, Advantest, Mizuho Financial, Fast Retailing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo Electron, Ferrotec, Dai-ichi Life, Nintendo.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jul 24th): Kioxia, Disco, Advantest, Mizuho Financial, Fast Retailing

Japan

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. manages financial operations for its subsidiaries. The Company provides commercial banking and a variety of financial services.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316 JP)

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316 JP)

Good Morning Japan |Rally Sputters as Earnings in Focus; GS Misses; BOJ - DAY OF RECKONING

NKY Futs +0.4% vs Cash; USDJPY flat at 129.16. BOJ Day -this is all that matters Sustainable Aviation Fuel thematic is ramping up. Big...

Mark Chadwick

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jul 31st): Kioxia, Advantest, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Nintendo, Disco

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Kioxia (285A JP), Advantest (6857 JP), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Options Weekly: Put Walls and Bull Bets: Options Markets Split on Earnings Week

Options markets sent conflicting signals this week. Defensive put-buying dominated earnings plays, yet a handful of names saw call positioning hit...

ORTEX Market Intel

MS-Japan Index Earning Revision (Jul): Recruit, Japan Exchange, Panasonic, Idemitsu Kosan, Kioxia

We analyzed MS-Japan's consensus for Jul 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in Recruit, Japan Exchange, Panasonic, Idemitsu Kosan, Mitsubishi UFJ...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jul 24th): Kioxia, Disco, Advantest, Mizuho Financial, Fast Retailing

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Kioxia (285A JP), Disco (6146 JP), Advantest (6857 JP), Mizuho...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Good Morning Japan |Rally Sputters as Earnings in Focus; GS Misses; BOJ - DAY OF RECKONING

NKY Futs +0.4% vs Cash; USDJPY flat at 129.16. **BOJ Day -this is all that matters** Sustainable Aviation Fuel thematic is ramping up. Big...

Mark Chadwick

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jul 31st): Kioxia, Advantest, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Nintendo, Disco

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Kioxia (285A JP), Advantest (6857 JP), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Options Weekly: Put Walls and Bull Bets: Options Markets Split on Earnings Week

Options markets sent conflicting signals this week. Defensive put-buying dominated earnings plays, yet a handful of names saw call positioning hit...

ORTEX Market Intel

MS-Japan Index Earning Revision (Jul): Recruit, Japan Exchange, Panasonic, Idemitsu Kosan, Kioxia

We analyzed MS-Japan's consensus for Jul 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in Recruit, Japan Exchange, Panasonic, Idemitsu Kosan, Mitsubishi UFJ...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jul 24th): Kioxia, Disco, Advantest, Mizuho Financial, Fast Retailing

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Kioxia (285A JP), Disco (6146 JP), Advantest (6857 JP), Mizuho...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

NKY Futs +0.4% vs Cash; USDJPY flat at 129.16. BOJ Day -this is all that matters Sustainable Aviation Fuel thematic is ramping up. Big...