Asia biased macro & technical analysis, Untying The Gordian Knot

Untying The Gordian Knot

Asia biased macro & technical analysis

A differentiated process with a primary focus on Asia. Technical Analysis as core and Macro drivers that could bring the view to fruition & changes that could make the idea fall apart. The objective is to be the best in class, hence corner shop.

Macroeconomics

<div data-attrs='{"url":"https://gordianknot.substack.com/subscribe?","text":"Subscribe"}'><div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">To a 180-degree flip at the End of the Dollar hegemony and reserve system, opinions were pushed aggressively over mainstream CNN, FOX News networks, News Headlines, and fringe opinion makers looking for click baits.</span></li><li>We look at sentiment shift, and is it different from when Dollar peaked in October 2022?</li><li>We cover JPY, CNY, KRW, INR, TWD, AUD, CHF, EUR &amp; GBP charts. We have added equity and rates charts in China, India, and Korea where possible to help corroborate cross-market analysis.</li></ul></div></form></div></div>

To a 180-degree flip at the End of the Dollar hegemony and reserve system, opinions were pushed aggressively over mainstream CNN, FOX News networks, News Headlines, and fringe opinion makers looking for click baits.We look at sentiment shift, and is it different from when Dollar peaked in October 2022?We cover JPY, CNY, KRW, INR, TWD, AUD, CHF, EUR &amp; GBP charts. We have added equity and rates charts in China, India, and Korea where possible to help corroborate cross-market analysis.

Technical Analysis

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index / Technical Analysis

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index (SOX INDEX)

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index

<ul><li>Dr. Copper has the moniker of the global economy's health as the essential metal used in almost every fixed asset investment (FAI) and manufacturing.</li><li>It remains vital, although I think Nickel is now equally important in our modern-day lives as it is used in alloying, coatings, and batteries.</li><li>Iron ore is significant for China's FAI and much more critical than copper in its growth.</li></ul>

Dr. Copper has the moniker of the global economy's health as the essential metal used in almost every fixed asset investment (FAI) and manufacturing.It remains vital, although I think Nickel is now equally important in our modern-day lives as it is used in alloying, coatings, and batteries.Iron ore is significant for China's FAI and much more critical than copper in its growth.

<ul><li>While much focus has been on EURO/USD cross, Asian currencies haven’t seen that much focus due to range-bound markets.</li><li>That is until two weeks ago when the USD/YEN breakout caught the imagination and became the centre of all things foreign exchange. Bonds &amp; short-term interest rates have been the macro focus of 2022.</li><li>The extent to which US bond yields have risen signals that the bond sell-off is not about to end despite the inverted yield curve. It is likely to cause more pain for EM countries.</li></ul>

While much focus has been on EURO/USD cross, Asian currencies haven’t seen that much focus due to range-bound markets.That is until two weeks ago when the USD/YEN breakout caught the imagination and became the centre of all things foreign exchange. Bonds &amp; short-term interest rates have been the macro focus of 2022.The extent to which US bond yields have risen signals that the bond sell-off is not about to end despite the inverted yield curve. It is likely to cause more pain for EM countries.

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Elan Gore

TMI Data Science

TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade & traditional media.  Our proprietary software, TMI Machine, is a text-mining platform designed with the buy-side & capital markets professional in mind, text-mining the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income & individual equities.  TMI provides custom leading indicators and systematic trading strategies, operating at the nexus of linguistics & statistics drawing on vast experience in investment banking and hedge fund settings in senior quantitative and fundamental roles.  

TMI Data Science was founded by Elan Gore, an award-winning Senior Global Basic Materials Equity Analyst & China Economist with 15 years of experience in North American hedge funds & institutional managers; and Alessandro Porrino, Ph.D., an Algorithmic Trading Analyst and Programmer with 10 years of front-office experience ranging from complex FX option pricing to auto-hedging strategies at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Standard Chartered.  Mr. Gore holds an MBA in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business, and Mr. Porrino holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Brunel University London.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>After a short period of optimism following the US elections, China-Taiwan tensions are escalating sharply again; we disaggregate the theme into multiple sub-components and geographic sources to find a spike in US coverage of Taiwan tensions at +2x STDEVs, a level last seen over a year ago</li>
<li>The spike in Taiwan coverage has been driven by multiple breaches of Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone by Chinese warplanes; a recent warning by US Asia Pacific Commander Philip Davidson that China could invade Taiwan "in the next 6 years"; recent developments in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue; elevated US-Japan cooperation on "Taiwan emergency"; and a barrage of high-profile op-eds in recent weeks highlighting tensions over Taiwan</li>
<li>While 2020 did not see geopolitical risks factor into the performance of MSCI Taiwan or USD/TWD, the China-Taiwan tensions theme was strongly correlated with performance in 2018-2019</li>
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After a short period of optimism following the US elections, China-Taiwan tensions are escalating sharply again; we disaggregate the theme into multiple sub-components and geographic sources to find a spike in US coverage of Taiwan tensions at +2x STDEVs, a level last seen over a year ago
The spike in Taiwan coverage has been driven by multiple breaches of Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone by Chinese warplanes; a recent warning by US Asia Pacific Commander Philip Davidson that China could invade Taiwan "in the next 6 years"; recent developments in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue; elevated US-Japan cooperation on "Taiwan emergency"; and a barrage of high-profile op-eds in recent weeks highlighting tensions over Taiwan
While 2020 did not see geopolitical risks factor into the performance of MSCI Taiwan or USD/TWD, the China-Taiwan tensions theme was strongly correlated with performance in 2018-2019


TMI Snapshots:  Taiwan Tensions Rising, Will Geopolitics Return to the Forefront in 2021?

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<p>USD is moving into more extreme oversold readings as the DXY meets our downside target of 90.50/sub 90 that sets the stage for a USD tactical low at a time when we find the equity rally in Asia frothy and overbought. Pinpointing a USD low is our focus that will front run an equity peak and commence a pullback cycle in Asia.</p>

USD is moving into more extreme oversold readings as the DXY meets our downside target of 90.50/sub 90 that sets the stage for a USD tactical low at a time when we find the equity rally in Asia frothy and overbought. Pinpointing a USD low is our focus that will front run an equity peak and commence a pullback cycle in Asia.

Dollar Asia Oversold with Turn Risk Signals

Taiwan

The New Taiwan dollar is the official currency of Taiwan

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US Dollar is Dead Redux

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Dr. Semiconductor

Dr. Copper has the moniker of the global economy's health as the essential metal used in almost every fixed asset investment (FAI) and...

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A powder keg

While much focus has been on EURO/USD cross, Asian currencies haven’t seen that much focus due to range-bound markets. That is until two weeks ago...

Untying The Gordian Knot

TMI Snapshots: Taiwan Tensions Rising, Will Geopolitics Return to the Forefront in 2021?

Quantifying the magnitude of news flow on China-Taiwan tensions, we see a +2x STDEV spike in coverage of the topic. Markets may reassess risks as...

Elan Gore

Dollar Asia Oversold with Turn Risk Signals

USD in Asia is moving into extreme oversold readings as the DXY meets our downside target that sets the stage for a USD tactical low to front run...

Thomas Schroeder

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