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

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund / Technical Analysis

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<li>We still see signs suggesting a test of the lows or a break to new lows is increasingly likely on the S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM).</li>
<li>One of those signs is the fact that defensives (Utilities, Staples, pharma, Real Estate) remain at new RS highs.</li>
<li>Meanwhile, WTI crude oil and the Bloomberg Commodity index (DJP) are breaking out from 1-month consolidations, signaling upside continuation. Stick with the commodity and defensive Sectors.</li>
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We still see signs suggesting a test of the lows or a break to new lows is increasingly likely on the S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM).
One of those signs is the fact that defensives (Utilities, Staples, pharma, Real Estate) remain at new RS highs.
Meanwhile, WTI crude oil and the Bloomberg Commodity index (DJP) are breaking out from 1-month consolidations, signaling upside continuation. Stick with the commodity and defensive Sectors.


Sticking With Commodity and Defensive Sectors; Buying Coal, Steel, Gold Stocks

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Business transformation has supported share price of many companies in 2021, and we expect transformation will stay as an important theme for 2022 with more companies making related announcements.</li>
<li>We highlighted some interesting names in this theme including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yanzhou-coal-mining-company-limited-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:384:1" rel="noopener">Yankuang Energy Group Co (1171 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anhui-conch-cement-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:159:1" rel="noopener">Anhui Conch Cement (914 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-energy-engineering-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21017:1" rel="noopener">China Energy Engineering (3996 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shenzhen-expressway-co-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2875:1" rel="noopener">Shenzhen Expressway Co (548 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>While some have already seen share price rallied, many are still lagging other transformation plays. They are also mostly trading on low multiples with transformation potential not yet fully reflected.</li>
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Business transformation has supported share price of many companies in 2021, and we expect transformation will stay as an important theme for 2022 with more companies making related announcements.
We highlighted some interesting names in this theme including Yankuang Energy Group Co (1171 HK), Anhui Conch Cement (914 HK), China Energy Engineering (3996 HK) and Shenzhen Expressway Co (548 HK). 
While some have already seen share price rallied, many are still lagging other transformation plays. They are also mostly trading on low multiples with transformation potential not yet fully reflected.


Business Transformation Is the Theme in 2022 and Some Interesting Companies to Watch

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

DZT Research

DZT 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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 195 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 83.0% as of Jul 17th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -1.9ppt week-on-week, led by real estate, consumer staples, energy.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 195 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 83.0% as of Jul 17th.
The average A-H premium changed by -1.9ppt week-on-week, led by real estate, consumer staples, energy.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 17th): Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 10th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Alibaba, Tencent, Kingboard Laminates, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, Yofc, ICBC, Hesai, Ntes, Minimax.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 10th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Alibaba, Tencent, Kingboard Laminates, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, Yofc, ICBC, Hesai, Ntes, Minimax.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Alibaba, Tencent, Kingboard Laminates, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, Yofc, ICBC

<p>The market environment remains very mixed, with constant Sector rotations resulting in very few Sectors out- or under-performing for sustained periods. At the same time, market dynamics give us little-to-no reason to be bearish (aside from the simple fact that the S&amp;P 500 has not pulled back even 5% for over 6 months). Growth Sectors (Communications, Technology) and large-caps (S&amp;P 500) have been the primary winners and we recommend sticking with them until we see evidence of change. To that end, we are watching 1.38-1.45% on the 10-year Treasury yield; as long as the 10-year is below this level we expect to see growth and large-caps continue to outperform, however a break above 1.45% would likely signal a shift in favor of value and small-caps.</p><p>Charts Highlighted: SPX, WTI Crude Oil, XOP, US Dollar, DXJ, YZCAY, BTU, HCC, ARCH, ARLP, METC, HNRG, CCJ, PALAF, DNN, UUUU, UEC, LEU, ATCO, MATX, SBLK, CMRE, GSL, GNK, NMM, EGLE, DSX, SB, and ESEA</p>

The market environment remains very mixed, with constant Sector rotations resulting in very few Sectors out- or under-performing for sustained periods. At the same time, market dynamics give us little-to-no reason to be bearish (aside from the simple fact that the S&amp;P 500 has not pulled back even 5% for over 6 months). Growth Sectors (Communications, Technology) and large-caps (S&amp;P 500) have been the primary winners and we recommend sticking with them until we see evidence of change. To that end, we are watching 1.38-1.45% on the 10-year Treasury yield; as long as the 10-year is below this level we expect to see growth and large-caps continue to outperform, however a break above 1.45% would likely signal a shift in favor of value and small-caps.Charts Highlighted: SPX, WTI Crude Oil, XOP, US Dollar, DXJ, YZCAY, BTU, HCC, ARCH, ARLP, METC, HNRG, CCJ, PALAF, DNN, UUUU, UEC, LEU, ATCO, MATX, SBLK, CMRE, GSL, GNK, NMM, EGLE, DSX, SB, and ESEA

S&P 500 Near Support; Watching Energy For Strength; Buying Coal, Uranium Miners, & Dry-Bulk Shippers

China

Yankuang Energy Group is a Chinese energy company engaged in coal and potash mining, chemical production, power generation, and logistics. It produces thermal, PCI, and coking coal, along with chemicals such as methanol and acetic acid. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Zoucheng, Jining, Shandong, People's Republic of China.

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Yankuang Energy (1171 HK)

Sticking With Commodity and Defensive Sectors; Buying Coal, Steel, Gold Stocks

Crude oil and the Bloomberg Commodity index $DJP are breaking out from 1-month consolidations, signaling upside continuation. Stick with the...

Vermilion Research

Business Transformation Is the Theme in 2022 and Some Interesting Companies to Watch

Business transformation will stay as an important theme for 2022 and we highlight Yankuang Energy, Anhui Conch Cement, China Energy Engineering and...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 17th): Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Alibaba, Tencent, Kingboard Laminates, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, Yofc, ICBC

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 10th and highlight short interest changes in Alibaba (9988 HK), Tencent...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

S&P 500 Near Support; Watching Energy For Strength; Buying Coal, Uranium Miners, & Dry-Bulk Shippers

On August 31 we noted to expect some consolidation in the S&P 500 after it hit our 4535 initial target. The S&P 500 is now testing key support at...

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