Cross-Asset Strategist & Quantitative Analyst, Pennock Idea Hub

Cam Hui

Cam Hui has been professionally involved in the financial markets since 1985 in a variety of roles, both as a quantitative equity portfolio manager and as a sell-side analyst. He graduated with a degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia in 1980 and obtained his CFA Charter in 1989.

Cross-Asset Strategist & Quantitative Analyst

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<li>Commodities as a stock market timing indicator: As the Fed raises rates, the inflation-sensitive commodity bull will fade and take the stock market down with it as economic growth decelerates.</li>
<li>One way of measuring the strength of the global inflation and commodity trade is the long producer/short importer country pair trades, which are in strong relative uptrends. </li>
<li>Widespread breakdowns in these pairs would be a sign of a transition from a late-cycle market regime to a contractionary phase. </li>
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Commodities as a stock market timing indicator: As the Fed raises rates, the inflation-sensitive commodity bull will fade and take the stock market down with it as economic growth decelerates.
One way of measuring the strength of the global inflation and commodity trade is the long producer/short importer country pair trades, which are in strong relative uptrends. 
Widespread breakdowns in these pairs would be a sign of a transition from a late-cycle market regime to a contractionary phase. 


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