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 and Quantitative Research

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical Analysis

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<li>50-Day MAs have held on SPX and QQQ, but we're concerned of a prolonged consolidation--primarily for QQQ and likely through mid-to-late-August--following the latest stumble for semiconductors, memory, and optical equipment.</li>
<li>The IWM and equal-weighted S&amp;P 500 (RSP) remain leadership while Technology has continued to consolidate, and support remains at the 20-day MAs on IWM and RSP.</li>
<li>IWM and RSP leadership tells us this remains a healthy and broad-based bull market, and we believe the current "rotation trade" is likely to continue for at least another month.</li>
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50-Day MAs have held on SPX and QQQ, but we're concerned of a prolonged consolidation--primarily for QQQ and likely through mid-to-late-August--following the latest stumble for semiconductors, memory, and optical equipment.
The IWM and equal-weighted S&amp;P 500 (RSP) remain leadership while Technology has continued to consolidate, and support remains at the 20-day MAs on IWM and RSP.
IWM and RSP leadership tells us this remains a healthy and broad-based bull market, and we believe the current "rotation trade" is likely to continue for at least another month.


Prolonged Consolidation to Continue for QQQ; Semiconductors/Memory Violating 20-Day MA

Kforce Inc

Prolonged Consolidation to Continue for QQQ; Semiconductors/Memory Violating 20-Day MA