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

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<li>A bear market bounce is underway after the S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) found support at their respective downtrend channels, a possibility we discussed last week.</li>
<li>Still, until the S&amp;P 500, QQQ, and IWM can break above their various downtrends, we remain bearish, and believe investors should be using rallies to reduce overall exposure.</li>
<li>This 1-week rally has the NDX(QQQ) testing resistance at its falling wedge pattern; a break above $297 would likely mean this bear market bounce has another 2-4 weeks of upside.</li>
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A bear market bounce is underway after the S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) found support at their respective downtrend channels, a possibility we discussed last week.
Still, until the S&amp;P 500, QQQ, and IWM can break above their various downtrends, we remain bearish, and believe investors should be using rallies to reduce overall exposure.
This 1-week rally has the NDX(QQQ) testing resistance at its falling wedge pattern; a break above $297 would likely mean this bear market bounce has another 2-4 weeks of upside.


Signs of Disinflation?; Commodities Deteriorating; Another Bear Market Bounce; Pharma/Biotech Buys

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shockwave-medical-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28730:1" rel="noopener">Shockwave Medical Inc (SWAV US)</a>, with its differentiated local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque, seeks to establish a new standard of care through IVL.  </li>
<li>The company is advancing IVL system for multiple large addressable markets totaling over $8.5B. Shockwave’s revenue has five-year CAGR of 244%, with continued improvement in gross margins.</li>
<li>Ongoing clinical programs to expand geographies and indications should further accelerate growth. Recently, the company obtained marketing approval in China and Japan.</li>
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Shockwave Medical Inc (SWAV US), with its differentiated local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque, seeks to establish a new standard of care through IVL.  
The company is advancing IVL system for multiple large addressable markets totaling over $8.5B. Shockwave’s revenue has five-year CAGR of 244%, with continued improvement in gross margins.
Ongoing clinical programs to expand geographies and indications should further accelerate growth. Recently, the company obtained marketing approval in China and Japan.


Shockwave Medical Inc (SWAV US): An Emerging High-Quality Cardiovascular Devices Idea

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Capital Markets

Johnson & Johnson / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Despite the global impact of Covid-19, Johnson & Johnson had another strong year in terms of sales and earnings.</li><li>While the company’s vaccine may not have lived up to expectations its pharma business managed to perform well.</li><li>Increased brand marketing expense in the consumer health business was mostly offset by expense leveraging in the pharmaceutical business, resulting in relatively flat selling, marketing, and administrative margins.</li></ul>

Despite the global impact of Covid-19, Johnson & Johnson had another strong year in terms of sales and earnings.While the company’s vaccine may not have lived up to expectations its pharma business managed to perform well.Increased brand marketing expense in the consumer health business was mostly offset by expense leveraging in the pharmaceutical business, resulting in relatively flat selling, marketing, and administrative margins.

Johnson & Johnson: Financial & Price Forecasts

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Over the last one month, the U.S. healthcare sector remained mostly resilient to the inflation risk and gained 7.1% outperforming S&amp;P 500 index’s gain of 5%.  </li>
<li>Sound financials, high revenue visibility, low or no debt, and cash rich position are some of the reasons for the outperformance.</li>
<li>In this insight, we have handpicked top-quality healthcare sector bets from the S&amp;P 500 index and discussed about their growth stories.</li>
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Over the last one month, the U.S. healthcare sector remained mostly resilient to the inflation risk and gained 7.1% outperforming S&amp;P 500 index’s gain of 5%.  
Sound financials, high revenue visibility, low or no debt, and cash rich position are some of the reasons for the outperformance.
In this insight, we have handpicked top-quality healthcare sector bets from the S&amp;P 500 index and discussed about their growth stories.


U.S. Healthcare Sector: Ride Out Market Turmoil with High-Quality Large-Cap Ideas

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/legend-biotech-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28963:1" rel="noopener">Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN US)</a> received FDA approval for its first product Carvykti in February as a fifth-line treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.</li>
<li>Label expansion of Carvykti for earlier line of multiple myeloma treatments should expand addressable market, thereby increasing peak sales opportunity to $5 billion from initial expectation of $1.5 billion.</li>
<li>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has added Legend to their delisting watchlist last week. The company needs to release required evidence by May 3 to stay listed.</li>
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Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN US) received FDA approval for its first product Carvykti in February as a fifth-line treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Label expansion of Carvykti for earlier line of multiple myeloma treatments should expand addressable market, thereby increasing peak sales opportunity to $5 billion from initial expectation of $1.5 billion.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has added Legend to their delisting watchlist last week. The company needs to release required evidence by May 3 to stay listed.


Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN US): Carvykti Approval Is the Silver Lining Amid Uncertainty of Delisting

United States

Johnson & Johnson manufactures health care products and provides related services for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets.  The Company sells products such as skin and hair care products, acetaminophen products, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic equipment, and surgical equipment in countries located around the world.

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Vermilion Research

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Shockwave is seeing increasing adoption of its differentiated IVL systems for the treatment of calcified cardiovascular disease. Indication and...

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Baptista Research

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Healthcare sector is expected to remain resilient to the inflation worry and outperform broader market in near-term. This insight highlights top...

Tina Banerjee

Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN US): Carvykti Approval Is the Silver Lining Amid Uncertainty of Delisting

FDA approval of the company’s first drug Carvykti, with initial peak sales opportunity of $1.5 billion should be considered as a buy opportunity,...

Tina Banerjee

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