Chart based progressive global trading strategies, Chart Partners

Thomas Schroeder

Chart based progressive global trading strategies

Chart Partners

Chart Partners objective is to discover medium-term cycle turns and profit opportunities before they unfold, within structural trends while preserving capital with clear degrees of risk. We have real return ideas. 

Markets are dynamic and trading systems must reflect this. It is crucial to determine underlying correlations and lead-lag relationships within global markets and the impact on linked instruments. Our weekly Chartonics product gives you short-term trading strategies that can be applied within the medium and longer term macro trends that are mapped out in our strategy updates. 

Our methodology fuses global market variables and isolates drivers in trends. We specialize in FX, index trade in NY and Asia with a focus on Asian stocks. 

Technical Analysis

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> is forming a rising wedge that is maturing into the 20,800-900 top zone as the perform cycle begins to close.Rising wedge patterns form when upside momentum and volume deteriorate and the majority of investors are holding long positioning and new buyers are lacking.  Overlapping rises also show distribution. An inflection apex is in the cards.Japan has been a market that we have traded dips higher from 19,000.Rising wedge maturing and shows a better than 70% probability of breaking lower to test the 19,000 pivot support (to break). We favor trading a dip and rally into the top of the wedge with a growing conviction to short the topside of this rising range (near 20,900 with time translation).

Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) is forming a rising wedge that is maturing into the 20,800-900 top zone as the perform cycle begins to close.Rising wedge patterns form when upside momentum and volume deteriorate and the majority of investors are holding long positioning and new buyers are lacking.  Overlapping rises also show distribution. An inflection apex is in the cards.Japan has been a market that we have traded dips higher from 19,000.Rising wedge maturing and shows a better than 70% probability of breaking lower to test the 19,000 pivot support (to break). We favor trading a dip and rally into the top of the wedge with a growing conviction to short the topside of this rising range (near 20,900 with time translation).

Nikkei Rising Wedge Maturing into Sell Zone

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist, LightStream Research

Campbell Gunn

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/133/748/original/2020-05-16_08-18-15.png?1589584720" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="133748"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • Japan Analytics</div>"WORSENING" - The Cabinet Office updated their Business Condition Leading Indicator for March this week, confirming the trend already apparent from our Results &amp; Revision Score data series. The correlation between the series is 0.80, with the only significant deviation occurring in 2016, Coincident conditions are assessed as "worsening" wording that is unchanged since August 2019. <figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/133/788/original/2020-05-16_12-10-50.png?1589598664" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="133788"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • Japan Analytics</div>DECOMPOSED - Our Score is decomposed into a Results Score, an Annual Forecast/Revision Score and an Interim Forecast Revision Score.  The last two are ten-year lows; the first should join them next week. A notable limiting factor is the shortage of forecasts being made. Without this reticence, both forecast Scores would be considerably lower.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/133/795/original/2020-05-16_12-47-02.png?1589600841" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="133795"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • Japan Analytics</div>RETICENCE - 77% by number and 81% by value of companies with year-ends in  March, June, September, or December have already reported. Of these 2,464 companies representing ¥438 trillion of market cap, just 1,119 have issued annual forecasts for the current year, and 583 have made interim forecasts. Of all listed companies, one-third by market value are currently unable to see ahead twelve months and only 16% by value and 23% by number are prepared to look forward four-and-a-half months. This unusual degree of reticence leaves the sell-side without their regular anchoring comfort blanket.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/133/802/original/2020-05-16_13-27-57.png?1589605282" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="133802"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • Japan Analytics</div>NOT CHEAP -  Even allowing for the lack of a full complement of forecasts, the market's forward multiple is at a five-year high with Net Income expected to reach levels first seen in 2015, 37% below the December 2018 peak. The ten-year peak trailing multiple was 29 on aggregate Net Income of  ¥14.6 trillion, which was ten times the 2009 trough.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/133/801/original/2020-05-16_14-00-16.png?1589605245" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="133801"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • Japan Analytics</div>FIDDLING ABOUT - The Bank of Japan has reduced the amount of its daily ETF program for a second time; however, intervened for the last three days of last week seemingly intent on keeping the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> above 20,000. The cumulative total of BoJ purchases represents over 5% of the Total Market Value.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/133/884/original/2020-05-17_12-54-22.png?1589687679" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="133884"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source • Japan Analytics</div>In the DETAIL below, we review some market data trends, look at the Results &amp; Revision Score trends by Sector (a 15-year timeline is shown above), apply some KPMG 'recovery analysis' to Japan and look at Friday's results and revisions.<div><ul>
<li>The balance between positive/neutral/negative of the 490 results announcements was 206:45:239. The average change in Results Score was -0.2.</li>
<li>For the 205 revisions/initial forecasts, the split was 49:10:146, and the average Revision Score was -7.5. Of the 364 companies declaring full-year results, 47% made forecasts for the current year.</li>
<li>Fifty-one will announce today, the largest of which by market capitalisation will be <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/softbank-group-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:315:1" rel="noopener">Softbank Group (9984 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/terumo-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6708:1" rel="noopener">Terumo Corp (4543 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/komatsu-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8416:1" rel="noopener">Komatsu (6301 JP).</a>
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Source • Japan Analytics"WORSENING" - The Cabinet Office updated their Business Condition Leading Indicator for March this week, confirming the trend already apparent from our Results &amp; Revision Score data series. The correlation between the series is 0.80, with the only significant deviation occurring in 2016, Coincident conditions are assessed as "worsening" wording that is unchanged since August 2019. Source • Japan AnalyticsDECOMPOSED - Our Score is decomposed into a Results Score, an Annual Forecast/Revision Score and an Interim Forecast Revision Score.  The last two are ten-year lows; the first should join them next week. A notable limiting factor is the shortage of forecasts being made. Without this reticence, both forecast Scores would be considerably lower.Source • Japan AnalyticsRETICENCE - 77% by number and 81% by value of companies with year-ends in  March, June, September, or December have already reported. Of these 2,464 companies representing ¥438 trillion of market cap, just 1,119 have issued annual forecasts for the current year, and 583 have made interim forecasts. Of all listed companies, one-third by market value are currently unable to see ahead twelve months and only 16% by value and 23% by number are prepared to look forward four-and-a-half months. This unusual degree of reticence leaves the sell-side without their regular anchoring comfort blanket.Source • Japan AnalyticsNOT CHEAP -  Even allowing for the lack of a full complement of forecasts, the market's forward multiple is at a five-year high with Net Income expected to reach levels first seen in 2015, 37% below the December 2018 peak. The ten-year peak trailing multiple was 29 on aggregate Net Income of  ¥14.6 trillion, which was ten times the 2009 trough.Source • Japan AnalyticsFIDDLING ABOUT - The Bank of Japan has reduced the amount of its daily ETF program for a second time; however, intervened for the last three days of last week seemingly intent on keeping the Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) above 20,000. The cumulative total of BoJ purchases represents over 5% of the Total Market Value.Source • Japan AnalyticsIn the DETAIL below, we review some market data trends, look at the Results &amp; Revision Score trends by Sector (a 15-year timeline is shown above), apply some KPMG 'recovery analysis' to Japan and look at Friday's results and revisions.
The balance between positive/neutral/negative of the 490 results announcements was 206:45:239. The average change in Results Score was -0.2.
For the 205 revisions/initial forecasts, the split was 49:10:146, and the average Revision Score was -7.5. Of the 364 companies declaring full-year results, 47% made forecasts for the current year.
Fifty-one will announce today, the largest of which by market capitalisation will be Softbank Group (9984 JP), Terumo Corp (4543 JP), and Komatsu (6301 JP).



🇯🇵 JAPAN MARKET UPDATE 18th May - "Worsening"

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> has been stuck in the 20,000 to 19,000 range from early April and a breakout move is brewing while allowing for a bit of noise up to 20,500 which we tested/rejected and now monitoring for a second rejection from macro resistance this week as odds favor a failure into resistance.USD/JPY weekly MACD bear triangulation stands out as a high conviction pattern that warns of another big downside move in the offing once below 105. We have held a bearish view from the 111 level and view 109.50 is near resistance. This is an important driver for the Nikkei and for global risk.

Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) has been stuck in the 20,000 to 19,000 range from early April and a breakout move is brewing while allowing for a bit of noise up to 20,500 which we tested/rejected and now monitoring for a second rejection from macro resistance this week as odds favor a failure into resistance.USD/JPY weekly MACD bear triangulation stands out as a high conviction pattern that warns of another big downside move in the offing once below 105. We have held a bearish view from the 111 level and view 109.50 is near resistance. This is an important driver for the Nikkei and for global risk.

Nikkei Resistance with USD/JPY Bear Pressure

Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Independent Insight Provider

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

*Pre-Announcement Has Sector Implications: Fukuoka Financial Group (8354.JP)  [FFG] recently announced a revision to its FY 2019 consolidated net profit guidance from JPY 148.5 bn to JPY 111 bn, and recurring profit from JPY 52.5 bn to a loss of JPY 5 bn due primarily to two unexpected credit events;* Domestic Year-End Credit Events: The Financial Services Agency (FSA) published a discussion paper in December 2019 that discussed forward-looking method for loss provisioning, which was the impetus for the way FFG to calculated is loan loss reserve, just as precautionary reserves related to COVID-19 made their impact; and*Mizuho Domestic Results Could Be Ugly: By our analysis, Mizuho Financial Group (8411.JP) fares the worst, with a potential negative impact to FY 2019 consensus forecasts of between 10.1%-29.5%. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.JP) [MUFG] and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.JP) should see a consensus decline of between 1.9%-3.3% and 1.5%-2.3%, respectively, by our calculation.

*Pre-Announcement Has Sector Implications: Fukuoka Financial Group (8354.JP)  [FFG] recently announced a revision to its FY 2019 consolidated net profit guidance from JPY 148.5 bn to JPY 111 bn, and recurring profit from JPY 52.5 bn to a loss of JPY 5 bn due primarily to two unexpected credit events;* Domestic Year-End Credit Events: The Financial Services Agency (FSA) published a discussion paper in December 2019 that discussed forward-looking method for loss provisioning, which was the impetus for the way FFG to calculated is loan loss reserve, just as precautionary reserves related to COVID-19 made their impact; and*Mizuho Domestic Results Could Be Ugly: By our analysis, Mizuho Financial Group (8411.JP) fares the worst, with a potential negative impact to FY 2019 consensus forecasts of between 10.1%-29.5%. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.JP) [MUFG] and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.JP) should see a consensus decline of between 1.9%-3.3% and 1.5%-2.3%, respectively, by our calculation.

Japan Mega-Banks – Fukuoka Financial A Harbinger For Results Season

Asia is meeting key resistance points across the board as outlined in our webinar on April 15 which pinpointed sell levels in Asia and also called in our April 20 insight <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/bullish-usd-in-em-asia-telegraphs-asia-equity-slide" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:38561">Bullish USD in EM/Asia Telegraphs Asia Equity Slide</a> . April 21 is the next cycle timeline linked to weakness into late April if not early May. Summer months are expected to be choppy with an overall downside bias from a  late May crest.Today we are seeing an upside impulse in the USD and Asian equity weakness in line with our sell call last week. USD is expected to rally versus EM FX and is now bleeding into Asian FX.

Asia is meeting key resistance points across the board as outlined in our webinar on April 15 which pinpointed sell levels in Asia and also called in our April 20 insight Bullish USD in EM/Asia Telegraphs Asia Equity Slide . April 21 is the next cycle timeline linked to weakness into late April if not early May. Summer months are expected to be choppy with an overall downside bias from a  late May crest.Today we are seeing an upside impulse in the USD and Asian equity weakness in line with our sell call last week. USD is expected to rally versus EM FX and is now bleeding into Asian FX.

Japan

The Nikkei-225 Stock Average is a price-weighted average of 225 top-rated Japanese companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei Stock Average was first published on May 16, 1949, where the average price was ¥176.21 with a divisor of 225. 

Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)

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