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>Market dynamics remain largely constructive and we are now seeing meaningful improvement within emerging markets (EEM-US) as the Hang Seng index displays bullish price and relative strength (RS) reversals.</li>
<li>Brent and WTI crude oil are hitting 8-year highs, base metals are bullishly inflecting, and critical supports are holding on the broad global indexes.</li>
<li>Sticking with the theme from last week when we recommended Energy and Financials, two more Sectors that stand to benefit from rising rates include Materials and Industrials/Manufacturing -- add exposure.</li>
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Market dynamics remain largely constructive and we are now seeing meaningful improvement within emerging markets (EEM-US) as the Hang Seng index displays bullish price and relative strength (RS) reversals.
Brent and WTI crude oil are hitting 8-year highs, base metals are bullishly inflecting, and critical supports are holding on the broad global indexes.
Sticking with the theme from last week when we recommended Energy and Financials, two more Sectors that stand to benefit from rising rates include Materials and Industrials/Manufacturing -- add exposure.


Sticking With Value; Buying Materials & Industrials

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The spread on the BHP PLC/Limited arbitrage has widened as stock borrow on the AU line has dried up ahead of the ex-date for the General Meeting</li>
<li>An analysis of the shareholder register of BHP Group PLC suggests that BHP has mis-underestimated the passive ownership of PLC by a lot.</li>
<li>All told, on a NET basis, the 28th of January is likely to be a US$40bn index event (two way, both names, both funding trades). Another $10-15bn rolls within index.</li>
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The spread on the BHP PLC/Limited arbitrage has widened as stock borrow on the AU line has dried up ahead of the ex-date for the General Meeting
An analysis of the shareholder register of BHP Group PLC suggests that BHP has mis-underestimated the passive ownership of PLC by a lot.
All told, on a NET basis, the 28th of January is likely to be a US$40bn index event (two way, both names, both funding trades). Another $10-15bn rolls within index.


BHP Unification - Trading and Spread Update

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Sa / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Premiums of selected DLC's have generally tightened during December, following the unification of BHP : BHP/BLT 1.3%; Rio Tinto AU/LN, 9.9% (widened); Shell, nil premium.</li>
<li>Discounts to NAV of holdcos have shown mixed performance: Alba, 42.7%; GBL, 30%; Heineken Holdings, 17.9%; Industrivärden, 14.4%; Investor AB, 7.5%; Kinnevik B, 22.4% (premium).</li>
<li>Recommended trades: BHP/BLT, GBL vs. listed assets, Industrivärden vs. listed assets.</li>
</ul>


Premiums of selected DLC's have generally tightened during December, following the unification of BHP : BHP/BLT 1.3%; Rio Tinto AU/LN, 9.9% (widened); Shell, nil premium.
Discounts to NAV of holdcos have shown mixed performance: Alba, 42.7%; GBL, 30%; Heineken Holdings, 17.9%; Industrivärden, 14.4%; Investor AB, 7.5%; Kinnevik B, 22.4% (premium).
Recommended trades: BHP/BLT, GBL vs. listed assets, Industrivärden vs. listed assets.


Selected European Holdcos and DLCs: December '21 Report

<ul>
<li>The shareholder prospectus and circular were published on 8 December. Shareholders will vote on 20 January 2022. Unification is expected to complete by 31 January 2022.</li>
<li>The benefits for Plc shareholders are evident. Ltd shareholders should reap the rewards in the longer term. BHP US trades at 1.4% premium vs. BBL US. </li>
<li>The spread is expected to tighten further. The most convenient way to play it is though the Adr: Long BBL US, short BHP US.</li>
</ul>


The shareholder prospectus and circular were published on 8 December. Shareholders will vote on 20 January 2022. Unification is expected to complete by 31 January 2022.
The benefits for Plc shareholders are evident. Ltd shareholders should reap the rewards in the longer term. BHP US trades at 1.4% premium vs. BBL US. 
The spread is expected to tighten further. The most convenient way to play it is though the Adr: Long BBL US, short BHP US.


Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

<ul>
<li>The BHP Board has decided to proceed with the Unification due to the advantages of simplification, strategic flexibility, elimination of DLC dividend arrangement, and elimination of share price differentials. </li>
<li>Since announcement of the Unification, the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-billiton-plc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14531:1" rel="noopener">BHP Billiton Plc (ADR) (BBL US)</a> discount to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-billiton-ltd-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5424:1" rel="noopener">BHP Billiton (ADR) (BHP US)</a> has narrowed from 16.6% to 1.4% and will reach parity soon.</li>
<li>There will be selling on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-billiton-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21840:1" rel="noopener">BHP Billiton (BLT LN)</a> from UK Index and STOXX trackers in January, and S&amp;P/ASX trackers will buy <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:147:1" rel="noopener">BHP Group (BHP AU)</a>, possibly in 2 tranches. </li>
</ul>


The BHP Board has decided to proceed with the Unification due to the advantages of simplification, strategic flexibility, elimination of DLC dividend arrangement, and elimination of share price differentials. 
Since announcement of the Unification, the BHP Billiton Plc (ADR) (BBL US) discount to BHP Billiton (ADR) (BHP US) has narrowed from 16.6% to 1.4% and will reach parity soon.
There will be selling on BHP Billiton (BLT LN) from UK Index and STOXX trackers in January, and S&amp;P/ASX trackers will buy BHP Group (BHP AU), possibly in 2 tranches. 


BHP Unification: Board Approves; S&P Market Consultation in Progress

Australia

BHP Group Plc operates as a resource mining company. The Company focuses on minerals, metals, petroleum products, and oil and gas extraction and processing activities, as well as provides marketing services. BHP Group serves customers worldwide.

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Travis Lundy

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Premiums of selected DLC's have generally tightened during December. Discount to NAV of holdcos have shown mixed trends.

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

BHP's DLC Unification: Update and Spread

The premium of BHP Ltd. vs. Plc. is expected to disappear upon the unification of the DLC, by 31 January 2022. The most convenient way is through...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

BHP Unification: Board Approves; S&P Market Consultation in Progress

The BHP Board has approved the Unification and the UK line could stop trading on 28 January. The UK line will see selling from UK Index and STOXX...

Brian Freitas

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