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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

China Zhenhua (Group) Science & Tech / Event-Driven

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<li>Near the end of the review period, we see 16 potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> at the December rebalance. There are other stocks very close to the cutoffs.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 3.04% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 8.4bn.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes, though the gap has narrowed in the last few weeks. We'd position for outperformance post the end of the review period.</li>
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Near the end of the review period, we see 16 potential changes to the CSI 300 Index at the December rebalance. There are other stocks very close to the cutoffs.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 3.04% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 8.4bn.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes, though the gap has narrowed in the last few weeks. We'd position for outperformance post the end of the review period.


CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes and Close Names

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>Broad global MSCI equity indexes (ACWI,ACWI ex-U.S.,EAFE, and EM) remain bearish with YTD downtrends intact. Until these indexes reverse downtrends, we are bearish and view bounces as bear market rallies.</li>
<li>Major non-U.S. countries appear to be much further along in the bottoming process, a potential sign that U.S. indexes could take a back seat once global equities finally bottom.</li>
<li>Indexes that have not made a new low since March: Nikkei 225, TOPIX, TOPIX Small, Hang Seng, Europe’s EURO STOXX 50, and China's MSCI China (MCHI-US) and China Internet (KWEB-US).</li>
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Broad global MSCI equity indexes (ACWI,ACWI ex-U.S.,EAFE, and EM) remain bearish with YTD downtrends intact. Until these indexes reverse downtrends, we are bearish and view bounces as bear market rallies.
Major non-U.S. countries appear to be much further along in the bottoming process, a potential sign that U.S. indexes could take a back seat once global equities finally bottom.
Indexes that have not made a new low since March: Nikkei 225, TOPIX, TOPIX Small, Hang Seng, Europe’s EURO STOXX 50, and China's MSCI China (MCHI-US) and China Internet (KWEB-US).


Hang Seng, MSCI China Near Major Base Breakouts; Bottoms-Up Stock Rec's in Hong Kong, China, & Japan

Will Semiconductor   Shan / Technical Analysis

New developments suggest caution is warranted, and leads us to believe the mixed market environment is poised to continue. The new and concerning developments include widening high yield spreads in the U.S. and Europe and improving relative strength for defensive Sectors -- both are clear signs of risk aversion. At the same time, global indexes remain above critical support levels; until this changes our neutral outlook remains appropriate.

New developments suggest caution is warranted, and leads us to believe the mixed market environment is poised to continue. The new and concerning developments include widening high yield spreads in the U.S. and Europe and improving relative strength for defensive Sectors -- both are clear signs of risk aversion. At the same time, global indexes remain above critical support levels; until this changes our neutral outlook remains appropriate.

Global Equity Strategy: Reason For Caution; Actionable Themes: Services/Technology & Staples

We remain constructive on global equities as the MSCI ACWI, ACWI ex-U.S., and EAFE indexes consolidate above their respective 200-day moving averages. On the other hand, the MSCI EM index is breaking below its 200-day moving average and is flirting with a breakdown below 56,000 support (local currency).  We see attractive Opportunities in Manufacturing &amp; Materials in Europe, Japan and China, India, and Taiwan.

We remain constructive on global equities as the MSCI ACWI, ACWI ex-U.S., and EAFE indexes consolidate above their respective 200-day moving averages. On the other hand, the MSCI EM index is breaking below its 200-day moving average and is flirting with a breakdown below 56,000 support (local currency).  We see attractive Opportunities in Manufacturing &amp; Materials in Europe, Japan and China, India, and Taiwan. 

Global Indexes Are Consolidating, EM Is Breaking Down

Emerging markets PM, economist, CFA charterholder

Mark A. DeWeaver, PhD, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

AviChina Industry & Technology H / Equity Bottom-Up

On Tuesday (August 8), President Trump ratcheted up his anti-North Korea rhetoric to a new level, taking time out from a holiday at his Bedminster, NJ golf club to threaten the worker’s paradise with “fire and fury.” (See <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/trump-s-thundering-tweets-take-korea-to-the-brink-of-war" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:11910">Trump’s Thundering Tweets Take Korea to the Brink of War</a> for an excellent analysis of this development.) It seems the North’s propaganda machine, which has been fantasizing for years about drowning Seoul in a “sea of fire,” has met its match at last. But does this actually…

On Tuesday (August 8), President Trump ratcheted up his anti-North Korea rhetoric to a new level, taking time out from a holiday at his Bedminster, NJ golf club to threaten the worker’s paradise with “fire and fury.” (See Trump’s Thundering Tweets Take Korea to the Brink of War for an excellent analysis of this development.) It seems the North’s propaganda machine, which has been fantasizing for years about drowning Seoul in a “sea of fire,” has met its match at last. But does this actually…

Chinese Defense Stocks Point to Tempest in Teapot, Not "Fire and Fury"

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China Zhenhua (Group) Science & Technology Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and markets electronic components, telecommunication equipment, and electric machines. The Company produces capacitors, integrated circuits, electric resistors, wireless phones, visual phones, and other products. China Zhenhua (Group) Science & Technology also invests in real estate businesses.

China Zhenhua (Group) Science & Tech (000733 CH)

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China Zhenhua (Group) Science & Tech (000733 CH)

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We remain constructive on global equities as the MSCI ACWI, ACWI ex-U.S., and EAFE indexes consolidate above their respective 200-day moving...

Vermilion Research

Chinese Defense Stocks Point to Tempest in Teapot, Not "Fire and Fury"

On Tuesday (August 8), President Trump ratcheted up his anti-North Korea rhetoric to a new level, taking time out from a holiday at his Bedminster,...

Mark A. DeWeaver, PhD, CFA

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