Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist, Steno Research

Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

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<li>Welcome back to our weekly positioning article, where we as always take you through the positioning data that we have found relevant throughout the week.</li>
<li>The central bank week is over, and what a week it has been with the quite shocking decision from BoJ yesterday, moving the YCC upper band from 0.5% to 1%, increasing the flexibility of their monetary policy since they effectively now have more room to play with, and they don’t have to buy as many bonds as they do now to keep yields under control – unless yields rise to &gt;1%.</li>
<li>In the West, the Fed and ECB delivered right as expected with a 25 bps hike each, despite inflation coming down FAST both in the US and EZ – it sure looks like they want to be sure that inflation gets down to target.</li>
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Welcome back to our weekly positioning article, where we as always take you through the positioning data that we have found relevant throughout the week.
The central bank week is over, and what a week it has been with the quite shocking decision from BoJ yesterday, moving the YCC upper band from 0.5% to 1%, increasing the flexibility of their monetary policy since they effectively now have more room to play with, and they don’t have to buy as many bonds as they do now to keep yields under control – unless yields rise to &gt;1%.
In the West, the Fed and ECB delivered right as expected with a 25 bps hike each, despite inflation coming down FAST both in the US and EZ – it sure looks like they want to be sure that inflation gets down to target.


Positioning Watch – The Market’s Response to Another Fed Hike

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

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EURO STOXX 50 Price EUR / Technical Analysis

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<li>As discussed in our previous Int'l Compass (June 29, 2023), we are bullish on global equities (MSCI ACWI) as long as ACWI-US is above $93, targeting $110</li>
<li>Bullish developments have continued: DXY breaking below $101-$101.50, RS bottoming for small-caps, MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. (ACWX-US) 1+ year breakout above $50, Italy's FTSE MIB breaking above multi-year resistance at 28,100.</li>
<li>This is only further evidence supporting our bullish outlook. We are getting the breakout above 4400-4415 on the EURO STOXX 50 that we've been expecting. Buys in Energy, Materials, Financials</li>
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As discussed in our previous Int'l Compass (June 29, 2023), we are bullish on global equities (MSCI ACWI) as long as ACWI-US is above $93, targeting $110
Bullish developments have continued: DXY breaking below $101-$101.50, RS bottoming for small-caps, MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. (ACWX-US) 1+ year breakout above $50, Italy's FTSE MIB breaking above multi-year resistance at 28,100.
This is only further evidence supporting our bullish outlook. We are getting the breakout above 4400-4415 on the EURO STOXX 50 that we've been expecting. Buys in Energy, Materials, Financials


Bullish Developments Continue; MSCI ACWI Ex-US 1-Yr Breakout; Buys in Energy, Materials, Financials

Junior Finance Analyst, Steno Research

Ulrik Simmelholt

Junior Finance Analyst

Commodities

<ul><li>Stars are aligning and both Steno Research and 3Fourteen research are now energy bullish.</li><li>Last week at Steno Research we looked at the potential for a bounce in Manufacturing PMI numbers and we thought it would be natural to look at both hard and soft data through the lens of one of the most important signals in the energy markets, namely the flip from contango to backwardation.</li><li>In general it can be said that the flip brings more volatility to soft data than hard data. Given PMIs general tendency to converge with hard data and its current levels (Almost GFC bearishness) we feel like there are plenty of reasons for betting on higher Manufacturing PMI numbers.  </li></ul>

Stars are aligning and both Steno Research and 3Fourteen research are now energy bullish.Last week at Steno Research we looked at the potential for a bounce in Manufacturing PMI numbers and we thought it would be natural to look at both hard and soft data through the lens of one of the most important signals in the energy markets, namely the flip from contango to backwardation.In general it can be said that the flip brings more volatility to soft data than hard data. Given PMIs general tendency to converge with hard data and its current levels (Almost GFC bearishness) we feel like there are plenty of reasons for betting on higher Manufacturing PMI numbers.  

The Energy Cable #30 – Progress for The Bulls

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<ul><li>Wheat futures soared as much as 9%, the biggest jump since 2012, as Russia threatened ships sailing to Ukrainian ports, escalating a conflict over exports from the key Black Sea region.</li><li>Russia’s defense ministry said that all ships headed to the ports from Thursday will be considered as potentially carrying military cargo.</li><li>It also said flag countries of vessels sailing to Ukraine will be considered as on Kyiv’s side in the conflict.</li></ul>

Wheat futures soared as much as 9%, the biggest jump since 2012, as Russia threatened ships sailing to Ukrainian ports, escalating a conflict over exports from the key Black Sea region.Russia’s defense ministry said that all ships headed to the ports from Thursday will be considered as potentially carrying military cargo.It also said flag countries of vessels sailing to Ukraine will be considered as on Kyiv’s side in the conflict.

Wheat explodes after Russia threatens to attack grain shipments // Dollar-Commodities Divergence

<ul><li>Welcome to the final series of our “Business Cycle Week”, where we cover how a possible rebound in manufacturing might affect asset markets, and if markets are already starting to position for it.</li><li>Commodities is the only asset class we need to tick off, and what a way to end the business cycle week with the most cyclical asset of them all, looking to benefit the most from a rebound in manufacturing.</li><li>Commodities have had a rough 2022 (and start of 2023) as USD strength and a lack of Chinese demand have held commodities prices down, despite the scarcity that characterizes the market currently.</li></ul>

Welcome to the final series of our “Business Cycle Week”, where we cover how a possible rebound in manufacturing might affect asset markets, and if markets are already starting to position for it.Commodities is the only asset class we need to tick off, and what a way to end the business cycle week with the most cyclical asset of them all, looking to benefit the most from a rebound in manufacturing.Commodities have had a rough 2022 (and start of 2023) as USD strength and a lack of Chinese demand have held commodities prices down, despite the scarcity that characterizes the market currently.

Commodity Watch – A rebound in the most cyclical asset class?

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