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.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Hello everyone, and welcome back to our weekly positioning watch.</li><li>The debates about whether the US is heading for a recession are still touring the charts, as the labor market and other economic data soften back towards pre-pandemic levels.</li><li>However, while some might be uncomfortable watching the US economy slow more than anticipated, the lack of ringing alarm bells and Powell’s recent victory lap on inflation have greenlighted markets to price in a soft landing as a 95-99% probability event by now when looking across positioning data.</li></ul>

Hello everyone, and welcome back to our weekly positioning watch.The debates about whether the US is heading for a recession are still touring the charts, as the labor market and other economic data soften back towards pre-pandemic levels.However, while some might be uncomfortable watching the US economy slow more than anticipated, the lack of ringing alarm bells and Powell’s recent victory lap on inflation have greenlighted markets to price in a soft landing as a 95-99% probability event by now when looking across positioning data.

Positioning Watch – The Soft Landing Is Moving Towards a Recovery Trade

Agri | Weather | Energy Transition, Mint Finance

Srinidhi Raghavendra

Agri | Weather | Energy Transition

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

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<li>NOAA predicts an 85% chance of an above-normal hurricane season (Jun to Nov), with 17-25 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher).</li>
<li>Oil prices plunge 1.6% before and then rises 2.4% in the ten days after weather shock. Crude oil IV rises 8.7% in 10-days before and 10-days after the weather shock.</li>
<li>Hurricanes impact offshore oil production &amp; refinery operations in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), which accounts for 14% of total US crude production and 48% of US refinery capacity.</li>
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NOAA predicts an 85% chance of an above-normal hurricane season (Jun to Nov), with 17-25 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher).
Oil prices plunge 1.6% before and then rises 2.4% in the ten days after weather shock. Crude oil IV rises 8.7% in 10-days before and 10-days after the weather shock.
Hurricanes impact offshore oil production &amp; refinery operations in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), which accounts for 14% of total US crude production and 48% of US refinery capacity.


Rough Hurricane Season to Fuel Rollercoaster Rides in US Energy Markets

Junior Finance Analyst, Steno Research

Ulrik Simmelholt

Junior Finance Analyst

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Greetings from Copenhagen! We’ll take a look at freight rates, copper, and crude from an inflation angle.</li><li>But before we do that, let’s have a quick look at Henry Hub.</li><li>The front-month Henry Hub natural gas prices continue to face downward pressure, primarily influenced by an abundance in gas stock levels.</li></ul>

Greetings from Copenhagen! We’ll take a look at freight rates, copper, and crude from an inflation angle.But before we do that, let’s have a quick look at Henry Hub.The front-month Henry Hub natural gas prices continue to face downward pressure, primarily influenced by an abundance in gas stock levels.

Energy Cable: Increases in freight rates not transferring into goods inflation (for now)

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>Over the past two weeks we've discussed the possibility that further downside was limited (4/23/24 Compass) and mounting evidence that suggests the pullback lows may be in (4/30/24 Compass).</li>
<li>Major risk-on developments for the broad equity market have continued to roll in over the past week, which we discuss below.</li>
<li>We continue to believe the lows are in, and we see the pullback to the 100-day MA on the S&amp;P 500 as healthy/normal within the ongoing bull market.</li>
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Over the past two weeks we've discussed the possibility that further downside was limited (4/23/24 Compass) and mounting evidence that suggests the pullback lows may be in (4/30/24 Compass).
Major risk-on developments for the broad equity market have continued to roll in over the past week, which we discuss below.
We continue to believe the lows are in, and we see the pullback to the 100-day MA on the S&amp;P 500 as healthy/normal within the ongoing bull market.


Major Risk-On Developments; Bullish Outlook Intact; Downgrading Health Care $XLV to Underweight

<ul><li>Freight rates are rising again and it will likely impact USD inflation in Q2 already.</li><li>The Saudis are trying to bring back the oil bulls via keeping the market tight. '</li><li>Our models are close to entering a long oil bet again..</li></ul>

Freight rates are rising again and it will likely impact USD inflation in Q2 already.The Saudis are trying to bring back the oil bulls via keeping the market tight. 'Our models are close to entering a long oil bet again..

Energy Cable: Saudis are pushing hard for a new oil bull market

United States

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA.  The ETF tracks the performance of the Energy Select Sector Index.  The ETF holds large-cap U.S. energy stocks. It invests in companies that  develop & produce crude oil & natural gas, provide drilling and other energy related services. The holdings are weighted by market capitalization.

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Positioning Watch – The Soft Landing Is Moving Towards a Recovery Trade

Overall positioning and sentiment indicators are starting to diverge, though. Most indicators show continued support for risk assets in H2.

Steno Research

Rough Hurricane Season to Fuel Rollercoaster Rides in US Energy Markets

NOAA predicts above-normal hurricane season. They impact oil production & refinery ops in the Gulf of Mexico, which accounts for 14% of total US...

Mint Finance

Energy Cable: Increases in freight rates not transferring into goods inflation (for now)

Greetings from Copenhagen! We’ll take a look at freight rates, copper, and crude from an inflation angle. But before we do that, let’s have a...

Steno Research

Major Risk-On Developments; Bullish Outlook Intact; Downgrading Health Care $XLV to Underweight

Major Risk-On Developments; Bullish Outlook Intact $SPX $QQQ $IWM; Downgrading Health Care $XLV to Underweight Despite Still Being Bullish on $XBI....

Vermilion Research

Energy Cable: Saudis are pushing hard for a new oil bull market

Take aways:Freight rates are rising again and it will likely impact USD inflation in Q2 alreadyThe Saudis are trying to bring back the oil bulls...

Steno Research

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