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>Despite a few tumultuous trading days, the S&amp;P 500 remains above its 200-week MA (3590-3600) and the Russell 2000 (IWM) remains above $163 -- both important support levels moving forward.</li>
<li>We continue to see potential for a bear market rally (~+10% from the lows) as long as these support levels hold.</li>
<li>Bear market rallies would be confirmed by bullish reversals of the 2-month downtrends, or above 3810 on the SPX and above $174 on the IWM, and the latter happened today.</li>
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Despite a few tumultuous trading days, the S&amp;P 500 remains above its 200-week MA (3590-3600) and the Russell 2000 (IWM) remains above $163 -- both important support levels moving forward.
We continue to see potential for a bear market rally (~+10% from the lows) as long as these support levels hold.
Bear market rallies would be confirmed by bullish reversals of the 2-month downtrends, or above 3810 on the SPX and above $174 on the IWM, and the latter happened today.


Bear Market Rally Remains in Play; Russell 2000 (IWM) Short-Term Breakout; Buys in Banks & Insurance

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

Equity Bottom-Up

The most powerful delta is well in place for credit costs. During coming quarters the bank may see a union of several deltas: improving net interest income, net fee income, contained costs and less provision costs.

The most powerful delta is well in place for credit costs. During coming quarters the bank may see a union of several deltas: improving net interest income, net fee income, contained costs and less provision costs. 

US regional bank, Home BancShares may have had the highest credit cost delta in the most recent year of any bank globally. We can find no other, that is higher. The implications are for perhaps the greatest decline in credit costs in the current year.

US regional bank, Home BancShares may have had the highest credit cost delta in the most recent year of any bank globally. We can find no other, that is higher. The implications are for perhaps the greatest decline in credit costs in the current year.

Banks – Highest Provision Delta Globally?

The Utah-based bank saw its credit costs in sharp reversal during the most recent quarter. This bank had stood out in our research some months ago, where its credit costs were 58x higher than recent levels. Figures can still improve.

The Utah-based bank saw its credit costs in sharp reversal during the most recent quarter. This bank had stood out in our research some months ago, where its credit costs were 58x higher than recent levels. Figures can still improve.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

When we are considering if banks are likely to see a strong credit cost delta in the current quarter, we can first look to monthly data to triangulate. After some very strong months of accumulated loan loss reserves, the figure has eased off dramatically during August. This may as good a sign as any, that US banks will be able to report strong profit delta in 3Q20. A steepening yield curve would add further to profit delta.

When we are considering if banks are likely to see a strong credit cost delta in the current quarter, we can first look to monthly data to triangulate. After some very strong months of accumulated loan loss reserves, the figure has eased off dramatically during August. This may as good a sign as any, that US banks will be able to report strong profit delta in 3Q20. A steepening yield curve would add further to profit delta. 

US Banks – Loan Loss Reserve Increase Slowing

United States

Home BancShares Inc. is a bank holding company whose subsidiaries provide a range of commercial and retail banking services to businesses, real estate developers and investors, individuals and municipalities.  The Banks serve central Arkansas, and the Florida Keys and southwestern Florida.

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US Banks – Loan Loss Reserve Increase Slowing

When we are considering how banks are likely to see a strong credit cost delta in the current quarter, we can first look to monthly data to...

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