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.

Macroeconomics

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<li>These past few weeks have been all about China and China is all about real estate.</li>
<li>With that, welcome to this week’s real estate-focused edition of the ‘Watch Series’, where we look for clues on the state of the US parallel in particular.</li>
<li>Our findings in brief: Favorable fixings counter forced selling, Record low affordability discourages buying, Little volume and stalemate in price, Weakening labor market and layoffs remain THE triggers for potential selloff.</li>
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These past few weeks have been all about China and China is all about real estate.
With that, welcome to this week’s real estate-focused edition of the ‘Watch Series’, where we look for clues on the state of the US parallel in particular.
Our findings in brief: Favorable fixings counter forced selling, Record low affordability discourages buying, Little volume and stalemate in price, Weakening labor market and layoffs remain THE triggers for potential selloff.


Real Estate Watch: Too Early to Call off the Crisis in Western Markets

Head of Research, Steno Research

Emil Moller

Head of Research

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Hello everybody and welcome back to our weekly Portfolio Watch! This week we have witnessed considerable turmoil in the markets, and it would be an exaggeration to claim that we’ve emerged from it unscathed.</li><li>A few positions have been stopped-out but it is some source of consolation that our strongest conviction trades remain performers in an otherwise red massacre in financial markets. We have been rather vocal about our major conviction of a steepening of the yield curve was if not inevitable then at least very favourable on a r/r basis.</li><li>I too have clearly declared my aversion against the momentum of risk assets.</li></ul>

Hello everybody and welcome back to our weekly Portfolio Watch! This week we have witnessed considerable turmoil in the markets, and it would be an exaggeration to claim that we’ve emerged from it unscathed.A few positions have been stopped-out but it is some source of consolation that our strongest conviction trades remain performers in an otherwise red massacre in financial markets. We have been rather vocal about our major conviction of a steepening of the yield curve was if not inevitable then at least very favourable on a r/r basis.I too have clearly declared my aversion against the momentum of risk assets.

Portfolio Watch: Catching a Chinese Cold?

<ul><li>Happy Sunday and welcome to our flagship editorial! Everyone seems to have been occupied with Chinese doom-mongering over the past week as the malaise in the Real Estate sector is now out in the open once again.</li><li>It is obvious to everyone that China is stuck in a mess but how grave are the issues really?</li><li>Another couple of trading days as we have had last week and we will be back at the abysmal October lows in traded property stocks, which prompted or even forced the CCP to initiate a surprise reopening of the economy in November last year.</li></ul>

Happy Sunday and welcome to our flagship editorial! Everyone seems to have been occupied with Chinese doom-mongering over the past week as the malaise in the Real Estate sector is now out in the open once again.It is obvious to everyone that China is stuck in a mess but how grave are the issues really?Another couple of trading days as we have had last week and we will be back at the abysmal October lows in traded property stocks, which prompted or even forced the CCP to initiate a surprise reopening of the economy in November last year.

Steno Signals #61 – The End of China as We Know It?

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

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<li>As expected, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/east-buy-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27796:1" rel="noopener">East Buy Holding (1797 HK)</a> replaces <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aac-technologies-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6544:1" rel="noopener">AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng TECH Index (HSTECH INDEX)</a> at the close on 1 September.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 3.5% leading to a one-way trade of HK$3.4bn (US$435m). There are 4 stocks with over 1 day of ADV to trade.</li>
<li>Short interest is 15% of float on both stocks. Short covering could take <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/east-buy-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27796:1" rel="noopener">East Buy Holding (1797 HK)</a> higher while providing support for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aac-technologies-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6544:1" rel="noopener">AAC Technologies (2018 HK)</a> closer to deletion.</li>
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As expected, East Buy Holding (1797 HK) replaces AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK) in the Hang Seng TECH Index (HSTECH INDEX) at the close on 1 September.
Estimated one-way turnover is 3.5% leading to a one-way trade of HK$3.4bn (US$435m). There are 4 stocks with over 1 day of ADV to trade.
Short interest is 15% of float on both stocks. Short covering could take East Buy Holding (1797 HK) higher while providing support for AAC Technologies (2018 HK) closer to deletion.


HSTECH Index Rebalance: East Buy (1797 HK) Replaces AAC Tech (2018 HK); Big Shorts on Both Stocks

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sinopharm-group-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32:1" rel="noopener">Sinopharm Group Co Ltd H (1099 HK)</a> will be added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a> on 1 September while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-holdings-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5225:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK)</a> will be deleted.</li>
<li>Both changes are a surprise, but the impact on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sinopharm-group-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32:1" rel="noopener">Sinopharm Group Co Ltd H (1099 HK)</a> will be much larger. Given the recent increase in shorts, there could be covering.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 1.9% leading to a one-way trade of HK$3.65bn. Capping will result in selling on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hsbc-holdings-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:516:1" rel="noopener">HSBC (5 HK)</a>. </li>
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Sinopharm Group Co Ltd H (1099 HK) will be added to the Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) on 1 September while Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK) will be deleted.
Both changes are a surprise, but the impact on Sinopharm Group Co Ltd H (1099 HK) will be much larger. Given the recent increase in shorts, there could be covering.
Estimated one-way turnover is 1.9% leading to a one-way trade of HK$3.65bn. Capping will result in selling on Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK), Tencent (700 HK) and HSBC (5 HK). 


Hang Seng Index Rebalance: Sinopharm (1099 HK) Added, Country Garden (2007 HK) Deleted

Hong Kong

The Hang Seng Index is a free-float capitalization-weighted index of a selection of companies from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The components of the index are divided into four subindices: Commerce and Industry, Finance, Utilities, and Properties. The index was developed with a base level of 100 as of July 31, 1964.

Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)

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Brian Freitas

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Sinopharm will replace CountryGarden in the HSI at the close on 1 Sep. There will be selling in Alibaba, Tencent and HSBC due to capping. Shorts...

Brian Freitas