Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Equity Bottom-Up

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Hong Kong's unusual trading channel pattern may be coming to an end and short selling declines.</li>
<li><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> broke a falling triangle pattern and now trades above near term support levels.  The company's dual listing announcement and large buyback program are near-term positives.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gds-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32157:1" rel="noopener">GDS Holdings (9698 HK)</a> has broken out of its rounding bottom pattern with a positive earnings announcement.  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-ruyi-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3296:1" rel="noopener">China Ruyi Holdings (136 HK)</a> has broken out from its triangle pattern.
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</ul>


Hong Kong's unusual trading channel pattern may be coming to an end and short selling declines.
Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK) broke a falling triangle pattern and now trades above near term support levels.  The company's dual listing announcement and large buyback program are near-term positives.

GDS Holdings (9698 HK) has broken out of its rounding bottom pattern with a positive earnings announcement.  China Ruyi Holdings (136 HK) has broken out from its triangle pattern.



Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (AUGUST 24)

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>NTES US: &lt;Hearthstone&gt; PC Preload Begins, Official Return on September 25 (+)</li>
<li>700 HK: Tencent's &lt;Peacekeeper Elite&gt; Tops iOS Grossing Chart After Major Gameplay Update.(+)</li>
<li>700 HK: Tencent's FPS Game &lt;Delta Force&gt; Pre-launch Character Creation Event Starts, Launch on September 26 (/)</li>
</ul>


NTES US: &lt;Hearthstone&gt; PC Preload Begins, Official Return on September 25 (+)
700 HK: Tencent's &lt;Peacekeeper Elite&gt; Tops iOS Grossing Chart After Major Gameplay Update.(+)
700 HK: Tencent's FPS Game &lt;Delta Force&gt; Pre-launch Character Creation Event Starts, Launch on September 26 (/)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTES US/700 HK/BABA US/JD US/AMZN US/PDD US/SHEIN/VIPS US/3690HK/IQ US

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>Media reports indicate that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/midea-group-co-ltd-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16185:1" rel="noopener">Midea Group (000333 CH)</a> has priced its H-shares IPO at HK$54.8/share, the top of the range. That is a 19.85% discount to the A-shares.</li>
<li>Reports also indicate that the IPO was oversubscribed multiple times with Hillhouse and GIC putting in large orders. That could result in the Offer Size Adjustment Option being exercised.</li>
<li>The exercise of the Offer Size Adjustment Option will take the IPO raise to HK$31bn (US$3.98bn) and index inclusion in some of the larger indices will become a lot easier.</li>
</ul>


Media reports indicate that Midea Group (000333 CH) has priced its H-shares IPO at HK$54.8/share, the top of the range. That is a 19.85% discount to the A-shares.
Reports also indicate that the IPO was oversubscribed multiple times with Hillhouse and GIC putting in large orders. That could result in the Offer Size Adjustment Option being exercised.
The exercise of the Offer Size Adjustment Option will take the IPO raise to HK$31bn (US$3.98bn) and index inclusion in some of the larger indices will become a lot easier.


Midea Group (300 HK): Priced at Top End; Offer Size Adj Option Exercise Would Ease Index Fast Entry

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/midea-group-co-ltd-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16185:1" rel="noopener">Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH)</a> raised around US$4.6bn in its H-share listing (including over-allocation), after the deal was upsized.</li>
<li>Midea Group is one of the world’s largest home appliance manufacturing companies with a presence in over 200 countries. Its A-shares have been listed since 2013.</li>
<li>We have covered the deal background in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH) raised around US$4.6bn in its H-share listing (including over-allocation), after the deal was upsized.
Midea Group is one of the world’s largest home appliance manufacturing companies with a presence in over 200 countries. Its A-shares have been listed since 2013.
We have covered the deal background in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Midea A/H Listing - Strong Demand for Quality Asset, Index Flows Could Help in the near Term

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

<ul>
<li>Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall apps decide to accept WeChat Pay, the online payment way from Tencent.</li>
<li>JD announced that it will raise employee salaries up to 20 months within two years.</li>
<li>Hive Box, the market dominator of parcel locker in China, submitted its IPO proposal.</li>
</ul>


Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall apps decide to accept WeChat Pay, the online payment way from Tencent.
JD announced that it will raise employee salaries up to 20 months within two years.
Hive Box, the market dominator of parcel locker in China, submitted its IPO proposal.


China Consumption Weekly (16 Sep 2024): Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, Kuai, Hive Box

China

JD.com, Inc. is an online direct sales company in China. The Company offers a wide selection of products through its website and mobile applications. JD.com sells appliances, computers, digital products, communication products, garments, books, and household items to consumers and vendors.

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JD.com (9618 HK)

Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (AUGUST 24)

GDS continues to rally after its breakout from its 2 year downtrend. Huatai maintained a BUY on the stock and raised its target price to HK$27.49...

David Mudd

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTES US/700 HK/BABA US/JD US/AMZN US/PDD US/SHEIN/VIPS US/3690HK/IQ US

Preloading for PC has started, official return on Sept 25; tops iOS chart after update; pre-launch event begins, launch on Sept 26.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Midea Group (300 HK): Priced at Top End; Offer Size Adj Option Exercise Would Ease Index Fast Entry

Midea Group (300 HK) lists today. There could be investors switching from the A-shares to the H-shares. Index Fast Entry for the H-shares will...

Brian Freitas

Midea A/H Listing - Strong Demand for Quality Asset, Index Flows Could Help in the near Term

Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH) raised around US$4.6bn in its H-share listing (including over-allocation), after the deal was upsized. In this...

Sumeet Singh

China Consumption Weekly (16 Sep 2024): Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, Kuai, Hive Box

Alibaba’s Taobao app and Tmall apps decide to accept WeChat Pay. JD will raise employee salaries up to 20 months within two years. Hive Box, a...

Ming Lu

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Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (AUGUST 24)

GDS continues to rally after its breakout from its 2 year downtrend. Huatai maintained a BUY on the stock and raised its target price to HK$27.49...

David Mudd

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTES US/700 HK/BABA US/JD US/AMZN US/PDD US/SHEIN/VIPS US/3690HK/IQ US

​Preloading for PC has started, official return on Sept 25; tops iOS chart after update; pre-launch event begins, launch on Sept 26.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Midea Group (300 HK): Priced at Top End; Offer Size Adj Option Exercise Would Ease Index Fast Entry

Midea Group (300 HK) lists today. There could be investors switching from the A-shares to the H-shares. Index Fast Entry for the H-shares will...

Brian Freitas

Midea A/H Listing - Strong Demand for Quality Asset, Index Flows Could Help in the near Term

Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH) raised around US$4.6bn in its H-share listing (including over-allocation), after the deal was upsized. In this...

Sumeet Singh

China Consumption Weekly (16 Sep 2024): Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, Kuai, Hive Box

Alibaba’s Taobao app and Tmall apps decide to accept WeChat Pay. JD will raise employee salaries up to 20 months within two years. Hive Box, a...

Ming Lu

Preloading for PC has started, official return on Sept 25; tops iOS chart after update; pre-launch event begins, launch on Sept 26.