Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-bioscience-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31484:1" rel="noopener">SK Bioscience (302440 KS)</a> is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery and production of vaccines. The company was spun off from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-chemicals-co-ltd-new" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26190:1" rel="noopener">Sk Chemicals Co Ltd/New (285130 KS)</a> in 2018 and is now 68.65% owned by SK Chemicals.</p><p>The company issued stock at KRW 65,000/share in the IPO and the stock closed limit up at KRW 169,000 on listing day. Since then, the stock has dropped 30% and is trading at the lows since listing. The stock has been stable over the last few days as volumes taper off and a lot of flippers have likely exited the stock.</p><p>With 2 days to go in the 15 day period that is used to determine Fast Entry for new listings in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a>, we take a look at the probability of the stock getting Fast Entry into the index, the lock up expiry schedule and the impact of passive buying on the stock.</p><p>If included in the index, passive trackers will need to buy over 4% of the free floating <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-bioscience-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31484:1" rel="noopener">SK Bioscience (302440 KS)</a> stock as of the implementation date. We see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sebang-global-battery-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9618:1" rel="noopener">Sebang Global Battery (004490 KS)</a> as the most likely deletion to make way for SK Bioscience in the index.</p>

SK Bioscience (302440 KS) is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery and production of vaccines. The company was spun off from Sk Chemicals Co Ltd/New (285130 KS) in 2018 and is now 68.65% owned by SK Chemicals.The company issued stock at KRW 65,000/share in the IPO and the stock closed limit up at KRW 169,000 on listing day. Since then, the stock has dropped 30% and is trading at the lows since listing. The stock has been stable over the last few days as volumes taper off and a lot of flippers have likely exited the stock.With 2 days to go in the 15 day period that is used to determine Fast Entry for new listings in the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX), we take a look at the probability of the stock getting Fast Entry into the index, the lock up expiry schedule and the impact of passive buying on the stock.If included in the index, passive trackers will need to buy over 4% of the free floating SK Bioscience (302440 KS) stock as of the implementation date. We see Sebang Global Battery (004490 KS) as the most likely deletion to make way for SK Bioscience in the index.

SK Bioscience IPO: KOSPI200 Fast Entry Guaranteed; SGBC Most Likely Deletion

Chart based progressive global trading strategies, Chart Partners

Thomas Schroeder

Chart based progressive global trading strategies

Chart Partners

Chart Partners objective is to discover medium-term cycle turns and profit opportunities before they unfold, within structural trends while preserving capital with clear degrees of risk. We have real return ideas. 

Markets are dynamic and trading systems must reflect this. It is crucial to determine underlying correlations and lead-lag relationships within global markets and the impact on linked instruments. Our weekly Chartonics product gives you short-term trading strategies that can be applied within the medium and longer term macro trends that are mapped out in our strategy updates. 

Our methodology fuses global market variables and isolates drivers in trends. We specialize in FX, index trade in NY and Asia with a focus on Asian stocks. 

Technical Analysis

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 / Technical Analysis

<div>Base case remains to buy risk on dips in our core long group in Asia and will then measure new highs toward rising wedge resistance targets as exhaustive patterns mature and set up an excellent short after mid April.</div><div></div><div>Korea displays the best near term bull breakout potential.</div><div></div><div>Taiwan shows better energy off of trendline support but at the topside of the wedge will shift to a macro short. NDX rally stall will play into Taiwan in late April.</div><div></div><div>India needs ignition off of critical wedge support to gain bull traction. Bank index pivot.</div><div></div><div>Japan's timid recovery amid weaker undercurrents is in our crosshairs as a macro short set up.</div><div></div><div>HK is a tactical fade/short but on the next low attempt will shift into the laggard bull camp.</div>

Base case remains to buy risk on dips in our core long group in Asia and will then measure new highs toward rising wedge resistance targets as exhaustive patterns mature and set up an excellent short after mid April.Korea displays the best near term bull breakout potential.Taiwan shows better energy off of trendline support but at the topside of the wedge will shift to a macro short. NDX rally stall will play into Taiwan in late April.India needs ignition off of critical wedge support to gain bull traction. Bank index pivot.Japan's timid recovery amid weaker undercurrents is in our crosshairs as a macro short set up.HK is a tactical fade/short but on the next low attempt will shift into the laggard bull camp.

<p>The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has commenced a market consultation on changing the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/stock-exchange-of-thailand-set-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31493:1" rel="noopener">Stock Exchange of Thailand SET 50 Index (SET50 INDEX)</a>, SET100 and SETHD indices to free float market cap weighted indices from the upcoming rebalance in June.</p><p>The market consultation document is short on detail, but the main points are the change in index calculation from full market cap weighted to free float market cap weighted, implementation of the changes in two tranches at the June and December reviews, and implementation of quarterly changes in free float for moves of +/-5%.</p><p>The biggest uncertainty for us is whether the selection of the stocks for inclusion/exclusion will use the full market cap or the free float market cap.</p><p>Using the full market cap for stock selection could see 3 changes at the upcoming June review, while using free float market cap for stock selection could result in up to 6 changes at the review. The two step implementation of the free float changes will dampen the index turnover but it will still be relatively high, ranging from a one-way turnover of 7.8% for changes in free float only to 9.52% if the stock selection methodology uses free float market cap.</p><p>In this Insight, we look at the proposed changes and enumerate three scenarios, the changes they will entail, the impact on the stocks and the turnover for each scenario.</p>

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has commenced a market consultation on changing the Stock Exchange of Thailand SET 50 Index (SET50 INDEX), SET100 and SETHD indices to free float market cap weighted indices from the upcoming rebalance in June.The market consultation document is short on detail, but the main points are the change in index calculation from full market cap weighted to free float market cap weighted, implementation of the changes in two tranches at the June and December reviews, and implementation of quarterly changes in free float for moves of +/-5%.The biggest uncertainty for us is whether the selection of the stocks for inclusion/exclusion will use the full market cap or the free float market cap.Using the full market cap for stock selection could see 3 changes at the upcoming June review, while using free float market cap for stock selection could result in up to 6 changes at the review. The two step implementation of the free float changes will dampen the index turnover but it will still be relatively high, ranging from a one-way turnover of 7.8% for changes in free float only to 9.52% if the stock selection methodology uses free float market cap.In this Insight, we look at the proposed changes and enumerate three scenarios, the changes they will entail, the impact on the stocks and the turnover for each scenario.

SET50 Index - Proposed Methodology Changes: Scenarios, Names Affected & Impact

<p>Korea's Kospi 200 has formed dual bull wedge patterns that set the stage for a rally. Korea has drifted lower since early January in a corrective manner (lacks sell momentum) and the USD/KRW is now at key resistance right when we turned to selling the DXY near 92.50 (tactically).</p><p>Bull wedge formations are of a high conviction. SEC also has a bull wedge due to break higher. Korea is a prime rotation candidate (after seeing the STI and KLSE pop higher).</p>

Korea's Kospi 200 has formed dual bull wedge patterns that set the stage for a rally. Korea has drifted lower since early January in a corrective manner (lacks sell momentum) and the USD/KRW is now at key resistance right when we turned to selling the DXY near 92.50 (tactically).Bull wedge formations are of a high conviction. SEC also has a bull wedge due to break higher. Korea is a prime rotation candidate (after seeing the STI and KLSE pop higher).

Quantitative Analysis

<p>The China equity index futures market has come a long way since index futures started to trade on the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX)</a> in 2010. There have been booms and busts, volumes and open interest have soared and plummeted, rules have been relaxed and tightened and relaxed again, and the market continues to move forward.</p><p>Currently, index futures trade on the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX)</a>, the CSI500 Index, and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-stock-exchange-sse-50-a-share-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31073:1" rel="noopener">SSE50 Index (SSE50 INDEX)</a>. There are no published statistics on the share of volume and open interest held by institutional and non-institutional investors, so we take a stab at trying to figure out broadly what it could be.</p><p>Our analysis indicates that till mid 2015, most of the volume traded was driven by retail investors and they held a lions share of open interest too. Post the market crash and subsequent resurgence, retail investors share of volume traded and open interest has likely dropped substantially due to the market entry of more institutional investors, proprietary trading shops, and quant traders. Strategies employed by non-institutional investors mainly run counter to the retail flow and that has dampened the futures basis in the recent past.</p>

The China equity index futures market has come a long way since index futures started to trade on the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX) in 2010. There have been booms and busts, volumes and open interest have soared and plummeted, rules have been relaxed and tightened and relaxed again, and the market continues to move forward.Currently, index futures trade on the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX), the CSI500 Index, and the SSE50 Index (SSE50 INDEX). There are no published statistics on the share of volume and open interest held by institutional and non-institutional investors, so we take a stab at trying to figure out broadly what it could be.Our analysis indicates that till mid 2015, most of the volume traded was driven by retail investors and they held a lions share of open interest too. Post the market crash and subsequent resurgence, retail investors share of volume traded and open interest has likely dropped substantially due to the market entry of more institutional investors, proprietary trading shops, and quant traders. Strategies employed by non-institutional investors mainly run counter to the retail flow and that has dampened the futures basis in the recent past.

China Equity Index Futures: Who Holds the Open Interest?

South Korea

The KOSPI 200 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 200 Korean stocks which make up 93% of the total market value of the Korea Stock Exchange. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of January 3, 1990.

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX EQUITY)

Price Gauge
52-week Range	0.00 - 0.00
Market Cap (USDm)	0.00
P/E	0.00
Dividend (Yield)	0.00

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX EQUITY)

SK Bioscience IPO: KOSPI200 Fast Entry Guaranteed; SGBC Most Likely Deletion

SK Bioscience's Fast Entry into the KOSPI200 Index is almost guaranteed. We see SGBC as the most likely deletion. With a lot of shares still locked...

Brian Freitas

Asia Top Long/Short Bets for April

Base case remains to buy risk on dips in our core long group in Asia. Measure new highs near rising wedge targets as exhaustive patterns mature and...

Thomas Schroeder

SET50 Index - Proposed Methodology Changes: Scenarios, Names Affected & Impact

The SET has commenced a market consultation on the proposed changes to make its indices free float market cap weighted. We look at the impact on...

Brian Freitas

Korea Bull Rotation Bet

Korea's Kospi 200 has formed dual bull wedge patterns that set the stage for a rally. Korea has drifted lower in a corrective manner and the USD...

Thomas Schroeder

China Equity Index Futures: Who Holds the Open Interest?

We look at the change in the market landscape for the index futures in China and try to ascertain if retail investors still hold sway or if that...

Brian Freitas

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)