Managing Director

Elan Gore

TMI Data Science

TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade & traditional media.  Our proprietary software, TMI Machine, is a text-mining platform designed with the buy-side & capital markets professional in mind, text-mining the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income & individual equities.  TMI provides custom leading indicators and systematic trading strategies, operating at the nexus of linguistics & statistics drawing on vast experience in investment banking and hedge fund settings in senior quantitative and fundamental roles.  

TMI Data Science was founded by Elan Gore, an award-winning Senior Global Basic Materials Equity Analyst & China Economist with 15 years of experience in North American hedge funds & institutional managers; and Alessandro Porrino, Ph.D., an Algorithmic Trading Analyst and Programmer with 10 years of front-office experience ranging from complex FX option pricing to auto-hedging strategies at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Standard Chartered.  Mr. Gore holds an MBA in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business, and Mr. Porrino holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Brunel University London.

Commodities

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<li>Last month our text-mined indicators highlighted a notable raw materials restocking underway for the second time since August; this theme did not slow down throughout December, ending the month at a new high</li>
<li>Though with very little discernible impact on commodities, our indicators saw Chinese macro sentiment peak earlier in December at +3x STDEV with some momentum lost on the margin since, driven by below-consensus Chinese retail sales and home price readings, continuing in recent days on lower-than-expected NBS and Caixin PMI releases</li>
<li>In the context of USD weakness, a wildly inflationary mindset in markets and a general restocking, commodity optimism has not wavered </li>
<li>Our commodity sentiment indicators saw broader momentum in December, with already-surging copper momentum joined by crude, aluminum, uranium and nickel; iron ore and steel may be coming off the boil, but markets remain extraordinarily tight</li>
<li>Gold sentiment appears to have fully stabilized after the post-election risk-on shock</li>
</ul><div class="content-highlight"><p>TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. </p></div>


Last month our text-mined indicators highlighted a notable raw materials restocking underway for the second time since August; this theme did not slow down throughout December, ending the month at a new high
Though with very little discernible impact on commodities, our indicators saw Chinese macro sentiment peak earlier in December at +3x STDEV with some momentum lost on the margin since, driven by below-consensus Chinese retail sales and home price readings, continuing in recent days on lower-than-expected NBS and Caixin PMI releases
In the context of USD weakness, a wildly inflationary mindset in markets and a general restocking, commodity optimism has not wavered 
Our commodity sentiment indicators saw broader momentum in December, with already-surging copper momentum joined by crude, aluminum, uranium and nickel; iron ore and steel may be coming off the boil, but markets remain extraordinarily tight
Gold sentiment appears to have fully stabilized after the post-election risk-on shock
TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. 

TMI Indicators: Commodity Sentiment Review - Restocking On, But China Macro Momentum May Have Peaked

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<li>Following the November melt-up, we text-mine for clues on inventory restocking dynamics going into year-end</li>
<li>While references to a general inventory restocking in the global financial media are up nearly +4x STDEVs, our data suggests this is the second notable raw materials restocking wave since the recovery began, following a more robust restocking seen in August; nonetheless, the current phase is abnormal relative to typical year-end seasonality, highlighting much-anticipated pent-up demand</li>
<li>Our short-term broad commodity sentiment indicator hit +2x STDEVs, its highest reading since January, on 11/23; this followed a significant spike in China macro sentiment earlier in November, which was preceded by a multi-year record in our Copper sentiment indicator in the first half of the month</li>
<li>Current readings see continued positive sentiment momentum in palladium, copper, aluminum and crude, while negative sentiment persists in pulp, uranium and silver</li>
<li>Our sentiment picture for iron ore and steel has been obfuscated by Australia-China tensions, having turned neutral after readings of +3x STDEV and +1.8x STDEV in recent weeks; but our news attributions also identify reports of seasonally declining BF utilization and end demand in recent weeks</li>
<li>While raw materials-specific and short-cycle industrial restocking may pause in the next 6-8 weeks, the broader global finished goods restocking is likely to remain a supportive factor keeping commodities trading in tighter ranges relative to winter averages </li>
</ul><div class="content-highlight"><p>TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. </p></div>


Following the November melt-up, we text-mine for clues on inventory restocking dynamics going into year-end
While references to a general inventory restocking in the global financial media are up nearly +4x STDEVs, our data suggests this is the second notable raw materials restocking wave since the recovery began, following a more robust restocking seen in August; nonetheless, the current phase is abnormal relative to typical year-end seasonality, highlighting much-anticipated pent-up demand
Our short-term broad commodity sentiment indicator hit +2x STDEVs, its highest reading since January, on 11/23; this followed a significant spike in China macro sentiment earlier in November, which was preceded by a multi-year record in our Copper sentiment indicator in the first half of the month
Current readings see continued positive sentiment momentum in palladium, copper, aluminum and crude, while negative sentiment persists in pulp, uranium and silver
Our sentiment picture for iron ore and steel has been obfuscated by Australia-China tensions, having turned neutral after readings of +3x STDEV and +1.8x STDEV in recent weeks; but our news attributions also identify reports of seasonally declining BF utilization and end demand in recent weeks
While raw materials-specific and short-cycle industrial restocking may pause in the next 6-8 weeks, the broader global finished goods restocking is likely to remain a supportive factor keeping commodities trading in tighter ranges relative to winter averages 
TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. 

TMI Indicators: December Commodity Sentiment - Restocking into Winter on Pent-Up Demand Expectations

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<li>Our US Defense Composite Indicator is showing signs of bottoming following pre-election uncertainty; the indicator is strongly correlated with defense prime equity relative returns</li>
<li>The momentum of decline was arrested immediately post-elections as "Blue Wave" predictions failed to materialize, followed on by Biden's announcement of a relatively hawkish Pentagon transition team</li>
<li>Cyclical rotation and an October lull in Department of Defense contracting may have magnified the negative trend, but incoming data suggests the worst may be over</li>
<li>In October, our Hydrogen Economy Sentiment Indicator took a hit as the Nikola (NKLA) scandal unfolded and the GM/NKLA partnership was in doubt</li>
<li>Following some volatility in key hydrogen economy equities, our indicator surged in the MTD on a barrage of positive news flow from multiple auto &amp; truck players, as well as hydrogen infrastructure news; though "Blue Wave" expectations of a supercharged renewables push were initially questioned, the theme resumed its rally in November </li>
</ul><div class="content-highlight"><p>TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. </p></div>


Our US Defense Composite Indicator is showing signs of bottoming following pre-election uncertainty; the indicator is strongly correlated with defense prime equity relative returns
The momentum of decline was arrested immediately post-elections as "Blue Wave" predictions failed to materialize, followed on by Biden's announcement of a relatively hawkish Pentagon transition team
Cyclical rotation and an October lull in Department of Defense contracting may have magnified the negative trend, but incoming data suggests the worst may be over
In October, our Hydrogen Economy Sentiment Indicator took a hit as the Nikola (NKLA) scandal unfolded and the GM/NKLA partnership was in doubt
Following some volatility in key hydrogen economy equities, our indicator surged in the MTD on a barrage of positive news flow from multiple auto &amp; truck players, as well as hydrogen infrastructure news; though "Blue Wave" expectations of a supercharged renewables push were initially questioned, the theme resumed its rally in November 
TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. 

TMI Snapshots: US Defense Equity Sentiment Bottoming; Hydrogen Economy Sentiment Surges Again

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<li>In last month's report we saw late-September USD strength contribute to softer base metals sentiment and a collapse in precious metals sentiment (amid reports of millennial preference for cryptocurrencies as an inflation hedge)</li>
<li>More recently, we saw copper sentiment surge to &gt;3x STDEVs, a multi-year record on our data, as financial media preoccupation with relative Chinese macro strength and strong EV demand met persistent newsflow on imminent labor-related supply disruptions in Chile; our back-testing suggests such anomalous sentiment readings normally lead to temporary pullbacks in the copper price</li>
<li>Gold &amp; silver sentiment fell further in October to levels last seen in April, but we see early signs of bottoming in gold; platinum sentiment improved on hydrogen economy news </li>
<li>Crude oil sentiment fell to its lowest since May, predictably attributed to the prospect of COVID-19 lockdowns spreading globally &amp; Libyan news</li>
<li>Iron ore sentiment has moved into positive territory in the final week of October, driven by 3 consecutive weeks of steel inventory draws in China and a notable rally in rebar prices</li>
<li>Despite deteriorating COVID-19 newsflow, crude weakness and USD strength, sentiment is positive on more commodities relative to late September, with supply disruptions and greater conviction on Chinese macro the key drivers</li>
</ul><div class="content-highlight"><p>TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. </p></div>


In last month's report we saw late-September USD strength contribute to softer base metals sentiment and a collapse in precious metals sentiment (amid reports of millennial preference for cryptocurrencies as an inflation hedge)
More recently, we saw copper sentiment surge to &gt;3x STDEVs, a multi-year record on our data, as financial media preoccupation with relative Chinese macro strength and strong EV demand met persistent newsflow on imminent labor-related supply disruptions in Chile; our back-testing suggests such anomalous sentiment readings normally lead to temporary pullbacks in the copper price
Gold &amp; silver sentiment fell further in October to levels last seen in April, but we see early signs of bottoming in gold; platinum sentiment improved on hydrogen economy news 
Crude oil sentiment fell to its lowest since May, predictably attributed to the prospect of COVID-19 lockdowns spreading globally &amp; Libyan news
Iron ore sentiment has moved into positive territory in the final week of October, driven by 3 consecutive weeks of steel inventory draws in China and a notable rally in rebar prices
Despite deteriorating COVID-19 newsflow, crude weakness and USD strength, sentiment is positive on more commodities relative to late September, with supply disruptions and greater conviction on Chinese macro the key drivers
TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. 

TMI Indicators:  November Commodity Sentiment - Base Overshoots, Ferrous Improves, Gold Bottoming?

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<li>Our text-mined Hydrogen Economy Sentiment Indicator has trended down to negative territory recently, primarily driven by negative <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikola-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29029:1" rel="noopener">Nikola Corp (NKLA US)</a>  news flow since the September 10 short-seller report, subsequent CEO resignation and uncertainty on the GM partnership</li>
<li>As the hydrogen economy theme gathered momentum this year, platinum prices rallied along as the platinum story was reframed from "death of diesel" to "birth of hydrogen" despite uncertainties on timeframe and ultimate fuel cell platinum demand</li>
<li>Given the strong performance of pure-play hydrogen fuel cell names (such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ballard-power-systems-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25813:1" rel="noopener">Ballard Power Systems (BLDP CN)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/plug-power-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18244:1" rel="noopener">Plug Power Inc (PLUG US)</a> and Bloom Energy (BE US), we cannot argue that the theme has suffered overall from NKLA's crisis; but in the past 90 days, elevated correlations between platinum and NKLA (78%) are hard to ignore</li>
<li>We suspect closure on the GM/Nikola partnership may provide a jolt to the platinum price in either direction; as the platinum market is thin, key alternatives to the commodity include the Aberdeen Standard Platinum Shares ETF (PPLT US), Sibanye-Stillwater (SBSW US) and AngloPlats (AMS SJ)</li>
</ul><div class="content-highlight"><p>TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. </p></div>


Our text-mined Hydrogen Economy Sentiment Indicator has trended down to negative territory recently, primarily driven by negative Nikola Corp (NKLA US)  news flow since the September 10 short-seller report, subsequent CEO resignation and uncertainty on the GM partnership
As the hydrogen economy theme gathered momentum this year, platinum prices rallied along as the platinum story was reframed from "death of diesel" to "birth of hydrogen" despite uncertainties on timeframe and ultimate fuel cell platinum demand
Given the strong performance of pure-play hydrogen fuel cell names (such as Ballard Power Systems (BLDP CN) , Plug Power Inc (PLUG US) and Bloom Energy (BE US), we cannot argue that the theme has suffered overall from NKLA's crisis; but in the past 90 days, elevated correlations between platinum and NKLA (78%) are hard to ignore
We suspect closure on the GM/Nikola partnership may provide a jolt to the platinum price in either direction; as the platinum market is thin, key alternatives to the commodity include the Aberdeen Standard Platinum Shares ETF (PPLT US), Sibanye-Stillwater (SBSW US) and AngloPlats (AMS SJ)
TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. 

TMI Snapshot:  Platinum Price Hostage to Nikola?

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Platinum is a chemical element with symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, gray-white transition metal. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina, which is literally translated into "little silver". Platinum is a member of the platinum group of elements and group 10 of the periodic table of elements. It has six naturally occurring isotopes. It is one of the rarer elements in Earth's crust with an average abundance of approximately 5 μg/kg. It occurs in some nickel and copper ores along with some native deposits, mostly in South Africa, which accounts for 80% of the world production. Because of its scarcity in Earth's crust, only a few hundred tonnes are produced annually, and given its important uses, it is highly valuable and is a major precious metal commodity.

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Our text-mined commodity sentiment indicators see an overshoot in copper sentiment, a notable turnaround in iron ore sentiment, and potential signs...

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TMI Snapshot: Platinum Price Hostage to Nikola?

A key driver of the 2020 platinum rally has been increased optimism on hydrogen fuel cell technology. We observe outsized correlations between...

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