Cross-Asset Strategist & Quantitative Analyst, Pennock Idea Hub

Cam Hui

Cross-Asset Strategist & Quantitative Analyst

Pennock Idea Hub

We are creators of independent equity research. The Pennock Idea Hub team are veterans of the investment industry. Much of our team has spent their careers at Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, RBC Capital Markets and Wood Gundy. We have taken every aspect of research back to the studs and returned to first principles. The Pennock Idea Hub marries the interests of the sell and buy side. 

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Cross-Asset & Quantitative Research

Cross Asset Strategy

A review of market leadership through macro cross-asset and conventional technical analysis viewpoints shows a possible bullish set-up for the reflation trade. However, the jury is still out on this bullish scenario. We need to see the cyclical and value sectors exhibit better and broader relative performance as confirmation of reflationary strength. Investors may gain better clarity on market direction once the jitters over the debt ceiling and Biden’s stimulus program are resolved.

A review of market leadership through macro cross-asset and conventional technical analysis viewpoints shows a possible bullish set-up for the reflation trade. However, the jury is still out on this bullish scenario. We need to see the cyclical and value sectors exhibit better and broader relative performance as confirmation of reflationary strength. Investors may gain better clarity on market direction once the jitters over the debt ceiling and Biden’s stimulus program are resolved.

Q4 Sector Review: Assessing the Yield Surge Fallout

It’s time for another periodic review of sector leadership. Our latest RRG chart shows growth sectors (technology, communication services) and selected defensive sectors (consumer staples, healthcare, REITs) in the top half of the chart, indicating leadership positions. Value and cyclical sectors are the laggards in the bottom half.We interpret these conditions as neither bullish nor bearish, but a story of balanced leadership. The high beta components of the S&amp;P 500, growth and value, have been undergoing an internal rotation. As the economy shifted from an early-cycle recovery to a mid-cycle expansion (see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/how-to-navigate-the-mid-cycle-expansion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Navigate the Mid-Cycle Expansion</a>), market jitters over stalling global growth have risen. As a consequence, investors have rotated from the cyclical and reflation trade back into growth as growth stocks become more valuable when economic growth is scarce. At the same time, the stock market has also been supported by defensive sectors such as healthcare and real estate. Currently, value is showing some signs of early strength, but a turn in the value/growth relationship hasn’t been confirmed.Our base-case scenario calls for a choppy range-bound market until the cyclical and reflation trade theme retakes market leadership. If the stock market were to definitively turn upward, leadership may have to come from high-beta small-cap stocks.

It’s time for another periodic review of sector leadership. Our latest RRG chart shows growth sectors (technology, communication services) and selected defensive sectors (consumer staples, healthcare, REITs) in the top half of the chart, indicating leadership positions. Value and cyclical sectors are the laggards in the bottom half.We interpret these conditions as neither bullish nor bearish, but a story of balanced leadership. The high beta components of the S&amp;P 500, growth and value, have been undergoing an internal rotation. As the economy shifted from an early-cycle recovery to a mid-cycle expansion (see How to Navigate the Mid-Cycle Expansion), market jitters over stalling global growth have risen. As a consequence, investors have rotated from the cyclical and reflation trade back into growth as growth stocks become more valuable when economic growth is scarce. At the same time, the stock market has also been supported by defensive sectors such as healthcare and real estate. Currently, value is showing some signs of early strength, but a turn in the value/growth relationship hasn’t been confirmed.Our base-case scenario calls for a choppy range-bound market until the cyclical and reflation trade theme retakes market leadership. If the stock market were to definitively turn upward, leadership may have to come from high-beta small-cap stocks.

Sector Review: Balanced Leadership and Rotation

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.

Macroeconomics

<ul>
<li>In <a href="https://www.clevelandfed.org/en/newsroom-and-events/publications/cfed-district-data-briefs/cfddb-20210205-did-the-covid-19-pandemic-cause-an-urban-exodus.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Cause an Urban Exodus?"</a> Stephen Whitaker of the Cleveland Fed recently examined granular US urban migration data for 2020, concluding that the rate of decline in urban inward migration has been a much more significant driver of net urban population flow than active "urban flight"</li>
<li>Average monthly relocations into urban centers were down -18K/month on average or -7.6% from March-December 2020 relative to the previous 3 years, whereas average monthly relocations out of urban centers were up just +10K/month on average or +3.8%</li>
<li>The data potentially implies greater-than-expected pent-up demand for urban housing per "unit" of increased post-pandemic confidence</li>
<li>Our text-mining saw media coverage of the De-urbanization/Urban Flight theme reach peak momentum in Q3 2020; recently, an Urban Recovery/Return to Cities theme is starting to trend higher as normalized post-pandemic urban life finally appears within reach, along with an incipient "return to the office" theme</li>
<li>Early signs of recovery are showing in recent urban housing data from Redfin, RealPage, the National Multifamily Housing Council and Douglas Elliman</li>
<li>A perceived structural overhang on urban life is the notion of permanent WFH; but the outlook for office work appears less dire as post-pandemic confidence improves on the margin</li>
<li>The trajectory of urban migration post-pandemic will have far-reaching implications for a range of themes, from commercial property &amp; REIT recovery to multifamily construction, retail, dining, municipal finances and CPI</li>
</ul><div class="content-highlight">TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary tools text-mine the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macro, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; equities. </div>


In "Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Cause an Urban Exodus?" Stephen Whitaker of the Cleveland Fed recently examined granular US urban migration data for 2020, concluding that the rate of decline in urban inward migration has been a much more significant driver of net urban population flow than active "urban flight"
Average monthly relocations into urban centers were down -18K/month on average or -7.6% from March-December 2020 relative to the previous 3 years, whereas average monthly relocations out of urban centers were up just +10K/month on average or +3.8%
The data potentially implies greater-than-expected pent-up demand for urban housing per "unit" of increased post-pandemic confidence
Our text-mining saw media coverage of the De-urbanization/Urban Flight theme reach peak momentum in Q3 2020; recently, an Urban Recovery/Return to Cities theme is starting to trend higher as normalized post-pandemic urban life finally appears within reach, along with an incipient "return to the office" theme
Early signs of recovery are showing in recent urban housing data from Redfin, RealPage, the National Multifamily Housing Council and Douglas Elliman
A perceived structural overhang on urban life is the notion of permanent WFH; but the outlook for office work appears less dire as post-pandemic confidence improves on the margin
The trajectory of urban migration post-pandemic will have far-reaching implications for a range of themes, from commercial property &amp; REIT recovery to multifamily construction, retail, dining, municipal finances and CPI
TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary tools text-mine the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macro, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; equities. 

TMI Snapshot:  De-Urbanization or Urban Recovery?

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

In this report we outline important technical levels to watch for U.S. indexes and highlight several negative developments which lead us to a more cautious outlook. We also highlight attractive Groups and stocks within the Consumer Staples and Materials Sectors

In this report we outline important technical levels to watch for U.S. indexes and highlight several negative developments which lead us to a more cautious outlook. We also highlight attractive Groups and stocks within the Consumer Staples and Materials Sectors 

U.S. Equity Strategy: Outlook Deteriorating; Upgrading Staples

Recent comments from Fed Chair Powell and the U.S.-China 90-day ceasefire agreement have drastically diminished (for now) concerns over two major sources of investor angst: (1) the pace of Fed tightenings and (2) trade policy. The S&amp;P 500 has opened trading today near the 2,817 resistance, a key level we are monitoring. The impending breakout - or breakdown below ~2,600 support, if resistance holds - will be key in determining where the market goes next.  In this report we highlight actionable Industry ETFs, broad EM ETFs and actionable Int’l ETFs, as well as sector rating changes: we are downgrading Technology (XLK) and upgrading Financials (XLF).

Recent comments from Fed Chair Powell and the U.S.-China 90-day ceasefire agreement have drastically diminished (for now) concerns over two major sources of investor angst: (1) the pace of Fed tightenings and (2) trade policy. The S&amp;P 500 has opened trading today near the 2,817 resistance, a key level we are monitoring. The impending breakout - or breakdown below ~2,600 support, if resistance holds - will be key in determining where the market goes next.  In this report we highlight actionable Industry ETFs, broad EM ETFs and actionable Int’l ETFs, as well as sector rating changes: we are downgrading Technology (XLK) and upgrading Financials (XLF).

Global ETF Synopsis: Highlighting Technical Trends Across the ETF Universe

United States

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Real Estate Select Sector Index.

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Q4 Sector Review: Assessing the Yield Surge Fallout

A review of market leadership through macro cross-asset and conventional technical analysis viewpoints shows a possible bullish set-up for the...

Cam Hui

Sector Review: Balanced Leadership and Rotation

Our base-case scenario calls for a choppy range-bound market until the cyclical and reflation trade theme retakes market leadership.

Cam Hui

TMI Snapshot: De-Urbanization or Urban Recovery?

Recent research from the Cleveland Fed suggests greater pent-up demand for urban housing post-COVID. A recovery is already underway, suggesting...

Elan Gore

U.S. Equity Strategy: Outlook Deteriorating; Upgrading Staples

In this report we outline important technical levels to watch for U.S. indexes and highlight several negative developments which lead us to a more...

Vermilion Research

Global ETF Synopsis: Highlighting Technical Trends Across the ETF Universe

Recent comments from Fed Chair Powell and the U.S.-China 90-day ceasefire agreement have drastically diminished (for now) concerns over two major...

Vermilion Research

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