Senior Equity Derivatives Trader

Simon Harris

Event-Driven

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<li>Weekly summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets</li>
<li>Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 5 days</li>
<li>We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces</li>
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Weekly summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets
Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 5 days
We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces


EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

High Quality Stock Setups, Weekly Stock Bull Finder

Weekly Stock Bull Finder

High Quality Stock Setups

Finding high potential stock setups on quality companies

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>“Fed economic projections published December 2021: In 2022 the Fed funds rate will be less than 1% &amp; GDP growth will be 4%.</li><li>In December 2022 the Fed funds rate is now 4.25% and 2022 GDP growth they now show is at 0.5%. Why is anybody still listening to these people?</li><li>Nobody is asking for perfection which is impossible, but the Fed has again, and they've done this multiple times including last year with inflation, produced forecasts not even remotely close to reality. Their forecasts are meaningless with zero predictive value.</li></ul>

“Fed economic projections published December 2021: In 2022 the Fed funds rate will be less than 1% &amp; GDP growth will be 4%.In December 2022 the Fed funds rate is now 4.25% and 2022 GDP growth they now show is at 0.5%. Why is anybody still listening to these people?Nobody is asking for perfection which is impossible, but the Fed has again, and they've done this multiple times including last year with inflation, produced forecasts not even remotely close to reality. Their forecasts are meaningless with zero predictive value.

Chief Economist & Political Strategist, CrossASEAN Research

Prasenjit K. Basu

Chief Economist & Political Strategist

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Macroeconomics

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<li>FOMC hiked the Fed Funds rate 50bp to 4.25-4.5% as expected, and raised the median forecast to 5.1% for end-2023. We still expect a 5% peak in Mar'23.</li>
<li>M2 grew faster in Mar'20-Feb'22 than in any month for a century. But M2 decelerated to 1.25%YoY growth in Oct'22, so core PCE inflation will ease to 3.5% by Mar'23.</li>
<li>The steeply inverted yield curve and ISM new orders (&lt;50 for 3 months) make recession inevitable by Q2/2023. Core Inflation at 2.5%YoY will bring a 25bp rate cut in Jul'23.   </li>
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FOMC hiked the Fed Funds rate 50bp to 4.25-4.5% as expected, and raised the median forecast to 5.1% for end-2023. We still expect a 5% peak in Mar'23.
M2 grew faster in Mar'20-Feb'22 than in any month for a century. But M2 decelerated to 1.25%YoY growth in Oct'22, so core PCE inflation will ease to 3.5% by Mar'23.
The steeply inverted yield curve and ISM new orders (&lt;50 for 3 months) make recession inevitable by Q2/2023. Core Inflation at 2.5%YoY will bring a 25bp rate cut in Jul'23.   


Belated Fed Hawkishness Makes Recession Inevitable; Rate Cut Likely by Jul'23

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

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<li>SPX 4,150 turn target met. Our game plan focused on longs established near SPX 3,940 with an ideal sell zone at 4,150 on a brief spike above 4,100. </li>
<li>We established shorts at that SPX 4,150 (NDX, RTY, CAC, NKY, HSI). Ladder shorts on strength and use dips to reduce.</li>
<li>Mid December cycle peak may need some top building work into January where we range before a more prominent down leg.</li>
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SPX 4,150 turn target met. Our game plan focused on longs established near SPX 3,940 with an ideal sell zone at 4,150 on a brief spike above 4,100. 
We established shorts at that SPX 4,150 (NDX, RTY, CAC, NKY, HSI). Ladder shorts on strength and use dips to reduce.
Mid December cycle peak may need some top building work into January where we range before a more prominent down leg.


United States

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S&P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

A weekly look at spot, vol and skew changes across 8 global Indices. We analyse the changes and try to identify the best trades based on the vol...

Simon Harris

Weekly Stock Bullfinder - Week of 12/19

In December 2022 the Fed funds rate is now 4.25% and 2022 GDP growth they now show is at 0.5%. Why is anybody still listening to these people?

Weekly Stock Bull Finder

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

A weekly look at spot, vol and skew changes across 8 global Indices. We analyse the changes and try to identify the best trades based on the vol...

Simon Harris

Belated Fed Hawkishness Makes Recession Inevitable; Rate Cut Likely by Jul'23

M2 decelerated to 2.5%YoY growth in Oct'22 & likely contracting now. Core PCE inflation should ease to 3.5%YoY by Mar'23 & (as recession sets in)...

Prasenjit K. Basu

SPX 4,150 Sell Used to Short

SPX 4,150 turn target met. Our game plan focused on longs established near SPX 3,940 with an ideal sell zone at 4,150 on a brief spike above 4,100.

Thomas Schroeder