Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist, Steno Research

Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

Macroeconomics

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<li>Read more about the 5 things that we watch currently in this week’s edition of ‘5 Things We Watch’.</li>
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Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to our weekly ‘5 Things We Watch’ where we take you through some of the topics and events that we are looking out for currently. 
The equity rally continues, Xi is in the middle of structural issues, house lending is falling off a cliff in EZ and inflation is waning fast.
Read more about the 5 things that we watch currently in this week’s edition of ‘5 Things We Watch’.










5 Things We Watch - The Equity Rally, the Chinese Consumption Problem, Consumers Vs Corporates

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-Chasing Stocks Higher

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>Cycle: Near term pullback a buy for a push into late June/early July (cycle has shifted right). Equities remain well supported. Increased volatility expected in July.</li>
<li>Met the SPX 4,370 buy level with firmer support at 4,350. Rally bias for a minor new high in the coming week+.</li>
<li>Measuring rally momentum for signs of a bigger stall cycle in July.</li>
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Cycle: Near term pullback a buy for a push into late June/early July (cycle has shifted right). Equities remain well supported. Increased volatility expected in July.
Met the SPX 4,370 buy level with firmer support at 4,350. Rally bias for a minor new high in the coming week+.
Measuring rally momentum for signs of a bigger stall cycle in July.


Global Multi-Asset Investment Strategist, True Insights

Jeroen Blokland

Global Multi-Asset Investment Strategist

Build Well-Diversified Multi-Asset Portfolios

True Insights

Our research helps investors build well-diversified multi-asset portfolios and profit from market developments. In addition, our unique and proven Macro – Sentiment – Valuation (MSV) investment framework ensures a consistent flow of new investment opportunities. Together with our market views, these opportunities will be reflected in our live ETF-based Global Multi-Asset Portfolios.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The Truck Tonnage Index (TTI) 'explains' up to 95% of the variation in US GDP and explains more than 80% of the levels of US stock markets.</li>
<li>A strategy that goes 100% long US equities when the TTI-based fair value estimate exceeds the current index level beats a traditional buy-and-hold strategy.</li>
<li>However, with the current fair value estimate 20% lower than current index levels, this superior strategy would currently be in cash rather than stocks.</li>
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The Truck Tonnage Index (TTI) 'explains' up to 95% of the variation in US GDP and explains more than 80% of the levels of US stock markets.
A strategy that goes 100% long US equities when the TTI-based fair value estimate exceeds the current index level beats a traditional buy-and-hold strategy.
However, with the current fair value estimate 20% lower than current index levels, this superior strategy would currently be in cash rather than stocks.


Transforming the Truck Tonnage Index into a Superior-Performing Investment Strategy

Cross-Asset Liquidity Strategist, CrossBorder Capital

Michael J. Howell

Cross-Asset Liquidity Strategist

Implementing Research Using Alt Data & AI

CrossBorder Capital

CrossBorder Capital is a London-based independent investment advisory firm. Founded in 1996, it exploits a gap in the investment arena by focusing on Central bank liquidity. 

It specialises in the monitoring and analysis of global liquidity flows - an important determinant of asset prices, from currencies through to bonds, equities and real estate.

CrossBorder Capital implements its investment strategy and currently manages over US$ 350m.


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<li>Fed Liquidity is trending higher through a 'Stealth' QE, despite latest dip in weekly numbers</li>
<li>Liquidity is the key ingredient driving asset markets higher it pays investors to closely monitor these vital inflow of funds</li>
<li>Fed Liquidity feeds into Global Liquidity, which includes the actions of other policy-makers, as well as the activities of private back and lenders. It has risen sizeably since late 2022</li>
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Fed Liquidity is trending higher through a 'Stealth' QE, despite latest dip in weekly numbers
Liquidity is the key ingredient driving asset markets higher it pays investors to closely monitor these vital inflow of funds
Fed Liquidity feeds into Global Liquidity, which includes the actions of other policy-makers, as well as the activities of private back and lenders. It has risen sizeably since late 2022


‘Stealth QE’ Continues At The Fed ... Probably

United States

The S&P 500® is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities and serves as the foundation for a wide range of investment products. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.

S&P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)

5 Things We Watch - The Equity Rally, the Chinese Consumption Problem, Consumers Vs Corporates

Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to our weekly ‘5 Things We Watch’ where we take you through some of the topics and events that we are looking...

Steno Research

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades-Chasing Stocks Higher

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

Meeting SPX and NDX Buy Levels

Cycle: Near term pullback a buy for a push into late June/early July (cycle has shifted right). Equities remain well supported. Increased...

Thomas Schroeder

Transforming the Truck Tonnage Index into a Superior-Performing Investment Strategy

A strategy that goes long only when Truck Tonnage Index-bases fair value levels are above the current index levels yields a superior risk-return...

Jeroen Blokland

‘Stealth QE’ Continues At The Fed ... Probably

Global Liquidity is being fuelled by a US-led 'Stealth' QE. Liquidity is the key ingredient driving asset markets higher it pays investors to...

Michael J. Howell