Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Despite a negative share price reaction, following its 2Q2024 earnings report, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> remains firmly amid an earnings upgrade cycle.</li>
<li>With SK Hynix entering oversold territory, near-term momentum indicators are displaying bullish signals.</li>
<li>SK Hynix trades at nearly one standard deviation below its 5-year historic average EV/EBITDA ratio and a discount to global peers.</li>
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Despite a negative share price reaction, following its 2Q2024 earnings report, SK Hynix (000660 KS) remains firmly amid an earnings upgrade cycle.
With SK Hynix entering oversold territory, near-term momentum indicators are displaying bullish signals.
SK Hynix trades at nearly one standard deviation below its 5-year historic average EV/EBITDA ratio and a discount to global peers.


SK Hynix (000660-KR): Positive Technical Analysis Signals

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist, Clifton Derivatives

John Ley

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist

Clifton Derivatives

Independent derivative and volatility research firm focusing on events/catalysts, earnings, relative value and cross asset volatility strategies.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906" rel="noopener">Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX EQUITY)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> all have elevated implied vols vs their peers and vs historical observations for October.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a>  implied vols are on the low end of what is typically realized in October.</li>
<li>Most markets see price weakness in the 3rd week of the month with realized volatility underperforming over the back half of the month.</li>
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Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX), Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX EQUITY) and Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) all have elevated implied vols vs their peers and vs historical observations for October.

NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) , S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX) and S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)  implied vols are on the low end of what is typically realized in October.
Most markets see price weakness in the 3rd week of the month with realized volatility underperforming over the back half of the month.


EQD | Asia Monthly Vol Roadmap: Elevated IV's in CSI300 and Hang Seng Present Tactical Opportunity

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>Indian smartphone exports boosted by iPhone makers as Xiphera introduces quantum security improvements in crypto solutions</li><li>Ola Electric pioneers solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, while SK Hynix invests $75 billion to dominate HBM Market for AI Chips</li><li>China nationalizes rare earth resources as airlines struggle with high costs to achieve sustainable fuel goals, Foxconn denies mistreating married women in India</li></ul>

Indian smartphone exports boosted by iPhone makers as Xiphera introduces quantum security improvements in crypto solutionsOla Electric pioneers solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, while SK Hynix invests $75 billion to dominate HBM Market for AI ChipsChina nationalizes rare earth resources as airlines struggle with high costs to achieve sustainable fuel goals, Foxconn denies mistreating married women in India

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (02-Jul-2024): India boosts smartphone exports with iPhone manufacturers.

<ul><li>Samsung and LG are launching new gaming and AI-focused monitors to take advantage of the recovering market.</li><li>Tata Elxsi is collaborating with Arm on self-driving vehicle solutions, while Saudi fund considers cutting ties with China for US chips and AI.</li><li>Samsung and SK Hynix are competing in the HBM market, driven by demand for high-bandwidth memory solutions. Toyota plans to invest JPY2 trillion in supply chain, EV, and SDV, with Tata making progress in semiconductor manufacturing.</li></ul>

Samsung and LG are launching new gaming and AI-focused monitors to take advantage of the recovering market.Tata Elxsi is collaborating with Arm on self-driving vehicle solutions, while Saudi fund considers cutting ties with China for US chips and AI.Samsung and SK Hynix are competing in the HBM market, driven by demand for high-bandwidth memory solutions. Toyota plans to invest JPY2 trillion in supply chain, EV, and SDV, with Tata making progress in semiconductor manufacturing.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (10-May-2024): Samsung and LG launch new gaming/ AI monitors in market recovery.

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

Fabricated Knowledge

Learn more about the world's most important manufactured product. Meaningful insight, timely analysis, and an occasional investment idea.

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<li>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that the data center is the new unit of compute.</li>
<li>While this concept seemed straightforward at first, the deeper implications became clearer after Nvidia's presentations at GTC and OFC 2024.</li>
<li>I only recently grasped exactly what is happening, and a simple reframing of the underlying principles that drove Moore’s Law makes the entire picture clearer.</li>
</ul>


Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that the data center is the new unit of compute.
While this concept seemed straightforward at first, the deeper implications became clearer after Nvidia's presentations at GTC and OFC 2024.
I only recently grasped exactly what is happening, and a simple reframing of the underlying principles that drove Moore’s Law makes the entire picture clearer.


The Data Center is the New Compute Unit: Nvidia's Vision for System-Level Scaling

South Korea

SK Hynix Inc. provides products and services for the electronic components industry. The Company manufactures semiconductors, such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, and static random access memory (SRAM) chips.

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SK Hynix (000660 KS)

SK Hynix (000660-KR): Positive Technical Analysis Signals

In this insight, we perform a technical analysis of SK Hynix by looking at earnings forecast revision trends, momentum indicators, and current...

Wium Malan, CFA

EQD | Asia Monthly Vol Roadmap: Elevated IV's in CSI300 and Hang Seng Present Tactical Opportunity

Implied volatility levels across key Asian indices present several tactical opportunities this month for outright or pairs trades...

John Ley

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (02-Jul-2024): India boosts smartphone exports with iPhone manufacturers.

India's smartphone exports increase thanks to iPhone makers, Xiphera advances quantum security, Ola Electric leads in solid-state batteries, SK...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (10-May-2024): Samsung and LG launch new gaming/ AI monitors in market recovery.

Samsung, LG, Tata, Arm, Saudi fund, SK Hynix, and Toyota are all making strategic moves in gaming monitors, self-driving vehicles, semiconductor...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

The Data Center is the New Compute Unit: Nvidia's Vision for System-Level Scaling

Copper, Cooling, and Compute Density: The Pillars of Nvidia's Data Center Vision. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that the data...

Fabricated Knowledge

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SK Hynix (000660-KR): Positive Technical Analysis Signals

In this insight, we perform a technical analysis of SK Hynix by looking at earnings forecast revision trends, momentum indicators, and current...

Wium Malan, CFA

EQD | Asia Monthly Vol Roadmap: Elevated IV's in CSI300 and Hang Seng Present Tactical Opportunity

​Implied volatility levels across key Asian indices present several tactical opportunities this month for outright or pairs trades...

John Ley

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (02-Jul-2024): India boosts smartphone exports with iPhone manufacturers.

India's smartphone exports increase thanks to iPhone makers, Xiphera advances quantum security, Ola Electric leads in solid-state batteries, SK...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (10-May-2024): Samsung and LG launch new gaming/ AI monitors in market recovery.

Samsung, LG, Tata, Arm, Saudi fund, SK Hynix, and Toyota are all making strategic moves in gaming monitors, self-driving vehicles, semiconductor...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

The Data Center is the New Compute Unit: Nvidia's Vision for System-Level Scaling

Copper, Cooling, and Compute Density: The Pillars of Nvidia's Data Center Vision. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that the data...

Fabricated Knowledge

Implied volatility levels across key Asian indices present several tactical opportunities this month for outright or pairs trades...