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.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Hello everyone, and welcome back to our weekly positioning watch where we run through interesting observations found in positioning data for the latest week (now back on schedule).</li><li>Recent trading days have been all about lower bond yields, a weaker USD and rising equity prices, as risk asset prices are at the moment all about discount rates and swap-pricing of the future of central bank policy.</li><li>As we have addressed, conditions are slowly but surely starting to decrease the risk/reward of going long-risk assets at current junctures.</li></ul>

Hello everyone, and welcome back to our weekly positioning watch where we run through interesting observations found in positioning data for the latest week (now back on schedule).Recent trading days have been all about lower bond yields, a weaker USD and rising equity prices, as risk asset prices are at the moment all about discount rates and swap-pricing of the future of central bank policy.As we have addressed, conditions are slowly but surely starting to decrease the risk/reward of going long-risk assets at current junctures.

Positioning Watch – Positioning for Lower Yields and Weaker USD

Head of Research, Steno Research

Emil Moller

Head of Research

<ul><li>Hello everybody and welcome back to our Monday Positioning Watch! We’re here again on this fine Monday, ready to delve into our take on the market’s current temperature based on the latest Positioning and CFTC data.</li><li>Last week, we left off with the possibility of an impending bear market rally.</li><li>If that indeed plays out, it’s the positions with the heaviest shorts that are most at risk and we expect the bleeding is not done.</li></ul>

Hello everybody and welcome back to our Monday Positioning Watch! We’re here again on this fine Monday, ready to delve into our take on the market’s current temperature based on the latest Positioning and CFTC data.Last week, we left off with the possibility of an impending bear market rally.If that indeed plays out, it’s the positions with the heaviest shorts that are most at risk and we expect the bleeding is not done.

Positioning Watch: Prepared for a Short Squeeze?

Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Agnico Eagle Mines has outperformed the S&amp;P 500 and gold on an absolute basis.</li>
<li>Agnico's business fundamentals remain strong, in spite of market-wide headwinds and more aggressive business expansion.</li>
<li>Short-term volatility due to outside factors is to be expected, but AgnICO's business fundamental remains strong.</li>
</ul>


Agnico Eagle Mines has outperformed the S&amp;P 500 and gold on an absolute basis.
Agnico's business fundamentals remain strong, in spite of market-wide headwinds and more aggressive business expansion.
Short-term volatility due to outside factors is to be expected, but AgnICO's business fundamental remains strong.


Agnico Eagle Mines: Volatility Is To Be Expected, But Fundamentals Remain Strong

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.


<ul>
<li>
 Global Liquidity Cycle bottomed last October. Noticeable acceleration, particularly in US dollar terms at near 30% annualized clip</li>
<li>
 China and Japan are the key Central Banks leading the charge. Yet, even the US Fed is stirring, with net liquidity injections seeming targeting stable bank reserve levels</li>
<li>Financial markets have already felt this liquidity boost, particularly liquidity-sensitive instruments like tech shares, gold and Bitcoin. The World economy too is stirring 
</li>
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 Global Liquidity Cycle bottomed last October. Noticeable acceleration, particularly in US dollar terms at near 30% annualized clip

 China and Japan are the key Central Banks leading the charge. Yet, even the US Fed is stirring, with net liquidity injections seeming targeting stable bank reserve levels
Financial markets have already felt this liquidity boost, particularly liquidity-sensitive instruments like tech shares, gold and Bitcoin. The World economy too is stirring 



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. 

We offer the best research for institutional investors by:

-Only publishing research from veteran analysts
-Eliminate the inherent conflicts of the traditional sell and buy side relationship
-Ensure our team is always accessible; collaboration with clients nurtures our collective success

Cross-Asset & Quantitative Research

<ul>
<li>We recently suggested a number of long/short pair trades, with inflation hedge vehicles forming the long portion of a number of pairs.</li>
<li>Inflation hedge factors have begun to underperform, and the subsequent performance of the pairs is revealing of the factors driving the current market environment.</li>
<li>We are inclined to give the long inflation hedge pairs the benefit of the doubt. They are being sold along in a panic liquidation where all correlations converge to 1.</li>
</ul>


We recently suggested a number of long/short pair trades, with inflation hedge vehicles forming the long portion of a number of pairs.
Inflation hedge factors have begun to underperform, and the subsequent performance of the pairs is revealing of the factors driving the current market environment.
We are inclined to give the long inflation hedge pairs the benefit of the doubt. They are being sold along in a panic liquidation where all correlations converge to 1.


Pairs Monitor: Are Correlations Converging to 1?

United States

SPDR Gold Shares is an investment fund incorporated in the USA.  The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust's expenses. The Trust holds gold and is expected from time to time to issue Baskets in exchange for deposits of gold and to distribute gold in connection with redemptions of Baskets.

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Positioning Watch – Positioning for Lower Yields and Weaker USD

Recent trading days have been all about lower bond yields, a weaker USD and rising equity prices, as risk asset prices are at the moment all about...

Steno Research

Positioning Watch: Prepared for a Short Squeeze?

We’re here again on this fine Monday, ready to delve into our take on the market’s current temperature based on the latest Positioning and CFTC data.

Steno Research

Agnico Eagle Mines: Volatility Is To Be Expected, But Fundamentals Remain Strong

Agnico's business fundamentals remain strong, in spite of market-wide headwinds and more aggressive business expansion. Short-term volatility due...

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Liquidity, Liquidity, Liquidity ….

Global Liquidity cycle bottomed last October. Latest weekly data show major Central Banks’ aggregate liquidity measured in US dollar terms has...

Michael J. Howell

Pairs Monitor: Are Correlations Converging to 1?

Give long inflation hedge pairs the benefit of the doubt. In all likelihood, they are being sold along with other equity positions in a panic...

Cam Hui

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