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

We continue to see coronavirus concerns as helping correct the excess bullish sentiment across global equity markets in the short-term. Additionally, considering the dearth of breakdowns, we continue to believe this is a bull market until proven otherwise and a “buy the dip” strategy remains warranted. We recap importat technical levels across markets and highlight opportunities within the Services, Technology, Financial Services, and Staples Sectors.

We continue to see coronavirus concerns as helping correct the excess bullish sentiment across global equity markets in the short-term. Additionally, considering the dearth of breakdowns, we continue to believe this is a bull market until proven otherwise and a “buy the dip” strategy remains warranted. We recap importat technical levels across markets and highlight opportunities within the Services, Technology, Financial Services, and Staples Sectors.

Global Equity Strategy: Growth Over Value

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX / Technical Analysis

Despite EAFE’s YTD outperformance relative to EM, EAFE and EM returns have generally been equal since August, shown by the stalemate in the EAFE vs. EM ratio. The U.S. dollar (DXY) is currently trading near support within the 16-17 month uptrend channel. Technicals suggest the most likely scenario is for the DXY uptrend to continue and for support to hold -- which would likely result in EAFE reasserting as leadership.  In this publication we highlight attractive investment themes and individual ideas across developed markets, with special attention given to Japan, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.

Despite EAFE’s YTD outperformance relative to EM, EAFE and EM returns have generally been equal since August, shown by the stalemate in the EAFE vs. EM ratio. The U.S. dollar (DXY) is currently trading near support within the 16-17 month uptrend channel. Technicals suggest the most likely scenario is for the DXY uptrend to continue and for support to hold -- which would likely result in EAFE reasserting as leadership.  In this publication we highlight attractive investment themes and individual ideas across developed markets, with special attention given to Japan, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.

Developed Markets Strategy: Stick with Japan

Continue to favor EAFE over EM. As long as the U.S. dollar remains elevated, we believe  developed international (EAFE) will remain in a leadership position relative to EM (MSCI EM). In this report we highlight actionable set ups within Japan, Switzerland and Australia. Within Japanese Sectors, we focus on opportunities within Technology, Financials, Health Care, and Staples. We also highlight attractive setups within European/UK Sectors, including Health Care, Industrials, Staples and Utilities.

Continue to favor EAFE over EM. As long as the U.S. dollar remains elevated, we believe  developed international (EAFE) will remain in a leadership position relative to EM (MSCI EM). In this report we highlight actionable set ups within Japan, Switzerland and Australia. Within Japanese Sectors, we focus on opportunities within Technology, Financials, Health Care, and Staples. We also highlight attractive setups within European/UK Sectors, including Health Care, Industrials, Staples and Utilities.

Our international Human Resources &amp; Employment Services Groups are showing signs of price and RS bottoms throughout Japan, Europe, and the UK. We believe short-term pullbacks in the names highlighted today should be bought, particularly in light of the Fed hinting at increased flexibility and the potential for improving trade headlines. Today we highlight our favorite setups within our int’l HR &amp; Employment Services Groups: Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (6098-JP), PERSOL HOLDINGS CO. LTD. (2181-JP), Meitec Corporation (9744-JP), Teleperformance SE (TEP-FR), Randstad NV (RAND-NL), Adecco Group AG (ADEN-CH), and PageGroup PLC (PAGE-GB). Add exposure.

Our international Human Resources &amp; Employment Services Groups are showing signs of price and RS bottoms throughout Japan, Europe, and the UK. We believe short-term pullbacks in the names highlighted today should be bought, particularly in light of the Fed hinting at increased flexibility and the potential for improving trade headlines. Today we highlight our favorite setups within our int’l HR &amp; Employment Services Groups: Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (6098-JP), PERSOL HOLDINGS CO. LTD. (2181-JP), Meitec Corporation (9744-JP), Teleperformance SE (TEP-FR), Randstad NV (RAND-NL), Adecco Group AG (ADEN-CH), and PageGroup PLC (PAGE-GB). Add exposure.

Int’l Human Resources & Employment Services Stocks Are Bottoming -- Add Exposure

Our outlook remains neutral for global ex-U.S. markets while horizontal consolidation continues on the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. index.  In today’s report we take a bottoms-up view on developed ex-U.S. equities, highlighting stocks that present attractive buy opportunities within the Services, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, and Financials Sectors.

Our outlook remains neutral for global ex-U.S. markets while horizontal consolidation continues on the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. index.  In today’s report we take a bottoms-up view on developed ex-U.S. equities, highlighting stocks that present attractive buy opportunities within the Services, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, and Financials Sectors.

Bottoms-Up View on Developed Markets: Actionable Stocks

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Teleperformance offers customer relationship management services.  The Company operates call centers, conducts programs to attract new customers, offers customer service and technical support services, collects debts, offers market research services, conducts telemarketing, and develops customer relationship management software.

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Global Equity Strategy: Growth Over Value

We continue to see coronavirus concerns as helping correct the excess bullish sentiment across global equity markets in the short-term....

Vermilion Research

Developed Markets Strategy: Stick with Japan

Despite EAFE’s YTD outperformance relative to EM, EAFE and EM returns have generally been equal since August, shown by the stalemate in the EAFE...

Vermilion Research

Developed Markets Opportunities

Continue to favor EAFE over EM. As long as the U.S. dollar remains elevated, we believe developed international (EAFE) will remain in a leadership...

Vermilion Research

Int’l Human Resources & Employment Services Stocks Are Bottoming -- Add Exposure

Our international Human Resources & Employment Services Groups are showing signs of price and RS bottoms throughout Japan, Europe, and the...

Vermilion Research

Bottoms-Up View on Developed Markets: Actionable Stocks

Our outlook remains neutral for global ex-U.S. markets while horizontal consolidation continues on the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. index. In today’s report...

Vermilion Research

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