Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. ("BIA" or "BIAL")

BACKGROUND
I have 20+yrs experience in Asia doing alternative strategies (i.e. non-delta1 non long-only) in fixed income, equity derivatives, and activist/catalyst/event-driven and long-short equity strategies with most of that time spent managing money. 

4 years in fixed income macro, 8 years running internal hedge fund and 4yrs investment banking at Citi in Japan, 3 years running an Asia multi-strat portfolio at a hedge fund, 4+yrs as an independent special situations analyst.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

A/H Premium Tracker (To 13 Dec 2024): Pairwise Intracorrelation and Vol Way Up, Premia Down

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 6 Dec 2024); SB Trading Volumes Up, US/China Trade Volleys Up Too

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 29 Nov 2024); SB Trading Volumes Lower, Still Strong Net Buying Tech

Quiddity Leaderboard CSI 300/​​500 Dec 24: Final-Minute Changes to Expectations; Time for a Trade

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity rebounded about 33% this week vs the previous week. Net buying was a little lower but still strong. Market volumes overall in HK rebounded.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK)</a> was again the top buy and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> the top two sells. Tech is having a mixed outing now.</li>
<li>Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes back up this week to levels seen just off the autumn peak. An interesting week as stocks popped Monday, opened high Tuesday, then fell all week.</li>
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SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity rebounded about 33% this week vs the previous week. Net buying was a little lower but still strong. Market volumes overall in HK rebounded.

Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK) was again the top buy and Tencent (700 HK) and Meituan (3690 HK) the top two sells. Tech is having a mixed outing now.
Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes back up this week to levels seen just off the autumn peak. An interesting week as stocks popped Monday, opened high Tuesday, then fell all week.


Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) (981 HK)

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 13 Dec 2024); Politburo Policy Change Bullish, Markets Wary, Buying

COSCO Shipping Holdings

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 13 Dec 2024); Politburo Policy Change Bullish, Markets Wary, Buying