Last week we discussed the scenario of Hong Kong/China equity rebound due to the political environment change in China. HSI did end up close above the May open, creating a hammer candle in the monthly chart, and stood atop the 50 days moving average. Both showed strong bullishness from the chart perspective (Last week note here: ) As a continuation of the rebound...
INVESTMENT CONTEXT JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon stated at a banking conference that investors should brace for a "hurricane right out there down the road and coming our way" At the same conference, Wells Fargo's CEO Charles Scharf added "the scenario of a soft landing is (...) extremely difficult to achieve in the environment (...) we're in today" U.S....
Strong Marketplace Drives 1Q Beat, butFacingNear Term Challenges Maintain HOLD and$50 PT NASDAQ:PDD We are maintaining our HOLD rating and$50 price target after PDD beat 1Q revenue and profit estimates but implies potential revenue deceleration and a step up in expenses due to COVID. Active buyers reached 882M, adding 13Mq/q, improvingfrom+1M in 4Q, with MAUs...
Why 2021 Was a Decent Year for Bitcoin More than 2021, Bitcoin partook in a lofty ascent in its fairly estimated worth. Toward the beginning of the year, a solitary coin was esteemed at $32,000, and by April that number had multiplied. Brokers were hopeful that more extensive acknowledgment of bitcoin by dealers and large banks would uphold the cost. In any case,...
Gold is hard cash, and the precious yellow metal has a long history dating back thousands of years. Dollars, euros, yen, pounds, yuan, rubles, and all currencies floating around in the global financial system are babies compared to gold, the hard asset that holds value and symbolizes wealth. Gold holds the $1800 level after making a new high The bullish...
Solid F4Q; Now is the Inflection Point We are upgrading our rating from HOLD to BUY and maintain our PT of $130 as F4Q results beat estimates and we see F1Q (June quarter) as the long-awaited inflection point for the company. CMR was flat y/y in F4Q (vs. -1% in Dec. quarter), despite a low-single-digit decline in GMV due to disruptions in supply chain and...
The Chinese yuan rose to one-week highs on Monday, fueled by expectations that Shanghai, the country’s financial hub, will soon emerge from a two-month lockdown that has crippled economic activities in the city and weighed on the country’s overall economic recovery. The CNY traded at 0.1504 against the greenback on Monday, recovering further from an over one-week...
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE COMPOSITE) broke and closed today above the 1D MA50 (blue trend-line) for the first time since January 12. This alone is a first major step towards restoring the long-term bullish sentiment. There are two more barriers ahead, the Lower Highs trend-line from December 13 2021 and then the 1D MA200 (orange trend-line). In our opinion,...
China, one of the largest consumer of soybean oil, has tapered its demand for the edible oil due to COVID-related control measures over the past few months. With new cases falling and lockdown for Shanghai expected to be lifted soon, we see positive demand drivers on the horizon for soybean oil. Restaurants are among the largest consumers of the oil. As consumers...
As previously described, yes, the GXC ETF appears to have found its footing to launch. The weekly chart has clocked a higher low, and this week's candlestick is a nice bullish one with a long-ish trailing tail at the bottom, which is a bullish indication. The daily chart shows the week closing at a gap resistance, and above the MA band. Technical indicators are...
Well I think this might be the downfall for GMT after the developers have been arrested for running ponzi. Maybe the FUD is still hanging somewhere who knows???!! So I might be risking a short here as SM TRADER. Might play out or it might not, well LIFE is full of risk.
The US Dollar may regain its footing against the Chinese Yuan amid favorable fundamental headwinds. China's zero-Covid policy has been weighing on local economic output. Meanwhile, rising fears of a recession in the US are slowly weakening global growth expectations. This leaves China in a tricky spot, even if conditions open up locally. A slowing global economy...
Markets have been dreadfully negative in recent weeks but we have in recent days begun a relief rally in US stocks and most FX pairs. AUD has led higher after new election and new China friendlier party in charge. On that note china made first high level contact in 2 years. We like AUD to rally with stocks and sentiment alone but the kicker would be if US drops...
INVESTMENT CONTEXT Equity markets took a breather on May 23, as operators reacted positively to U.S. President Biden commitment to review Trump-era tariffs imposed on China Accumulated gains are now being quickly given back, as futures on May 24 point to red territory for both S&P 500 and Nasdaq (dropping 1.21% and 1.88%, respectively). Snapchat (SNAP) in...
TRX has been going up for some time. It is by far the best positioned alt to capture the Asian markets. Overall the fundamental thesis behind this token is very bullish. China focus on keeping control of its web and IT infrastructure places TRX in a prime position. However, it is just as suceptible to the CN and US money printer as any other alt. The current off...
China's approach to the end of the closure helped increase the demand for commodities with an improvement in risk sentiment, with which the demand for the dollar declined, and supported the Australian from its last bottom at 0.6829, up for the third day in a row technically The expected waveform arrangement puts an end to the first impulse descending wave,...
SSE china composite index may have already bottomed at 2863.65 in April. It is now at my yellow pivot zone. It may go back down to retest the low. 2888 is a very impt FIBO level, exactly @0.786 retracement & is also coinciding with exactly 0.236 of my Fibo strategy on 2 separate retracements. It is highly probable that SSEC may rally on early June. It may reach...
The China ETF, GXC, has in recent weeks been beaten down. This is great part dur to concerns about their ideology about a Zero COVID strategy, where it comes with great economic costs. The Western media (mostly) has had a field day whacking China on their "primitive" idea, saying that it is impossible, it is unreasonable, it is irrational, etc. I beg to...