I have written several articles about China recently, but I have just begun to scratch the surface of the problems. Data suggests that China's equity market is still massively overvalued, even after the recent correction. In a recent MarkeWatch article titled "China stocks suffer sharpest daily fall since 2007," the author (Chao Deng) points out that "data showed industrial profits in China falling 0.3% in June from a year ago."
By itself, that is hardly a remarkable number. However, even after a 28% decline from its peak, the Shanghai Composite index is still up by approximately 86% in the same period. In other words, profits have declined by 0.3% in the past year and the Shanghai Composite index was up almost 90% in response. Artificial Government intervention may continue to prop up prices in China temporarily, but prices and profits eventually converge.
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I have been an investment professional for over 30 years. I worked as a fixed income portfolio manager, personally managing over $13 billion in assets for institutional clients. I was also the President of a financial consulting and software development firm, developing artificial intelligence based forecasting and risk management systems for institutional investment managers.
I am now a full-time proprietary trader in options, futures, stocks, and ETFs using both algorithmic and discretionary trading strategies.
In addition to my professional investment experience, I designed and taught courses in financial derivatives for both MBA and undergraduate business programs on a part-time basis for a number of years. I have also written four books on options and derivative strategies.
China’s Prices & Profits Diverge
I have written several articles about China recently, but I have just begun to scratch the surface of the problems. Data suggests that China's equity market is still massively overvalued, even after the recent correction. In a recent MarkeWatch article titled "China stocks suffer sharpest daily fall since 2007," the author (Chao Deng) points out that "data showed industrial profits in China falling 0.3% in June from a year ago."
By itself, that is hardly a remarkable number. However, even after a 28% decline from its peak, the Shanghai Composite index is still up by approximately 86% in the same period. In other words, profits have declined by 0.3% in the past year and the Shanghai Composite index was up almost 90% in response. Artificial Government intervention may continue to prop up prices in China temporarily, but prices and profits eventually converge.
Print and Kindle Versions of Brian Johnson's 2nd Book are Available on Amazon (75% 5-Star Reviews)
Exploiting Earnings Volatility: An Innovative New Approach to Evaluating, Optimizing, and Trading Option Strategies to Profit from Earnings Announcements.
Print and Kindle Versions of Brian Johnson's 1st Book are Available on Amazon (79% 5-Star Reviews)
Option Strategy Risk / Return Ratios: A Revolutionary New Approach to Optimizing, Adjusting, and Trading Any Option Income Strategy
Trader Edge Strategy E-Subscription Now Available: 20% ROR
The Trader Edge Asset Allocation Rotational (AAR) Strategy is a conservative, long-only, asset allocation strategy that rotates monthly among five large asset classes. The AAR strategy has generated annual returns of approximately 20% over the combined back and forward test period. Please use the above link to learn more about the AAR strategy.
Brian Johnson
Copyright 2015 - Trading Insights, LLC - All Rights Reserved.
About Brian Johnson
I have been an investment professional for over 30 years. I worked as a fixed income portfolio manager, personally managing over $13 billion in assets for institutional clients. I was also the President of a financial consulting and software development firm, developing artificial intelligence based forecasting and risk management systems for institutional investment managers. I am now a full-time proprietary trader in options, futures, stocks, and ETFs using both algorithmic and discretionary trading strategies. In addition to my professional investment experience, I designed and taught courses in financial derivatives for both MBA and undergraduate business programs on a part-time basis for a number of years. I have also written four books on options and derivative strategies.