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Intraday Recovery Score — Model Launch:Aug 2017
r‘ Measures investor confidence or positioning bias through investor intraday trading behaviors on
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" Sell the high " on meaningful up days over a range of lookback periods from 2M to 6M
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lntraday Recovery Score — Strategy Back Test
lntraday Recovery Score Backtest* (Since 2000) As of 9/30/19
r‘ Bullish Signal: 2x long when signal >+25% Avg Compounded Daily Ret
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Intraday Recovery Score — Gauges Investors' Vulnerability
Turned Signal Day# SPX Next Mth SPX Next 3M Drawdown over -10/o°
# Bearish Ended Signal Low High Low High Start End Ret Comment
1 1/12/00 3/10/00 58 3/24/00 4/14/00 —11o/° Confidence fell ahead of drawdown
2 7/6/00 4/9/01 277 9/1/00 4/4/01 -27/°o Confidence fell ahead of drawdown
4 3/11/02 8/8/02 150 3/19/02 3/1 1/03 -32/°o Confidence fell ahead of drawdown
6 6/10/04 8/19/04 70
9 6/26/06 8/17/06 52
11 6/17/08 2/4/09 232 5/19/08 3/9/09 -53% Confidence fell in the midst
5/12/1 0 7/2/10 —13% May Flash Crash
7/22/11 108/1 1 -18/o° US Debt Ceiling Crisis
12 11/9/12 1/28/13 80 QE3 offset bearish sentiment
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Excess Flow — Model Launch: Feb 2018
r‘ Measures the direction and strength of investor trading intention through volume sponsorship &
consistency from intraday trading behaviors
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identify flow direction (buy or sell)
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01/31/18 — $30 bil Excess Sell Flow 1 Neutral Market Internal :> 3W *9'/r’111(,'/l6051/3
- 8/1/18 — $30 bil Excess Buy Flow 1 Neutral Market Internal _—> SPX +/I% next rrrorr‘t
012/1 9/18 — Over $50 bil Excess Sell Flow 1 *1va “Amt/M Internal :> SPX —8"‘/’8 ' rm" 4 mu",
01/30/19 — Over $70 bil Excess Buy Flow RESET Market lnterrral ltOttt bearisl. to hull sh => SPX +10% rim: 3 my '
0 3/20/19 — Over $30 bil Excess Buy Flow é Strong Market lutemal => SPX +4% uex‘ rmrrtr
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07/31 /19 — Over S30 bil Excess Sell Flow 1 Str'orrrt Market lrtterrial :> SPX 6% H1 Anti: then ralletl >674)
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VIX Cross—Asset Rank — Extreme Conditions
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time since 2008 time since 2008
- VIX fell 88% of time at -22% average 1M out - VIX rose 75% of time at +14% average 1M out
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Nov—18 2% 3.37
2800
Dec-18 -9% 0.42
Jan—19 8% 2.12
Feb-19 3% 0.58
Mar-19 2% 0.23
4/5/19 5/0/10 (Yd/10 //3/10 8/1/10 8/20/10 9/2//19 Apr—19 4% 0.66
May-19 -7% 1.41 189
Jun-19 7% 2.37 129 \CM‘?
Jul-19 1% 0 68
Aug—19 —2°/o 0.82
Sep-19 2% 0.91
Oct-19 1% O 51
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Signal — UBS RMM Data
5/7 5/13 5/23 5/31 7/31 8/5 8/12 8/14 8/23 10/1 10/2 10I8
Return (t) 4.7% -2.4% -1.2% -1.3% -1.1% -3.0% -1.2/o° -2.9% -2.6% -1.2/o° -1.8/o° -1.6%
Return (t+1) -0.2% 0.8% 0.1% —O.3/°o -O.9/o° 1.3% 1.5% 0.3% 1.1% -1.8% 0.8% 0.6%
Flow Z-Score (t) 0.8 (O 3‘) 0.2 (O 4) 0.4 (0.8) (0.2) 2.6
Flow Z-Score (t+1) 0.8 (.0 2) (O 1) (1 4) 0.5 2.1 ( 1.5) <0 4) (1,9)
BIS SIB
Ratio Ratio
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RMM 6M Daily ALL Net Flow Since 1/30/19 13%
2018 -6%
— Daily Net Flow SPX
2019 YTD 19%
3050 Jan-18 6%
Feb—18 -4°o/ 1,5 07
3000
1|r|
Aug~18 3% 02 5.0
2850 Sap—1 8 0% 0.3 2.9
Oct-18 -7% 12 09
2800 Nov-18 2% 06 18
Dec-18 -9%
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2 ‘90 UBS PB Gross Leverage r‘ Extreme (Crowded) Positions reflect Investor Vulnera ility
12/2‘8/16 1/26V/18 7/29/19
P70 0 1__g—/26/18:
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L] Net @100/o°-ti|e _—> Sharp net reduction when market sold off
new Ll Gross @ 93%-tile —_> Sharp gross reduction
0 —g___#7/29/19:
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Risk—JW—
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230 U Gross @ 93/o°-tile —_> Sharp gross reduction when factor rotation
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190
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10/15/19
LONG SHORT BUY Watch SELL Watch
as Today Action % Today Action % Next % or ll % Next % or ll
Spot Strut NewL ExitL Strat News Exits Strut Level Dys " " Strat Level Dys * *"
S&P 500 2997 8 3003 4 17% 2946 6 -1 7%
Russell 2000 1526.4 1560 3 8% 1491 2 <2.3%
Nasdaq 100 7959 8 7972.1 17% 7772 9 -2 3%
S&P Midcap 1924 3 1954 7 17% 1890 8 -1 7%
Dow Jones 27002 0 27054 5
Euro STOXX 50 3592.0 33% 3565 2
Nikkei 225 225200 33% 22280.3
HSCEI 10500.2 50% 10602 4
KOSPI 200 277.00 17% 278 82
MSCI EM 1025.30 50% 1031 32 8% 998 99
WTI Crude 52.8
Brent Crude 58.9 609
Natural Gas 2 3 23
Gold 1477.6 1472 5
Copper 46910 0 471647 46594 2
EUR 1 089
GBP
AUD 0673
JPYUSD 109 04
US10Y Bond 129 77 129 33
US 20Y Bond 159.94 159 46
US 30Y Bond 187 84 18617
Euro BTP10Y 144.37 145 23 143 98
Euro Bund10Y 171.89 173 87 17126
Euro Buxl 30V 209 20 21605 205 28
168 10V 154 30 15414
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Current BUY / SELL Watch
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Bollinger Band MT Long 3038.37 1 4’70 1 2%
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Bollinger Band ST EXII '2"9"46.6'1' "—1.2% -0.7%
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Bollinger Band LT Exit 2933.40 21% -1.1°/o
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MA Crossover ST Short 285/18 —4 /% ,1 /'/’r.
MA Crossover MT
MA Crossover LT
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1Y Momentum LT 11823 8 9% a 2%
Bollinger Band ST 128.52 A '-1.0% ' -o 9%
Bollinger Band MT 128.59 -o.9% -o,9%
Bollinger Band LT 12‘; // v3 1% 7} W".
Bollinger Band ST 1278.60 0.9% »o 9%
Bollinger Band MT 129.33 03% -0 3%
Bollinger Band LT 128.76 -o 8% '0 lo/O
MA Crossover ST
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Key Calls vs SPX in 2019
2/8: Bullish- expect 4/518ullish‘ Most 5/23: Bullllh- No 7/10: Buliish- Summer 8/26: Bullish- 9/18: Bullish- Excess
2M Recovery Score green bubbles Panic Selling - use Internals 81 Fading Rally is on - Posrt'ioning Current internai is Flow reconfirmed
turn bullish next since Jan 2018 - weaknessto buy the strongest since
3 200 Shock; Asymmetric more bearish vs improving strong market
week slow grind higher the dip May
Upside Risk recovery score internals
1/14: Bullish- 4/15: Bullish» 4M
5/29: Bullish- 6/10: Builish- CTA 7/30: Buliish~ 2M 9/5: Bullish- The 9/6: Bullish- 4M
2M Recovery recovery score 10/1: Bullish- Strong
3100 ‘ Market dominates for now; Risk most green Recovery Score
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cautious view into
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month‘end
bearish - Dovish period confirmed Upside Biu- Beans'h
Fed resets Market positioning suggests bad
Internals news is pnc'ed in - use qtr—
2500 3/15: ST Cautious / MT
end rebel to buythe dip
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1/4: ST Bulllsh, MT
over St pensions and retlal
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selling
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2 400
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Key Calls vs SPX and EEM in 2018
:UQ Bulhsh~ 1/15:Choppyw/ 4/16: ST Bullish - 5/15; Buuuh us 10/10: Bean'sh US 10/15: » Short
10/9: Bunth US
Market bottomed Bullish Bus - First Lowest Cash volume Equny' Mark“ A Perfect Storm is SQUNH ST catalyst lai|ed
3CDO lntraday Recovery
Inuuday at 2p Phase of Easy Recovery day of the year - mm" pm- Score - Beansh' & brewing - worst Potential m dew
is Likely Over, but still corporate buyback Bumh EM China Sell Flow dynamics than Feb
supportive' of Equities to return 11/28: - ST Bullilh
on Powell's speech 12/11:Bun1h
2%0 but watching US <1596to-20‘X
intemal dynamics new [arm
10/18: Beansh
2800 US Short squeeze
Jan 18 Fetus Mar718 Aprle May-18 lunA18 Jul-‘18 Aug»18 Sepi‘lfl 0rt-18 N0v718 09018 lanrlg
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Key Calls vs SPX and EEM in 2017
:s/u Bullluh EM
2850 Equitiel [EM IC
bullish signal 2/12' on extreme
paths contingent on
VOMC; Stay long
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11/3013ullllh- Year
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grind high\er
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continues
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strong recovery
7/13. Bulliah score
7/25: 51’ Cautiouu,
6/15: Bulllth Equitres' 3/10: aumsh us
Equrt'ie's MT Bullish - VIX Equfln- VIX Cross—
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2350
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Recovery Falls Beloanupr' (Over-hedged)
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5/2: long. 5m!
Pensions', Retails r Strength remain bulllah
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French electlo‘n
focus on RV
2250
Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr- 17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sewn Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17
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