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Introducing the G10 Sentiment Ranking Scorecard Index (SRSI)  We present a new analytic framework to rank

the relative appeal of G10 currencies based on market sentiment, working off indicators for positioning, volatility, technicals, and high-frequency fair value.





We run a backtest (post-crisis) to track the performance of the model against common, rulebased trading strategies. For the SRSI trading rule, our backtest results (which started in 2009) showed a return of 3.5%, outperforming standard FX trading rules, such as carry, momentum, and value. The most recent signals favor shorts in EUR, NOK, and NZD and longs in GBP, CHF, and AUD. CAD’s signal is neutral based on our current estimates.

Overview We introduce our new Sentiment Ranking Scorecard Index. It is closely related to our MRSI index, so it looks to spot the relative appeal of the major currencies based on a quantitative ranking model. However, the variables used in the SRSI model seek to rank currencies based on short-run drivers—rather than the medium-term (macro) inputs we selected for MRSI. Indeed, MRSI was designed to benchmark the relative appeal of currencies rooted in macroeconomic fundamentals. The goal of the SRSI model, on the other hand, is to benchmark the majors on the draw of sentiment-based indicators. These include proxies for positioning, volatility, technical indicators, momentum and our high-frequency fair value models. The two scorecards complement each other but were designed to have different trading themes and timing for decision making in mind. Both models present a consistent framework for analyzing major currencies. That is, they offer rule-based guides to measuring the attractiveness of major currencies, which tend to outperform common rule-based strategies. That said, we base the SRSI scores on highfrequency data sets so it offers faster turnover in the ranking stats. The MRSI index focuses on slower-moving data trends so the ranking model’s reaction time is a bit more sluggish than SRSI. Trades can last a few months. At the same time, SRSI is based on weekly signals, whereas MRSI relies on monthly. The combination of these factors generate different signals, offering investors comprehensive trading signals (that span different themes and time horizons) from both tools. Focusing on the short-run As noted above, for SRSI, the focus is on short-run, sentimentbased inputs. It is widely-known that fundamental-based models have little explanatory power for currencies in the very

short-run. Currencies are just too volatile for low-frequency macro variables to explain their intraday movements. Indeed, many investors see momentum and sentiment driving currencies in the very short-run while longer-term moves are dominated by mean reverting, structural forces that work behind the scenes. The result is that day-to-day price movements in FX tend to focus on positioning, crowding effects, flows, and other technical factors. Still, these shortterm factors tend to drive currencies well beyond estimates of fair value. These gaps create trading opportunities. With this in mind, we built the SRSI index to capture these various dimensions in the major FX market. The model ranks nine currencies using 13 variables that proxy different market drivers that impact currencies over the short-run: positioning, FX options pricing, technicals and high-frequency fair value. The bulk of research show that most of these indicators are contemporaneous, but when compared to the cross section and against each other they help discover pressure points in the FX market that seek to generate profitable trading ideas. What’s the secret sauce? The input variables attempt to measure the attractiveness of well-known short-term drivers based again on positioning, fx options pricing, technical signals and high-frequency fair value models. For positioning, we look at four variables: 3m risk reversals (25delta), current market positioning, the weekly change in market positioning and a proxy for hedge fund positioning. The CFTC does not collect data on NOK or SEK, so we substitute with the CPAIN indicators on Bloomberg. For volatility, we look at two indicators: up-down volatility (which calculates the trend of 1m implied volatility) and the slope (1y-3m) slope of the implied vol curve. On the technical side, we MACD, stochastics, RSI and Bollinger bands. Next, our high-frequency model measures the rolling zscore of the residuals from our financial fair value model, focusing on currencies that look stretched. Finally, we look at a momentum model to measure the strength of the trend from our HHFV model and yield that concentrates on the rate impact. Like the MRSI index, we use a PCA to weight the input variables. This helps to produce a robust weighting system since the inputs are weighted based on their correlation to common set of elements. For each currency, the SRSI index is a combination of the factors derived from the PCA. We then rank the most-to-update weekly scores across the nine currencies to measure the most and least attractive. The most attractive currencies have the lowest score while the weakest currencies have the highest scores. We also display the input variables in a heat map that depicts the cross section zscore of the variables. The green cells indicate a positive input for the SRSI score and red detracts from the overall rating.

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Benchmarking performance We do some testing to test the value of the SRSI scores. The first group of tests is to measure the individual predictive capacity for the nominal effective exchange rate. For this, the theoretical argument that macroeconomic variables drive longer-run currency move sticks. Notably, the individual SRSI indices explain, on average, about 19% of the variation of the majors over the past ten years. That means, short-term drivers, such as sentiment, positioning and technical explain about one-fifth of the moves in the daily NEER. This compares to the average 50% level that the MRSI explains, suggesting longer-run economic trends probably do play a pivotal role in exchange rate determination. Still, for daily and weekly moves, the evidence still favors sentiment-based drivers to understand and predict exchange rate moves (link). To test whether the SRSI scores generated a profitable trading rule, we also built a rule-based back test. For the SRSI test, we used weekly ranking signals (1 to 9) based on each currency score. The back test rule goes long an equally weighted basket of the top three ranked currencies (1 to 3) versus the worst three listed currencies (7 to 9). We measure contemporaneous signals from our model and the week ahead changes in currency pair against the USD to generate the returns. The basket is rebalanced every week to account for variations in the scores. We applied the same logic to the other strategies, so their baskets are rebalanced once a week to reflect the change in the input variables. The back test runs from March 2009 to September 2016 (see chart below).

Even so, SRSI scored well on both the Sharpe ratio and drawdown metrics. When you adjust the returns for vol, SRSI’s Sharpe ratio was 0.02 versus the sample average of – 0.05 giving it the edge there. Momentum saw the worst riskadjusted returns and also the biggest drawdown (31%). In this regard, the SRSI rule had a max drawdown of 27%, which is at touch above the sample average of 24. Across the full sample, the strategies averaged about 282 trades (see table below). The momentum strategy generated the most trades with 827 while valuation the least at 16. Since the input variables move much less, the valuation rule generates slow-moving signals. SRSI generated 393 trades. We then looked at the win/loss ratio. On this metric, the sample average rate was 1.05, but under the hood, we noticed quite a bit dispersion. Given the valuation strategy produced only 16 trades and the bulk were profitable it had the highest score in the sample at 1.29. SRSI came next with a score of 1.08, suggesting it has a decent track record of producing winning trades. Carry was also positive at 1.04 while momentum saw the worst value at 0.78.

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FX Strategy Backtest Results (2009 to 2016) Carry Momentum SRSI Valuation Total Return -1.1% -25.1% 3.5% -0.2% Annual Return -0.2% -3.8% 0.5% 0.0% Annual Vol 20.4% 18.0% 18.6% 17.5% Sharpe Ratio -0.01 -0.21 0.02 0.00 Max Drawdown 23.7% 30.8% 27.4% 15.1% Correlation to SRSI 0.69 0.18 1.00 -0.69 Total Trades 57 827 393 16 Win to loss ratio 1.04 0.78 1.08 1.29

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Source: Macrobond, Bloomberg, TD Securities

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We also looked at the correlation of the return series of the different rule-based strategies to see if there was a common theme. That is, did the SRSI index mirror other commonly know trading strategies or was it something else?

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Source: TD Securities,Bloomberg

The two best performing strategies over the sample period were the SRSI index and valuation (value buys and sells over/ under valued currencies based on PPP). Over the full sample, SRSI generated a total return of 3.5% versus a –0.2% loss for value. Carry came in third with a 1.1% loss while momentum racked up 25% losses over the sample. Regarding volatility, the average of the four strategies was 18.75%. With annualized vol of 21%, the carry trade was an outlier on vol performance. SRSI was close to the sample average of 18.7% with annualized vol of 18.6%.

The SRSI strategy is most correlated to carry with a correlation of 0.78. The recent drop in SRSI’s performance has closely followed carry. This reflects the improvement in valuation models since late-2014, as markets continued to work through imbalances. Still, the back test results showed SRSI produces better risk-adjusted returns (and better overall performance) than carry and it also outperformed it convincingly from 2010 to 2014. This argues that it offers a more balanced and diversified signal than carry. For the others, the correlation with valuation series is negative (-0.69) and slightly positive with momentum (0.18), making a mix of trend following and contrarian indicators. This also implies that SRSI provides some level of diversification against some of the common rulefollowing strategies. 2

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The last thing we looked at is whether SRSI has any trading biases. In other words, what are SRSI’s favorite pairs to trade? The chart below shows the results of this analysis. From the long side, it indicates that SRSI prefers CHF, EUR, and GBP. CHF is included in 16% of the long trades while EUR, and GBP follow close behind at 13% and 11%. AUD and SEK are the least actively traded on the long side. Alternatively, our model prefers to hold short trades in JPY, EUR and NZD. The EUR ends up in the short basket about 16% of the time while NZD falls into the short basket 17% of the time. The least active currencies are SEK, AUD, and CAD. SEK only falls into the basket 7% of the time while AUD and CAD account for 8% and 10% respectively. SRSI's prefered currencies, % of long/short trades 18% 16% 14%

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Rounding out the other side of the long basket are CHF and AUD. CHF’s score looks average with a mix of positioning, vol, technical and other model signals favoring a long position there. Positioning is the single biggest contributor to the score with our indicators suggesting an overcrowded trade. Macro hedge funds also appear short CHF, which is another position that looks sensitive to a correction.

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Source: TD Securities, Bloomberg

Who’s the winner? The current scores are listed on the table in the second column. The most recent signal favors longs in GBP, CHF and AUD and shorts in EUR, NOK, and NZD. (The heat map on the following page adds some context to this since it shows the cross section zscore of the indicators and the average weighting of the sample across the input variables. We weight the currencies individually based on the score of each indicator, but sample average provides some color about the importance of the indicators. It also displays the direction of the sign for each indicator, showing whether it is positive or negative for the overall score.) From the long side, GBP gets the strongest buy signal. The bulk of its support comes from positioning data, which shows the short GBP trade is an overcrowded. As you can see from the heat map, our positioning indicators get a high weighting, so they tend to impact the score quite a bit. Keep in mind this is a sentiment-based score so we still think fundamentals justify a weaker profile for sterling, but the risk reward is for a squeeze given the current level lopsided positioning. GBP also scores well on some of our volatility metrics and technical scores. It shows the lowest trend in implied volatility in majors, but this also is scored before the latest concerns about a hard Brexit resurfaced, which could affect the score in subsequent weeks.

For AUD, it scores well on a few technical studies we follow, which also carry a higher weighting in the model. It also scores well on momentum since its rally over the past few weeks suggests its dips may be brief and shallow. On the flipside, it does get dinged for stretched positioning, so we prefer to see a bit more downside before scaling back into long positions. We prefer short AUDCAD on valuation and positioning issues. From the short-side, SRSI pegs EUR, NOK, and NZD as the worst ranked currencies. EUR score poorly on some of the most important metrics like its technical score, high-frequency fair value and the change in market position, which shows a recent shift to long EUR. Indeed, the positioning indicator we track has seen the market cut shorts over the past eight weeks. The market has probably been trimming short exposure as opposed to getting long even though the recent shift leaves the EUR vulnerable when it is tracking well above implied valuations. Namely, our high-frequency fair value model shows the predicted level at 1.095, placing it about one standard deviation overvalued. This is also the issue with NZD, which is nearly a standard deviation rich on our HHFV model. Furthermore, NZD ’s steady uptrend since July has seen the momentum indicators shift to saturated levels. External conditions argue for a deeper correction and its poor score on some of the other indicators favor a bit more downside before buying opportunities emerge. NOK also fares poorly. It scores poorly on some of the volatility metrics and our high-frequency fair value metric. Positioning also looks stretched (presumably on the swings in oil), leaving it ripe for a correction, in particular against SEK. We also prefer long CADNOK 3

Market Musings Global Strategy 13 October 2016 | TD Securities | Toronto Finally, SRSI’s score for CAD leaves it in the middle of the pack. CAD scores poorly on technical and vol measures, keeping its score at the lower end of the sample. Indeed, it has the highest trending implied vol is the sample, which is likely a function of the market’s renewed focus on the BoC. On the plus side, it scores well on our high-frequency fair value model. Currently, our model suggests that highfrequency fair value sits near 1.31, placing it about 1.5 standard deviations from fair value. This indicates that it will have a hard time breaking the 1.33 level without 1) steeper US curve 2) higher odds of a BoC cut 3) oil prices back below $50/ bbl or 4) sharper risk correction. All four scenarios are plausible, but some are not our base case. Our sentiment indicator (which is not included in the model given data limitations for NOK and SEK) suggest big swings in positioning over the past few weeks. This could trigger a squeeze in USDCAD, although we expect brief and shallow dips that should offer better entry levels to engage. We still expect the pair to finish near 1.35 by yearend.

Mark McCormick +1 416 982 7784 G10 Sentiment Ranking Scorecard Index Heatmap (input variables, zscore) EUR JPY GBP CAD AUD NZD CHF Positioning 1.16 0.41 0.72 -0.55 -1.70 -1.38 0.68 Positioning Δ -0.85 -1.92 0.31 0.58 1.43 0.72 -0.69 Up/Down Vol 0.73 -0.44 1.62 -1.52 0.32 0.92 0.05 3-month RR -0.21 2.59 -0.30 -0.34 -0.72 -0.66 -0.17 Implied Vol Curve Slope (1y-3m) -0.47 2.14 -0.14 1.17 -0.50 -0.15 -0.96 MACD 0.64 -0.16 0.54 -2.55 0.17 0.47 0.17 TAS -0.29 1.14 -1.43 -0.94 0.65 1.23 -0.41 RSI -0.04 0.82 -1.94 -0.50 0.66 0.77 -0.07 Bollinger Bands -0.07 -0.99 1.25 0.90 -0.92 -1.11 -0.19 High Frequency Fair Value -0.45 0.14 -0.22 1.69 0.04 0.11 -0.26 Momentum -0.30 1.03 0.47 0.33 0.47 -2.11 -0.99 Yield 1.70 -1.62 -0.27 0.16 -0.71 -0.65 0.62 Macro HF Positioning -0.58 0.76 1.97 -0.53 -1.43 -0.34 -0.05 Note: for the SRSI scores we use a PCA to weight the input varibles Source: Macrobond, Bloomberg, TD Securities

NOK 0.06 0.28 -0.82 0.01 -0.67 0.71 -0.86 1.21 1.54 -1.98 0.19 -0.24 -0.88

SEK 0.61 0.13 -0.85 -0.19 -0.42 0.00 0.92 -0.92 -0.42 0.93 0.89 1.02 -0.08

Average Weights 0.21 -0.05 -0.02 0.05 0.02 -0.04 0.12 0.13 0.04 0.01 0.09 0.06 0.18

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