Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - Ethylene glycol's recent fundamental drivers are limited. It was relatively resistant to price drops due to low inventory, but with the cooling of the chemical sector sentiment and lack of policy support, it has seen a compensatory decline. However, considering its low inventory, low valuation, and inelastic supply, it is expected to remain in an upward - biased trend. In the short - term, it oscillates in the 4350 - 4550 range, mainly following the cost side and commodity sentiment. It is recommended to buy on dips within the range. In the long - term, the performance of the downstream polyester peak season needs to be observed, and long positions can be combined with selling out - of - the - money near - month call options for covered operations [3]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Polyester Price Range Forecast - Ethylene glycol price range (monthly) is 4300 - 4700, with a current 20 - day rolling volatility of 9.09% and a 3 - year historical percentile of 1.4%. - PX price range (monthly) is 6500 - 7400, with a current 20 - day rolling volatility of 11.78% and a 3 - year historical percentile of 17.7%. - PTA price range (monthly) is 4400 - 5300, with a current 20 - day rolling volatility of 9.30% and a 3 - year historical percentile of 4.6%. - Bottle chip price range (monthly) is 5800 - 6500, with a current 20 - day rolling volatility of 7.92% and a 3 - year historical percentile of 0.9% [2]. 3.2 Polyester Hedging Strategy Inventory Management: - For high finished - product inventory and concerns about ethylene glycol price drops, sell EG2601 futures with a 25% hedging ratio in the 4500 - 4600 range to lock in profits. - Buy EG2510P4400 put options and sell EG2510C4500 call options with a 50% hedging ratio in the 20 - 30 range to prevent large price drops and reduce capital costs [2]. Procurement Management: - For low procurement inventory and the need to lock in procurement costs, buy EG2601 futures with a 50% hedging ratio in the 4350 - 4400 range. - Sell EG2510P4350 put options with a 75% hedging ratio in the 18 - 30 range to collect premiums and lock in the purchase price if the price drops [2]. 3.3利多解读 - This week's planned arrivals are 11.01 tons, relatively low. Next Monday, port inventory is expected to decrease by about 1.5 tons, tightening spot liquidity. - Houthi attacks on Red Sea cruise ships led to an afternoon increase in oil prices, but the cost - side support was limited, and EG rebounded slightly before falling again [5]. 3.4利空解读 - Weaving terminal demand has shown a phased decline, with limited new orders. High temperatures in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have led to a slight decrease in loom operation rates. - Due to poor production efficiency and order intake, bottle chip factories have cancelled production increase plans, limiting polyester's production increase in September [6]. 3.5 Polyester Daily Data - Includes price data (such as Brent crude oil, PX, PTA, etc.), price differences (such as TA1 - 5 month spread, EG1 - 5 month spread), and processing fees (such as gasoline reforming spread, aromatics reforming spread) for different time points (2025 - 09 - 01, 2025 - 08 - 29, 2025 - 08 - 25) and their daily and weekly changes [8][9].
聚酯产业风险管理日报:宏观真空期,随商品情绪补跌-20250901
Nan Hua Qi Huo·2025-09-01 10:49