Quantitative Models and Construction Methods - **Model Name**: Timing Radar Six-Factor Framework **Model Construction Idea**: The model evaluates equity market performance by integrating 21 indicators across six dimensions: liquidity, economic fundamentals, valuation, capital flows, technical trends, and crowding. These are further categorized into four major groups: "Valuation Cost-Effectiveness," "Macro Fundamentals," "Capital & Trend," and "Crowding & Reversal," generating a composite timing score within the range of [-1,1][1][5][7] **Model Construction Process**: 1. Select 21 indicators across six dimensions to represent market characteristics 2. Group indicators into four categories: - Valuation Cost-Effectiveness - Macro Fundamentals - Capital & Trend - Crowding & Reversal 3. Normalize the scores of each indicator to a range of [-1,1] 4. Aggregate the scores to compute a composite timing score within [-1,1][1][5][7] **Model Evaluation**: The model provides a comprehensive multi-dimensional perspective for market timing, offering insights into market trends and sentiment[1][5][7] Model Backtesting Results - **Timing Radar Six-Factor Framework**: - Composite Timing Score: -0.21 (Neutral to slightly bearish)[1][5][7] - Liquidity Score: -1.00 (Significant bearish signal)[1][7][9] - Economic Fundamentals Score: 0.00 (No significant signal)[1][7][9] - Valuation Score: -0.17 (Neutral signal)[1][7][9] - Capital & Trend Score: 0.50 (Significant bullish signal)[1][7][9] - Technical Trends Score: 0.00 (No significant signal)[1][7][9] - Crowding & Reversal Score: -0.69 (Significant bearish signal)[1][7][9] Quantitative Factors and Construction Methods Liquidity Factors - **Factor Name**: Monetary Direction Factor **Construction Idea**: Measures the direction of monetary policy using central bank policy rates and short-term market rates **Construction Process**: - Calculate the average change in policy and market rates over the past 90 days - If the factor > 0, monetary policy is deemed expansionary; if < 0, it is contractionary **Current View**: The factor is < 0, signaling a bearish outlook with a score of -1[11][13] - **Factor Name**: Monetary Intensity Factor **Construction Idea**: Based on the "interest rate corridor" concept, measures the deviation of short-term market rates from policy rates **Construction Process**: - Compute deviation = DR007/7-year reverse repo rate - 1 - Smooth and normalize using z-score - If the factor < -1.5 standard deviations, it indicates a bullish environment; if > 1.5, it is bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bearish outlook with a score of -1[14][15][16] - **Factor Name**: Credit Direction Factor **Construction Idea**: Reflects the transmission of credit from banks to the real economy using long-term loan data **Construction Process**: - Calculate the 12-month incremental change in long-term loans - Compare the year-over-year change to three months prior - If the factor is rising, it is bullish; if falling, it is bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bearish outlook with a score of -1[17][19] - **Factor Name**: Credit Intensity Factor **Construction Idea**: Captures whether credit metrics significantly exceed or fall short of expectations **Construction Process**: - Compute = (New RMB loans - median forecast) / forecast standard deviation - Normalize using z-score - If the factor > 1.5 standard deviations, it is bullish; if < -1.5, it is bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bearish outlook with a score of -1[20][22] Economic Factors - **Factor Name**: Growth Direction Factor **Construction Idea**: Based on PMI data, measures the trend of economic growth **Construction Process**: - Calculate the 12-month moving average of PMI data - Compare the year-over-year change to three months prior - If the factor is rising, it is bullish; if falling, it is bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bullish outlook with a score of 1[23][24] - **Factor Name**: Growth Intensity Factor **Construction Idea**: Captures whether economic growth metrics significantly exceed or fall short of expectations **Construction Process**: - Compute PMI surprise = (PMI - median forecast) / forecast standard deviation - Normalize using z-score - If the factor > 1.5 standard deviations, it is bullish; if < -1.5, it is bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bearish outlook with a score of -1[25][27] - **Factor Name**: Inflation Direction Factor **Construction Idea**: Measures the trend of inflation using CPI and PPI data **Construction Process**: - Compute = 0.5 × smoothed CPI year-over-year + 0.5 × raw PPI year-over-year - Compare the change to three months prior - If the factor is falling, it is bullish; if rising, it is bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bearish outlook with a score of -1[28][30] - **Factor Name**: Inflation Intensity Factor **Construction Idea**: Captures whether inflation metrics significantly exceed or fall short of expectations **Construction Process**: - Compute CPI and PPI surprises = (Reported value - median forecast) / forecast standard deviation - Average the two surprises to form the factor - If the factor < -1.5, it is bullish; if > 1.5, it is bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bullish outlook with a score of 1[31][33] Valuation Factors - **Factor Name**: Shiller ERP **Construction Idea**: Adjusts for economic cycles to evaluate market valuation **Construction Process**: - Compute Shiller PE = average inflation-adjusted earnings over the past six years - Compute ERP = 1/Shiller PE - 10-year government bond yield - Normalize using z-score over the past three years **Current View**: The factor score decreased to 0.39[34][38] - **Factor Name**: PB **Construction Idea**: Similar to ERP, evaluates market valuation using price-to-book ratio **Construction Process**: - Compute PB × (-1) - Normalize using z-score over the past three years - Truncate to ±1 range **Current View**: The factor score decreased to -0.49[36][39] - **Factor Name**: AIAE **Construction Idea**: Reflects market-wide equity allocation and risk appetite **Construction Process**: - Compute AIAE = total market cap of CSI All Share Index / (total market cap + total debt) - Multiply by (-1) and normalize using z-score over the past three years **Current View**: The factor score decreased to -0.41[40][42] Capital Flow Factors - **Factor Name**: Margin Trading Increment **Construction Idea**: Measures market leverage and sentiment using margin trading data **Construction Process**: - Compute = financing balance - short selling balance - Compare the 120-day moving average increment to the 240-day moving average increment - If the short-term increment > long-term increment, it is bullish; otherwise, bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bullish outlook with a score of 1[44][46] - **Factor Name**: Turnover Trend **Construction Idea**: Measures market activity and capital flow using turnover data **Construction Process**: - Compute log turnover moving average distance = ma120/ma240 - 1 - If the maximum of the 10, 30, and 60-day distances is positive, it is bullish; otherwise, bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bullish outlook with a score of 1[47][49] - **Factor Name**: China Sovereign CDS Spread **Construction Idea**: Reflects foreign investors' sentiment towards China's credit risk **Construction Process**: - Compute the 20-day difference of smoothed CDS spreads - If the difference < 0, it is bullish; otherwise, bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bullish outlook with a score of 1[50][51] - **Factor Name**: Overseas Risk Aversion Index **Construction Idea**: Captures global risk sentiment using Citi RAI Index **Construction Process**: - Compute the 20-day difference of smoothed RAI - If the difference < 0, it is bullish; otherwise, bearish **Current View**: The factor signals a bearish outlook with a score