institutional investors

This strategy is based on tracking the flow of so-called "smart money" in the market, referring to the positions of the three major institutional investors in Taiwan: foreign investors, investment trusts, and proprietary traders. The strategy assumes that when these three institutions hold a strong and consistent view of the market direction, following their lead has a higher probability of success.

Gabriel Watson  is a well-known American growth-momentum portfolio manager. In his early career, he worked at Morgan Stanley Investment Management and William O’Neil & Co., where he accumulated extensive market research experience. Since joining Black Rose Capital Management in 1998, Watson has broken away from the confines of traditional value investing and developed a systematic, rule-based stock-picking method centered on “revenue momentum and price strength.” He calls this framework “The Machine.” In an environment characterized by rapid information flow and swift capital rotation, this approach has enabled him to capture the powerful upward moves of leading stocks.

This series of articles will use Alphalens to explore several key factors, gradually analyzing their impact on market performance. The first article focuses on "foreign capital," examining the effects of foreign capital flows into the market. Next, we'll delve into "value factors," studying how they reflect a company's intrinsic value. Finally, the last article will analyze "price-volume factors," uncovering the interplay between price and trading volume.

The net buy/sell, stock holding ratio, and turnover rate of the three major institutional investors are important indicators in chip analysis. When making investments, using this information as a basis allows us to better understand the market dynamics and potentially profit from stock trading.

The term "Three Major Institutional Investors" specifically refers to foreign institutional investors, investment funds, and dealers. Compared to individual retail investors, these institutions have large and concentrated funds, holding a considerable portion of the market in stock trading.

How do the three primary institutional investors invest in Taiwan stocks? Highlights Preface The three primary institutional investors are essential participants in the Taiwan stock market. Others investors use three direct institutional investors’ daily trading volume, cumulative trading volume, and the shareholding ratio of stocks to be a benchmark to invest. Therefore, we analyze the […]

In the last two articles, we’ve introduced the three major institutional investors in Taiwan. Now we are heading to share the calculation methods of Dealers’ shareholding ratio.