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JPMorgan (JPM, $114.24 ) Lowers Optimism On Chinese Equities

JPMorgan (JPM, $114.24 ) Lowers Optimism On Chinese Equities

With the U.S.-China trade war flaring up, some strategists at JPMorgan have lowering their recommendation on Chinese stocks to neutral from overweight.

With the two nations slapping tariffs on  goods imported from each other, Chinese manufacturers’ profit margins might be getting hurt – something that's a potential headwind for the nation’s investment and growth. In the latest round of the tariff battle, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 10 percent tariff on an additional $200 billion of Chinese goods, to which the Chinese government responded with levies on $60 billion of U.S. products.

JPMorgan reduced its target and earnings estimates for the MSCI China Index, but the strategists still expect the index to rebound to 85 points by the end of the year. So far, the index is down -24% from its January high.

Earlier this year, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Holdings Inc. and Jefferies Group also turned cautious about Chinese stocks.

Related Ticker: MCHI

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


MCHI in downward trend: price dove below 50-day moving average on September 08, 2026

MCHI moved below its 50-day moving average on September 08, 2026 date and that indicates a change from an upward trend to a downward trend. In 36 of 39 similar past instances, the stock price decreased further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 90%.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on September 25, 2026. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on MCHI as a result. In 79 of 89 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 89%.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) for MCHI turned negative on September 24, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to turn lower in the coming weeks. Traders may want to sell the stock or buy put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 49 similar instances when the indicator turned negative. In 42 of the 49 cases the stock turned lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of success at 86%.

The 10-day moving average for MCHI crossed bearishly below the 50-day moving average on September 10, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted lower and could be considered a sell signal. In 11 of 12 past instances when the 10-day crossed below the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 90%.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where MCHI declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 85%.

The Aroon Indicator for MCHI entered a downward trend on October 05, 2026. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.

Bullish Trend Analysis

The RSI Oscillator points to a transition from a downward trend to an upward trend -- in cases where MCHI's RSI Indicator exited the oversold zone, 30 of 30 resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are 90%.

The Stochastic Oscillator shows that the ticker has stayed in the oversold zone for 6 days. The price of this ticker is presumed to bounce back soon, since the longer the ticker stays in the oversold zone, the more promptly an upward trend is expected.

Following a +2.22% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where MCHI advanced for three days, in 213 of 261 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 82%.

MCHI may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are PDD Holdings (NASDAQ:PDD), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME), H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT), TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL), Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS).

Industry description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI China Index. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of equity securities in the top 85% in market capitalization of the Chinese equity securities markets, as represented by the H-shares and B-shares markets. The fund is non-diversified.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) ETF is 16.95B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 531.13M to 111.72B. PDD holds the highest valuation in this group at 111.72B. The lowest valued company is HKD at 531.13M.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) ETF was 7%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was 14%, and the average quarterly price growth was 19%. USD experienced the highest price growth at 9%, while TME experienced the biggest fall at -6%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) ETF was -9%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was -33% and the average quarterly volume growth was -35%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 29
P/E Growth Rating: 74
Price Growth Rating: 66
SMR Rating: 54
Profit Risk Rating: 96
Seasonality Score: 0 (-100 ... +100)
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JPMorgan (JPM, $114.24 ) Lowers Optimism On Chinese Equities