CH. Résia Letter

Daily Market Intelligence — March 24, 2026

Executive Summary

U.S. equities closed the week near the lower end of their recent range. S&P 500 was unchanged in the latest available observation dated 2026-03-23. The market was closed on the report date.

Technology remained softer than the broad market. Nasdaq was unchanged in the latest available observation dated 2026-03-23. The market was closed on the report date.

Korea was firmer on a weekly basis, but the latest daily observation is flat because the market was closed. KOSPI stands at 5,553.92 and KOSDAQ at 1,121.44.

The short-horizon Bayesian VAR remains defensive rather than directional. SPX is biased higher with one-day forecast uncertainty of 1.18%; US10Y is biased lower with one-day forecast uncertainty of 1.32%; Gold is biased higher with one-day forecast uncertainty of 3.67%; USDKRW is biased lower with one-day forecast uncertainty of 1.16%; Oil_WTI is biased higher with one-day forecast uncertainty of 5.29%.

Cross-Asset View

The 10-year Treasury yield ended at 4.33%. The one-week change is +1.76%, and the one-month change is +7.07%. The Bayesian volatility filter places rates in a high volatility environment.

USD/KRW closed at 1,493.28. The pair rose -0.73% on the latest session and +3.70% over one month, which is consistent with a tighter external-financing backdrop for Korean risk assets.

Gold settled at 4,422.10, while WTI crude closed at 90.30. Gold remains in a risk-off regime, whereas oil is in a risk-off regime. That combination points to tighter financial conditions rather than broad cyclical acceleration.

Bayesian Market Regime Assessment

• SPX: transition regime, regime probability 56.1%, annualized volatility 12.0% (low volatility)
• NASDAQ: risk-off regime, regime probability 73.6%, annualized volatility 15.0% (low volatility)
• KOSPI: risk-off regime, regime probability 100.0%, annualized volatility 67.3% (moderate volatility)
• KOSDAQ: risk-off regime, regime probability 100.0%, annualized volatility 71.9% (moderate volatility)
• Gold: risk-off regime, regime probability 74.1%, annualized volatility 44.0% (moderate volatility)
• Oil_WTI: risk-off regime, regime probability 100.0%, annualized volatility 73.5% (high volatility)
• USDKRW: risk-off regime, regime probability 73.6%, annualized volatility 14.7% (moderate volatility)
• US10Y: risk-off regime, regime probability 76.7%, annualized volatility 19.3% (high volatility)

Equity Selection

The stock-ranking model processed 554 names. The highest-ranked opportunities remain concentrated in energy and quality compounders rather than speculative beta.

• EQT (EQT) trades at 65.23 with a composite score of 0.819. The model-implied 20-day upside probability is 68.8%, while the bull-regime probability is 95.3%. Annualized volatility is 21.4%, which keeps the signal investable but not low-risk.
• VRSN (VRSN) trades at 240.92 with a composite score of 0.799. The model-implied 20-day upside probability is 65.6%, while the bull-regime probability is 96.5%. Annualized volatility is 23.5%, which keeps the signal investable but not low-risk.
• EOG (EOG) trades at 139.68 with a composite score of 0.799. The model-implied 20-day upside probability is 65.5%, while the bull-regime probability is 96.2%. Annualized volatility is 25.5%, which keeps the signal investable but not low-risk.

The weakest scores remain concentrated in defensive real-estate and low-momentum balance-sheet-sensitive names:

• EL (EL): composite score 0.375, 20-day upside probability 28.4%.
• PSA (PSA): composite score 0.373, 20-day upside probability 36.3%.
• GLD (Gold): composite score 0.336, 20-day upside probability 33.0%.

Macro Data Review

U.S. CPI last printed at 327.46, with a sequential change of +0.27%. Unemployment is 4.40% and the effective policy rate is 3.64%. Initial claims most recently fell -3.76%, which suggests labor-market deterioration is still limited rather than disorderly.

In Korea, the policy rate remains at 2.50%, CPI is running at 118.40, and the current account last printed at 13,259.10. The deterioration in the current account is notable, but not yet sufficient on its own to force a different policy path.

Digital Assets

Bitcoin trades at 71,317.00 and Ethereum at 2,166.06. The sentiment gauge remains at 11 (Extreme Fear). That keeps crypto in a fragile risk-sensitive regime rather than a durable accumulation phase.

Bottom Line

The current configuration is not one of broad-based risk expansion. Equity weakness, higher Treasury volatility, a firmer dollar against the won, and only transitional support from gold argue for selective exposure rather than aggressive directional risk. The model set is still finding investable long ideas, but the macro overlay remains restrictive.

This report is generated from model outputs and edited into a research format. It is not investment advice.