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This document is distributed by the Trading Strategy team in the trading department of Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd ("BPCAL") in Singapore

This document is only meant as a marketing tool and is not a product of any independent financial research unit. The information, tools and material presented in this document are provided for information purposes only and are not to be used or considered as an offer, an invitation to offer or solicitation to buy, sell or subscribe for any securities, commodities, derivatives, (in respect of Singapore only) futures, or other financial instruments (collectively referred to as “Investments”) or to enter into any legal relations, nor as advice or recommendation with respect to any Investments.

This document contains a series of trading tips. The model portfolio set out in this document is not a portfolio management product, it may not be updated and BPCAL may discontinue the publication of the model portfolio at any time. An investor should not replicate part or all of, or rely on the model portfolio to construct its own investment portfolio.
This document is intended for general circulation and does not have regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation and/or the particular needs of any recipient of this document. Investors should seek independent financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any Investments or adopting any strategies discussed in this document, taking into account the specific investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of the investor, before making a commitment to invest.

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The information presented herein is mostly based on data and information which are available publicly including technical analysis elements. In researching the historical prices and trading volume of Investments, the analysts who prepared this document applied technical methods and formulas to identify price trends. This document does not constitute the investment policy of BPCAL, or an investment recommendation, and merely contains the different assumptions, views and analytical methods of the analysts who prepared them. Furthermore, the information (including without limitation the model portfolio), opinions and estimates set out or expressed herein reflect the technical analysis at its original date of publication and are subject to change without notice and without any obligation on BPCAL to maintain, update or amend any of them, or notify an investor in the event that such information, opinions or estimates become incorrect or inaccurate.  BPCAL may have issued or distributed other reports or documents that are inconsistent with, and reach different conclusions from, the information presented in this document.

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Conflict of Interest

A part of the compensation of the analysts may be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific performance of recommendations or views expressed in this report. Analysts are also paid a salary plus bonus based on the overall revenue generated by the Pictet Group which may include a portion of which is generated by the trading department. In addition, the analysts who have prepared this document have not received compensation from any company mentioned in this report in the last 12 months.

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