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报告摘要

2026 Mid-Year Report Summary: Financial Engineering Market Outlook & Investment Strategy

Core Content

The 2026 Mid-Year Report by Guotai Junan Futures Research provides an in-depth analysis of the commodity indices and financial engineering market landscape in the first half of 2026. The report is structured around four main themes:

Commodity-market performance
Guotai Junan Futures’ QIS quantitative strategy index family
The new Eurex-listed Systematic QIS Index Futures
The H2 2026 outlook for the China Commodity Futures Index

Key Findings

The CSI Commodity Futures Index (100001.CCI) saw a modest gain of +4.16% in H1 2026, but its annualized volatility increased significantly from 10.17% in H2 2025 to 22.11% in H1 2026.
The Sharpe ratio dropped from 2.10 to 0.30, indicating a "volatility-up, trend-down" market regime.
The index peaked on 29 January 2026, followed by a reversal with Q1 returning +9.87% and Q2 showing a -5.49% decline (through mid-June).
The maximum drawdown reached 12.81%.

QIS Strategy Index Family

Guotai Junan Futures now maintains 23 CTA strategy factors (GTJAQH001-023).
Inventory- and basis-based factors led the performance in H1 2026, followed by skewness and profitability.
Pure-trend factors lagged behind.
The report outlines an index-enhancement scheme that overlays a CTA factor portfolio on the CSI Commodity Futures Index to improve returns.

Eurex Systematic QIS Index Futures

Three Eurex-listed Systematic QIS Futures were introduced on 27 October 2025: QQBE (Quality), QVBE (Value), and QMEG (Thematic).
The report provides a seven-dimensional review of these products, covering product characteristics, market backdrop, technical analysis, macroeconomic logic, event shocks, contract-level strategy positioning, and scenario analysis.

H2 2026 Outlook

The CSI Commodity Futures Index is expected to oscillate in a wide range in H2 2026.
CTA strategy dispersion is likely to persist.
The report remains cautiously constructive about the commodity investment environment in China, while being alert to episodic risks.

Market Characteristics in H1 2026

Treasury bond futures traded within a range but showed an upward bias, driven by gains at the ultra-long end and a bull-steepening curve.
Speculative institutions, mainly hedge funds, increased net long positions early in the year before reducing them, with average net positioning recovering to 2025 levels.
Allocation-focused investors, including bank's wealth management products and foreign investors, built positions in Q1 and reduced them in Q2.
New multi-factor models for Treasury futures focus more on factor interpretability and attribution analysis than previous algorithmic approaches.

Equity Market Observations

The equity market in H1 2026 showed significant trading activity improvement, with turnover value growing much faster than turnover volume.
This reflects a greater contribution from index-linked high-notional products and high-volatility products.
The volatility center moved higher, and implied volatility increased again mid-year.
Structural divergence was evident: large-cap low-volatility approached balance, while small-to-mid-cap high-volatility showed negative skew.

Investment Outlook

Financial Options

Investors should pay attention to the value of put option sellers.
Be vigilant about the risk of a mid-year VIX uptick.
Reduce net short exposure in high-volatility products.
Adopt more spread and structured strategies.
In low-volatility products, capture relatively stable premium income opportunities.
Always be alert to tail risks.

Commodity Options

Investors are advised to allocate along four main themes:
- Trend enhancement in precious metals
- Income collection via volatility in agricultural products
- Range trading in energy and chemicals
- Cross-product spread arbitrage
Pay close attention to the impact of macro policy changes on the volatility regime.
Adjust DELTA and VEGA exposures flexibly based on market conditions.

Risk Disclosures

Market conditions may change.
Quantitative models rely on historical data and do not guarantee future results.
Changes in market conditions, domestic and overseas policy disruptions, and past performance do not guarantee future results.

Disclaimer

This report is intended solely for the reference of professional investors.
It is not intended to target or violate any laws and regulations in any region, country, city, or other legal jurisdiction.
The Company does not consider the recipient to be an automatic client.
Investors should make decisions based on their own risk tolerance and bear the corresponding investment risks independently.

Analysts and Contact

Senior Analyst: Yufei Gao (Z0023464)
Principal Analyst: Hao Li (Z0020121)
Contact: Sijia Zhang (F03155268)

Source

Source: Guotai Junan Futures Co., Ltd.
Translator: Wu Yuchen (Z0024232), Gao Yufei (Z0023464), Tang Yuchen (F03156142), Huang Zhaoyue (F03114542)
Editor: Hayley