Thursday, June 14, 2012

Stocks Higher into Final Hour on Global Central Bank Stimulus Hopes, Short-Covering, Bargain-Hunting


Broad Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Higher
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Rising
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Underperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • VIX 22.23 -8.12%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 145.0 +66.67%
  • Total Put/Call 1.08 -15.63%
  • NYSE Arms .48 -59.75%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 122.24 -2.10%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 285.98 -1.06%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 321.33 +.34%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 289.81 -4.49%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 30.0 -.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 37.0 -1.25 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -54.0 +.25 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .10% +1 basis point
  • Yield Curve 133.0 +3 basis points
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $134.70/Metric Tonne +.75%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -54.50 -.9 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.10 unch.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei Futures: Indicating a +9 open in Japan
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +3 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my medial, retail and biotech sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges, then covered some of them
  • Market Exposure: 50% Net Long

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