Friday, June 19, 2015

Stocks Falling into Afternoon on Greek Debt Deal Worries, Global Growth Concerns, China Bubble Fears, Commodity/Gaming Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Slightly Lower
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Declining
  • Volume: Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Underperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.41 +1.67%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 145.48 -.33%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 8.95 +.34%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 62.14 -.50%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 98.0 +10.11%
  • Total Put/Call .83 -10.75%
  • NYSE Arms 1.81 +185.60% 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 67.91 -.51%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 1,554.0 -.29%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 89.87 -1.29%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 28.88 +.03%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 61.22 -.15%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 308.90 +.62%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporates High Yield Index 120.59 +.10%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 25.25 -.5 basis point
  • TED Spread 28.5 +.75 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -19.25 +.5 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .00% unch.
  • Yield Curve 165.0 -5.0 basis points
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $61.36/Metric Tonne -.66%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -36.0 -.2 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -2.80 -.9 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -16.90 -.4 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.89 -2.0 basis points
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -15 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -13 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +6 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Higher: On gains in my biotech/retail/medical sector longs and emerging markets shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long

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