Thursday, June 04, 2015

Stocks Falling into Final Hour on Global Growth Worries, Greece Deal Concerns, China Bubble Fears, Technology/Healthcare Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Lower
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Declining
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Underperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 15.05 +10.18%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 146.09 -.12%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.60 +1.59%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 63.94 +2.81%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 84.0 -37.3%
  • Total Put/Call 1.08 +18.68%
  • NYSE Arms 1.53 +53.27% 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 66.20 +1.60%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 1,143.0 -.54%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 74.63 +.48%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 22.39 -4.21%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 60.83 +1.69%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 302.54 +2.27%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporates High Yield Index 120.04 +.02%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 24.5 +.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 26.75 -1.0 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -18.75 -.25 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .01% unch.
  • Yield Curve 164.0 -5.0 basis points
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $64.77/Metric Tonne +2.27%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -50.50 +1.0 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 4.40 -.2 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -19.50 -.5 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.84 -1.0 basis point
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -60 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -242 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -75 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my index hedges and emerging markets shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long

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