Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Stocks Lower into Afternoon on Greece Debt Deal Worries, Rising Eurozone Debt Angst, Oil Decline, Healthcare/Transport 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) 12.71 +4.95%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 144.97 +.26%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 8.69 -1.36%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 60.82 -.91%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 103.0 +7.29%
  • Total Put/Call .85 -11.46%
  • NYSE Arms 1.29 +36.84% 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 65.93 +.93%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 1,035.0 -32.52%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 77.94 +3.36%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 22.77 +3.17%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 57.31 +.54%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 300.33 +1.07%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporates High Yield Index 120.82 +.06%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 21.5 -2.75 basis points
  • TED Spread 28.25 +.25 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -19.25 -1.0 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .00% unch.
  • Yield Curve 170.0 -3.0 basis points
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $62.53/Metric Tonne +1.94%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -35.90 +.9 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 10.4 -3.1 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -18.50 -2.8 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.93 -1.0 basis point
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -78 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +13 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -10 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Lower: On losses in my medical/biotech/retail sector longs 
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long

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