Monday, May 23, 2016

Stocks Slightly Higher into Final Hour on Earnings Optimism, Short-Covering, Technical Buying, Tech/Ag Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Modestly Higher
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 15.4 +1.51%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 128.02 -.87%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 10.68 -.93%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 56.69 -.82%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 96.0 -6.0%
  • Total Put/Call .97 -4.9%
  • NYSE Arms 1.09 -21.49
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 83.36 -.62%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 971.0 -3.33%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 97.40 +.55%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 25.80 -1.19%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 53.95 +.64%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 310.50 +2.21%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 128.22 +.14%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 13.75 +.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 35.50 +1.5 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -26.75 -.5 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 70.65 -.26%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .32% +1.0 basis point
  • Yield Curve 95.0 -1.0 basis point.
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $51.22/Metric Tonne -6.69%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -32.80 -2.0 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 4.8 +4.0 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -1.8 unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.59% -1.0 basis point
  • 53.8% chance of Fed rate hike at July 27 meeting, 63.0% chance at September 21 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -101 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -14 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +4 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my tech/biotech sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 50% Net Long

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