Tuesday, June 07, 2016

Stocks Finish Slightly Higher on Central Bank Hopes, Oil Bounce, Short-Covering, Energy/Homebuilding Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Slightly Higher
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.72 +.51%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 127.38 -.17%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.86 -1.99%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 53.26 +1.50%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 88.0 -12.87%
  • Total Put/Call .85 +14.86%
  • NYSE Arms 1.03 +38.4
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 73.63 -.96%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 794.0 -1.97%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 94.13 -1.30%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 25.95 -.15%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 51.05 -1.35%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 280.57 -.69%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 129.17 +.09%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 14.0 +.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 41.25 +1.0 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -31.5 -.25 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 72.38 +.63%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .26% unch.
  • Yield Curve 93.0 -1.0 basis point
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $52.54/Metric Tonne +2.80%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -25.20 -.3 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -2.40 unch.
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 10.6 unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.60% +2.0 basis points
  • 19.6% chance of Fed rate hike at July 27 meeting, 40.1% chance at September 21 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +75 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -182 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -30 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my retail/tech sector longs 
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 50% Net Long

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