Monday, August 08, 2016

Stocks Reversing Slightly Lower into Final Hour on Earnings Outlook Concerns, Technical Selling, Profit-Taking, Drug/Homebuilding Sector Weaknes

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Modestly Lower
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Declining
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 11.61 +1.93%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 118.62 +.59%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.52 +.42%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 42.72 -2.8%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 110.0 -20.9%
  • Total Put/Call .97 +5.43%
  • NYSE Arms .79 -19.2
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 71.42 +.91%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 742.0 -1.82%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 86.25 -1.66%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 23.66 -4.13%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 44.36 -2.58%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 244.50 -3.85%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 131.59 +.11%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 28.75 +2.5 basis points
  • TED Spread 53.50 +1.5 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -43.75 unch.
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 72.99 +.52%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .26% unch.
  • Yield Curve 87.0 unch.
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $61.56/Metric Tonne +1.35%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 19.10 -1.8 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 29.8 +1.6 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 1.0 +.9 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.51% unch.
  • 29.2% chance of Fed rate hike at Nov. 2 meeting, 47.4% chance at Dec. 14 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +5 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +23 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -17 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Lower: On losses in my biotech/medical sector longs and emerging market shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long

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