Friday, June 01, 2018

Stocks Surging into Final Hour on Economic Optimism, Diminishing Geopolitical Concerns, Less European Debt Angst, Tech/Transport Sector Strength

 Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Higher
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Rising
  • Volume: Above Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.55 -12.25%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 132.95 +.19%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.27 +.43%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 36.76 -7.52%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 99.0 +22.2%
  • Total Put/Call .81 -28.32%
  • NYSE Arms 1.06 -29.09%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 65.71 -1.17%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 378.0 -.49%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 79.80 -8.1%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 230.0 -15.0 basis points
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 12.27 +.29%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 171.62 +.81%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 149.94 +.10%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 25.50 -.5 basis point
  • TED Spread 41.25 +2.0 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -12.75 -1.0 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 70.89 -.21%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.90% -1.0 basis point
  • Yield Curve 42.5 +.75 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 64.90 USD/Metric Tonne +.64%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 14.50 +3.4 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -91.10 +.3 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -6.60 -.5 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.11 +2.0 basis points
  • 100.0% chance of Fed rate hike at August 1 meeting, 100.0% chance at September 26 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +202  open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +41 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +14 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Higher: On gains in my biotech/tech/medical/retail/industrial sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 75% Net Long

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