Friday, August 16, 2019

Stocks Rising into Afternoon Hour on Earnings Optimism, Less European/Emerging Markets/US High-Yield Debt Angst, Short-Covering, Retail/Financial Sector Strength

 Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Higher
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Rising
  • Volume: Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 19.0 -10.5%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 122.46 +.04%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 8.78 -1.24%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 47.58 -3.7%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 92.0 +13.6%
  • Total Put/Call 1.10 -5.2%
  • NYSE Arms .50 -64.0%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 59.05 -4.79%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 428.0 +1.11%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 68.10 -5.37%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 208.0 +3.5 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 68.76 -3.0%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 204.24 -2.4%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 164.64 -.01%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 1.75 +.75 basis point
  • TED Spread 23.0 +1.5 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -11.75 +4.5 basis points
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 65.75 +.17%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.87% -2.0 basis points
  • Yield Curve 6.0 +2.75 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 87.85 USD/Metric Tonne +1.19%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -17.6 -4.9 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -63.60 +.5 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -23.3 -2.3 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.55 unch.
  • 100.0% chance of Fed rate cut at Oct. 30th meeting, 100.0% chance of cut at Dec. 11th meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +122 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -2 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -20 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher: On gains in my retail/industrial/biotech/medical/tech sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 75% Net Long

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