Thursday, November 14, 2019

Stocks Reversing Slightly Higher into Final Hour on Fed Comments, Earnings Optimism, Technical Buying, Alt Energy/Defense Sector Strength

 Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Modestly Lower
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.3 +2.1%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 124.0 -.26%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.36 -.81%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 29.56 +4.3%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 62.0 -50
  • Total Put/Call .89 -12.8%
  • NYSE Arms 1.86 +46.5%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 52.53 +.72%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 552.0 +.66%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 60.66 +2.64%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 167.50 +12.0 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 65.61 +1.75%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 200.58 +.52%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 167.86 +.08%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 3.0 -.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 34.5 +.25 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -13.5 +2.5 basis points
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 65.36 -.03%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.56% unch.
  • Yield Curve .24 -2.0 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 83.0 USD/Metric Tonne +5.39%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 3.8 -2.2 basis points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -10.70 +5.2 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -25.90 -4.7 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.64 -2.0 basis points
  • 26.2% chance of Fed rate cut at Jan. 29th meeting, 38.7% chance of cut at March 18th meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -19 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +3 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +5 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my tech/industrial/medical sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 100% Net Long

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