Friday, June 26, 2020

Stocks Falling Substantially into Final Hour on Coronavirus 2nd Wave Fears, Rising Biden Presidency Odds, Global Recession Worries, Financial/Transport Sector Weakness

 Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Lower
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Declining
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Underperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 34.4 +6.8%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 124.83 +.09%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 10.7 +1.32%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 69.3 +7.4%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 92.0 -32.0 points
  • Total Put/Call .99 +11.2%
  • NYSE Arms 1.02 +88.9%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 80.82 +3.5%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 967.33 +1.54%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 85.15 +4.4%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 177.5 +.25 basis point
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 87.34 +.64%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 204.47 -.94%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 169.26 -.19%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 7.0 +.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 17.0 +.75 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -9.0 +1.0 basis point
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread  111.0 -2.0 basis points
  • IHS Markit CMBX BBB- 6 68.25 -2.5 basis points
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 60.21 -.43%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .14% unch.
  • Yield Curve 49.25 +1.25 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 99.65 USD/Metric Tonne -1.24%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 162.10 -6.1 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -81.80 +3.7 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -18.3 -2.0 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.32 unch.
  • 100.0% chance of no change at Sept. 16 meeting, 100.0% chance of no change at Nov. 5th meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -217 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -291 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -41 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slightly Lower: On losses in my biotech/tech/medical/industrial sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long

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