Friday, July 31, 2020

Stocks Reversing Lower into Afternoon on Coronavirus 2nd Wave Worries, Global Recession Fears, Technical Selling, Biotech/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) 26.2 +5.7%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 129.42 +.63%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 10.3 +1.6%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 64.9 +9.5%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 69 .0 -77.0 points
  • Total Put/Call .80 +5.3%
  • NYSE Arms 1.21 -28.4%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 70.77 +1.34%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 851.59 -1.3%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 73.25 +.18%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 150.75 +.75 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index  73.07 -1.35%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 191.25 -.16%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 176.91 +.04%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 7.25 +.5 basis point
  • TED Spread 17.5 -.25 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -4.25 -.75 basis point
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread  87.25 -3.5 basis points
  • IHS Markit CMBX BBB- 6 67.25 +.25 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 61.13 -.38%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .09% unch.
  • Yield Curve 41.0 -3.25 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 105.90 USD/Metric Tonne -.04%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 246.8 -.3 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 166.30 +37.5 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -13.1 +5.0 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.55 +3.0 basis points
  • 100.0% chance of no change at Nov. 5th meeting, 100.0% chance of no change at Dec. 16th meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +98 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -211 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -91 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my tech sector longs, index hedges and emerging market shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where are the top 5 and bottom five sectors for the week?

Gary said...

Due to scheduling conflicts I have not been able to do the Weekly Scoreboard. I should be able to post it this Friday. Sorry!