Friday, December 22, 2023

Stocks Slightly Higher into Afternoon on Stable Long-Term Rates, US Economic "Soft-Landing" Hopes, Short-Covering, Biotech/Commodity Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Higher
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Rising
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.3 -2.7%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing .55% n/a
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 55.5 +.3%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 168.6 +.33%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.83 +.26%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 20.5 +.6% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 137.0 +33.0
  • Total Put/Call .79 -15.0%
  • NYSE Arms 1.19 +176.7% 
  • NYSE Non-Block Money Flow +$267.6M 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 55.64 -.85%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 336.59 -.04%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 319 -12
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 67.6 -1.9% 
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 208.90 -1.2%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 158.0 basis points -4.0 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 91.6 +1.4%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 166.84 -1.11%
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 110.0 -.02%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.05 +.13%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -22.0 basis points -.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 26.5 basis points +.75 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -9.0 -2.5 basis points
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 144.0 +1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 963.0 -1.0 basis point
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 79.0 -1.0 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 41.7 -.07%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.35% -2.0 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 138.1 USD/Metric Tonne -.43%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 34.20 euros/megawatt-hour -.08%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 18.2 +.9 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -42.9 -.6 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 18.3 unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(17 of 500 reporting) +13.5% +.5 percentage point
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 242.75 +.14:  Growth Rate +11.5% +.1 percentage point, P/E 19.6 +.2
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.04% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(0 of 10 reporting) +0.0% -0.0 percentage points
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 287.93 +.18: Growth Rate +35.0% +.1 percentage point, P/E 30.4 +.2
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index n/a
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index -.27 -65.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve -43.0 basis points (2s/10s) +2.75 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed 4Q GDPNow Forecast +2.68% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 67.7% -.1 percentage point
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +3.02% -.41 percentage point: CPI YoY +3.33% unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.20 -2.0 basis points
  • Highest target rate probability for March 20th FOMC meeting: 74.1%(+2.8 percentage points) chance of 5.0%-5.25%. Highest target rate probability for May 1st meeting: 69.5%(-.1 percentage point) chance of 4.75%-5.0%.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +176 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +39 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +189 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher:  On gains in my tech/industrial/transport/utility sector longs and emerging market shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges and to my emerging market shorts
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long

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