Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Stocks Sharply Lower into Final Hour on Diminished Fed Rate-Cut Hopes, Earnings Outlook Concerns, Regional Bank Worries, Tech/Financial Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Lower
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Declining
  • Volume: Above Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 14.0 +5.0%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing .44% +15.0%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 58.6 -3.9%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 171.2 -.9%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.3 unch.
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 18.4 +9.6% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 149.0 +18.0
  • Total Put/Call .84 -5.6%
  • NYSE Arms .83 -30.8% 
  • NYSE Non-Block Money Flow -$46.8M 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 55.3 +2.1%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 331.62 +3.6%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 310 +3
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 68.93 +2.2% 
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 201.30 +4.9%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 156.0 basis points +3.0 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 100.81 -.59%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 180.18 +1.4%
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 129.7 +.02%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.44 +.10%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -14.75 basis points -.75 basis point
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 4.25 basis points -.75 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -10.5 -6.0 basis points
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 138.0 -5.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 897.0 -12.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 70.0 -1.0 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 40.79 -.01%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.36% +1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 130.0 USD/Metric Tonne +.16%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 30.2 euros/megawatt-hour +2.2%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 25.7 -2.1 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -1.1 +.2 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -1.5 +2.1 points
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(176 of 500 reporting) +.4% +7.7 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 243.75 +.03:  Growth Rate +10.1% unch., P/E 20.0 -.2
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 11.48% -6.0 basis points
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(4 of 10 reporting) +31.1% +47.7 percentage points
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 294.58 -.02: Growth Rate +38.1% unch., P/E 30.9 -.9
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .94 unch.
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index .76 +3.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve -29.25 basis points (2s/10s) +1.0 basis point
  • US Atlanta Fed 1Q GDPNow Forecast +3.0% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 64.4% -.3 percentage point
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.66% unch.: CPI YoY +2.96% unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.25 -1.0 basis point
  • Highest target rate probability for March 20th FOMC meeting: 62.5%(+3.7 percentage points) chance of 5.25%-5.5%. Highest target rate probability for May 1st meeting: 58.6%(+4.4 percentage points) chance of 5.0%-5.25%.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -306 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +13 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -1 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Lower:  On losses in my consumer discretionary/industrial/tech/biotech sector longs
  • 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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