Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Stocks Finish Lower on US Policy-Induced Stagflation Fears, Sector Rotation, Technical Selling, Tech/Alt Energy Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Lower
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Declining
  • Volume: Above Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 14.7 +8.9%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing .64 +7.9%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 67.8 -3.6%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 176.1 -.43%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 6.2 -.32%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 15.7 +8.6% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 115.0 -45.0
  • Total Put/Call 1.03 +21.2%
  • NYSE Arms .88 unch.
  • NYSE Non-Block Money Flow -$395.1M 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 52.2 +2.1%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 306.3 +2.8%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 278 -4
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 64.0 +.23% 
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 211.4 +.5%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 139.0 basis points -2.0 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 101.7 +3.4%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 168.3 +2.8%
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 121.8 +.6%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.6 -.3%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -9.25 basis points +.5 basis point
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 6.5 basis points -1.0 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -5.0 -.5 basis point
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 154.0 -2.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 823.0 +3.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 63.0 unch.
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 40.2 +.06%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.36% -1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 114.0 USD/Metric Tonne -.34%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 27.5 euros/megawatt-hour +2.2%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 27.6 -6.6 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 54.8 +1.5 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 12.9 -1.3 points
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(491 of 500 reporting) +7.8% unch.
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 247.38 +n/a:  Growth Rate +11.0% +n/a, P/E 20.6 +n/a
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.83% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(9 of 10 reporting) +57.3% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 315.51 +n/a: Growth Rate +30.9% +n/a, P/E 30.9 +n/a
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.10 -1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index .98 +3.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve -42.0 basis points (2s/10s) -3.0 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed 1Q GDPNow Forecast +2.1% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 56.2% +.3 percentage point
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.72% unch.: CPI YoY +3.12% unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.33 -1.0 basis point
  • Highest target rate probability for May 1st FOMC meeting: 75.8%(-3.4 percentage points) chance of 5.25%-5.5%. Highest target rate probability for June 12th meeting: 55.0%(+2.3 percentage points) chance of 5.0%-5.25%.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -247 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -39 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +21 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Lower:  On losses in my consumer discretionary/industrial/tech/transport/biotch sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 50% Net Long

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