Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Stocks Rising into Final Hour on Falling Long-Term Rates, Earnings Outlook Optimism, Short-Covering, Tech/Alt Energy Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Higher
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Rising
  • Volume: Above Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.3 -2.2%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing .42 -32.6%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 63.6 -1.2%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 184.7 +.44%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 6.93 +.14%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 15.8 -4.9% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 147.0 -5.0
  • Total Put/Call .88 -2.2%
  • NYSE Arms .61 -30.0%
  • NYSE Non-Block Money Flow +$85.1M 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 50.5 -.08%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 263.4 +2.2%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 291 +1
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 59.91 +.37%
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 178.32 +.66%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 134.0 basis points -1.0 basis point
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 97.0 -2.2%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 161.60 -.57%
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 129.53 -.18%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.73 +.22%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -8.5 basis points unch.
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 8.25 basis points -1.25 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -3.75 unch.
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 139.0 -1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 743.0 -2.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 59.0 +1.0 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.7 +.16%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.38% -1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 114.3 USD/Metric Tonne -.54%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 29.67 euros/megawatt-hour +.31%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -16.2 +1.7
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 19.9 +.1 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 25.1 -.6 point
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(460 of 500 reporting) +5.4% -.1 percentage point
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 255.50 +.09:  Growth Rate +14.5% +.1 percentage point, P/E 20.4 -.1
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.88% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(7 of 10 reporting) +37.2% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 326.46 +.04: Growth Rate +35.9% unch., P/E 31.3 +.1
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.10 -6.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index .95 -9.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve -37.5 basis points (2s/10s) +.25 basis point
  • US Atlanta Fed 2Q GDPNow Forecast +4.2% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 47.4% unch.
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.74% unch.: CPI YoY +3.50% unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.33 -1.0 basis point
  • Highest target rate probability for July 31st FOMC meeting: 70.4%(-4.2 percentage points) chance of 5.25%-5.5%. Highest target rate probability for Sept. 18th meeting: 49.8%(+1.2 percentage points) chance of 5.0%-5.25%.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +230 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +7 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +160 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher:  On gains in my financial/consumer discretionary/biotech/tech/industrial sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 100% Net Long

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