Friday, July 26, 2024

Stocks Finish Higher on Lower Long-Term Rates, Earnings Outlook Optimism, Short-Covering, Telecom/Homebuilding Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Higher
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Rising
  • Volume: Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 16.8 -9.2%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing 1.48 -5.2%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 52.2 +2.1%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 183.6 +.03%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.5 -2.5%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 14.7 -13.1% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 149.0 +21.0
  • Total Put/Call 1.01 +3.1%
  • NYSE Arms .97 -9.4%
  • NYSE Non-Block Money Flow +$286.5M 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 51.1 -2.3%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 269.9 +.05%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 235 -9
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 62.1 -2.7%
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 163.7 -.98%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 136.0 basis points unch.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 97.3 -1.4%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 166.4 -2.2%
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 127.7 -.2%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 25.1 +.04%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -15.5 basis points +.5 basis point
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread -4.75 basis points -1.75 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -1.5 +.5 basis point
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 143.0 -2.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 687.0 +3.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 60.0 +1.0 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.1 +.09%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.29% -1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 101.6 USD/Metric Tonne -.61%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 32.5 euros/megawatt-hour +2.2%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -34.0 -.6 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -52.9 +.5 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -5.3 -.9 point
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(206 of 500 reporting) +6.5% +.2 percentage point
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 262.38 +.04:  Growth Rate +14.9% unch., P/E 20.8 unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.79% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(3 of 10 reporting) +19.8% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 335.29 +.28: Growth Rate +25.0% +.1 percentage point, P/E 32.6 -.2
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .72 -3.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index .55 -14.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve -20.0 basis points (2s/10s) -1.0 basis point
  • US Atlanta Fed 3Q GDPNow Forecast +2.83% +22.0 basis points
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 61.6% unch.
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.73% +34.0 basis points: CPI YoY +3.01% unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.25 -2.0 basis points
  • Highest target rate probability for Sept. 18th FOMC meeting: 87.7%(-1.9 percentage points) chance of 5.0%-5.25%. Highest target rate probability for Nov. 7th meeting: 59.8%(+2.3 percentage points) chance of 4.75%-5.0%.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +633 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -24 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +156 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher:  On gains in my industrial/tech/consumer discretionary/financial/biotech sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 75% Net Long

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