Tuesday, July 02, 2024

Stocks Rising into Close on Lower Long-Term Rates, Earnings Outlook Optimism, Technical Buying, Tech/Financial Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Around Even
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 11.9 -3.0%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing .31 -69.4%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 62.1 +2.5%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 190.2 +.03%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.9 +1.3%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 8.0 -4.9% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 153.0 +21.0
  • Total Put/Call .90 -1.1%
  • NYSE Arms 1.41 +28.2%
  • NYSE Non-Block Money Flow -$143.7M 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 51.2 -2.4%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 270.6 +1.3%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 270 +10
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 66.8 -.9%
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 174.7 -.7%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 145.0 basis points -5.0 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 97.3 -.9%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 172.4 -1.0%
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 145.4 +.4%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.8 +.36%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -14.5 basis points -.75 basis point
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 4.75 basis points +2.0 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -2.5 +.5 basis point
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 151.0 -3.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 720.0 +1.0 basis point
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 61.0 -1.0 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.0 +.01%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.38% +2.0 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 109.0 USD/Metric Tonne -.9%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 33.7 euros/megawatt-hour +.6%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -30.4 +2.0 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -10.4 +3.6 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 7.7 -1.4 points
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(17 of 500 reporting) +4.1% n/a
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 260.89 n/a:  Growth Rate +14.3% n/a, P/E 21.0 n/a
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.85% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(0 of 10 reporting) n/a
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 329.65 n/a: Growth Rate +22.9% n/a, P/E 35.4 n/a
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .99 -4.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index .65 +19.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve -31.25 basis points (2s/10s) +1.5 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed 2Q GDPNow Forecast +1.7% -50.0 basis points
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 51.1% +.7 percentage point
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.61% +5.0 basis points: CPI YoY +3.12% unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.30 -2.0 basis points
  • Highest target rate probability for Sept. 18th FOMC meeting: 63.2%(+3.4 percentage points) chance of 5.0%-5.25%. Highest target rate probability for Nov. 7th meeting: 52.7%(+2.0 percentage points) chance of 5.0%-5.25%.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +235 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -154 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +182 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher:  On gains in my industrial/consumer discretionary/tech/financial sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 100% Net Long

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