Monday, August 19, 2024

Stocks Rising into Final Hour on Stable Long-Term Rates, Diminished Mid-East Regional War Fears, Earnings Outlook Optimism, Tech/Alt Energy Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Higher
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Rising
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 14.6 -1.2%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing .58 -8.9%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 54.5 +2.1%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 178.9 -.3%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 8.5 +2.8%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 13.9 -1.9% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 166.0 +17.0
  • Total Put/Call .72 -20.9%
  • NYSE Arms .69 -46.9%
  • NYSE Non-Block Money Flow +$150.9M 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 50.6 -.9%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 296.8 -1.2%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 255 -4
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 60.6 -1.9%
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 164.4 -1.4%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 137.0 basis points -2.0 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 94.1 -3.3%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 160.85 -4.7%
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 142.3 -.21%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 25.08 +.12%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -20.5 basis points -1.0 basis point
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread -10.75 basis points -.75 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -1.75 unch.
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 139.0 -1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 695.0 -5.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 66.0 unch.
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.2 +.3%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.20% -1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 95.2 USD/Metric Tonne +.6%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 39.8 euros/megawatt-hour +.5%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -39.2 -2.6 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -59.5 -.6
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -11.1 +.1 point
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(464 of 500 reporting) +8.5% unch.
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 264.16 -.07:  Growth Rate +15.7% -.1 percentage point, P/E 21.1 +.1
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.66% -2.0 basis points
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(7 of 10 reporting) +26.3% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 343.28 +.76: Growth Rate +28.0% +.3 percentage point, P/E 32.9 +.1
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .88 -1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index .81 +10.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve -20.5 basis points (2s/10s) -3.0 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed 3Q GDPNow Forecast +1.99% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 68.6% -.3 percentage point
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.64% unch.: CPI YoY +2.60% unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.07 -3.0 basis points
  • Highest target rate probability for Nov. 7th FOMC meeting: 60.9%(+1.9 percentage points) chance of 4.75%-5.0%. Highest target rate probability for Dec. 18th meeting: 42.5%(+1.4 percentage points) chance of 4.5%-4.75%.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +457 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -13 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +80 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher:  On gains in my tech/consumer discretionary/utility/industrial/biotech sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 100% Net Long

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