Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Stocks Slightly Lower into Final Hour on Higher Long-Term Rates, US-Global Trade Deal Uncertainty, Sector Rotation, Financial/Utility Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Higher
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Above Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 16.7 -6.0%
  • S&P 500 Intraday % Swing .40 -46.7%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 77.3 +4.7% 
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 9.02 +.34%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 193.67 +.6%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.81 -.38%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 18.4 -5.7% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 197.0 +37.0
  • Total Put/Call .86 -5.5%
  • NYSE Arms 1.01 +23.2%
  • NYSE Non-Block Money Flow -$69.9M 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 51.2 +.7%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 375.7 +.3%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 190.0 -10.0
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 58.48 +.52%
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 127.95 -.38%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 85.0 unch.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 73.5 +.11%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 156.5 +.2%
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 82.2 -.9%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 23.93 -.14%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -25.5 basis points +1.0 basis point
  • 3M T-Bill Treasury Repo Spread 4.25 basis point +1.5 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap .5 +.25 basis point
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 145.0 -1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 600.0 +2.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 55.0 unch.
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 37.0 +.06%
  • US 10-Year T-Note Yield 4.41% +2.0 basis points
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 4.35% unch.
  • China Iron Ore Spot 96.0 USD/Metric Tonne +.24%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 34.2 euros/megawatt-hour +1.8%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index .9 +1.3 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 32.2 -.1 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 25.0 -.4 point
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(18 of 500 reporting) +1.7% unch.
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 281.22 +.05:  Growth Rate +10.6% unch., P/E 22.2 unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 13.42% -1.0 basis point
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(0 of 10 reporting) n/a
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 447.39 +.19: Growth Rate +19.8% unch., P/E 33.2 -.3
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .53 -1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index 1.66 +19.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 5.8 +.9
  • US Yield Curve 50.5 basis points (2s/10s) +1.5 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 Forecast +2.6% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 41.5% -4.2 percentage points
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.68% unch.: CPI YoY +2.64% unch.
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.79 +8.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.36 unch.
  • Highest target rate probability for Sept. 17th FOMC meeting: 62.9% (+2.4 percentage points) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. Highest target rate probability for Oct. 29th meeting: 46.3%(+1.2 percentage points) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. (current target rate is 4.25-4.5%)
Polymarket:
  • Which Countries Will the US Agree to Tariff Agreements with Before August? 
  • EU 78.0% +3.0 percentage points
  • India 81.0% -4.0 percentage points
  • Japan 53.0% unch.
  • South Korea  47.0% -3.0 percentage points
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +362 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -94 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +135 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Lower: On losses in my tech/consumer discretionary/utility sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 75% Net Long

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