Thursday, November 20, 2025

Stocks Reversing Sharply Lower into Final Hour on Crypto Plunge, Fed "Behind the Curve" Fears, Technical Selling, Tech/Alt Energy Sector Weakness

Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 36.2 -.07%
  • US 10-Year T-Note Yield 4.10% -4.0 basis points
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 3.86% -1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 104.2 USD/Metric Tonne +.2%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 31.2 euros/megawatt-hour +.7%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 10.2 +2.5 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 26.4 -.1 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 29.8 -1.7 points
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(471 of 500 reporting) +13.1% +1.7 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 302.57 +.06:  Growth Rate +12.6% -3.0 percentage points, P/E 21.9 unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 13.51% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(8 of 10 reporting) +17.6% +7.6 percentage points
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 500.22 +.19: Growth Rate +23.1% unch., P/E 32.0 -.1
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .31 +6.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index 1.04 +3.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 1.4 -.1
  • US Yield Curve 54.5 basis points (2s/10s) +1.25 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 Forecast +4.2% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 35.0% -.7 percentage point
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.85% unch.: CPI YoY +2.96% unch.
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.56 unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.26 -2.0 basis points
  • Highest target rate probability for Jan. 28th FOMC meeting: 49.7% (-.7 percentage point) chance of 3.5%-3.75%. Highest target rate probability for March 18th meeting: 41.3%(-2.5 percentage points) chance of 3.5%-3.75%. (current target rate is 3.75-4.0%)
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -1,070 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -101 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -180 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Lower: On losses in my tech/industrial/consumer discretionary sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges and to my emerging market shorts
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long

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