Friday, August 02, 2013

Weekly Scoreboard*

Indices
  • S&P 500 1,709.67 +1.07%
  • DJIA 15,658.36 +.64%
  • NASDAQ 3,689.58 +2.11%
  • Russell 2000 1,059.86 +1.08%
  • S&P 500 High Beta 26.85 +2.83%
  • Value Line Geometric(broad market) 451.50 +1.41%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 780.88 +1.60%
  • Russell 1000 Value 874.51 +.87%
  • Morgan Stanley Consumer 1,051.24 +1.15%
  • Morgan Stanley Cyclical 1,293.71 +2.98%
  • Morgan Stanley Technology 797.52 +1.81%
  • Transports 6,651.69 +2.76%
  • Utilities 508.47 +.81%
  • Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 99.69 +1.78%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 39.51 -.52%
  • HFRX Equity Hedge 1,130.08 +.57%
  • HFRX Equity Market Neutral 946.13 +.12%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 192,451 -.13%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 895 +617
  • Bloomberg Crude Oil % Bulls 23.68 unch.
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 362,941 +.52%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 1,837,823 -1.49%
  • Total Put/Call .88 -12.0%
  • OEX Put/Call 2.46 +151.02%
  • ISE Sentiment 134.0 +38.14%
  • NYSE Arms .99 +2.06%
  • Volatility(VIX) 11.98 -5.82%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 46.79 -6.32%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 9.63 +1.69%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 9.58 +5.16%
  • Smart Money Flow Index 11,536.25 -.47%
  • Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $2.612 Trillion -.37%
  • AAII % Bulls 35.6 -21.1%
  • AAII % Bears 25.0 +10.8%
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 283.77 -.24%
  • Crude Oil 106.94 +2.23%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 299.47 -.66%
  • Natural Gas 3.35 -5.98%
  • Heating Oil 307.14 +1.99%
  • Gold 1,310.30 -1.75%
  • Bloomberg Base Metals Index 186.84 +1.54%
  • Copper 317.25 +2.21%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 324.33 USD/Ton unch.
  • China Iron Ore Spot 130.10 USD/Ton -1.88%
  • Lumber 307.40 -4.62%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,384.22 -1.16%
Economy
  • ECRI Weekly Leading Economic Index Growth Rate 4.9% +40 basis points
  • Philly Fed ADS Real-Time Business Conditions Index .0556 unch.
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 117.16 -1.26%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 10.90 +14.3 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -30.80 -.8 point
  • Fed Fund Futures imply 42.0% chance of no change, 58.0% chance of 25 basis point cut on 9/18
  • US Dollar Index 81.91 +.31%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 137.01 +.72%
  • Yield Curve 230.0 +5 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 2.60% +4 basis points
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $3.529 Trillion -.09%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 21.83 -5.1%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 168.0 -2.18%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap Index 83.59 -6.08%
  • Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt CDS Index 228.71 +2.03%
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 112.0 +3.7%
  • Egypt Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 795.0 unch.
  • China Blended Corporate Spread Index 385.0 +4 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.20% +6 basis points
  • TED Spread 23.50 -1.5 basis points
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 17.0 +.75 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -8.75 unch.
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 73.49 -4.97%
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 135.0 -8.27%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 295.92 -1.93%
  • CMBS AAA Super Senior 10-Year Treasury Spread  to Swaps 115.0 unch.
  • M1 Money Supply $2.570 Trillion +1.31%
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding 984.90 -1.10%
  • 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 341,300 -4,000
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 2.3% unch.
  • Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate 4.39% +8 basis points
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 494.40 -3.68%
  • Bloomberg Consumer Comfort -27.0 +.3 point
  • Weekly Retail Sales +3.0% -10 basis points
  • Nationwide Gas $3.63/gallon -.02/gallon
  • Baltic Dry Index 1,065 -1.57%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 1,005.28 -7.57%
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 22.50 unch.
  • Rail Freight Carloads 256,379 +1.17%
Best Performing Style
  • Mid-Cap Growth +2.4%
Worst Performing Style
  • Small-Cap Value +.1%
Leading Sectors
  • Gaming +4.8%
  • Homebuilders +3.6%
  • Networking +3.2%
  • Education +3.2%
  • Road & Rail +2.8%
Lagging Sectors
  • Steel -2.1% 
  • Coal -2.3%
  • REITs -3.6%
  • Agriculture -4.6%
  • Gold & Silver -6.6%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (32)
  • VNDA, BKR, YELP, VHI, QCOR, EHTH, MAKO, ISIL, RRD, TRLA, ALR, OSK, RATE, STAA, GDOT, EGN, MWIV, DTLK, FB, CVLT, INVN, CGNX, LOCK, BWLD, DIN, BYD, MA, TPX, CF, EXAM, SKS and CPWR
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (30)
  • HAE, CUZ, VSH, DLR, NATI, HTZ, ISSI, RBC, MNTA, SBH, HGR, ADC, COH, HMA, OPTR, XYL, RVBD, INT, GPX, NUVA, IRG, BJRI, JCP, CMRX, WTW, CMP, BGFV, MOS, JIVE and IPI
Weekly Charts
ETFs
Stocks
*5-Day Change

Stocks Slightly Lower into Final Hour on Rising Global Growth Fears, Profit-Taking, Earnings Concerns, Tech/Commodity Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Modestly Lower
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 12.14 -6.18%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 137.07 -.01%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.61 -2.63%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 47.09 -.38%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 142.0 +65.12%
  • Total Put/Call .90 +5.88%
  • NYSE Arms .97 +116.84% 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 72.96 -1.83%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 135.0 -.11%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 83.59 -1.81%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 297.59 -3.08%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 17.0 unch.
  • TED Spread 23.50 +.5 bp
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -9.0 +.25 bp
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .03% -1 bp
  • Yield Curve 230.0 -8 bps
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $130.10/Metric Tonne +.31%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 10.90 -3.6 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -30.80 -6.9 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.20 -4 bps
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei Futures: Indicating -76 open in Japan
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +12 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Lower: On losses in my medical sector longs and emerging markets shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 75% Net Long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:
  • Small-Cap Value -.47%
Sector Underperformers:
  • 1) Disk Drives -1.30% 2) Coal -1.21% 3) Semis -1.08%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume:
  • TI, CBEY, IBN, TWC, LBTYA, KO, ONNN, RTEC, BBG, AREX, CVX, LRY, WTW, BYD, SQI, AVG, WPRT, WPZ, BTH, FEIC, VCLK, MRC, UAM, LF, GNRC, OPEN, SIRO, TWC, IT, TEAR, VPRT, ETN, BAX, LGND and PRO
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
  • 1) HYG 2) CVC 3) HON 4) XOP 5) LNKD
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
  • 1) VCLK 2) LGND 3) ANR 4) WTW 5) CVX
Charts:

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:
  • Large-Cap Growth -.20%
Sector Outperformers:
  • Homebuilders +1.56% 2) Gold & Silver +.49% 3) Telecom +.19%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
  • EVC, VIAB, HK, SREV, DELL, EAT, SA, ELLI, MELI, ACTV, YELP, YY, IMMR, LNKD, VIAB, SEE and MYL
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
  • 1) AIG 2) SYNA 3) RTN 4) NOC 5) HK
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
  • 1) CUB 2) AN 3) BA 4) DELL 5) ETN
Charts:

Thursday, August 01, 2013

Friday Watch

Night Trading
  • Asian equity indices are +.25% to +.75% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 142.0 -3.0 basis points.
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign CDS Index 111.0 -3.25 basis points.
  • FTSE-100 futures +.42%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.07%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.19%.
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note

Company/Estimate
  • (ANR)/-.59
  • (AXL)/.30
  • (EAT)/.74
  • (CVC)/.05
  • (CBOE)/.51
  • (CVX)/2.98
  • (CHD)/.60
  • (ETN)/1.11
  • (IT)/.53
  • (RUTH)/.17
  • (SEE)/.25
  • (SUP)/.20
  • (TDS)/.12
  • (VIAB)/1.30
  • (RAIL)/-.10
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
  • The Change in Non-Farm Payrolls for July is estimated to fall to 185K versus 195K in June.
  • The Unemployment Rate for July is estimated to fall to 7.5% versus 7.6% in June.
  • Average Hourly Earnings for July are estimated to rise +.2% versus a +.4% gain in June.
  • Personal Income for June is estimated to rise +.4% versus a +.5% gain in May.
  • Personal Spending for June is estimated to rise +.5% versus a +.3% gain in May.
  • PCE Core for June is estimated to rise +.1% versus a +.1% gain in May.
10:00 am EST
  • Factory Orders for June are estimated to rise +2.3% versus a +2.1% gain in May.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Bullard speaking, China Non-Manufacturing PMI report, Eurozone PPI, ISM New York for July and the (DELL) shareholder meeting could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are higher, boosted by industrial and real estate shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly higher and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing mixed. The Portfolio is 75% net long heading into the day.

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:
  • Large-Cap Value +.62%
Sector Underperformers:
  • 1) Gold & Silver-2.28% 2) Alt Energy -.39% 3) REITs -.30%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume:
  • DX, AUY, SBRA, IRDM, CBEY, INT, RDS/A, SFY, DTV, HGR, BJRI, INT, SBH, VPHM, ROVI, HYGS, OTEX, PRLB, IACI, ISSI, ABMD, SLCA, THRM, CAVM, USU, GWR, CBM, ITRI, BDX, TRW, SPWR, MIC, HTZ, MNTA, TEAR, GWR, JIVE, AMBA, MNTA, SLCA, ITRI, BYD, NRP and ROVI
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
  • 1) YELP 2) DTV 3) HTZ 4) WFM 5) XOM
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
  • 1) HUM 2) ITRI 3) FDX 4) XOM 5) ABX
Charts: