Weekly Scoreboard*

S&P 500 Index 2,802.20 +1.28%

 
The Weekly Wrap by Briefing.com.

 
Indices

• DJIA 25,979.90 +1.48%

• NASDAQ 7,324.63 +1.5%

• Russell 2000 1,592.54 +.3%

• S&P 500 High Beta 45.23 +1.03%

• Goldman 50 Most Shorted 146.07 -.68%

• Wilshire 5000 28,959.60 +1.10%

• Russell 1000 Growth 1,431.89 +1.62%

• Russell 1000 Value 1,264.67 +.81%

• S&P 500 Consumer Staples 597.34 +2.09%

• Vanda Cyclicals-Defensives 1.5855 +.96%
  

• NYSE Technology 1,828.50 +2.36%

• Transports 11,262.20 -.28%

• Utilities 683.60 -.86%

• Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 105.55 +.09%

• MSCI Emerging Markets 50.05 +2.82%

• HFRX Equity Hedge 1,303.70 -.28%

• HFRX Equity Market Neutral 1,011.16 +.19%

Sentiment/Internals

• NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 315,338 -.39%

• Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 661 -767

• Bloomberg Crude Oil % Bulls 34.6 -39.4%

• CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 657,590 +5.4%

• CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 2,545,313 +2.6%

• Total Put/Call .87 +17.6%

• OEX Put/Call .97 +206.3%

• ISE Sentiment 124.0 +23.7%

• NYSE Arms 1.43 +101.44%

• Volatility(VIX) 11.5 +16.5%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 33.29 -4.4%

• G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 7.54 +6.1% 

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 7.98 +5.98%

• Smart Money Flow Index 20,448.55 -.29%

• ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $2.816 Trillion -.71%

• ICI US Equity Weekly Net New Cash Flow -$3.065 Billion

• AAII % Bulls 54.1 +11.2%

• AAII % Bears 21.4 -14.7%

Futures Spot Prices

• CRB Index 195.48 +.21%

• Crude Oil 63.37 -.3%

• Reformulated Gasoline 186.17 +1.68%

• Natural Gas 3.18 +2.17%

• Heating Oil 205.50 -1.13%

• Gold 1,333.50 +.81%

• Bloomberg Base Metals Index 213.59 +.95%

• Copper 318.60 -1.19%

• US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 314.60 USD/Metric Tonne +8.5%

• China Iron Ore Spot 522.0 CNY/100 Metric Tonnes +2.8%

• Lumber 479.50 +3.23%

• UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 998.45 -.63%

Economy

• Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast +3.4% +60.0 basis points

• ECRI Weekly Leading Economic Index Growth Rate 4.5% +120.0 basis points
  

• Philly Fed ADS Real-Time Business Conditions Index .4191 -.4% 

• US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 69.4 -61.3%

• S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 152.86 +.93%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 61.50 -8.9 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 54.60 -3.7 points

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 6.0 -.4 point

• Fed Fund Futures imply 82.0% chance of no change, 18.0% chance of 25 basis point hike on 1/31

• US Dollar Index 90.62 -.35%

• MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,702.41 +.42%

• Bitcoin/USD 11,315.90 -17.8%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 140.90 -.20%

• Yield Curve 58.0 +3.0 basis points
  

• 10-Year US Treasury Yield 2.63% +8.0 basis points

• Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $4.399 Trillion -.16%

• U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 23.75 unch.

• Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 251.79 -.03%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 139.5 -.75 basis point

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap Index 10.53 +4.0%
  

• Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt CDS Index 32.37 +.19%
  

• Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 51.35 -9.16%

• South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 44.92 +3.42%

• Russia Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 113.0 +2.56%

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 146.81 +.25%

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.06% +4.0 basis points

• TED Spread 31.75 +3.75 basis points

• 2-Year Swap Spread 20.25 +1.0 basis point

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -25.50 -2.5 basis points

• N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 47.87 +1.79%

• America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 325.0 +1.37%

• European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 43.25 +1.53%
  

• Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 113.97 +3.93%
  

• CMBS AAA Super Senior 10-Year Treasury Spread to Swaps 161.0 -2.0 basis points
  

• M1 Money Supply $3.657 Trillion +2.79%

• Commercial Paper Outstanding 1,118.6 +.7%

• 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 244,500 -6,250

• Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.4% +10.0 basis points
  

• Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate 4.04% +5.0 basis points

• Weekly Mortgage Applications 406.30 +4.1%

• Bloomberg Consumer Comfort 53.8 +.3 point

• Weekly Retail Sales +3.0% -40.0 basis points

• Nationwide Gas $2.54/gallon +.02/gallon

• Baltic Dry Index 1,139.0 -10.94%

• China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 813.0 +2.73%

• Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 22.5 +12.5%

• Rail Freight Carloads 270,586 +30.6%

Best Performing Style

• Large-Cap Growth +1.6%

Worst Performing Style

• Small-Cap Value unch.

Leading Sectors

• Gaming +5.5%

• Semis +4.3%

• Robotics +3.8%

• Computer Hardware +3.1%

• Healthcare Providers +2.9%

Lagging Sectors

• Steel -.7% 

• Utilities -.9%

• Shipping -1.2%

• Alt Energy -1.9%

• Oil Service -2.4%

Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (16)

• JUNO, EXPI, ESIO, JNCE, HAWK, MRTX, COUP, RLH, VIA, LADR, LQ, BLK, ENR, WIFI, WOW and VICI

Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (24)

• PLYA, AVXS, ETH, AFL, DMRC, AGIO, SYF, PBI, PLXS, PNFP, BOOT, HTZ, FRAC, F, KBH, GME, ADNT, TSRO, EXAS, GDEN, ALB, PRTK, SCOR and CNCE

Weekly Charts

ETFs

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

Stocks

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

*5-Day Change

Stocks Higher into Afternoon on Diminished Govt Shutdown Worries, Earnings Optimism, Short-Covering, Retail/Homebuilding Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

• Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Higher
  

• Sector Performance: Most Sectors Rising
  

• Volume: Above Average

• Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
  

Equity Investor Angst:

• Volatility(VIX) 11.47 -6.1%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 141.03 -.46%

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.98 +1.4%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 33.25 -.75%

• ISE Sentiment Index 124.0 +17.0%
  

• Total Put/Call .85 +2.41%

• NYSE Arms 1.47 +86.90%

Credit Investor Angst:

• North American Investment Grade CDS Index 47.74 +.32%
  

• America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 325.0 +3.71%

• European Financial Sector CDS Index 43.14 +.37%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 139.5 -2.25 basis points
  

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 10.47 +.57%

• Emerging Market CDS Index 114.14 +1.79%
  

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 146.81 +.04%

• 2-Year Swap Spread 20.25 -.5 basis point

• TED Spread 31.75 +2.0 basis points

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -25.5 -1.25 basis points

Economic Gauges:

• Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 75.63 -.13%
• 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.43% unch.
  

• Yield Curve 58.25 +1.5 basis points

• China Iron Ore Spot 522.0 CNY/100 Metric Tonnes unch.

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 61.50 -3.2 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 54.60 -.7 basis point

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 6.0 -.7 basis point

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.07 -2.0 basis points
  
• 88.2% chance of Fed rate hike at March 21 meeting, 88.2% chance at May 2 meeting

Overseas Futures:

• Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +38 open in Japan 
• China A50 Futures: Indicating +79 open in China

• DAX Futures: Indicating +3 open in Germany

Portfolio: 

• Higher: On gains in my biotech/retail/tech/medical sector longs

• Disclosed Trades: None

• Market Exposure: 100% Net Long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:

• Large-Cap Value +.2%

Sector Underperformers:

• 1) Computer Services -1.6% 2) Energy -.4% 3) Airlines -.2%

Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 

• IPHI, TEAM, MWA, XON and LITE

Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:

• 1) SN 2) SEAS 3) ACAD 4) SGYP 5) MAT

Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:

• 1) NNA 2) IPHI 3) MWA 4) MKC 5) WNS

Charts:

• ETFs Falling on Unusual Volume
• Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

• Small-Cap Growth +1.0%

Sector Outperformers:

• 1) Retail +1.3% 2) Paper +1.1% 3) Robotics +1.1%

Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:

• GDEN, LABL, AGIO, SIEN, RCKT, JNCE, ACOR, TUSK, UL, SHG, GSUM, IOVA, MLNX, GDS, CP, MNTA, BHVN, LBRDK, OPY, ITT, OKTA, PTC, SNDX, CRCM, ATRA, COLL, GLYC, AAOI, SUPN, KEM, CRCM, RXN, WYN, AGIO, KLXI and APTI

Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:

• 1) FOSL 2) AXP 3) HTZ 4) CL 5) FTNT

Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:

• 1) OCUL 2) SQ 3) ANF 4) KSS 5) NKE

Charts:

• ETFs Rising on Unusual Volume
• Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume