Weekly Scoreboard*

S&P 500 2,736.01 +.15%*

The Weekly Wrap by Briefing.com.

 
Indices

• DJIA 25,216.0 +.10%

• NASDAQ 7,315.90 +.83%

• Russell 2000 1,543.64 +.42%

• S&P 500 High Beta 43.56 +.63%

• Goldman 50 Most Shorted 143.53 -1.46%

• Wilshire 5000 28,282.30 +.25%

• Russell 1000 Growth 1,417.38 +.55%

• Russell 1000 Value 1,217.15 -.30%

• S&P 500 Consumer Staples 558.02 -2.0%

• Vanda Cyclicals-Defensives 1.6036 +.66%
  

• NYSE Technology 1,867.98 +1.61%

• Transports 10,545.30 -.11%

• Utilities 683.57 +1.03%

• Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 101.10 -.37%

• MSCI Emerging Markets 49.43 +.83%

• HFRX Equity Hedge 1,300.71 -.21%

• HFRX Equity Market Neutral 1,016.88 +.46%

Sentiment/Internals

• NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 311,690 -.17%

• Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 10 -149

• Bloomberg Crude Oil % Bulls 32.14 -17.9%

• CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 712,261 -3.63%

• CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 2,530,604 -2.27%

• Total Put/Call 1.10 +19.57%

• OEX Put/Call .93 -6.59%

• ISE Sentiment 102.0 +10.87%

• NYSE Arms .97 +20.0%

• Volatility(VIX) 16.84 -10.51%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 37.86 -10.57%

• G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 8.17 -6.52% 

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 8.26 -3.39%

• Smart Money Flow Index 19,009.55 -1.48%

• ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $2.844 Trillion +.55%

• ICI US Equity Weekly Net New Cash Flow -$1.249 Billion

• AAII % Bulls 44.7 -8.0%

• AAII % Bears 22.8 +6.5%

Futures Spot Prices

• CRB Index 195.99 +1.33%

• Crude Oil 63.54 +3.48%

• Reformulated Gasoline 180.88 +3.90%

• Natural Gas 2.63 +1.63%

• Heating Oil 197.0 +4.02%

• Gold 1,331.20 -1.82%

• Bloomberg Base Metals Index 214.54 -.97%

• Copper 320.65 -1.14%

• US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 318.33 USD/Metric Tonne -.34%

• China Iron Ore Spot 78.09 USD/Metric Tonne +.96%

• Lumber 526.90 +3.5%

• UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,034.78 +.33%

Economy

• Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast +3.2% unch.

• ECRI Weekly Leading Economic Index Growth Rate 7.5% -100.0 basis points
  

• Philly Fed ADS Real-Time Business Conditions Index .0002 +103.07% 

• US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 79.21 -28.99%

• S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 159.50 +.09%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 50.10 -.1 point

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -4.10 -39.8 points

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 4.4 +1.9 points

• Fed Fund Futures imply 0.0% chance of no change, 100.0% chance of 25 basis point hike on 3/21

• US Dollar Index 89.88 +.92%

• MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,712.02 -.45%

• Bitcoin/USD 10,200.70 +1.17%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 136.58 -.57%

• Yield Curve 63.5 -5.0 basis points
  

• 10-Year US Treasury Yield 2.86% -1.0 basis point

• Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $4.371 Trillion -.53%

• U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 20.17 +.1%

• Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 252.72 -.04%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 141.50 +13.5 basis points

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap Index 12.66 +.20%
  

• Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt CDS Index 33.90 +3.22%
  

• Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 50.44 -4.91%

• South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 51.35 -1.05%

• Russia Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 107.30 -2.0%

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 147.92 +.31%

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.11% +1.0 basis point

• TED Spread 30.5 +2.75 basis points

• 2-Year Swap Spread 25.0 -2.0 basis points

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -31.75 +1.0 basis point

• N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 58.02 +10.11%

• America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 370.0 -2.96%

• European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 57.45 +11.75%
  

• Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 121.86 +2.05%
  

• CMBS AAA Super Senior 10-Year Treasury Spread to Swaps 160.0 +1.0 basis point
  

• M1 Money Supply $3.613 Trillion -.61%

• Commercial Paper Outstanding 1,094.50 -2.1%

• 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 226,000 -2,500

• Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.3% -10.0 basis points
  

• Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate 4.40% +2.0 basis points

• Weekly Mortgage Applications 372.90 -6.63%

• Bloomberg Consumer Comfort 56.60 +.4 point

• Weekly Retail Sales +3.2% +40.0 basis points

• Nationwide Gas $2.52/gallon -.02/gallon

• Baltic Dry Index 1,167.0 +7.66%

• China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 848.32 +.44%

• Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 17.50 -12.5%

• Rail Freight Carloads 279,509 +4.11%

Best Performing Style

• Small-Cap Growth +.3%

Worst Performing Style

• Large-Cap Value -.5%

Leading Sectors

• Paper -3.2%

• Oil Service +2.8%

• Agriculture +2.1%

• Semis +1.2%

• Airlines +1.2%

Lagging Sectors

• Biotech -1.0% 

• Homebuilders -2.3%

• Foods -2.3%

• Networking -3.5%

• Gold & Silver -6.0%

Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (16)

• QUAD, NYGR, DIN, SAIL, FOGO, BAND, MULE, ECOL, BLMN, VRNS, SMHI, WEN, HSTM, AMAG, SBT and THS

Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (20)

• ROKU, CBRL, SHAK, MDRX, JELD, TGH, WMT, LOGM, R, AAOI, COHU, AIMT, SLCA, SRCL, ADMS, ANET, W, QTS, UBNT, MIC,

Weekly Charts

ETFs

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

Stocks

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

*5-Day Change

Stocks Surging into Final Hour on Lower Long-Term Rates, Less US/European/Emerging Markets Debt Angst, Oil Rise, Energy/Tech Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

• Advance/Decline Line:  Substantially Higher
  

• Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Rising
  

• Volume: Below Average

• Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
  

Equity Investor Angst:

• Volatility(VIX) 17.3 -7.32%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 136.55 -.44%

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 8.26 -2.82%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 38.60 -1.58%

• ISE Sentiment Index 105.0 +45.8%
  

• Total Put/Call 1.08 -2.7%

• NYSE Arms 1.19 +36.44%

Credit Investor Angst:

• North American Investment Grade CDS Index 57.54 +1.07%
  

• America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 370.0 -9.42%

• European Financial Sector CDS Index 58.41 +4.91%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 141.5 +3.75 basis points
  

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 12.66 -1.33%

• Emerging Market CDS Index 121.61 -2.66%
  

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 147.92 +.19%

• 2-Year Swap Spread 25.0 -.5 basis point

• TED Spread 31.0 +5.0 basis points

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -31.75 -1.0 basis point

Economic Gauges:

• Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 75.72 +.17%
• 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.64% unch.
  

• Yield Curve 63.0 -3.75 basis points

• China Iron Ore Spot 78.09 USD/Metric Tonne +.12%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 50.10 -1.8 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -4.1 +.9 point

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 4.40 -1.1 points

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.12 unch.
  
• 100.0% chance of Fed rate hike at May 2 meeting, 100.0% chance at June 13 meeting

Overseas Futures:

• Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +30 open in Japan 
• China A50 Futures: Indicating -5 open in China

• DAX Futures: Indicating +13 open in Germany

Portfolio: 

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

• Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges and some of my emerging markets shorts

• Market Exposure: Moved to 100% Net Long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:

• Small-Cap Growth +.4%

Sector Underperformers:

• 1) Construction -.6% 2) Homebuilders -.4% 3) Alt Energy -.3%

Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 

• WK, ACIA, OLED, ADMS, WBAI, MAXR, WING, LPNT, EXAS, W, JRVR, KBR, FSLR, VNTR, CVA and INT

Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:

• 1) A 2) LC 3) SRPT 4) DOV 5) MDXG

Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:

• 1) ACIA 2) WK 3) EXAS 4) LC 5) ARD

Charts:

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

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

• Large-Cap Value +1.0%

Sector Outperformers:

• 1) Telecom +3.1% 2) Oil Service +2.3% 3) Utilities +2.2%

Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:

• BUFF, MIC, VICR, TTD, IMMR, PLNT, BJRI, MOMO, FNGN, HPE, QUAD, APLP, VNQI, ITGR, UEIC, RRGB, FRPT, TVTY, USM, ACWI, AKR, SSTK, SYNG, OGE, GDDY, TTD, TDS, TWI, PLNT, SSTK, RTEC, TRTN, CNK, RTRX, GTLS, CONE, HPQ, SEMG, VNDA, BEAT, PNW, OGE, WEB, ZBRA, OII, TREX, NFX, HASI and PGTI

Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:

• 1) BUFF 2) HPQ 3) DERM 4) LOW 5) SKX

Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:

• 1) FNGN 2) TTD 3) MOMO 4) HPE 5) EIX

Charts:

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