Weekly Scoreboard*

S&P 500 2,656.30 +1.99*

The Weekly Wrap by Briefing.com.

 
Indices

• DJIA 24,360.14 +1.79%

• NASDAQ 7,106.65 +2.77%

• Russell 2000 1,549.50 +2.39%

• S&P 500 High Beta 42.58 +2.53%

• Goldman 50 Most Shorted 143.53 +2.25%

• Wilshire 5000 27,544.31 +1.97%

• Russell 1000 Growth 1,374.08 +2.10%

• Russell 1000 Value 1,187.03 +1.75%

• S&P 500 Consumer Staples 541.50 +.24%

• Vanda Cyclicals-Defensives 1.6070 +1.63%
  

• NYSE Technology 1,811.16 +3.59%

• Transports 10,369.49 +2.20%

• Utilities 682.78 -1.27%

• Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 95.47 +1.35%

• MSCI Emerging Markets 47.64 +.57%

• HFRX Equity Hedge 1,292.42 +1.05%

• HFRX Equity Market Neutral 1,019.75 +.52%

Sentiment/Internals

• NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 314,629 unch.

• Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 43 -16

• Bloomberg Crude Oil % Bulls 52.94 +32.35%

• CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 699,545 -2.27%

• CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 2,547,337 +1.34%

• Total Put/Call .94 -4.95%

• OEX Put/Call 1.45 +21.0%

• ISE Sentiment 90.0 -32.23%

• NYSE Arms 1.07 -69.36%

• Volatility(VIX) 17.66 -18.43%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 45.05 -13.28%

• G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 7.04 -2.63% 

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 8.32 +1.09%

• Smart Money Flow Index 17,118.26 -3.7%

• ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $2.827 Trillion -.19%

• ICI Domestic Equity Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows -$6.018 Billion

• AAII % Bulls 26.1 -18.2%

• AAII % Bears 42.8 +16.7%

Futures Spot Prices

• CRB Index 199.70 +3.89%

• Crude Oil 67.25 +8.85%

• Reformulated Gasoline 206.14 +5.83%

• Natural Gas 2.74 +1.74%

• Heating Oil 209.70 +7.37%

• Gold 1,347.10 +.91%

• Bloomberg Base Metals Index 209.23 +5.19%

• Copper 306.35 +1.05%

• US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 338.33 USD/Metric Tonne unch.

• China Iron Ore Spot 65.15 USD/Metric Tonne +1.72%

• Lumber 529.50 -1.61%

• UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,030.92 -.08%

Economy

• Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast +2.0% -30.0 basis points

• ECRI Weekly Leading Economic Index Growth Rate 3.9% -60.0 basis points
  

• Philly Fed ADS Real-Time Business Conditions Index -.1052 +12.0% 

• US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 30.84 -79.55%

• S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 161.65 +.20%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 25.20 -10.7 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -88.9 -9.7 points

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 7.80 -14.6 points

• Fed Fund Futures imply 72.2% chance of no change, 27.8% chance of 25 basis point hike on 5/2

• US Dollar Index 89.77 -.37%

• MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,716.66 -.10%

• Bitcoin/USD 8,108.61 +22.3%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 138.02 +.95%

• Yield Curve 46.25 -4.5 basis points
  

• 10-Year US Treasury Yield 2.82% +4.0 basis points

• Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $4.343 Trillion -.05%

• U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 22.79 -6.46%

• Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 261.37 +.01%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 128.5 -.25 basis point

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap Index 12.44 -.92%
  

• Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt CDS Index 43.8 +32.68%
  

• Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 56.56 +9.33%

• South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 48.97 -5.03%

• Russia Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 143.29 +15.72%

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 149.22 +.37%

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.14% +6.0 basis points

• TED Spread 59.75 -2.25 basis points

• 2-Year Swap Spread 31.75 -.5 basis point

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -8.75 -1.25 basis points

• N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 61.18 -4.72%

• America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 431.0 -5.94%

• European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 57.61 -8.23%
  

• Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 139.55 +1.19%
  

• CMBS AAA Super Senior 10-Year Treasury Spread to Swaps 174.0 +2.0 basis points
  

• M1 Money Supply $3.641 Trillion -.21%

• Commercial Paper Outstanding 1,057.80 +1.0%

• 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 230,000 +1,750

• Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.3% unch.
  

• Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate 4.42% +2.0 basis points

• Weekly Mortgage Applications 380.60 -1.93%

• Bloomberg Consumer Comfort 58.0 +.8 point

• Weekly Retail Sales +3.40% -10.0 basis points

• Nationwide Gas $2.70/gallon +.04/gallon

• Baltic Dry Index 993.0 +4.75%

• China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 748.16 -1.25%

• Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 20.0 unch.

• Rail Freight Carloads 263,007 -2.33%

Best Performing Style

• Small-Cap Growth +3.0%

Worst Performing Style

• Mid-Cap Value +1.3%

Leading Sectors

• Oil Service +11.2%

• Energy +6.2%

• Semis +5.7%

• Disk Drives +5.7%

• Computer Hardware +5.3%

Lagging Sectors

• Paper -.2% 

• Utilities -.8%

• REITs -1.0%

• Airlines -1.6%

• Homebuilders -3.9%

Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (13)

• AVXS, PAY, SPPI, RGNX, CLVS, PCRX, CBAY, SAGE, SELB, SEND, CDXS, MPMQ and GRA

Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (6)

• QNST, APOG, CARG, ACAD, INCY and BBBY

Weekly Charts

ETFs

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

Stocks

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

*5-Day Change

Stocks Lower into Final Hour on Geopolitical Tensions, Mueller Probe Worries, Earnings Jitters, Retail/Financial Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:

• Advance/Decline Line: Lower
  

• Sector Performance: Mixed
  

• Volume: Below Average

• Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
  

Equity Investor Angst:

• Volatility(VIX) 17.4 -5.9%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 138.01 +.17%

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 8.32 -.72%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 45.2 -4.9%

• ISE Sentiment Index 82.0 -18.8%
  

• Total Put/Call .96 -4.0%

• NYSE Arms .95 +11.6%

Credit Investor Angst:

• North American Investment Grade CDS Index 61.21 -1.79%
  

• America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 431.0 -.88%

• European Financial Sector CDS Index 57.42 -2.9%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 128.50 -1.5 basis points
  

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 12.44 -.92%

• Emerging Market CDS Index 139.56 +.18%
  

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 149.21 +.07%

• 2-Year Swap Spread 31.75 +.75 basis point

• TED Spread 59.75 -1.25 basis points

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -8.75 -1.0 basis point

Economic Gauges:

• Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 74.62 +.09%
• 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.75% +1.0 basis point
  

• Yield Curve 46.5 -1.5 basis points

• China Iron Ore Spot 65.15 USD/Metric Tonne +.05%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 25.20 -3.1 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -88.90 +.3 point

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 17.6 -1.5 points

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.14 +1.0 basis point
  
• 88.6% chance of Fed rate hike at June 13 meeting, 89.3% chance at August 1 meeting

Overseas Futures:

• Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +12 open in Japan 
• China A50 Futures: Indicating -16 open in China

• DAX Futures: Indicating +3 open in Germany

Portfolio: 

• Slightly Lower: On losses in my biotech/retail sector longs

• Disclosed Trades: None

• Market Exposure: 75% Net Long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:

• Small-Cap Growth -.4%

Sector Underperformers:

• 1) Banks -1.8% 2) Retail -1.0% 3) Gaming -.8%

Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 

• Z, ALGT, GKOS, ZG, DBX, MUSA, INFY, STMP, ANET, SINA, WB and CASY

Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:

• 1) SPG 2) GPRO 3) RSX 4) VRX 5) BSX

Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:

• 1) GKOS 2) ALGT 3) ANET 4) MUSA 5) NUS

Charts:

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

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

• Mid-Cap Value +.1%

Sector Outperformers:

• 1) Gold & Silver +2.2% 2) Oil Service +1.2% 3) Energy +1.0%

Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:

• PLSE, FCB, NCNA, VNOM, APOG, BJRI, SKY, PUK, MFGP, ALK, CKH, FFIV, AGX, FRC, DYNC, ATI, LRN, EGN, LEN, MELI, COP, SNMP, BHP, HTHT and IEO

Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:

• 1) JPM 2) EXC 3) GPRO 4) AVGO 5) ALK

Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:

• 1) PXLW 2) FFIV 3) ALK 4) AVGO 5) RXMD

Charts:

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