Weekly Scoreboard*

S&P 500 2,853.88 +.75%

The Weekly Wrap by Briefing.com.

 
Indices

• DJIA 25,696.40 +1.53%

• NASDAQ 7,821.03 -.24%

• Russell 2000 1,693.49 +.41%

• S&P 500 High Beta 43.83 -.43%

• Goldman 50 Most Shorted 170.79 -1.08%

• Wilshire 5000 29,622.0 +.60%

• Russell 1000 Growth 1,515.71 +.38%

• Russell 1000 Value 1,239.99 +1.03%

• S&P 500 Consumer Staples 564.12 +3.28%

• Vanda Cyclicals-Defensives 1.6008 -2.38%
  

• NYSE Technology 1,853.75 -2.14%

• Transports 11,232.70 +1.29%

• Utilities 744.28 +2.89%

• Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 84.98 -3.05%

• MSCI Emerging Markets 41.99 -3.25%

• HFRX Equity Hedge 1,255.09 -1.10%

• HFRX Equity Market Neutral 1,007.62 +.24%

Sentiment/Internals

• NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 329,063 -.17%

• Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index -184 -258

• Bloomberg Crude Oil % Bulls 19.44 -22.24%

• CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 608,927 -.73%

• CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 2,342,575 -.28%

• Total Put/Call 1.04 -15.0%

• OEX Put/Call 1.98 +261.70%

• ISE Sentiment 240.0 +161.54%

• NYSE Arms .66 -48.90%

• Volatility(VIX) 12.46 -4.41%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 29.31 -7.07%

• G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 7.88 -1.62% 

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 12.48 +2.72%

• Smart Money Flow Index 16,313.82 +.49%

• ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $2.860 Trillion -.13%

• ICI Domestic Equity Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows -$3.407 Billion

• AAII % Bulls 36.2 -.5%

• AAII % Bears 29.1 -6.3%

Futures Spot Prices

• CRB Index 188.74 -1.54%

• Crude Oil 66.02 -2.60%

• Reformulated Gasoline 198.10 -2.93%

• Natural Gas 2.95 +.38%

• Heating Oil 210.15 -2.06%

• Gold 1,183.30 -2.57%

• Bloomberg Base Metals Index 178.30 -4.15%

• Copper 266.40 -3.17%

• US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 324.33 USD/Metric Tonne -5.08%

• China Iron Ore Spot 67.60 USD/Metric Tonne -2.06%

• Lumber 472.50 +13.72%

• UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 932.70 +.13%

Economy

• Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast +4.25% -5.0 basis points

• ECRI Weekly Leading Economic Index Growth Rate .3% -30.0 basis points
  

• Philly Fed ADS Real-Time Business Conditions Index .0782 -1.26%

• US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 17.63 -83.84%

• S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 171.62 +.26%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index -16.30 -4.4 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -16.30 +16.6 points

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -9.4 -6.7 points

• Fed Fund Futures imply 10.0% chance of no change, 90.0% chance of 25 basis point hike on 9/26

• US Dollar Index 96.30 +.03%

• MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,591.31 -.71%

• Bitcoin/USD 6,509.82 +5.53%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 131.32 -.42%

• Yield Curve 24.75 -1.5 basis points
  

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

• Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $4.190 Trillion -.68%

• U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 22.10 +13.22%

• Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 207.38 +2.86%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 281.5 +13.75 basis points

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap Index 11.10 +4.73%
  

• Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt CDS Index 147.60 +39.9%
  

• Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 69.97 +.5%

• South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 42.08 -.98%

• Russia Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 163.02 -4.29%

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 150.75 -.05%

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.09% -1.0 basis point

• TED Spread 29.0 -1.25 basis points

• 2-Year Swap Spread 20.0 +.75 basis point

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -9.5 +1.75 basis points

• N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 61.74 +1.16%

• America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 415.0 +11.98%

• European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 86.60 +2.90%
  

• Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 205.98 +3.86%
  

• CMBS AAA Super Senior 10-Year Treasury Spread to Swaps 180.0 unch.
  

• M1 Money Supply $3.649 Trillion -.56%

• Commercial Paper Outstanding 1,055.30 -1.6%

• 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 215,500 +1,250

• Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.2% unch.
  

• Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate 4.53% -6.0 basis points

• Weekly Mortgage Applications 335.80 -1.96%

• Bloomberg Consumer Comfort 58.9 -.4 point

• Weekly Retail Sales +4.50% +30.0 basis points

• Nationwide Gas $2.85/gallon -.02/gallon

• Baltic Dry Index 1,720.0 +1.72%

• China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 831.29 +.91%

• Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 25.0 unch.

• Rail Freight Carloads 285,169 -2.03%

Best Performing Style

• Large-Cap Value +.7%

Worst Performing Style

• Small-Cap Growth -.3%

Leading Sectors

• Telecom +3.2%

• Utilities +2.9%

• Foods +2.7%

• Healthcare Providers +2.3%

• Restaurants +2.2%

Lagging Sectors

• Social Media -4.3% 

• Shipping -4.5%

• Education -4.5%

• Oil Service -6.6%

• Gold & Silver -12.1%

Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (2)

• CATM and RYAM

Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (5)

• EAF, THO, GILD, AMAT and TSLA

Weekly Charts

ETFs

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

Stocks

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

*5-Day Change

Stocks Reversing Higher into Final Hour on Diminishing Trade War Fears, Less Emerging Markets Debt Angst, Oil Gain, Retail/Gaming Sector Strength

 Broad Equity Market Tone:

• Advance/Decline Line: Higher
  

• Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Rising
  

• Volume: Below Average

• Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
  

Equity Investor Angst:

• Volatility(VIX) 12.8 -5.0%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 131.52 +.22%

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 12.48 +2.55%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 29.71 -4.84%

• ISE Sentiment Index 259.0 +99.23%
  

• Total Put/Call 1.02 +9.68%

• NYSE Arms .70 -30.21%

Credit Investor Angst:

• North American Investment Grade CDS Index 61.17 -.94%
  

• America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 414.0 +1.96%

• European Financial Sector CDS Index 86.80 +1.31%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 281.5 +1.75 basis points
  

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 11.10 +.18%

• Emerging Market CDS Index 206.23 +.87%
  

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 150.75 -.19%

• 2-Year Swap Spread 20.0 -.25 basis point

• TED Spread 28.5 +2.75 basis points

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -9.5 -.25 basis point

Economic Gauges:

• Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 66.53 -.30%
• 3-Month T-Bill Yield 2.03% -3.0 basis points

• Yield Curve 25.25 unch.

• China Iron Ore Spot 68.19 USD/Metric Tonne +.37%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index -16.30 -3.0 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -16.30 +1.2 points

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -9.40 -1.1 points

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.09 unch.
  
• 92.3% chance of Fed rate hike at Nov. 8th meeting, 97.5% chance at Dec. 19th meeting

Overseas Futures:

• Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +5 open in Japan 
• China A50 Futures: Indicating +136 open in China

• DAX Futures: Indicating +21 open in Germany

Portfolio: 

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

• Disclosed Trades: None

• Market Exposure: 100% Net Long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:

• Large-Cap Growth -.1%

Sector Underperformers:

• 1) Semis -1.0% 2) Internet -.7% 3) Alt Energy -.5%

Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 

• DESP, ATGE, AMAT, NVDA, DSW, TSLA, CWH and GGAL

Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:

• 1) FL 2) GERN 3) AMAT 4) LB 5) KR

Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:

• 1) ATGE 2) DSW 3) DF 4) DESP 5) BXG

Charts:

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

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

• Mid-Cap Value +.4%

Sector Outperformers:

• 1) Telecom +1.0% 2) Gold & Silver +1.0% 3) Agriculture +.9%

Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:

• ZOES, JWN, PAR, CGC, DE, YRD, SAIL, WPM, AIN, MGP, ESPR, GOLD, BGSF, MTZ, WUBA, SNY, KL, RYAM, IIN, NEWA, AIMC, PCG, ADUS, PNW and CATM

Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:

• 1) JWN 2) WPX 3) PAGP 4) PPL 5) WY

Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:

• 1) JWN 2) FRO 3) DE 4) KR 5) FDC

Charts:

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