Broad Equity Market Tone:
- Advance/Decline Line: Slightly Higher
- Sector Performance: Most Sectors Rising
- Volume: Above Average
- Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
- Volatility(VIX) 25.0 +2.2%
- Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 133.03 -.05%
- Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.67 -.72%
- S&P 500 Implied Correlation 50.98 +3.62%
- ISE Sentiment Index 79.0 +27.4%
- Total Put/Call 1.11 -17.8%
- NYSE Arms .87 -24.8%
Credit Investor Angst:
- North American Investment Grade CDS Index 81.51 -.09%
- America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 700.0 +2.70%
- European Financial Sector CDS Index 104.77 +.65%
- Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 269.25 -1.25 basis points
- Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 9.22 +2.82%
- Emerging Market CDS Index 198.14 -.31%
- iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 150.88 +1.37%
- 2-Year Swap Spread 13.0 -1.25 basis points
- TED Spread 40.25 +.5 basis point
- 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -7.25 -.75 basis point
Economic Gauges:
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 66.90 +.13%
- 3-Month T-Bill Yield 2.37% -2.0 basis points
- Yield Curve 17.0 +1.0 basis point
- China Iron Ore Spot 68.50 USD/Metric Tonne +.78%
- Citi US Economic Surprise Index -9.4 +3.9 points
- Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -76.20 -2.0 points
- Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -4.4 unch.
- 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.82 +1.0 basis point
- 69.4% chance of Fed rate hike at Jan. 30th meeting, 75.3% chance at March 20th meeting
Overseas Futures:
- Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -5 open in Japan
- China A50 Futures: Indicating +47 open in China
- DAX Futures: Indicating +27 open in Germany
Portfolio:
- Higher: On gains in my tech/retail/medical/industrial sector longs
- Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges and to my emerging market shorts
- Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long