Weekly Scoreboard*

S&P 500 3,324.29 +1.9%

The Weekly Wrap by Briefing.com.

 
Indices

• DJIA 29,316.81 +1.76%

• NASDAQ 9,362.61 +2.06%

• Russell 2000 1,701.25 +2.67%

• S&P 500 High Beta 48.03 +1.78%

• Goldman 50 Most Shorted 159.67 +3.3%

• Wilshire 5000 33,986.82 +1.9%

• Russell 1000 Growth 1,852.53 +2.13%

• Russell 1000 Value 1,364.23 +1.61%

• S&P 500 Consumer Staples 656.63 +1.96%

• MSCI Cyclicals-Defensives Spread 1,132.94 +.22%
  

• NYSE Technology 2,279.27 +2.16%

• Transports 11,285.44 +2.78%

• Utilities 907.27 +3.82%

• Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 77.47 -1.05%

• MSCI Emerging Markets 46.07 +1.47%

• HFRX Equity Hedge 1,281.08 +.55%

• HFRX Equity Market Neutral 946.69 -.53%

Sentiment/Internals

• NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 401,461 +1.06%

• Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 1,280 +543

• Bloomberg Crude Oil % Bulls 30.77 -16.1%

• CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 567,272 +2.24%

• CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 2,244,930 +4.63%

• Total Put/Call .64 -25.6%

• OEX Put/Call 2.27 +13.2%

• ISE Sentiment 91.0 unch.

• NYSE Arms 1.08 -14.7%

• Volatility(VIX) 12.16 -3.2%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 37.58 -8.85%

• G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 4.94 -3.7%
  

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 6.01 -6.09%

• Smart Money Flow Index 15,643.51 -.27%

• ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $3.630 Trillion -.2%

• ICI Domestic Equity Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows -$13.141 Billion

• AAII % Bulls 41.8 +26.5%

• AAII % Bears 27.5 -8.0%

Futures Spot Prices

• CRB Index 182.68 -.77%

• Crude Oil 58.34 -1.1%

• Reformulated Gasoline 164.07 -.98%

• Natural Gas 2.0 -8.97%

• Heating Oil 185.53 -3.93%

• Gold 1,560.80 -.28%

• Bloomberg Base Metals Index 180.03 +1.71%

• Copper 284.60 +1.51%

• US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 293.0 USD/Metric Tonne -2.01%

• China Iron Ore Spot 90.90 USD/Metric Tonne -2.38%

• Lumber 436.20 +4.64%

• UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 910.84 +.08%

Economy

• Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast +1.79% -48.0 basis points

• ECRI Weekly Leading Economic Index Growth Rate +4.4% +110.0 basis points
• Bloomberg US Recession Probability Next 12 Months 30.0% unch.

• Philly Fed ADS Real-Time Business Conditions Index -.1095+10.7%

• US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 68.9 -56.4%

• S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 177.25 +.42%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 10.6 +10.1 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 39.7 -3.6 points

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 2.2 +8.2 points

• Fed Fund Futures imply 84.5% chance of no change, 0.0% chance of rate cut on 1/29

• US Dollar Index 97.62 +.27%

• MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,668.15 +.01%

• Bitcoin/USD 8,886.95 +10.2%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 126.79 +.36%

• Yield Curve 27.0 +2.0 basis points
  

• 10-Year US Treasury Yield 1.83% +1.0 basis point

• Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $4.137 Trillion +.64%

• U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 14.56 -1.89%

• Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 161.99 -.02%
  

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 159.0 +7.0 basis points

• China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 29.72 -6.62%
  

• Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 97.35 -.65%
  

• Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 44.66 -13.89%

• South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 20.49 -6.94%

• Russia Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 59.52 +1.04%

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 169.11 +.28%

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.75% -1.0 basis point

• TED Spread 27.0 -4.75 basis points

• 2-Year Swap Spread 8.25 +1.75 basis points

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -2.75 unch.

• N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 43.82 -.7%
  

• America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 548.0 +2.87%

• European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 50.84 +.86%
  

• Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 178.59 -.97%
  

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

• M1 Money Supply $3.951 Trillion -.82%

• Commercial Paper Outstanding 1,121.30 -.4%

• 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 216,250 -7,750

• Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.2% unch.
  

• Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate 3.65% +1.0 basis point

• Weekly Mortgage Applications 613.60 +30.2%

• Bloomberg Consumer Comfort 66.0 +.9 point

• Weekly Retail Sales +5.0% -110.0 basis points

• Nationwide Gas $2.56/gallon -.04/gallon

• Baltic Dry Index 768.0 -.78%

• China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 964.95 +4.09%

• Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 50.0 -23.1%

• Rail Freight Carloads 262,505 +32.3%

Best Performing Style

• Small-Cap Growth +3.2%

Worst Performing Style

• Large-Cap Value +1.6%

Leading Sectors

• Alt Energy +6.5%

• Homebuilding +5.4%

• Gaming +4.3%

• Road & Rail +4.0%

• Utilities +3.6%

Lagging Sectors

• Coal -.1% 

• Banks -.3%

• Energy -1.8%

• Shipping -2.0%

• Oil Service -2.3%

Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (24)

• FTSV, PLAY, ALEC, PRNB, CCC, PRGS, PRVB, KRTX, QCOM, CCXI, RUN, TRHC, YETI, BL, SNAP, MIDD, FATE, FHN, IBKC, EPZM, KSU, CTL, MGP and GH

Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (1)

• CODI

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*5-Day Change

Stocks Rising into Afternoon on Global Growth Optimism, Earnings Outlooks, Technical Buying, Restaurant/Steel Sector Strength

 Broad Equity Market Tone:

• Advance/Decline Line: Slightly Lower
  

• Sector Performance: Mixed
  

• Volume: Above Average

• Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line

Equity Investor Angst:

• Volatility(VIX) 12.2 -.97%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 126.76 -.43%

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 6.01 -2.44%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 37.33 -.32%

• ISE Sentiment Index 99.0 +4
  

• Total Put/Call .63 -8.7%

• NYSE Arms 1.03 +17.1%

Credit Investor Angst:

• North American Investment Grade CDS Index 43.83 -.7%
  

• America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 544.0 -.55%

• European Financial Sector CDS Index 52.09 +2.79%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 159.0 -6.5 basis points
  

• Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 50.80 -2.06%
  

• Emerging Market CDS Index 178.59 +.64%
  

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 169.11 +.09%

• 2-Year Swap Spread 8.25 +1.25 basis points

• TED Spread 27.0 2.5 basis points

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -2.75 +.25 basis point

Economic Gauges:

• Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 66.32 -.12%
• 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.5% +1.0 basis point

• Yield Curve .27 +4.0 basis points

• China Iron Ore Spot 95.0 USD/Metric Tonne +.45%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 10.6 +6.0 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 39.70 -.4 point

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 2.2 +5.2 basis points

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.75 unch.
• .8% chance of Fed rate cut at March 18th meeting, 6.7% chance of cut at April 29th meeting

Overseas Futures:

• Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -5 open in Japan 
• China A50 Futures: Indicating +66 open in China

• DAX Futures: Indicating -7 open in Germany

Portfolio:

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

• Disclosed Trades: Nonee

• Market Exposure: 100% Net Long