Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Bear Radar

 Style Underperformer:

  • Small-Cap Value -.2%
Sector Underperformers:
  • 1) Airlines -1.2% 2) Disk Drives -.8% 3) Oil Service -.6%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 
  • AVXL, MSTR, ITOS, ASAN, FOCS, CORT and SAVA
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
  • 1) TRCH 2) DDD 3) DRI 4) BG 5) KWEB
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
  • 1) TRCH 2) MVIS 3) EBON 4) MSTR 5) BLCT
Charts:

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:
  • Mid-Cap Growth +.9%
Sector Outperformers:
  • 1) Shipping +1.3% 2) Retail +1.2% 3) Agriculture +1.1%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
  • DDD, SSYS, FIGS, SBH, DOCN, TUP, NVRO, SPLK, PLUG, UPWK, SPCE, CRWD, CLOV, CVNA, XONE, NTNX, EVRI, BIG, MGNX, ROKU, PTRA, AEO, EMKR, KFY, TDC, HUN and DM
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
  • 1) FIS 2) HUN 3) TRCH 4) WWR 5) SSYS
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
  • 1) SBH 2) TUP 3) SAFM 4) SSYS 5) GSAT

Mid-Day Market Internals

NYSE Composite Index:

  • Volume Running -24.4% Below 100-Day Average 
  • 9 Sectors Rising, 2 Sectors Declining
  • 43.4% of Issues Advancing, 52.9% Declining
  • 79 New 52-Week Highs, 15 New Lows
  • 85.1% of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average
  • Average 14-Day RSI 47.3%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 3,321.0 +185.0 points
  • Vix 16.89 -5.6%
  • Total Put/Call .72 -6.1%
  • TRIN/Arms 1.16 +182.90%

Monday, June 21, 2021

Tuesday Watch

Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are +.5% to +1.5% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 84.5 +.75 basis point.
  • China Sovereign CDS 36.5 -.25 basis point.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 60.40 -.06%.
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 3,217.0 +82.0 points.
  • Volatility Index(VIX) futures 20.0 +.42%.
  • FTSE 100 futures +.22%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.11%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.04%. 
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate 
 
Before the Open: 
  • (CGNT)/.15
  • (KFY)/.98
  • (PLUG)/-.09
After the Close:
  • None of note
Economic Releases
10:00 pm EST
  • Existing Home Sales for May is estimated to fall to 5.72M versus 5.85M in April.
  • The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for June is estimated at 18.0 versus 18.0 in May.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Powell testifying to House, Fed's Daly speaking, German IFO Business Climate Index, weekly US retail sales reports, Jefferies Consumer Conference and the Goldman Leisure/Transport Conference could also impact global trading today.
US Equity Market Hours
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are higher, boosted by technology and commodity shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open mixed and to rally into the afternoon, finishing modestly higher. The Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the day.

Stocks Surging into Final Hour on Diminished Fed Rate-Hike Worries, Dollar Weakness, Oil Gain, Commodity/Financial Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Higher
  • Sector Performance: Almost Ever Sector Rising
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 18.2 -12.2%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 3,110.0 +115.0 points
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 135.70 +.43%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.1 +1.1%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 48.3 -4.4%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 110.0  -2.7 points
  • Total Put/Call .79 -14.1%
  • NYSE Arms .60 -68.3%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 49.71 -1.99%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 394.0 -1.2%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 55.67 -.98%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 105.0 -2.0 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 85.25 +1.3%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 157.49 -1.02%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KCCB) 39.28 +.31%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 6.75 +.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 10.75 +1.25 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -4.25 -.5 basis point
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread  73.25 +1.25 basis points
  • IHS Markit CMBX BBB- 6 73.0 -1.0 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 60.44 +.21%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .03% unch.
  • Yield Curve 130.0 -7.0 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 198.0 USD/Metric Tonne -6.3%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 46.5 +1.8 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 91.50 -24.5 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 76.3 -2.4 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.26 +2.0 basis points
  • 100.0% chance of no change at Nov. 3rd meeting, 100.0% chance of no change at Dec. 15th meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +655 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +26 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +11 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher: On gains in my commodity/industrial/biotech/tech/medical sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 100% Net Long

Morning Market Internals

NYSE Composite Index:
  • Volume Running -14.4% Below 100-Day Average 
  • 11 Sectors Rising, 0 Sectors Declining
  • 71.3% of Issues Advancing, 24.5% Declining
  • 64 New 52-Week Highs, 23 New Lows
  • 83.2% of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average
  • Average 14-Day RSI 42.8%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 3,090.0 +95.0 points
  • Vix 18.6 -10.3%
  • Total Put/Call .72 -21.7%
  • TRIN/Arms .85 -55.0%