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S&P 500 4,392.25 +1.0%*


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Weekly Wrap by Briefing.com. 

Indices
  • DJIA 34,746.25 +1.3%
  • NASDAQ 14,579.54 +.14%
  • Russell 2000 2,234.03 -.08%
  • S&P 500 High Beta 75.12 +.68%
  • Goldman 50 Most Shorted 303.53 -3.8%
  • Wilshire 5000 45,526.24 +.7%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 2,797.42 +.6%
  • Russell 1000 Value 1,582.44 +1.4%
  • S&P 500 Consumer Staples 726.43 +1.44%
  • MSCI Cyclicals-Defensives Spread 1,431.21 +.16%
  • NYSE Technology 4,172.95 +.9%
  • Transports 14,640.46 +2.7%
  • Utilities 884.97 +1.4%
  • Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 75.5 +4.2%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 50.92 +.9%
  • HFRX Equity Hedge 1,459.36 -.12%
  • HFRX Equity Market Neutral 931.48 +.14%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 477,435 +.47%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 76 +356
  • Crude Oil Commercial Bullish % Net Position -36.2 -2.7%
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 373,814 +5.0%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 2,175,199 +3.5%
  • Total Put/Call 1.05 +14.1%
  • OEX Put/Call 2.5 +13.3%
  • ISE Sentiment 106.0 unch.
  • NYSE Arms .65 -1.75
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 3,350.0 +370.0 points
  • Bloomberg Financial Conditions Index + Bubbles 5.48 +2.1%
  • Volatility(VIX) 18.4 -12.3%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 55.5 -11.1%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 6.0 -1.7%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 8.9 +1.3%
  • Smart Money Flow Index 13,759.51 +2.7%
  • ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $4.531 Trillion -.29%
  • ICI Domestic Equity Long-Term Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows -2.274 Million
  • AAII % Bulls 25.5 -9.3%
  • AAII % Bears 36.8 -9.6%
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 235.42 +1.7%
  • Crude Oil 79.51 +4.4%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 236.81 +5.2%
  • Natural Gas 5.60 +1.5%
  • Heating Oil 247.68 +4.2% 
  • Newcastle Coal 225.0 (1,000/metric ton) +1.4% ***New***
  • Gold 1,757.19 -.16%
  • Silver 22.67 +.9%
  • S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Index 484.46 +2.3%
  • Copper 427.90 +1.6%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 466.0 USD/Metric Tonne +5.9%
  • China Iron Ore Spot 127.30 USD/Metric Tonne +9.0%
  • Lumber 721.50 +14.3%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,298.90 +.4%
  • US Gulf NOLA Potash Spot 675.0 USD/Short Ton +5.5%
Economy
  • Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast +1.3% -1.9 percentage points
  • ECRI Weekly Leading Economic Index Growth Rate +3.1% -.3 percentage point
  • Bloomberg US Recession Probability Next 12 Months 10.0% unch.
  • NY Fed Real-Time Weekly Economic Index +7.8 -3.0%
  • US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 81.0 -3.6%
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 215.31 +.35%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -17.4 +7.4 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -76.7 -17.0 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -4.5 -8.2 points
  • Fed Fund Futures imply 99.5% chance of no change, .5% chance of rate hike on 11/3
  • US Dollar Index 94.08 +.09%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,720.36 -.20%
  • Bitcoin/USD 54,604 +12.1%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 134.11 +.8%
  • Yield Curve 127.0 +7.0 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 1.60% +13.0 basis points
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $8.426 Trillion +.2%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 13.26 -3.7%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 134.20 +4.6%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 103.0 -1.0 basis point
  • China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 51.33 +5.7%
  • Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 204.18 unch.
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 44.47 +1.2%
  • South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 20.81 +1.2%
  • Russia Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 86.15 -2.1%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 34.75 -5.2%
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.51% +12.0 basis points
  • TED Spread 7.75 -2.0 basis points
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 11.0 +.25 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -18.75 -3.0 basis points
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 53.76 +2.1%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 283.0 -10.4%
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 58.64 +3.3%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 182.53 +1.0%
  • MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 71.75 +.5 basis point
  • Markit CMBX BBB-6 71.75 +.25 basis point
  • M2 Money Supply YoY % Change 13.2 unch.
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding 1,175.40 -.8%
  • Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 344,000 +1.0%
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 2.0% unch.
  • Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer(entries into secured buildings) 35.01 +1.9% ***New***
  • Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate 2.99% -2.0 basis points
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 684,500 -6.9%
  • Langer Consumer Comfort 53.4 -1.3 points
  • Weekly Retail Sales +16.4% +.1 percentage point 
  • OpenTable US Seated Diners % Change from 2019 -9.0% -2.1 percentage points ***New***
  • Nationwide Gas $3.27/gallon +.07/gallon
  • Baltic Dry Index 5,650 +8.6%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 3,235.26 unch.
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 20.0 unch.
  • Container Ships Anchored 977 -6.1% ***New***
  • Truckstop.com Market Demand Index 164.86 unch.
  • Rail Freight Carloads 273,939 +.47%
  • TSA Total Travelers 1-Year Ago Same Weekday 936,915 +38.3% ***New***
  • US Covid-19:  211 infections/100K people(last 7 days total) -29/100K people
  • US Covid-19:  40% of Jan. 7th,2021 peak -5.0 percentage points
Best Performing Style
  • Mid-Cap Value +1.3%
Worst Performing Style
  • Small-Cap Growth -.9%
Leading Sectors
  • Oil Service +5.6%
  • Road & Rail +5.2%
  • Gold & Silver +4.9%
  • Energy +3.8%
  • I-Banking +3.2%
Lagging Sectors
  • Biotech -2.3%
  • Gambling -2.7%
  • Alt Energy -3.5%
  • Shipping -4.4%
  • Airlines -4.6%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (34)
  • CCXI, AEHR, CAR, MNTV, PVAC, SI, METC, AFRM, SRPT, MUR, APA, UNM, MGY, CVET, SSYS, COP, EVH, FANG, MRO, PXD, GM, NOG, GEL, OXY, CPE, CDXS, SILK, WHD, BIG, SLCA, LC, PII and AZPN
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (14)
  • TFX, AGL, CHGG, IHRT, RKLB, DOCS, RBLX, CROX, JYNT, PRLD, NSTG, EDIT, NKTX and ALLO
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