Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:

  • Small-Cap Growth -2.3%
Sector Underperformers:
  • 1) Alt Energy -4.6% 2) Retail -3.5% 3) Semis -3.4%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 
  • LAND, IIVI, BXSL, TSE, ASTS, KRO, TGT, AEHR, BE, NUVA, AVTR, LAW, NOVA, VRDN, ANAB, CRNC, ACLS, OSH, FND, SITM, AZTA, VTYX, AEO, WMS, TOST, ADI, RETA, STEM, CRBU, RXRX, SKYT, EPR, HRMY, OPCH, JKHY, BGFV, DVAX, PLCE, ARVN, DNUT, ENVX, BMEA and BPMC
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
  • 1) BBIG 2) SAVA 3) LQD 4) ADI 5) TGT
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
  • 1) DNUT 2) ENDP 3) TUYA 4) WEBR 5) TEVA
Charts:

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

  • Large-Cap Value -1.1%
Sector Outperformers:
  • 1) Shipping +.4% 2) Energy +.4% 3) Utilities +.2%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
  • SAVA, BBBY, COGT, CCRN, FAZE, BL and A
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
  • 1) SAVA 2) BBIG 3) GNUS 4) CARG 5) LYV
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
  • 1) A 2) EAR 3) BBIG 4) GNUS 5) SRAD

Morning Market Internals

NYSE Composite Index:

  • Volume Running -9.9% Below 100-Day Average 
  • 10 Sectors Declining, 1 Sector Rising
  • 16.1% of Issues Advancing, 80.4% Declining
  • 15 New 52-Week Highs, 23 New Lows
  • 39.3% of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average
  • Average 14-Day RSI 54.6% 
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 3,950.0 +159.0 points
  • Russell 1000: Growth/Value 15,933.17 -.27%
  • Vix 20.4 +3.7%
  • Total Put/Call .90 +7.1%
  • TRIN/Arms .88 +22.2%

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Wednesday Watch

Evening Headlines

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Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are -.25% to +.25% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 130.75 -6.0 basis points. 
  • China Sovereign CDS 71.5 -.25 basis point.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 49.42 -.04%.  
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 3,842.0 +50.0 points.
  • Volatility Index(VIX) futures 23.45 +.05%
  • Euro Stoxx 50 futures +.32%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.01%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures -.02%. 
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate 
 
Before the Open: 
  • (ADI)/2.43
  • (DNUT)/.10
  • (LOW)/4.59
  • (PFGC)/1.04
  • (TGT)/.72
  • (PLCE)/.77
  • (TJX)/.67
After the Close:
  • (BBWI)/.41
  • (CSCO)/.82
  • (SNPS)/1.99
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST:
  • Retail Sales Advance MoM for July is estimated to rise +.1% versus a +1.0% gain in June.
  • Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM for July is estimated to fall -.1% versus a +1.0% gain in June.
  • Retail Sales Ex Autos and Gas for July is estimated to rise +.4% versus a +.7% gain in June.  
10:00 am EST
  • Business Inventories for June is estimated to rise +1.4% versus a +1.4% gain in May.
10:30 am EST
  • Bloomberg consensus estimates call for a weekly crude oil inventory decline of -258,830 barrels versus a +5,457,000 barrel gain the prior week. Gasoline supplies are estimated to fall by -1,180,330 barrels versus a -4,978,000 barrel decline the prior week. Distillate inventories are estimated to rise by +910,500 barrels versus a +2,166,000 barrel gain the prior week. Finally, Refinery Utilization is estimated to fall by -.38% versus a +3.3% gain prior.
2:00 pm EST
  • FOMC Meeting Minutes for July 27. 
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Bowman speaking, UK CPI report, Eurozone GDP report, 20Y T-Bond auction and the weekly MBA Mortgage Applications report could also impact global trading today.
US Equity Market Hours
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly lower, weighed down by commodity and technology shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open mixed and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing modestly lower. The Portfolio is 50% net long heading into the day.

Stocks Slightly Higher into Afternoon on Less Hawkish Fed Hopes, Diminished Earnings Outlook Fears, Technical Buying, Retail/Defense Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Modestly Lower
  • Sector Performance:  Mixed
  • Volume:  Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 19.6 -2.0%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing 1.1% -2.5%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 3,840.0 +195.0 points
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 140.63 +.92%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 11.8 +.5%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 41.0 -1.2% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 111.0 +4.0 points
  • Total Put/Call .83 -8.8%
  • NYSE Arms .68 -46.0%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 74.51 +.6%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 389.38 -.17%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 323.0 +4.0
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 102.61 +2.6%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 216.0 basis points +8.0 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 130.80 -4.6%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 292.99 +2.4%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 26.73 +1.1%
  • Ukraine Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 9,018.0 +4.0%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 30.5 basis points +.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 32.75 basis points -7.75 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -17.0 basis points +1.75 basis points
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread  114.0 -1.0 basis point
  • iShares CMBS ETF 48.47 -.28%
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS .96 -3.0 basis points
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 49.47 -.11%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 2.60% +4.0 basis points
  • Yield Curve -43.5 basis points (2s/10s) -1.75 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 106.25 USD/Metric Tonne -.2%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -31.5 +2.6 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -49.0 -.7 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 34.1 +.5 point
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 236.43 +.01:  Growth Rate +16.7% +1.3 percentage points, P/E 18.3 +.1 point
  • US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3 Forecast +1.81% -64.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index -.09 +11.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.45 +1.0 basis point
  • Highest target rate probability for November 2nd FOMC meeting: 49.6%(-.2 percentage point) chance of 3.25%-3.5%. Highest target rate probability for December 14th meeting: 45.4%(+1.4 percentage points) chance of 3.50%-3.75%.
US Covid-19:
  • 224 new infections/100K people(last 7 days total). 12.9%(+.4 percentage point) of 1/14/22 peak(1,740) +7/100K people from prior report.
  • New Covid-19 patient hospital admissions per 100K population -72.9%(+2.1 percentage points) from peak 7-day avg. of 1/9/22 - 1/15/22
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +26 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +22 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +49 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slightly Higher:  On gains in my industrial/utility sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades:  None
  • Market Exposure:  50% net long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:

  • Small-Cap Growth -.4%
Sector Underperformers:
  • 1) Alt Energy -2.1% 2) Digital Health -1.5% 3) Biotech -1.0%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 
  • RARE, CELH, SGFY, SDGR, VRNS, STEEM, BILL, PRVA, EXFY, INFA, AMEH, APP, RUN, MRNA, RCM, CCRN, ILMN, GTLB, CRNC, MARA, CERT, CERE, FLGT, SNOW, LITE, AEHR, ZM, NARI, RNG, ACLS, ZIP, AMN, TMDX, NOVA, XAIR, DVAX, SMR, BE, ALHC, TPIC and ALBO
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
  • 1) XPO 2) BBBY 3) KRE 4) EWI 5) HD
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
  • 1) HALL 2) POL 3) SE 4) MF 5) MAXN
Charts: