Broad Equity Market Tone:
- Advance/Decline Line: Lower
- Sector Performance: Mixed
- Volume: Around Average
- Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
- Volatility(VIX) 17.3 +.7%
- DJIA Intraday % Swing .83%
- Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 69.6 -.98%
- Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 167.5 -.66%
- Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.0 -1.6%
- CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 23.4 -1.6%
- ISE Sentiment Index 114.0 +12.0 points
- Total Put/Call .97 +6.6%
- NYSE Arms 1.29 +67.5%
Credit Investor Angst:
- North American Investment Grade CDS Index 69.45 -.42%
- US Energy High-Yield OAS 332.13 -.88%
- Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 363.0 +6.0
- European Financial Sector CDS Index 87.56 -1.84%
- Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 263.17 -1.39%
- Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 166.0 basis points -3.0 basis points
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 132.0 -3.31%
- Emerging Market CDS Index 217.79 -1.6%
- China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.6 unch.
- 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -12.5 basis points -.75 basis point
- TED Spread 23.0 basis points +1.5 basis points
- 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -13.5 -.75 basis point
- MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 183.0 -1.0 basis point
- Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 748.0 unch.
- Avg. Auto ABS OAS 70.0 unch.
Economic Gauges:
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 42.37 +.01%
- 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.41% -3.0 basis points
- China Iron Ore Spot 110.8 USD/Metric Tonne +.11%
- Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 42.9 euros/megawatt-hour +5.2%
- Citi US Economic Surprise Index 69.2 -3.2 points
- Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -52.2 -2.4 points
- Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 3.0 -.1 point
- S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(475 of 500 reporting) -7.3% unch.
- S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 235.53 +.77: Growth Rate +7.3% +.4 percentage point, P/E 18.7 +.1
- S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.18% +8.0 basis points
- NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(8 of 10 reporting) +17.0% unch.
- NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 234.10 +.51: Growth Rate +42.7% +.3 percentage point, P/E 32.0 +.3
- Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .22 -4.0 basis points
- Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index -.02 +15.0 basis points
- US Yield Curve -70.5 basis points (2s/10s) -4.75 basis points
- US Atlanta Fed 2Q GDPNow Forecast +5.76% unch.
- Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +4.23% unch.: CPI YoY +3.83% +1.0 basis point
- 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.35 +1.0 basis point
- Highest target rate probability for Nov. 1st FOMC meeting: 54.6%(-.8 percentage point) chance of 5.25%-5.5%. Highest target rate probability for Dec. 13th meeting: 53.3%(-2.4 percentage points) chance of 5.25%-5.5%.
Overseas Futures:
- Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -52 open in Japan
- China A50 Futures: Indicating -107 open in China
- DAX Futures: Indicating +41 open in Germany
Portfolio:
- Slightly Higher: On gains in my industrial/medical sector longs and emerging market shorts
- Disclosed Trades: None
- Market Exposure: 75% Net Long