Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Stocks Slightly HIgher into Final Hour on Global Central Bank Stimulus Hopes, Short-Covering, Homebuilder/Heatlhcare Sector Strength


Broad Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Lower
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Declining
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • VIX 15.10 +.53%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 115.0 +16.16%
  • Total Put/Call .93 +4.49%
  • NYSE Arms .66 -27.84%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 99.20 bps +.58%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 236.04 bps +3.96%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 229.08 +1.27%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 244.63 -.03%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 19.75 -1.25 basis points
  • TED Spread 33.0 -.25 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -33.25 +.5 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .10% unch.
  • Yield Curve 144.0 -7 basis points
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $104.70/Metric Tonne -1.60%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -14.60 +.7 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.27 +1 basis point
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei Futures: Indicating -73 open in Japan
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +29 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my Retail/Biotech/Tech sector longs and emerging markets shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges and some of my (EEM) short
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 50% Net Long

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