Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Stocks Slightly Higher into Final Hour on Diminishing Global Growth Fears, Short-Covering, Metals/Mining Sector Strength

Today's Market Take:

Broad Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: About Even
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Underperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • VIX 13.67 -.36%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 116.0unch.
  • Total Put/Call .98 +5.38%
  • NYSE Arms .83 +5.11%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 89.46 +1.09%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 157.75 +1.89%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 106.78 +.28%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 232.93 -.19%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 16.0 -.75 bp
  • TED Spread 22.75 -.25 bp
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -16.75 -.5 bp
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .06% unch.
  • Yield Curve 171.0 -3 bps
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $155.10/Metric Tonne+.58%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -29.8 +.1 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.55 -1 bp
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei Futures: Indicating -30 open in Japan
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -2 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher: On gains in my tech/medical sector longs and emerging markets shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 50% Net Long

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