Friday, April 05, 2013

Stocks Lower into Final Hour on Rising Global Growth Fears, Increasing Asian Tensions, Eurozone Debt Angst, Tech/Gaming Sector Weakness

Broad Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Lower
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Declining
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • VIX 14.39 +3.60%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 80.0 +15.94%
  • Total Put/Call 1.05 -3.67%
  • NYSE Arms 1.07 +45.99%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 87.29 -.79%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 175.44 -2.02%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 102.72 -.46%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 252.83 -2.19%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 15.0 -.25 bp
  • TED Spread 21.75 -.25 bp
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -17.50 +.75 bp
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .06% unch.
  • Yield Curve 147.0 -6 bps
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $135.90/Metric Tonne unch.
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 4.0 -1.4 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.47 -2 bps
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei Futures: Indicating +313 open in Japan
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +7 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Lower: On losses in my tech/medical sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 50% Net Long

1 comment:

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