Thursday, May 30, 2013

Stocks Higher into Final Hour on Central Bank Hopes, Euro Bounce, Short-Covering, Tech/Financial Sector Strength

Today's Market Take:

Broad Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Higher
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Rising
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • VIX 14.34 -3.30%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 102.0 +4.08%
  • Total Put/Call .84 -2.33%
  • NYSE Arms .65 +34.91%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 76.11 -.99%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 144.58 +1.12%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 81.68 -.39%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 268.93 +.51%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 16.5 +.25 bp
  • TED Spread 25.0 +1.0 bp
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -14.25 +.25 bp
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .03% -1 bp
  • Yield Curve 182.0 unch.
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $111.60/Metric Tonne -1.15%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -19.10 -3.6 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.16 -5 bps
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei Futures: Indicating +190 open in Japan
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +7 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Higher: On gains in my medical/biotech/tech/retail sector longs and emerging markets shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges, then added them back
  • Market Exposure: 50% Net Long

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