Thursday, May 16, 2013

Stocks Slightly Lower into Final Hour on Rising Global Growth Fears, Profit-Taking, Homebuilding/Biotech Sector Weakness

Broad Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: About Even
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Underperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • VIX 12.84 +.23%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 129.0 +29.0%
  • Total Put/Call .94 +20.51%
  • NYSE Arms 1.05 +80.56%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 70.28 -1.62%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 133.83 -1.97%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 90.34 +1.89%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 243.39 +.88%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 14.0 -.25 bp
  • TED Spread 24.75 +1.0 bp
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -16.75 -1.0 bp
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .03% -1 bp
  • Yield Curve 163.0 -7 bps
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $125.0/Metric Tonne -1.11%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -23.1 -12.5 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.26 -3 bps
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei Futures: Indicating +17 open in Japan
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -5 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Lower: On losses in my medical/biotech/retail sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 75% Net Long

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