Monday, June 17, 2013

Stocks Higher into Final Hour on Central Bank Hopes, Nikkei Bounce, Short-Covering, Homebuilding/Tech 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 17.20 +.29%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 81.0 -28.32%
  • Total Put/Call .96 -18.64%
  • NYSE Arms .89 -49.37%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 82.42 -1.92%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 153.94 -3.57%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 89.50 +.64%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 318.51 +7.0%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 16.25 +.5 bp
  • TED Spread 23.25 unch.
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -11.75 +.25 bp
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .04% unch.
  • Yield Curve 191.0 +5 bps
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $115.0/Metric Tonne +1.23%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -14.0 +15.7 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.05 -1 bp
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei Futures: Indicating +39 open in Japan
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -17 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my tech/medical/retail sector longs 
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges and then covered some of them
  • Market Exposure: 50% Net Long

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