Thursday, June 16, 2016

Stocks Slightly Lower into Afternoon on Rising European/Emerging Markets/US High-Yield Debt Agnst, Yen Strength, Oil Decline, Transport/Oil Service Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Lower
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Declining
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Underperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 21.4 +6.2%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 122.28 -1.99%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 11.09 +1.46%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 60.31 +1.69%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 75.0 -19.35
  • Total Put/Call 1.46 +24.8%
  • NYSE Arms 1.41 +44.8
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 85.12 +1.26%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 825.59 +1.52%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 113.5 -1.51%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 30.46 +5.2%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 55.5 +2.58%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 307.59 +1.86%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 129.39 +.05%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 14.5 -1.0 basis points
  • TED Spread 40.0 +2.25 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -39.75 -4.25 basis points
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 71.37 -.20%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .25% unch.
  • Yield Curve 89.0 -2.0 basis points
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $50.70/Metric Tonne +.10%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -21.60 +1.3 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -5.10 -.5 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -3.9 -1.5 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.47% -3.0 basis points
  • 17.4% chance of Fed rate hike at Sept. 21 meeting, 19.2% chance at Nov. 2 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +181 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -270 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +55 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Higher: On gains in my medical sector longs, index hedges and emerging market shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 50% Net Long

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