Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Stocks Falling into Afternoon on Fed Rate-Hike Fears, Global Growth Worries, Oil Decline, Energy/Defense Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Lower
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Declining
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.92 +6.1%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 120.47 +.52%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 10.19 -.29%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 47.89 +3.86%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 42.0 -51.15%
  • Total Put/Call 1.15 +18.6%
  • NYSE Arms 1.87 +72.93
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 72.34 +1.36%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 691.0 +2.13%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 90.23 +2.54%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 24.07 -5.4%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 38.38 -8.84%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 246.68 -.38%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 131.48 -.25%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 25.0 +.5 basis point
  • TED Spread 51.25 -.5 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -40.25 unch.
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 72.26 -.16%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .32% unch.
  • Yield Curve 78.0 +1.0 basis point
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $58.97/Metric Tonne -.57%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 13.5 +1.4 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -3.1 -9.1 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -7.9 -2.0 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.47% unch.
  • 40.1% chance of Fed rate hike at Nov. 2 meeting, 60.2% chance at Dec. 14 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -3 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +6 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -5 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my index hedges and emerging markets shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 50% Net Long

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