Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Stocks Slightly Lower into Afternoon on Oil Decline, Technical Selling, Profit-Taking, Energy/REIT Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Modestly Higher
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Rising
  • Volume: Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 9.84 +.72%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 129.77 +.51%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 8.39 +1.08%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 40.43 +.77%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 99.0 +22.22%
  • Total Put/Call .84 unch.
  • NYSE Arms .90 -7.6%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 62.34 +.3%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 382.0 +.28%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 65.60 -1.9%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 7.72 -1.34%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 20.58 -.99%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 197.88 -.06%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 137.52 +.22%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 27.0 -1.5 basis points
  • TED Spread 29.5 +.25 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -29.5 -.25 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 71.66 -.32%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .89% unch.
  • Yield Curve 105.0 unch.
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $60.75/Metric Tonne +1.0%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -19.50 +.2 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 69.80 +.7 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 31.7 -.1 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.86 unch.
  • 93.8% chance of Fed rate hike at July 26 meeting, 97.0% chance at Sept. 20 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +174 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating unch. open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -13 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Higher: On gains in my tech/biotech/retail sector longs 
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 100% Net Long

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