Friday, June 09, 2017

Stocks Reversing Lower into Final Hour on Profit-Taking, Technical Selling, More Shorting, Tech/Gaming Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Lower
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Above Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 10.55 +3.94%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 128.93 +.11%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.84 -1.75%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 37.98 -1.49%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 81.0 +5.19%
  • Total Put/Call .99 +43.48%
  • NYSE Arms .91 -32.27%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 60.20 -1.57%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 421.0 +1.42%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 65.52 -1.55%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 7.54 -3.4%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 17.78 -2.28%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 194.05 -.75%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 138.86 +.14%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 20.75 -.5 basis point
  • TED Spread 22.75 -.5 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -33.5 -.5 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 73.30 +.04%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.0% +1.0 basis point
  • Yield Curve 87.0 unch.
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $54.41/Metric Tonne -1.72%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -43.40 -.2 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 39.10 -.4 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 6.90 -4.1 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.80 unch.
  • 95.7% chance of Fed rate hike at July 26 meeting, 96.9% chance at Sept. 20 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -23 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -30 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -53 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Lower: On losses in my medical/tech sector longs 
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (QQQ) hedges and (EEM) short
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 50% Net Long

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