Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Stocks Reversing Slightly Higher into Final Hour on Oil Gain, Technical Buying, Short-Covering, Tech/Biotech Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Slightly Higher
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 11.21 +.99%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 136.26 +.45%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.74 -.64%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 34.77 -3.53%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 125.0 +95.3%
  • Total Put/Call 1.05 +16.7%
  • NYSE Arms .81 -3.66%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 61.95 +.35%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 480.0 -1.31%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 53.62 -.1%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 6.22 -4.82%
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 21.92 -1.77%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 202.87 +.59%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 140.08 +.05%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 25.0 -1.0 basis point
  • TED Spread 26.25-1.5 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -27.5 -.75 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 72.47 unch.
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.04% +1.0 basis point
  • Yield Curve 99.0 unch.
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $65.40/Metric Tonne +2.11%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -58.40 -2.9 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 37.80 +.1 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 13.70 -1.9 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.75 +2.0 basis points
  • 24.3% chance of Fed rate hike at Sept. 20 meeting, 25.9% chance at Nov. 1 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -45 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -23 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +30 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Higher: On gains in my tech/biotech/medical/retail sector longs 
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 100% Net Long

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