Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Stocks Falling Substantially into Afternoon on European/Emerging Markets/US High-Yield Debt Angst, Yen Strength, Oil Decline, Financial/Transport Sector Weakness

 Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Lower
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Declining
  • Volume: Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 17.0 +29.2%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 130.17 -1.73%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.34 +2.75%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 39.72 +10.1%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 127.0 -1.55%
  • Total Put/Call .1.08 +20.0%
  • NYSE Arms 1.93 +33.1%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 67.60 +6.52%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 377.0 +1.58%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 90.67 +19.1%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 290.5 +85.0 basis points
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 12.39 +2.75%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 167.78 +4.12%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 150.07 +.15%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 24.0 +1.5 basis points
  • TED Spread 43.0-.5 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -19.25 -3.5 basis points
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 70.65 -.61%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.88% -1.0 basis point
  • Yield Curve 44.0 -1.25 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 64.34 USD/Metric Tonne -1.27%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 11.20 -.8 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -93.10 +3.5 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -10.0 -3.0 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.06 -5.0 basis points
  • 100.0% chance of Fed rate hike at August 1 meeting, 100.0% chance at September 26 meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -383  open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -113 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -76 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Lower: On losses in my biotech/tech/medical/industrial sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges and to my emerging market shorts
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% Net Long

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