Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Stocks Rising into Afternoon on Diminished Emerging Market Currency Fears, Less Eurozone/Emerging Markets Debt Angst, Earnings Optimism, Retail/Financial Sector Strength

 Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Modestly Higher
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Gaining
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.3 -10.2%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 131.18 -.19%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 12.18 -4.92%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 31.73 -9.8%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 126.0 +20.0%
  • Total Put/Call .93 -13.89%
  • NYSE Arms 1.17 -32.6%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 61.67 -.58%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 386.0 +1.42%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 85.50 -3.49%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 270.25 -8.75 basis points
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 10.64 -2.12%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 205.28 -6.79%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 150.99 +.16%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 19.75 +1.0 basis point
  • TED Spread 26.0 -1.75 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -11.25 +.25 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 66.24 +1.1%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 2.07% +4.0 basis points
  • Yield Curve 26.25 -.25 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 67.97 USD/Metric Tonne +.25%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -10.40 +.8 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -19.50 +10.5 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -6.60 -3.9 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.10 unch.
  • 92.5% chance of Fed rate hike at Nov. 8th meeting, 97.8% chance at Dec. 19th meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -41 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +31 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +50 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my tech/biotech/medical/retail/industrial sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 75% Net Long

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