Friday, December 14, 2018

Stocks Substantially Lower into Final Hour on Global Growth Fears, Mueller Probe Worries, Earnings Jitters, Energy/Healthcare Sector Weakness

 Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Lower
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Declining
  • Volume: Above Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 21.8 +5.5%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 133.18 -.72%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.97 -.89%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 49.85 +1.6%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 107.0 +8.08%
  • Total Put/Call 1.04 -12.6%
  • NYSE Arms 1.29 +57.32%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 79.06 +2.58%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 668.0 -.30%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 102.74 +2.61%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 268.75 +1.5 basis points
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 9.71 +3.63%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 198.57 +.23%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 149.60 +.01%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 14.75 +.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 37.75 +1.25 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -9.5 -3.25 basis points
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 66.66 -.49%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 2.42% +1.0 basis point
  • Yield Curve 15.50 +.5 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 68.10 USD/Metric Tonne -.13%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -7.3 -3.1 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -76.20 -32.6 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -1.5 -2.1 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.83-1.0 basis point
  • 74.3% chance of Fed rate hike at Jan. 30th meeting, 83.2% chance at March 20th meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -114 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +26 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -20 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my emerging market shorts and index hedges
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 25% Net Long

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