Thursday, May 14, 2020

Stocks Reversing Higher into Final Hour on Oil Gain, Short-Covering, Technical Buying, Financial/Gaming Sector Strength

 Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Lower
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Declining
  • Volume: Above Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 34.96 -.9%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 119.98 -.1%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 11.92 +1.5%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 71.15 -4.1%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 56.0 -16.0 points
  • Total Put/Call .97 -17.8%
  • NYSE Arms .54 -57.7%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 96.64 +.37%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 1,282.77 +1.51%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 109.23 +3.27%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 236.0 +2.75 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 120.84 +2.65%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 345.41 +.22%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 164.46 -.07%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 10.75 +.5 basis point
  • TED Spread 27.75 -4.0 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -10.0 -3.0 basis points
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread  107.0 -5.0 basis points
  • IHS Markit CMBX BBB- 6 63.25 unch.
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 58.10 +.02%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .11% +1.0 basis point
  • Yield Curve 48.25 -1.5 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 87.80 USD/Metric Tonne -1.08%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -69.70 -8.6 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -301.20 -.5 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index .6 -2.9 points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.05 -2.0 basis points
  • 99.3% chance of no change at July 29th meeting, 99.3% chance of no change at Sept. 16th meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +110 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -6 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +87 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slightly Higher: On gains in my tech/medical sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 50% Net Long

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