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S&P 500 4,779.42 +1.1%*


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Weekly Wrap by Briefing.com. 

Indices
  • DJIA 36,452.0 +1.1%
  • NASDAQ 15,697.44 +.43%
  • Russell 2000 2,252.90 +.39%
  • S&P 500 High Beta 79.28 +.74%
  • Goldman 50 Most Shorted 272.28 -3.1%
  • Wilshire 5000 48,772.34 +.94%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 3,086.06 +.55%
  • Russell 1000 Value 1,660.68 +1.5%
  • S&P 500 Consumer Staples 803.23 +1.8%
  • MSCI Cyclicals-Defensives Spread 1,415.09 -.57%
  • NYSE Technology 4,386.93 -.01%
  • Transports 16,498.76 +1.5%
  • Utilities 981.01 +1.9%
  • Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 78.4 +2.4%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 49.03 +.47%
  • HFRX Equity Hedge 1,496.1 +.5%
  • HFRX Equity Market Neutral 925.10 +.02%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 484,004 +.88%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 226 +276
  • Crude Oil Commercial Bullish % Net Position -34.3 unch.
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 340,255 -2.0%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 1,892,701 -3.1%
  • Total Put/Call .77 -7.6%
  • OEX Put/Call 1.76 +3.3%
  • ISE Sentiment 126.0 unch.
  • NYSE Arms 1.27 +33.7
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 3,161.0 +669.0 points
  • Bloomberg Financial Conditions Index + Bubbles 4.57 +.75%
  • Volatility(VIX) 17.3 -2.3%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 28.5 -3.4%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 6.05 -.95%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 11.3 +.54%
  • Smart Money Flow Index 14,263.83 +4.6%
  • ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $4.705 Trillion +.84%
  • ICI Domestic Equity Long-Term Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows -10.011 Million
  • AAII % Bulls 37.7 +27.4%
  • AAII % Bears 30.5 -10.0%
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 233.96 +1.3%
  • Crude Oil 75.32 +3.6%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 222.85 +2.7%
  • Natural Gas 3.74 -2.8%
  • Heating Oil 233.01 +1.9% 
  • Newcastle Coal 151.75 (1,000/metric ton) unch.
  • Gold 1,827.60 +.78%
  • Silver 23.27 +.98%
  • S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Index 499.08 +.3%
  • Copper 446.0 +1.3%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 467.0 USD/Metric Tonne +.4%
  • China Iron Ore Spot 120.74 USD/Metric Tonne -5.3%
  • Lumber 1,139.40 +7.4%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,346.18 +1.11%
  • US Gulf NOLA Potash Spot 685.0 USD/Short Ton unch.
Economy
  • Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast +7.6% +.4 percentage point
  • ECRI Weekly Leading Economic Index Growth Rate +4.3% -.6 percentage point
  • Bloomberg US Recession Probability Next 12 Months 15.0% unch.
  • NY Fed Real-Time Weekly Economic Index 7.9 +12.4%
  • US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 127.4 -44.5%
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 222.24 unch.
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 19.5 -4.1 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 29.8 +3.2 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -1.3 +4.9 points
  • Fed Fund Futures imply 95.0%(n/a) chance of no change, 5.0%(n/a) chance of rate hike on 1/26
  • US Dollar Index 95.63 -.41%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,733.51 +.03%
  • Bitcoin/USD 46,964 -5.4%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 134.96 +1.15%
  • Yield Curve 77.75 -2.5 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 1.52% +3.0 basis points
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $8.719 Trillion -.38%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 12.99 +11.9%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 106.61 -2.8%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 135.0 -1.0 basis point
  • China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 40.3 -2.6%
  • Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 204.97 -3.6%
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 40.19 +3.4%
  • South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 21.21 -.6%
  • Russia Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 124.49 -7.4%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 32.91 -.47%
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.59% +10.0 basis points
  • TED Spread 18.0 +1.75 basis points
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 19.5 -4.25 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap 1.25 +2.0 basis points
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 49.55 -.5%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 325.0 -1.7%
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 54.75 -.55%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 188.03 -.12%
  • MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 69.25 -2.5 basis points
  • Markit CMBX BBB-6 71.75 -.5 basis point
  • M2 Money Supply YoY % Change 13.1 +.1 percentage point
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding 1,087.3 +.4%
  • 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 199,250 -3.5%
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.3% -.1 percentage point
  • Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer(entries in secured buildings) 30.3 -23.2% 
  • Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate 3.11% -1.0 basis point
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 588,400 -.56%
  • Langer Consumer Comfort 47.9 -2.4 points
  • Weekly Retail Sales +17.3% +1.4 percentage points
  • OpenTable US Seated Diners % Change from 2019 +9.5% +60.2 percentage points
  • Nationwide Gas $3.29/gallon unch.
  • Baltic Dry Index 2,217 -6.8%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 3,344.24 +1.3%
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 20.0 unch.
  • Truckstop.com Market Demand Index 145.82 +.44%
  • Rail Freight Carloads 219,151 -18.7%
  • TSA Total Travelers 1-Year Ago Same Weekday 874,406 -22.5% 
  • US Covid-19:  696 infections/100K people(last 7 days total) na/100K people
  • US Covid-19:  New patient hospital admissions per 100K -38.3% from peak 7-day avg. of 1/3/21-1/9/21
Best Performing Style
  • Mid-Cap Value +1.8%
Worst Performing Style
  • Small-Cap Growth +.1%
Leading Sectors
  • REITs +3.5%
  • Homebuilding +2.7%
  • Disk Drives +2.2%
  • Networking +2.1%
  • Road & Rail +2.1%
Lagging Sectors
  • Internet -.4%
  • Biotech -1.0%
  • Oil Service -1.3%
  • Gambling -1.5%
  • Airlines -2.1%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (4)
  • XPDI, CONN, APTS and ARCB
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (3)
  • DMTK, NVAX and PRCH
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