Monday, August 14, 2023

Stocks Higher into Final Hour on US Economic Soft-Landing Hopes, Technical Buying, Earnings Outlook Optimism, Tech/Medical Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Lower
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Underperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 15.0 +1.2%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing .47%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 71.3 -.45%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 167.9 +.04%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 9.2 +2.5%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 21.3 -1.4% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 102.0 +2.0 points
  • Total Put/Call .96 -5.0%
  • NYSE Arms 1.05 +23.5%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 66.2 +.01%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 327.8 -1.1%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 342.0 -11.0
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 81.8 +.15% 
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 243.6 +2.3%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 164.0 basis points +1.0 basis point
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 104.0 +4.7%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 206.9 +2.0%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 25.1 -.73%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -11.5 basis points -.75 basis point
  • TED Spread 20.75 basis points unch.
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -9.75 +1.0 basis point
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 178.0 +3.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 746.0 unch.
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 68.0 unch.
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 42.3 -.48%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.42% -1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 99.8 USD/Metric Tonne -.69%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 34.4 euros/megawatt-hour  -2.5%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 70.1 -3.6 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -78.3 +5.0 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 9.2 +6.6 points
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(455 of 500 reporting) -8.3%  unch.
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 234.40 +.31:  Growth Rate +7.0% unch., P/E 19.1 unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.11% -3.0 basis points
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(8 of 10 reporting) +17.0% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 232.14 +.60: Growth Rate +41.5% +.4 percentage point, P/E 32.8 +.3
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .39 unch.
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index -.10 -2.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve -78.5 basis points (2s/10s) -5.75 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed 2Q GDPNow Forecast +4.12% unch.
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +4.23% unch.: CPI YoY +3.81% unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.36 -1.0 basis point
  • Highest target rate probability for Nov. 1st FOMC meeting: 61.0%(-2.1 percentage points) chance of 5.25%-5.5%. Highest target rate probability for  Dec. 13th meeting: 58.9%(-.4 percentage point) chance of 5.25%-5.5%.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +86 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -15 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +52 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slightly Higher:  On gains in my medical/tech sector longs and emerging market shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 75% Net Long

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