Monday, May 06, 2024

Stocks Rising into Final Hour on Lower Long-Term Rates, Earnings Outlook Optimism, Technical Buying, Tech/Construction Sector Strength

Broad Equity Market Tone:

  • Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Higher
  • Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Rising
  • Volume: Around Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.7 +1.7%
  • DJIA Intraday % Swing .51 -32.4%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 66.9 +.1%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 180.7 +.8%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 6.90 -2.0%
  • CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index 17.2 -3.8% 
  • ISE Sentiment Index 141.0 +46.0
  • Total Put/Call 1.36 +44.7%
  • NYSE Arms 1.19 -22.2%
  • NYSE Non-Block Money Flow +$296.3M 
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 50.12 -.61%
  • US Energy High-Yield OAS 252.0 -.49%
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 284 +1
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 60.9 +.28%
  • Deutsche Bank Subordinated 5Y Credit Default Swap 187.3 +.48%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 134.0 basis points +2.0 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 102.21 -2.2%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 159.0 -3.4%
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 130.5 -.3%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.6 -.1%
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -8.5 basis points -1.75 basis points
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 9.25 basis points +.75 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -3.5 unch.
  • MBS  5/10 Treasury Spread 146.0 +1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 759.0 -10.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS 58.0 +1.0 basis point
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.7 +.21%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.39% -1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 119.2 USD/Metric Tonne -.35%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 31.8 euros/megawatt-hour +4.2%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -7.5 -.2 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 27.0 -.2 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 31.3 -.7 point
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(403 of 500 reporting) +5.1% +.8 percentage point
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 254.93 -.16:  Growth Rate +14.3% -.1 percentage point, P/E 20.2 +.1
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.92% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(7 of 10 reporting) +37.2% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 325.39 +.81: Growth Rate +35.4% +.3 percentage point, P/E 31.1 +.2
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.09 +15.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index .94 +11.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve -34.5 basis points (2s/10s) -3.5 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed 2Q GDPNow Forecast +3.3% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 48.0% +3.9 percentage points
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.74% unch.: CPI YoY +3.50% unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.35 unch.
  • Highest target rate probability for July 31st FOMC meeting: 68.6%(+3.5 percentage points) chance of 5.25%-5.5%. Highest target rate probability for Sept. 18th meeting: 48.1%(-.7 percentage point) chance of 5.0%-5.25%.
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +609 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +37 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +180 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher:  On gains in my tech/industrial/financial/consumer discretionary
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 100% Net Long

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