Thursday, October 08, 2026

Stocks Falling into Final Hour on Mideast War Resumption Worries, Mideast War-Induced Inflation Fears, AI Infrastructure Build-Out Concerns, Tech/Alt Energy Sector Weakness

Economic/Market Gauges:

  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 59.2 +1.2% 
  • BofA Private Credit Proxy Index 68.0 +1.3% 
  • Bloomberg US Securitized MBS/ABS/CMBS Avg. OAS .45 +2.0 basis points
  • BofA Global Financial Stress Indicator -.01 +2.0 basis points
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 71.5 +.5% 
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 158.8 +.3% 
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 60.0 +.4% 
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 1.0 unch.
  • US Morning Consult Daily Consume Sentiment Index 87.2 +1.3
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 37.2 +.8
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 54.5 -.9
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 21.6 +.7
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(18 of 500 reporting) +150.6% -22.0 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 408.35 +.42:  Growth Rate +24.4% +.1 percentage point, P/E 19.0 -.1
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 16.36% +1.0 basis point
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(1 of 10 reporting) +1,013.1% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 1,085.11 +.58: Growth Rate +61.6% +.2 percentage point, P/E 18.1 +.1
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.21 -2.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve 47.0 basis points (2s/10s) -4.25 basis points
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metal Index 172.9 -1.5%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 77.6 euros/megawatt-hour -.6%
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 8.7% unch.
  • US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3 Forecast +3.6% -10.0 basis points
  • US 10-Year T-Note Yield 5.23% -6.0 basis points
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.86 +10.0 basis points
  • Highest target rate probability for Dec. 9th FOMC meeting: 69.2% (+2.9 percentage points) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. Highest target rate probability for Jan. 27th meeting: 50.1%(+.7 percentage point) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. (current target rate is 3.75-4.0%)
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -640 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -210 open in China
  • KOSPI 200 Futures: Indicating -19 open in South Korea 
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +294 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slight Higher: On gains in my biotech sector longs, index hedges and emerging market shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (QQQ) hedges and emerging market shorts
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 25% net long

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