Wednesday, October 07, 2026

Stocks Modestly Lower into Final Hour on European Sovereign Debt Angst, Mideast War-Induced Inflation Fears, Technical Selling, Alt Energy/Financial Sector Weakness

Economic/Market Gauges:

  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 58.4 +1.0% 
  • BofA Private Credit Proxy Index 67.2 -.8% 
  • Bloomberg US Securitized MBS/ABS/CMBS Avg. OAS .43 -2.0 basis points
  • BofA Global Financial Stress Indicator -.03 -5.0 basis points
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 71.2 +3.8% 
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 158.3 +.9% 
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 59.8 +.7% 
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 1.0 unch.
  • US Morning Consult Daily Consume Sentiment Index 85.9 -1.5
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 36.4 -.3
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 55.4 +2.2
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 20.9 -2.5
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(17 of 500 reporting) +172.6% -5.3 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 407.93 +.40:  Growth Rate +24.3% +.1 percentage point, P/E 19.1 -.1
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 16.35% +4.0 basis points
  • 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 1,084.53 +1.19: Growth Rate +61.5% +.2 percentage point, P/E 18.0 -.1
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.23 +3.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve 51.25 basis points (2s/10s) +3.5 basis points
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metal Index 175.5 unch.
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 79.0 euros/megawatt-hour +4.3%
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 8.7% -.2 percentage point
  • US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3 Forecast +3.7% unch.
  • US 10-Year T-Note Yield 5.28% +2.0 basis points
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.75 +3.0 basis points
  • Highest target rate probability for Dec. 9th FOMC meeting: 69.2% (+.8 percentage point) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. Highest target rate probability for Jan. 27th meeting: 50.1%(+3.5 percentage points) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. (current target rate is 3.75-4.0%)
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -145 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -235 open in China
  • KOSPI 200 Futures: Indicating +2 open in South Korea 
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +173 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Slight Higher: On gains in my biotech sector longs, index hedges and emerging market shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 75% net long

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