Monday, October 05, 2026

Stocks Rising into Final Hour on Long-Term Rate Peak Hopes, AI Infrastructure Build-Out Optimism, Oil Decline, Tech/Medical Sector Strength

Economic/Market Gauges:

  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 59.6 -1.2% 
  • BofA Private Credit Proxy Index 68.5 -.2% 
  • Bloomberg US Securitized MBS/ABS/CMBS Avg. OAS .42 unch.
  • BofA Global Financial Stress Indicator .06 -4.0 basis points
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 71.8 -.1% 
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 162.2 -3.1% 
  • Israel Sovereign CDS 63.4 +7.0% 
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 1.1 unch.
  • US Morning Consult Daily Consume Sentiment Index 85.2 -1.5
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 37.0 -.7
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 68.5 -6.0
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 24.2 -.4
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(16 of 500 reporting) +177.9% -6.7 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 407.23 +2.50:  Growth Rate +24.1% +.8 percentage point, P/E 19.1 +.2
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 16.30% +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 1,082.19 +25.41: Growth Rate +61.2% +3.8 percentage points, P/E 17.9 -.1
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.17 +11.0 basis points
  • US Yield Curve 48.5 basis points (2s/10s) +4.25 basis points
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metal Index 175.3 +1.1%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 73.4 euros/megawatt-hour -1.9%
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 8.0% +.1 percentage point
  • US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3 Forecast +3.7% unch.
  • US 10-Year T-Note Yield 5.31% +4.0 basis points
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.75 -2.0 basis points
  • Highest target rate probability for Dec. 9th FOMC meeting: 65.9% (-1.4 percentage points) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. Highest target rate probability for Jan. 27th meeting: 43.7%(-3.1 percentage point) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. (current target rate is 3.75-4.0%)
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +280 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -160 open in China
  • KOSPI 200 Futures: Indicating +18 open in South Korea 
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +230 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher: On gains in my energy/tech/consumer discretionary/industrial/biotech sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 100% net long

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