Thursday, July 11, 2019

Morning Market Internals

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Thursday Watch

Evening Headlines
Bloomberg:           
  • Asian Stock Gains Muted; Dollar Slips on Powell. Asian stocks posted modest gains, following their U.S. counterparts, after comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell cemented market bets for a rate cut this month. Treasuries rose with the yen and the dollar retreated. Shares climbed in South Korea and ticked higher in Japan and Australia. U.S. futures were little changed. Earlier, the S&P 500 briefly topped 3,000 for the first time after Powell signaled a willingness to lower rates, citing a slowing global economy and trade issues. Minutes from the Fed’s June meeting confirmed an inclination among officials to ease policy soon. But stocks came off their highs, with financial shares leading the pullback. S&P 500 futures rose 0.1% as of 9:45 a.m. in Tokyo. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Wednesday. Topix Index rose 0.2%. Kospi Index rose 0.1%. S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.3%.
Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are +.25% to +.75% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 63.25 -1.25 basis points.
  • China Sovereign CDS 40.5 -2.0 basis points.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index  67.64 +.04%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.12%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.15%.
Morning Preview Links 

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
  • (DAL)/2.28
  • (FAST)/.37
After the Close:
  • None of note
Economic Releases 
8:30 am EST
  • The CPI MoM for June is estimated unch. versus a +.1% gain in May.
  • The CPI Ex Food and Energy MoM for June is estimated to rise +.2% versus a +.1% gain in May.
  • Initial Jobless Claims for last week are estimated at 221K versus 221K the prior week.
  • Continuing Claims are estimated to fall to 1683K versus 1686K prior. 
  • Real Avg. Weekly Earnings YoY for June.
2:00 pm EST
  • The Monthly Budget Statement for June is estimated at -$7.9B versus -$207.8B in May.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Powell testimony to Congress, Fed's Quarles speaking, Fed's Williams speaking, German CPI report, $16B 30Y T-Note auction, White House Summit on Social Media, weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index, weekly EIA natural gas inventory report and the (BKE)/(CATO) sales updates could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are modestly higher, boosted by commodity and technology shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open mixed and to rally into the afternoon, finishing modestly higher. The Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the day.

Stocks Rising into Afternoon on Dovish FOMC Commentary, Less European/Emerging Markets/US High-Yield Debt Angst, Oil Gain, Commodity/Tech Sector Strength

 Broad Equity Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Higher
  • Sector Performance: Mixed
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • Volatility(VIX) 13.1 -7.2%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 126.68 +.04%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 7.6 +.93%
  • S&P 500 Implied Correlation 33.87 -2.5%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 102.0 +25.9%
  • Total Put/Call .88 -5.38%
  • NYSE Arms .88 unch.
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 52.67 -2.47%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 610.0 -.02%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 60.66 -3.89%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 204.25 -4.5 basis points
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 64.25 -1.68%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 162.19 -2.07%
  • iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 164.84 +.02%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 2.25 -.25 basis point
  • TED Spread 11.25 -1.75 basis points
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -11.25 +4.25 basis points
Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 67.61 +.53%
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 2.18% -4.0 basis points
  • Yield Curve 22.75 +7.0 basis points
  • China Iron Ore Spot 114.0 USD/Metric Tonne -.54%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -56.30 +.5 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -8.90 +4.2 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -34.60 +.4 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.75 +3.0 basis points
  • 100.0% chance of Fed rate cut at Sept. 18th meeting, 100.0% chance of cut at October 30th meeting
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +27 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating +31 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +6 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher: On gains in my tech/medical sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges, then covered some
  • Market Exposure: 100% Net Long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:
  • Mid-Cap Value +.3%
Sector Underperformers:
  • 1) Gaming -.8% 2) Banks -.5% 3) I-Banks -.3%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 
  • LEVI, MFGP, ICPT, DLTH, GVA, AAOI, AIMT and UNM
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
  • 1) AET 2) CYH 3) NWL 4) HTZ 5) RSX
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
  • 1) UNM 2) WSFS 3) HMST 4) JD 5) CC
Charts:

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:
  • Lrage-Cap Growth +.7%
Sector Outperformers:
  • 1) Steel +2.4% 2) Oil Service +2.1% 3) Disk Drives +2.1%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
  • MINI, KRP, HQY, SGH, ACIA, HELE, WDFC, SLG, TMUS, OSTK, TCP, BREW, TBRG, NP, IGV, ARCE, DCO, WTTR, MDR, BITA, FCN, RVI, ADVM, MU, ARD, SGH, MDR and ELF
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
  • 1) CRZO 2) CARS 3) DBX 4) EPD 5) FAST
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
  • 1)  2) INS 3) MBRX 4) FDX 5) DAL
Charts:

Morning Market Internals

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