Weekly Scoreboard*

S&P 500 Index 2,764.82 -3.70%

The Weekly Wrap by Briefing.com.

 
Indices

• DJIA 25,517.60 -3.70%

• NASDAQ 7,240.94 -3.54%

• Russell 2000 1,549.59 -3.57%

• S&P 500 High Beta 43.99 -4.14%

• Goldman 50 Most Shorted 143.53 -5.31%

• Wilshire 5000 28,494.70 -3.87%

• Russell 1000 Growth 1,416.19 -3.5%

• Russell 1000 Value 1,244.43 -3.81%

• S&P 500 Consumer Staples 582.32 -3.88%

• Vanda Cyclicals-Defensives 1.5997 +1.16%
  

• NYSE Technology 1,815.28 -4.21%

• Transports 10,687.40 -4.0%

• Utilities 685.11 -2.11%

• Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 103.80 -3.06%

• MSCI Emerging Markets 49.91 -3.45%

• HFRX Equity Hedge 1,314.10 -1.06%

• HFRX Equity Market Neutral 1,016.39 -.10%

Sentiment/Internals

• NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 313,402 -1.19%

• Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 152 -976

• Bloomberg Crude Oil % Bulls 18.18 -48.48%

• CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 715,695 +1.26%

• CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 2,593,128 -.71%

• Total Put/Call .87 +10.1%

• OEX Put/Call .52 +10.6%

• ISE Sentiment 75.0 -41.9%

• NYSE Arms 1.10 +124.50%

• Volatility(VIX) 16.93 +52.17%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 37.08 +13.66%

• G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 8.02 -1.47% 

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 8.56 +4.26%

• Smart Money Flow Index 20,479.66 -.66%

• ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $2.799 Trillion -.9%

• ICI US Equity Weekly Net New Cash Flow -$5.118 Billion

• AAII % Bulls 44.8 -1.5%

• AAII % Bears 28.8 +19.7%

Futures Spot Prices

• CRB Index 197.44 -1.43%

• Crude Oil 65.44 -.98%

• Reformulated Gasoline 187.62 -3.26%

• Natural Gas 2.86 -18.86%

• Heating Oil 205.34 -3.6%

• Gold 1,333.20 -1.02%

• Bloomberg Base Metals Index 215.94 +.30%

• Copper 317.60 -.39%

• US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 321.0 USD/Metric Tonne unch.

• China Iron Ore Spot 74.03 USD/Metric Tonne +1.94%

• Lumber 485.10 -.76%

• UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,012.20 +.25%

Economy

• Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast +5.4% +200.0 basis points

• ECRI Weekly Leading Economic Index Growth Rate 7.3% +150.0 basis points
  

• Philly Fed ADS Real-Time Business Conditions Index .2970 -5.14% 

• US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 32.31 -69.5%

• S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 157.40 +1.4%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 44.50 +7.0 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 34.10 -22.3 points

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 1.0 +.5 point

• Fed Fund Futures imply 0.0% chance of no change, 100.0% chance of 25 basis point hike on 3/31

• US Dollar Index 89.12 +.2%

• MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,725.02 -.02%

• Bitcoin/USD 8,478.560 -22.0%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 143.13 +1.84%

• Yield Curve 69.75 +15.75 basis points
  

• 10-Year US Treasury Yield 2.85% +19.0 basis points

• Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $4.378 Trillion -.52%

• U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 19.92 +3.37%

• Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 252.97 +.50%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 128.25 -8.0 basis points

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap Index 11.77 +9.90%
  

• Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt CDS Index 33.16 -.77%
  

• Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 51.30 -3.58%

• South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 50.52 +10.84%

• Russia Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 107.0 -5.31%

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 147.19 +.52%

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.14% +5.0 basis points

• TED Spread 30.75 -5.0 basis points

• 2-Year Swap Spread 22.0 +3.5 basis points

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -30.25 -4.0 basis points

• N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 48.92 +7.21%

• America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 357.0 +21.68%

• European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 43.71 +6.12%
  

• Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 118.90 +4.02%
  

• CMBS AAA Super Senior 10-Year Treasury Spread to Swaps 157.0 -1.0 basis point
  

• M1 Money Supply $3.675 Trillion -.04%

• Commercial Paper Outstanding 1,138.60 +.1%

• 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 234,500 -5,500

• Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.4% unch.
  

• Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate 4.22% +7.0 basis points

• Weekly Mortgage Applications 413.40 -2.59%

• Bloomberg Consumer Comfort 54.6 +.9 point

• Weekly Retail Sales +3.20% -10.0 basis points

• Nationwide Gas $2.60/gallon +.03/gallon

• Baltic Dry Index 1,114.0 -8.61%

• China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 829.0 +1.15%

• Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 17.50 -12.5%

• Rail Freight Carloads 282,522 +5.82%

Best Performing Style

• Large-Cap Growth -2.7%

Worst Performing Style

• Mid-Cap Value -3.2%

Leading Sectors

• I-Banks -.3%

• Airlines -.4%

• Banks -.5%

• Telecom -.5%

• Networking -.7%

Lagging Sectors

• Energy -5.4% 

• Gold & Silver -5.6%

• Computer Hardwae -5.7%

• Oil Service -6.1%

• Homebuilders -7.4%

Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (23)

• IMMR, SFLY, QNST, KS, AQ, QRVO, DPS, TWTR, MTOR, FOR, PGEM, CALD, EZPW, MATX, MXIM, ASGN, EXTR, CACI, TWIN, ABBV, MRTN, KNX and CVTI

Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (18)

• MHO, FHB, WGO, ASH, SBUX, BXG, VMW, THO, MET, CACC, TUP, RDFN, WYNN, SMG, MDP, PBH, PII and PE

Weekly Charts

ETFs

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

Stocks

• High-Volume Gainers

• High-Volume Losers

*5-Day Change

Stocks Falling Substantially into Final Hour on Rising Long-Term Rates, Earnings Worries, Technical Selling, Energy/Homebuilding Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone:

• Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Lower
  

• Sector Performance: Every Sector Declining
  

• Volume: Above Average

• Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
  

Equity Investor Angst:

• Volatility(VIX) 16.12 +19.7%

• Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 143.16 +.43%

• Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 8.56 +3.13%

• S&P 500 Implied Correlation 37.69 +13.3%

• ISE Sentiment Index 77.0 -22.22%
  

• Total Put/Call .78 -13.3%

• NYSE Arms 1.02 +39.1%

Credit Investor Angst:

• North American Investment Grade CDS Index 49.67 +3.82%
  

• America Energy Sector High-Yield CDS Index 357.0 +15.1%

• European Financial Sector CDS Index 44.09 +4.38%

• Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 128.75 +3.75 basis points
  

• Asia Pacific Sovereign Debt CDS Index 11.77 +3.2%

• Emerging Market CDS Index 118.50 +3.69%
  

• iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 147.19 +.31%

• 2-Year Swap Spread 22.0 +2.75 basis points

• TED Spread 30.75 -.5 basis point

• 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -30.0 +1.0 basis point

Economic Gauges:

• Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 75.99 -.7%
• 3-Month T-Bill Yield 1.48% -1.0 basis point
  

• Yield Curve 69.50 +7.5 basis points

• China Iron Ore Spot 74.03 USD/Metric Tonne +1.59%

• Citi US Economic Surprise Index 44.50 +3.7 points

• Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 34.10 -.7 basis point

• Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 1.0 +1.0 basis points

• 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.14 +2.0 basis points
  
• 100.0% chance of Fed rate hike at May 2 meeting, 100.0% chance at June 13 meeting

Overseas Futures:

• Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating -164 open in Japan 
• China A50 Futures: Indicating -132 open in China

• DAX Futures: Indicating -19 open in Germany

Portfolio: 

• Lower: On losses in my medical/retail/tech sector longs

• Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges and to my emerging market shorts

• Market Exposure: Moved to 50% Net Long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:

• Large-Cap Value -1.1%

Sector Underperformers:

• 1) Oil Service -3.1% 2) Computer Hardware -2.8% 3) Gold & Silver -2.5%

Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 

• PI, SHLX, VREX, YRCW, OSIS, BRKS, WAB, GOOGL, DB, CLX, BT, AQ, CRUS, XOM, IIVI and SPR

Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:

• 1) EPI 2) S 3) DUST 4) DWDP 5) AGNC

Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:

• 1) PI 2) OSIS 3) POWI 4) OCLR 5) DPLO

Charts:

• ETFs Falling on Unusual Volume
• Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

• Mid-Cap Growth -.7%

Sector Outperformers:

• 1) Papers +.3% 2) Telecom +.1% 3) Medical Equipment unch.

Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:

• DATA, VIAV, USAK, ATHN, MINI, SNE, DECK, LBTYK, ENVA, MSI, CMPR, LPLA, VOD, EPAY, MAT, RACE, AMZN, BOOT, XL, EMN, AMGN, AZN, PTR, WWD, TGTX, EW, CHTR, LVNTA and CURO

Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:

• 1) MLM 2) SMH 3) VMC 4) V 5) KRE

Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:

• 1) VIAV 2) DATA 3) EPAY 4) MA 5) ABBV

Charts:

• ETFs Rising on Unusual Volume
• Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume

Morning Market Internals

NYSE Composite Index:

• Volume Running +29.4% Above 100-Day Average
• 1 Sector Rising, 9 Sectors Declining
• 15.3% of Issues Advancing, 83.2% Declining
• 40 New 52-Week Highs, 275 New Lows
• 59.5% of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average
• Average 14-Day RSI 46.9%
• Vix 14.2 +5.6%
• Total Put/Call 1.01 +12.2%
• TRIN/Arms .86 +12.7%