- Volume Running +59.1% Above 100-Day Average
- 11 Sectors Rising, 0 Sectors Declining
- 78.9% of Issues Advancing, 19.5% Declining
- 267 New 52-Week Highs, 2 New Lows
- 82.0% of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average
- Average 14-Day RSI 57.5%
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 1,281.0 +178.0 points
- Vix 22.0 -2.8%
- Total Put/Call .59 -11.9%
- TRIN/Arms .96 +41.2%
Portfolio Manager's Commentary on Investing and Trading in the U.S. Financial Markets
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Mid-Day Market Internals
NYSE Composite Index:
Monday, November 23, 2020
Tuesday Watch
Evening Headlines
Bloomberg:
- World Economy Risks Buckling Into 2021 Despite Vaccine Nearing.
- China Debt Defaults Set to Top 100 Billion Yuan for a Third Year.
- These AAA-Rated Bonds Are Tumbling as China Default Fears Spread.
- China’s Credit Stress Shines a Spotlight on Private Stock Deals.
- SEC Pressures China Firms’ Listings, Warning of Accounting Risks.
- Japan’s Large Investors May Be Cashing in on Global Stock Rally.
- Australia’s Sunshine State Is Opening Up in Time for Peak Season.
- Vaccine May Halt Severe Cases; New Japan Measures: Virus Update.
- Stocks Gain on Start of Formal Biden Power Shift: Markets Wrap.
- U.S.’s Oil-Crash Report Offers Few Answers for Wild Trading Day.
- Biden Picks John Kerry, Paris Accord Author, as Climate Czar.
- Elon Musk Overtakes Bill Gates to Grab World’s Second-Richest Ranking.
- Feinstein to Step Down as Top Democrat on Senate Judiciary.
- JPMorgan Sees Possible $300 Billion Rebalancing Flow From Stocks.
Wall Street Journal:
- A Day in the Life of an Amazon Warehouse Worker.
- Biden’s Liberal Internationalists.
- A Heap of Thanksgiving Hypocrisy.
- Damaged Sense of Smell in Covid-19 Patients Holds Clues to How Recovery Might Work.
- BlackRock to Buy Equity-Index Provider Aperio for $1 Billion.
- York Capital Management to Largely Wind Down Hedge-Fund Operations.
Fox News:
- Trump officially authorizes presidential transition, but there’s a catch.
- 3.1% of COVID cases traced to restaurants, bars: LA county data.
- Trump's ex-defense secretary wants Biden to reverse his policy.
CNBC.com:
MarketWatch.com:
Zero Hedge:
- Trump Tells GSA To Allow Biden Transition To Proceed "In The Best Interest Of Our Country".
- US Attorney Gives Antifa Pass On Rand Paul Attack After Refusing To Investigate.
- Pennsylvania Governor Bans Alcohol Sales On The Day Before Thanksgiving.
- Propaganda, Election Fraud, & The Death Of Journalism.
- Michigan Certifies Biden Victory As Republican Canvasser Folds.
- Central Banks To Add Liquidity Worth 0.66% Of Global GDP On Average Every Month In 2021.
- 7 Things That Used To Be "Crazy Conspiracy Theories" Until 2020 Happened.
- "Just Let Me Go" - Shanghai Airport Plunged Into Chaos After Workers Sealed In For COVID Testing.
- AstraZeneca Credits "Dosing Error" For Boosting COVID Vaccine Trial Outcome.
- In Reversal, General Motors Backs Biden, Withdraws Support For Trump Emissions Rollbacks.
- America's Economy Cannot Survive Another Lockdown, And The Cult Of The Reset Knows It.
- 'Anonymous' Anti-Trump NYTimes Writer Identified As Witness In Gen. Flynn Probe: Senators.
- New York Reopens Overflow Ward On Staten Island As COVID Hospitalizations Surge; LA County Sees Another Record: Live Updates.
- Dollar Jumps, Gold Dumps, As Massive Short-Squeeze Sends 'Greed' Near 2020 Highs.
Newsmax:
- Perdue, Loeffler Join Trump Call for New Georgia Recount.
- Seven Letter Poll: 79 Percent of Trump Voters Say Election 'Stolen'.
The Epoch Times:
ProtectTheVote.com:
- Serious allegations of misconduct in the 2020 elections have resulted in unprecedented legal action to ensure our elections are -- and remain -- free and fair. Find out where we’re exposing fraud and how you can help.
HereIsTheEvidence.com:
Digital Blackboard:
Worldometer:
Rt Covid-19:
KFF:
Worldometer:
Rt Covid-19:
KFF:
Night Trading
Morning Preview Links
Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
- Asian equity indices are +.5% to +1.0% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 61.5 -1.5 basis points.
- China Sovereign CDS 32.25 -1.0 basis point.
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 60.90 +.08%.
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 1,171.0 +64.0 points.
- Volatility Index(VIX) futures 23.75 -1.45%
- FTSE 100 futures +.59%.
- S&P 500 futures +.58%.
- NASDAQ 100 futures +.44%.
Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
- (ANF)/-.04
- (AMWD)/1.85
- (ADI)/1.33
- (PLAN)/-.10
- (BBY)/1.72
- (BURL)/.16
- (CHS)/-.15
- (DKS)/1.05
- (DLTR)/1.16
- (EV)/.87
- (GES)/.05
- (HRL)/.45
- (SJM)/2.23
- (MDT)/.80
- (TIF)/.66
- (TITN)/.35
After the Close:
- (AEO)/.35
- (ADSK)/.96
- (DELL)/1.41
- (GPS)/.33
- (HPQ)/.52
- (JWN)/-.10
- (VMW)/1.44
Economic Releases
9:00 am EST
- The FHFA House Price Index MoM for Sept. is estimated to rise +.8% versus a +1.5% gain in Aug.
- The S&P CoreLogic CS 20-City MoM for Sept. is estimated to rise +.7% versus a +.47% gain in Aug.
10:00 am EST
- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for Nov. is estimated to fall to 97.6 versus 100.9 in Oct.
- The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for Nov. is estimated to fall to 20.0 versus 29.0 in Oct.
Upcoming Splits
- None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
Normal:
- The Fed's Clarida speaking, German IFO Index, German GDP report, 7Y T-Note auction, weekly US retail sales reports, BofA Data Center Conference and the Credit Suisse Chemicals Conference could also impact trading today.
Normal:
- 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
Stocks Modestly Higher into Afternoon on Vaccine Hopes, US Economic Data, Short-Covering, Energy/Retail Sector Strength
Broad Equity Market Tone:
- Advance/Decline Line: Higher
- Sector Performance: Mixed
- Volume: Above Average
- Market Leading Stocks: Outperforming
Equity Investor Angst:
- Volatility(VIX) 23.6 -.6%
- Bloomberg Global Risk On/Risk Off Index 1,037.0 +115.0 points
- Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 127.87 +.32%
- Emerging Markets Currency Volatility(VXY) 10.13 +1.18%
- S&P 500 Implied Correlation n/a
- ISE Sentiment Index 113.0 +13.0 points
- Total Put/Call .60 -15.5%
- NYSE Arms .74 -36.2%
Credit Investor Angst:
- North American Investment Grade CDS Index 54.40 -2.6%
- US Energy High-Yield OAS 706.06 -.8%
- European Financial Sector CDS Index 62.60 -3.77%
- Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 121.0 -1.0 basis point
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 62.50 +.08%
- Emerging Market CDS Index 170.22 +.35%
- iBoxx Offshore RMB China Corporate High Yield Index 179.22 -.89%
- 2-Year Swap Spread 9.0 -.25 basis point.
- TED Spread 14.25 -.75 basis point
- 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -19.5 -1.25 basis points
- MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 75.0 +1.0 basis point
- IHS Markit CMBX BBB- 6 70.5 unch.
Economic Gauges:
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 60.83 -.65%
- 3-Month T-Bill Yield .07% +1.0 basis point
- Yield Curve 69.0 +2.25 basis points
- China Iron Ore Spot 123.46 USD/Metric Tonne -3.21%
- Citi US Economic Surprise Index 75.6 +7.9 points
- Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 102.8 -4.5 points
- Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 57.3 -.8 point
- 10-Year TIPS Spread 1.71 +1.0 basis point
- 100.0% chance of no change at Jan. 27th meeting, 100.0% chance of no change at March 17th meeting
Overseas Futures:
- Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +398 open in Japan
- China A50 Futures: Indicating -50 open in China
- DAX Futures: Indicating +17 open in Germany
Portfolio:
- Slightly Higher: On gains in my industrial/tech sector longs
- Disclosed Trades: None
- Market Exposure: 50% Net Long
Bear Radar
Style Underperformer:
- Large-Cap Growth -.5%
- 1) Gold & Silver -3.1% 2) Pharma -1.2% 3) Software -.7%
- FROG, TWST, WERN, KNX, SLP, SGEN, TTCF, QDEL, VERI, WMG, CAL, CALY, VIVO, NLS, KOD, ONEM, ROOT, AMWL, CODX, BHVN and PSNL
- 1) MAC 2) BLNK 3) DKS 4) XRT 5) BBY
- 1) CACC 2) PM 3) K 4) PACW 5) MTN
Bull Radar
Style Outperformer:
- Small-Cap Value +2.1%
Sector Outperformers:
- 1) Oil Service +6.9% 2) Alt Energy +6.0% 3) Energy +4.6%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
- CIIC, BLNK, RESI, SBE, M, BE, WLL, SDGR, FUBO, IMUX, UBA, MGNI,
RIDE, RVP, SDC, ATUS, FLGT, SI, MAC, IHRT, PSXP, RAPT, GMHI, LGVW, CLDX,
APPN, APLS, RMG, CREE, COMM and OMP
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
- 1) ACWI 2) CLNE 3) EHC 4) FIT 5) MDLZ
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
- 1) IDEX 2) GPS 3) ROKU 4) ATUS 5) CF
Charts:
Morning Market Internals
NYSE Composite Index:
- Volume Running +16.2% Above 100-Day Average
- 5 Sectors Rising, 6 Sectors Declining
- 75.1% of Issues Advancing, 22.8% Declining
- 164 New 52-Week Highs, 2 New Lows
- 79.9% of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average
- Average 14-Day RSI 54.4%
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 1,010.0 +89.0 points
- Vix 23.9 +.6%
- Total Put/Call .59 -16.9%
- TRIN/Arms .97 -16.4%
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