Thursday, May 09, 2013

Stocks Lower into Final Hour on Rising Global Growth Fears, Eurozone Debt Angst, QE Worries, Transport/Commodity Sector Weakness

Broad Market Tone:
  • Advance/Decline Line: Lower
  • Sector Performance: Most Sectors Declining
  • Volume: Below Average
  • Market Leading Stocks: Performing In Line
Equity Investor Angst:
  • VIX 13.26 +4.74%
  • ISE Sentiment Index 99.0 -29.29%
  • Total Put/Call 1.01 +16.09%
  • NYSE Arms 1.05 +20.40%
Credit Investor Angst:
  • North American Investment Grade CDS Index 70.44 +2.06%
  • European Financial Sector CDS Index 136.48 +2.56%
  • Western Europe Sovereign Debt CDS Index 89.50 -2.07%
  • Emerging Market CDS Index 230.71 -.56%
  • 2-Year Swap Spread 13.5 -.25 bp
  • TED Spread 24.0 +.5 bp
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -14.75 +.5 bp
Economic Gauges:
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield .04% unch.
  • Yield Curve 159.0 +5 bps
  • China Import Iron Ore Spot $130.20/Metric Tonne unch.
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index -6.9 +1.0 point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.30 +2 bps
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei Futures: Indicating +375 open in Japan
  • DAX Futures: Indicating -12 open in Germany
Portfolio: 
  • Higher: On gains in my retail/medical/biotech sector longs and emerging markets shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: Added to my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 50% Net Long

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