TODAY’S S&P 500 SET-UP - May 4, 2011


The mechanism driving most Correlation Risk across asset classes in the market remains the USD. So watching where the USD might stop crashing is a critical risk management exercise in play yesterday (USD flat on day = XLE (Energy stocks) down -2.5%; Brazil down -1.8%, etc…).

The Hedgeye immediate-term TRADE line of resistance in the USD developing at $73.52 – watching that very closely as resistance becoming support could easily trigger a much larger move in the hedge fund community’s largest net long position since 2007 - long the Inflation trade.  As we look at today’s set up for the S&P 500, the range is 24 points or -0.56% downside to 1349 and 1.21% upside to 1373.

SECTOR AND GLOBAL PERFORMANCE


Yesterday, Energy broke the TRADE duration leaving 7/9 sectors broken on TRADE and 8/9 broken on TREND.

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - levels 54

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - daily sector view

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - BEST PERFORMING GLOBAL

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - WORST PERFORMING GLOBAL

 

EQUITY SENTIMENT:

  • ADVANCE/DECLINE LINE: -911 (-400)  
  • VOLUME: NYSE 1003.11 (+7.26%)
  • VIX:  16.70 +4.44% YTD PERFORMANCE: -5.92%
  • SPX PUT/CALL RATIO: 1.84 from 1.38 (+33.87%)

 

CREDIT/ECONOMIC MARKET LOOK:

  • TED SPREAD: 25.00 -0.200 (-0.794%)
  • 3-MONTH T-BILL YIELD: 0.03% -0.02%
  • 10-Year: 3.28 from 3.31
  • YIELD CURVE: 2.67 from 2.70 

 

MACRO DATA POINTS:

  • Quarterly Treasury debt sales announcement
  • 7 a.m.: MBA Mortgage Applications, prior (-5.6%)
  • 7:30 a.m.: Challenger job cuts, prior (-38.6%)
  • 8:15 a.m.: ADP employment, est. 198k, prior 201k
  • 10 a.m.: ISM non-manufacturing, est. 57.5, prior 57.3
  • 10:30 a.m.: DoE inventories
  • 3:30 p.m.: SF Fed President John Williams makes first policy speech
  • 4 p.m.: Fed’s Fisher speaks in New Mexico
  • 4:15 p.m.: Geithner speech on economy in Washington
  • 7 p.m.: Fed’s Lockhart speaks in Atlanta

WHAT TO WATCH:

  • Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner speaks in Washington on the economy.
  • Conagra makes a $86/share cash bid for Ralcorp for a takeover that would acquire $2.5b of debt.
  • Applied Materials agrees to buy Varian Semi for 55% premium at $63/share.
  • Richard Branson says no deadline for decision on whether to sell airline.

COMMODITY/GROWTH EXPECTATION


THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - daily commodity view

 

COMMODITY HEADLINES FROM BLOOMBERG:

  • Silver Slumps on Higher Margins; Gold Drops on Report of Soros Fund Sales
  • Rice May Drop on ‘Abundant’ Thai Supply, Aiding World’s Poor as Corn Gains
  • Cocoa Poised to Tumble as Maersk Cargo Signals Price Peak: Freight Markets
  • Glencore Seeks $61 Billion Value in London, Hong Kong Initial Share Offer
  • Crude Oil Halts Two-Day Decline in London Before U.S. Employment Report
  • Copper Drops to Seven-Week Low on Concern China May Tighten Credit Further
  • Corn, Soybeans Drop for a Third Day as Price Rallies May Cut Into Demand
  • Sugar Falls for a Fifth Day on Thai Output, China Inflation; Coffee Drops
  • Cash-Copper Premium in China Signals Demand May Increase: Chart of the Day
  • Gasoline ‘Bubble’ May Grow Past 2008 Record on Supply Drop: Energy Markets
  • Palm Oil Drops to Two-Week Low as Demand for Soybeans Weakens, Crude Falls
  • Coal Stocks ‘Alarming Low’ in China, ‘Critical’ in India: Chart of the Day
  • Cocoa Arrivals From Bahia Boost Brazilian Production to Most in 16 Years

 

CURRENCIES

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - daily currency view

EUROPEAN MARKETS

  • Euro approaches 18-month high versus dollar before interest-rate decision
  • Portugal financial rescue medicine may be just a first taste - euro credit
  • German 2-year notes drop on ECB tightening bets; Portuguese bonds advance
  • Spain’s thousands of illegal homes sour development minister’s sales pitch
  • BMW profit advances more than estimated on demand for 5-series, x3 models
  • new deutsche bank CEO turns on Krause vying with Weber for power with Jain
  • European stocks fluctuate; Holcim drops while shares of Actelion advance
  • Europe retail sales drop most in 11 months on rising oil, government cuts
  • UK house prices drop for first time in three months as cuts deter buyers
  • UK Mar mortgage approvals 47.6k vs consensus 48.0k and prior revised to 46.7k from 47.0k
  • Uk Apr Construction PMI 53.3 vs consensus 55.5 and prior 56.4
  • Eurozone April Services PMI 56.7 vs consensus 56.9 and prior 56.9
  • Germany April Services PMI 56.8 vs consensus 57.7 and prior 57.7

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - BEST PERFORMING EURO

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - WORST PERFORMING EURO

ASIA MARKETS

  • China and Hong Kong fell on fears of further monetary tightening in china.
  • Most Asian stocks decline as raw material producers, Australian banks retreat
  • Hong Kong home sales fall to two-year low on government curbs, loan rates
  • Shinhan profit little changed as Korea property slump drives up bad loans
  • Vietnam raises repurchase rate for fifth time this year in inflation fight
  • Philippines, Malaysia will consider rate rises as oil fuels Asia inflation
  • Asia seeks to boost use of local currencies in trade, reduce dollar’s role.
  • Japan was closed for Greenery Day and will remain closed until 6-May.

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - BEST PERFORMING ASIA

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - WORST PERFORMING ASIA

MIDDLE EAST

THE HEDGEYE DAILY OUTLOOK - MIDEAST PERFORMANCE

Howard Penney

Managing Director