Do up your chin straps!

02/11/16 10:05AM EST

CLIENT TALKING POINTS

YEN

Post “negative yields” and the infinity-QE comments, the Yen has ramped and yields have crashed – this is the opposite of what central planners want (Down FX, Down Rates = Inflating Stocks) – Up Currency + Down Rates = #Deflation

Equities

Globally, crashing now – and in Europe the Up Euro + Down Rates example of #Deflation looks very obvious – DAX is down the least this am, -2.7% taking its crash to -29% from the 2015 top – Italy continues to implode, down another -4.5%.

10 Year

Our favorite liquid long idea remains the Long Bond – 10 year tagging 1.62% in the US this morning (our call is for lower-all-time lows on the long-end of the curve) - Yield Spread (10s/2s) crushed to new lows at 98bps wide – reiterating our fav Equity Sector Short (US Financials) on that.

TOP LONG IDEAS

XLU

XLU

The bond market understands #GrowthSlowing. So do Utilities (XLU), which is why XLU is leading S&P sub-sector performance in 2016. XLU is up +7.6% versus down -8.0% for the S&P 500. Stick with it on the long side.  

GIS

GIS

GIS remains one of analyst Howard Penney's top Long ideas in the Consumer Staples space. As we have continued to say, it boasts style factors ideal in turbulent times; high market cap, low beta and liquidity. While GIS is down year-to-date, it's held up very well against the broader stock market. GIS is down -4% versus down -8% for the S&P 500 in 2016.

TLT

TLT

Down go growth expectations and down goes the yield curve. That's the latest from Macro markets last week and it plays right into our long Long-Term Treasuries (TLT) and short Junk Bonds (JNK) Investing Ideas.

The UST 10YR Yield declined another -9 basis points last week which helped boost TLT +1.1% on the week. In a healthy environment, bonds as an asset class go up in tandem, but JNK lost -0.9% on the week despite a falling yield curve. That’s because we’re NOT in an “all is good” environment. Credit spreads widen in turbulent times. This widening is the alpha-generating opportunity in long TLT, short JNK.

Asset Allocation

CASH 66% US EQUITIES 0%
INTL EQUITIES 0% COMMODITIES 0%
FIXED INCOME 21% INTL CURRENCIES 13%

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