CLIENT TALKING POINTS

Japan

Nikkei ramped +1.4% off an immediate-term TRADE oversold signal and remains bullish TREND @Hedgeye; Japanese Exports +5.4% y/y goes positive y/y after 14 straight months of negativity; Abe/Kuroda love #StrongDollar.

Europe

Straight back to the highs for both the EuroStoxx50 (+1.1%) and the DAX (+1.4%); tough equity markets to be short of, USA, Europe, Japan are – we still score all 3 regions of Equities as bullish TREND w/ DAX signaling overbought this AM.

Yields

Up, across the board, with European Yields leading the charge this morning (Portuguese 10yr +7bps today to +3.89%) and UST 10yr right back up to 2.47% ahead of Friday’s US #GrowthAccelerating GDP and Durable Goods reports.

Asset Allocation

CASH US EQUITIES INTL EQUITIES COMMODITIES FIXED INCOME INTL CURRENCIES
1/24/17 22% 21% 18% 11% 0% 28%
1/25/17 26% 20% 16% 10% 0% 28%

Asset Allocation as a % of Max Preferred Exposure

CASH US EQUITIES INTL EQUITIES COMMODITIES FIXED INCOME INTL CURRENCIES
1/24/17 22% 64% 55% 33% 0% 85%
1/25/17 26% 61% 48% 30% 0% 85%
The maximum preferred exposure for cash is 100%. The maximum preferred exposure for each of the other assets classes is 33%.

THREE FOR THE ROAD

TWEET OF THE DAY

@Hedgeye Lots of green in global stock indices this morning, except Singapore -0.07% :(

@Hedgeye

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.”

–Lionel Messi

STAT OF THE DAY

College Basketball: West Virginia is the 4th team in AP Poll history (since 1) to bea an AP No.1 and No.2 team by at least 15 points each in a single season.