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BEIGE BOOK SLOWS BULLS
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September 08, 2010
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The stock snapback today was tepid and blunted by the Fed’s Beige Book report which showed weakness. But, this should not have surprised given the known news from recent Fed statements. Nevertheless, gains were cut in half in the major indexes except the NASDAQ.

 

The hot commodity markets, at least in grains, cooled with a good crop report from Canada. Other than that most commodity markets continued their measured advance.

 

Meanwhile, Thursday brings more fun from Jobless Claims and perhaps investors are awaiting this. It’s also Rosh Hashanah beginning this evening.

 

There’s not much to add to Wednesday’s comments unless we want to discuss more Mark Hurd nonsense. Spare me please.

 

Volume remains quite light while breadth advanced overall.

 

 

Charts of the Day
  • SPY 5 MIN CHART

    SPY 5 MIN CHART

  • SPY DAILY CHART

    SPY DAILY CHART

  • SPY WEEKLY CHART

    SPY WEEKLY CHART

    SPY: The weekly is the same chart from yesterday since nothing much changed.

  • MDY

    MDY

  • IWM

    IWM

  • QQQQ

    QQQQ

    MDY & IWM: Small Caps show the same chart posted yesterday. Is this just laziness? No, it’s convenient!

  • AAPL

    AAPL

    QQQQ & AAPL: It’s all Apple, all the time. Is there something else in tech land?

  • ORCL

    ORCL

  • IGV

    IGV

  • SMH

    SMH

  • HPQ

    HPQ

    IGV, ORCL, HPQ & SMH: These were the players so far this week—the good, the bad, the ugly.

  • XLB

    XLB

    XLB: Materials are moving higher helped by overall run in base metals and so forth.

  • GS

    GS

  • XLF

    XLF

    XLF & GS: It looks like GS will unload their prop desk to KKR. They’ll arrange the financing as well probably. Then if you’re working on the trading desks do you move to some entity created by KKR with a little help from their friends in high places with registrations? It’s hard to imagine them giving it all up but there it is.

  • XLY

    XLY

  • XRT

    XRT

    XLY & XRT: I must say, these two ETFs are quite misleading in their structure. It’s not an intuitive arrangement of TGT, WMT and COST types of constituents.

  • XLI

    XLI

    XLI: Industrials are propped higher on light volume and hopes things will improve. Ready for GM?

  • IYR

    IYR

    IYR: The quest and panic for yield.

  • IYT

    IYT

  • FDX

    FDX

    IYT & FDX: A lift today from FDX where cost cutting measures are taking hold despite destruction of employee morale.

  • XLU

    XLU

    XLU: One of the beneficiaries of the retail quest for safety and dividends.

  • IEF

    IEF

  • TLT

    TLT

  • TIP

    TIP

    IEF, TLT & TIP: Everybody and his cousin is trying to fade (short) bonds but thus far it’s been a graveyard for those that try.

  • $USD

    $USD

    $USD/DXY: Uncle Buck is just stuck as the day to day nonsense from the euro zone is pretty ridiculous.

  • FXE

    FXE

  • FXY

    FXY

    FXE & FXY: The BOJ is unhappy with the strong yen and they’re really gonna do something about it…really!

  • GLD

    GLD


  • SLV

    SLV

    GLD & SLV: Gold is struggling to breakout above obvious resistance. Silver on the other hand has already made the break but can it hold and go higher? I don’t know, I just draw funny little line.

  • DBC

    DBC

    DBC: It’s really still in the trading range going back over one year. With a 50% weighting in energy as it goes so goes DBC.

  • $WTIC

    $WTIC

  • XLE

    XLE

  • BP

    BP

    $WTIC, XLE & BP: Crude oil prices got a lift today and BP was spreading the blame as far as the previous slick extended.

  • DBB

    DBB


  • JJC

    JJC

    DBB & JJC: Base metals are rising and the demand must be coming from Asia.

  • XME

    XME

    XME: The rise here makes perfect sense given the rise overall in metals and a tame stock market.

  • DBA

    DBA

  • JJG

    JJG

    DBA & JJG: Overall the sector was getting overbought and at resistance. Perhaps the rally is due for a break and Canada’s crop report showed the way.

  • MOO

    MOO

    MOO: Ag prices higher overall as are stock markets the past week. Why should MOO be left out of the fun?

  • EFA

    EFA

    EFA: EAFE index is also locked in the trading range as most don’t quite know what the true nature of bank financial conditions are.

  • EEM

    EEM

    EEM: Again, many EM’s within the index really belong in the developed sector.

  • EWJ

    EWJ

    EWJ: Japan market is producing little economic growth like other developed markets. Let’s just say it’s been boring and unprofitable the past year.

  • EWA

    EWA

    EWA: Aussie market rallies with commodities as will Canada, Brazil and Russia.

  • EWC

    EWC

    EWC: But, I repeat myself—commodity markets give it a boost.

  • EWZ

    EWZ

    EWZ: Another market stuck in a one year trading range.

  • RSX

    RSX

    RSX: Another market with almost a year in a trading range albeit with more volatility.

  • EPI

    EPI

    EPI: Finally we break above $24. The major index in India achieved a new high last night.

  • FXI

    FXI

  • HAO

    HAO

    FXI & HAO: Chinese shares faltered overnight as investors fretted about another round of tightening to dampen housing. Meanwhile small caps and the new consumer ETF from GlobalX are outperforming perhaps showing the real strength underneath the market.

  • NYMO

    NYMO

    The NYMO is a market breadth indicator that is based on the difference between the number of advancing and declining issues on the NYSE. When readings are +60/-60 markets are extended short-term.


     

  • NYSI

    NYSI

    The McClellan Summation Index is a long-term version of the McClellan Oscillator. It is a market breadth indicator, and interpretation is similar to that of the McClellan Oscillator, except that it is more suited to major trends. I believe readings of +1000/-1000 reveal markets as much extended.

  • VIX

    VIX

    The VIX is a widely used measure of market risk and is often referred to as the "investor fear gauge". Our own interpretation is highlighted in the chart above. The VIX measures the level of put option activity over a 30-day period. Greater buying of put options (protection) causes the index to rise.

Bulls were stopped in their tracks with the release of the Beige Book. Nevertheless, it was a positive day while volume remains ridiculously low. This is just repeating the previous pattern of light volume melt-ups and heavier volume on sell-offs.

 

Equity mutual fund redemptions reached 18 consecutive weeks. Mutual fund equity portfolio managers have little cash on hand (roughly 3%) necessary to meet redemptions. Therefore, there can be little buying power from this group. More troubling will be the lack of buying power from proprietary trading desks on Wall Street as firms shutter their operations.

 

Tomorrow we get more serious data with Jobless Claims with everyone just tossing out the same estimates week after week. This will allow bulls to seize the tape if conditions warrant.

 

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