The Closer – VIX Low & Steep, Issuance Flows, All About Openings -4/6/21

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Looking for deeper insight into markets?  In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we show where the VIX and Put/Call ratio sit. Next, we review money market fund balances and credit and equity market issuances.  Afterward, we delve into job openings data through the JOLTS report and Indeed job postings.

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The Closer – Sector Weights, CoT Update, Services Boom, Auto Sales Soar -4/5/21

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Looking for deeper insight into markets?  In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we begin with an overview of where sector weightings in the S&P 500 stand. We then show the impact Tesla (TSLA) and Amazon (AMZN) are having on the Consumer Discretionary sector.  Next, we take a look at positioning data from the Commitment of Traders report.  Turning to macro data, we delve into today’s ISM report, last week’s Langer Consumer Comfort, mortgage data from Black Knight, and US auto sales.

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The Closer – End of Week Charts With Additional Commentary – 4/1/21

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Looking for deeper insight into markets?  In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, in addition to our usual end-of-week Closer featuring a recap of weekly price action in major asset classes, economic surprise index data, and trends in FX markets, we also provide some market and economic analysis. That includes a look over today’s ISM report and construction spending data.

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The Closer – Stocks Break Out Without Sector Participation, Housing Stutter, Ags – 3/31/21

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Looking for deeper insight into markets?  In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we begin with a look over the charts of the major indices. We also review an interesting feature of today’s 52-week high for the S&P 500: there were no sectors that simultaneously closed at a 52-week high.  Next, we show USDA planting and stockpile data which sent corn and soybean futures surging. We then recap today’s EIA data before closing out with a review of today’s housing data.

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The Closer – Downfall Via Leverage, More Infrastructure Details, Housing HOT – 3/30/21

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Looking for deeper insight into markets?  In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we begin by diving into 13-Fs to estimate what Archegos portfolio could have looked like.  Ahead of details due to be unveiled tomorrow, next we provide a rough outline of the infrastructure spending bill. We then look at some details of the Consumer Confidence report and Case-Shiller Home Prices released today.

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The Closer – Options Sliding, Manufacturing Booming, Infrastructure Impact – 3/29/21

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Looking for deeper insight into markets?  In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we show the decline in options activity and what it could mean for the VIX.  Pivoting to macro data, we provide a final look at our Five Fed Manufacturing Composite for the month of March. We also show the results of supplemental questions included in the Dallas Fed’s manufacturing survey.  We close out with some historical context as to the size of the proposed infrastructure spending bill and what it could mean for inflation.

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