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S&P 500 Finds Support at 4,270 as Rates Continue to Move Higher: What Lies Ahead?
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S&P 500 Finds Support at 4,270 as Rates Continue to Move Higher: What Lies Ahead?
By Michael Kramer | Oct 02, 2023 11:58PM ET Stocks finished yesterday lower as rates pushed higher again and spreads widened. The 10-year climbed to 4.69%, and the help to spread between the ten and the two widened to -42 bps, which is important.
Again, the 10-year is very close to breaking out to a new level because, after 4.68%, I don’t see much standing in the way of a run to 5%. There seem to be several combinations that could take the 10-year higher, and the bull flag also appears to be another one. However, it seems to be getting stretched, and this type of thing where it could snap the other way, too. So it is almost as if you have to take it day by day.
Meanwhile, the dollar index also rose today to 107.
Most of the move was driven by the hotter-than-expected ISM data.Today, we get the JOLTS data; if you remember, last month, the JOLTS data came in cooler than expected, and we got that big gamma squeeze higher, which took about a week or so to work off. So, something to be aware of tomorrow if the JOLTS comes in cool again and the market pops because I would think rates and the dollar would move down.
The JOLTS data tends to be very unpredictable and also tends to be subject to big revisions. Still, despite the big surge in rates, the S&P 500 was flat and found some support in the 4,270 area today.
This level for the S&P 500 is very important because after this, again, there is much to support the market until 4,210.
The equal-weight RSP S&P 500 traded down by roughly 1.1%. Today’s divergence with the market cap S&P was primarily due to the mega-cap names, which managed to post gains after Goldman noted it forecasted an earning-led rally. The equal-weight S&P 500 is now down on the year, falling by more than 10% since peaking on July 27.The utility sector XLU was down almost 5% today, and the ETF is now well below its October lows and is back to its June 2020 levels. These are not the type of moves you expect to see in the utility sector, which is supposed to be low beta, but then again, it isn’t typical for one to see rates surge on the long end of the curve like this.
This will be a busy week with a lot of data, and I think there will be quite a bit of volatility to come across all asset classes.
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S&P 500 Finds Support at 4,270 as Rates Continue to Move Higher: What Lies Ahead?
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Marc Mueller
Oct 03, 2023 7:32AM ET
Djia will see another leg down these days. 10y rates peak around 5,25 in q4
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Gonzalo Ribeiro
Oct 03, 2023 7:31AM ET
Yield curve will normalize by rising long term rates and a massive recession will ensue
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Mansura Mansura
Oct 03, 2023 7:00AM ET
What is this thing sir but I can't understand
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Esko Hanelius
Oct 03, 2023 6:58AM ET
That really didn't say much🫤
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Devang Shah
Oct 03, 2023 6:50AM ET
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