{"id":201519,"date":"2025-01-17T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/uncategorized\/suddenly-sanguine-stocks\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T17:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:55:04","slug":"suddenly-sanguine-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/suddenly-sanguine-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Suddenly Sanguine Stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What a difference a week makes.&nbsp; At this time last Friday stocks were selling off sharply thanks to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/stock-traders-once-again-reveal-their-liquidity-addiction\/\">better-than-expected jobs report<\/a>.&nbsp; It revealed the equity market\u2019s somewhat seemingly obvious preference for rate cuts over a solid economy.&nbsp; Today, however, we had some solid economic reports and we rallied.&nbsp; That\u2019s not the only sign that the underlying market psychology has done a quick about-face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I don\u2019t know of anyone who was paying nearly the attention to Housing Starts and Industrial Production today than they were to last weeks Nonfarms Payrolls, but this morning\u2019s data was almost shockingly positive.&nbsp; Housing Starts rose by 15.8% in December, way above the 3.0% consensus, and Industrial Production rose 0.9%, well north of its 0.3% consensus.&nbsp; It may be that the economy is taking a solid turn for the better.&nbsp; Or it could be that builders and manufacturers wanted to get ahead of potential tariffs.&nbsp; We won\u2019t know for sure until after the new administration takes office on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems much more plausible to believe that today\u2019s rally is more about enthusiasm for Monday\u2019s events \u2013 when US stock markets happen to be closed for Martin Luther King Day \u2013 than today\u2019s data.&nbsp; The chart below shows that pre-market futures began to rally in advance of this morning\u2019s economic reports, marked with vertical lines in the chart below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-es-march-futures-1-day-including-pre-market-5-minute-bars-with-vertical-lines-at-7-30-and-8-15-cst\"><strong><em>ES March Futures, 1-Day, including pre-market, 5-Minute Bars, with vertical lines at 7:30 and 8:15 CST<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"771\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture3-11-1100x771.png\" alt=\"ES March Futures, 1-Day, including pre-market, 5-Minute Bars, with vertical lines at 7:30 and 8:15 CST\" class=\"wp-image-201520 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture3-11-1100x771.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture3-11-700x491.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture3-11-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture3-11-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture3-11.png 1201w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/771;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be fair, some of the rally could be related to this morning\u2019s monthly expiration of AM-expiring index futures.&nbsp; While much of the activity in S&amp;P 500 (SPX) Index options has migrating to daily, PM-expiring options, there was still about 75,000 open interest in this morning\u2019s 5950 strike.&nbsp; A definitive move through that level (bearing in mind that March futures have a fair value about 36 points above cash), could certainly have propelled the futures higher regardless of reason.&nbsp; Thus, instead, of focusing on today\u2019s pre-market economic reports, it seems quite fair to look at today\u2019s rally as a new flourishing of the \u201cTrump Trade.\u201d&nbsp; Earlier this week, SPX had given back all of its post-election gains; we\u2019re now back to the levels that prevailed in the first days after the election:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spx-since-november-1-st-hourly-candles\"><strong><em>SPX Since November 1<sup>st<\/sup>, Hourly Candles<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"894\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture2-17-1100x894.png\" alt=\"SPX Since November 1st, Hourly Candles\" class=\"wp-image-201521 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture2-17-1100x894.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture2-17-700x569.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture2-17-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture2-17-768x624.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture2-17.png 1165w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/894;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is said that nothing changes sentiment like price, and it is quite clear that traders have become significantly more sanguine about the prospects for future volatility \u2013 or the lack thereof \u2013 in recent days. Earlier this week, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) ticked above.&nbsp; Now it has a 15 handle.&nbsp; While I have always noted that VIX is constructed as the market\u2019s best estimate of volatility over the coming 30 days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/vix-is-not-now-nor-has-it-ever-been-the-fear-index\/?query=VIX%20not%20a%20fear%20gauge&amp;query_id=djdpiNwLQkKuta3-XQPUBA&amp;index=engine-name-placeholder&amp;user_token=djdpiNwLQkKuta3-XQPUBA\">not a \u201cfear gauge\u201d<\/a>, it does reveal much about institutions\u2019 demand for hedging protection.&nbsp; Either way, expectations for future volatility and\/or demand for hedges has fallen sharply as this week wore on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vix-1-month-10-minute-candles\"><strong><em>VIX, 1-Month, 10-Minute Candles<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"732\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture1-23-1100x732.png\" alt=\"VIX, 1-Month, 10-Minute Candles\" class=\"wp-image-201522 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture1-23-1100x732.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture1-23-700x466.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture1-23-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture1-23-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Picture1-23.png 1207w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/732;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinking strictly from a volatility perspective, it seems unlikely that there will be a dearth of potentially market-moving events in the coming 30 days.&nbsp; The potential for executive orders addressing tariffs and immigration could affect markets as early as Tuesday.&nbsp; Then we move into the bulk of earnings season.&nbsp; Early results from major banks have been encouraging, but the factors that affect their earnings are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/i-wish-i-could-rearrange-earnings-season\/?query=rearrange%20earnings&amp;query_id=ToRJBOQsQpyo_-XYgNp-3Q&amp;index=engine-name-placeholder&amp;user_token=ToRJBOQsQpyo_-XYgNp-3Q\">far more idiosyncratic<\/a> than a typical company\u2019s.&nbsp; Instead, the key will be whether companies can maintain their guidance when SPX earnings are widely expected to grow by a robust 13-15% in 2025.&nbsp; Any potential shortfalls might be dealt with rather harshly.&nbsp; And although no action is expected from the January 29<sup>th<\/sup> FOMC meeting, the market will be poised to react to any signals about the path of future rate cuts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any or all of this could come to pass.&nbsp;&nbsp; But it seems like an opportune time to consider their risks when volatility protection has suddenly become much cheaper, no?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a difference a week makes.  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