Finance Analyst Report: 2026-05-15 08:31:09 ET
Signal Alignment
SPY Direction: SPY -0.5% (3d) | Alignment: 25% (1 aligned, 3 divergent) Status: MIXED — Mixed — no clear signal consensus
| Category | Signal Says | vs SPY | Key Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pool | ⚪ NEUTRAL | — | DIX 0.454 moderate |
| Gamma | 🟢 BULLISH | ✗ DIVERGENT | GEX +8.6B strong suppression |
| Credit | 🟢 BULLISH | ✗ DIVERGENT | HY OAS 2.82% moderate, NFCI -0.524 loose |
| Breadth | ⚪ NEUTRAL | — | Breadth 47% — mixed participation |
| Energy | ⚪ NEUTRAL | — | Energy ELEVATED — watch for transmission but not yet bearish |
| growth_expectations | ⚪ NEUTRAL | — | Copper/Gold +9.1% growth optimism · real yield 1.99% firm |
| Correlations | 🔴 BEARISH | ✓ ALIGNED | SPY/Oil -0.72 — oil shock transmitting directly into equity pricing |
| Volatility | ⚪ NEUTRAL | — | VIX 19.1 sub-20 in contango · SKEW 139 normal · VVIX/VIX 4.90 above-trend |
| Inflation | ⚪ NEUTRAL | — | Stagflation score 42 — moderate, watching |
| carry_risk | 🟢 BULLISH | ✗ DIVERGENT | USD/JPY 5d +1.1% yen weakening, MOVE 70 calm |
| Liquidity | ⚪ NEUTRAL | — | Liquidity Adequate, cut prob 11% — hawkish lean but no BS drain |
Divergence read: Cautious regime but gamma, credit, and carry are turning bullish — if correlations confirm, this becomes a legitimate lean.
Market Status
Regime: CAUTIOUS | Score: 73/100 (Favorable, with caution) | Score reads 73 (Favorable) but regime is CAUTIOUS — breadth at 47% keeps full risk-on classification at bay.
Leading indicators show DIX stable at 0.454; GEX positive at 8.6B (vol-suppressing). Lagging confirmation: VIX at 19.1 (low-fear environment); sentiment reads Bullish; seasonal pattern historically neutral.
- Sentiment: Bullish (Score: 0.23)
What Changed
- No signal changes detected.
Key Levels
- SPY: $739.39 | 50 SMA $688.88 | 200 SMA $675.55 | +0.1% from 50d | ZGL $744.72
- QQQ: $707.63 | 50 SMA $629.46 | 200 SMA $610.25 | +0.1% from 50d | ZGL $711.74
- IWM: $279.82 | 50 SMA $263.42 | 200 SMA $250.77 | +0.1% from 50d | ZGL $273.38
- VIX: 19.15 — sub-20 (low vol)
- 10Y Yield: 4.552%
Equity & Derivatives Board
| Ticker | Price | RSI(14) | IVR | ZGL | γ-Sent | PCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | $739.39 ▼ | 82.03 ▲ | 28.1 | $744.72 | Neutral | 0.69 |
| QQQ | $707.63 ▼ | 82.67 ▼ | 50.2 ▼ | $711.74 | Neutral | 0.97 |
| IWM | $279.82 ▼ | 61.04 ▲ | 30.6 ▲ | $273.38 | Neutral | 0.61 |
Macro Board
| Ticker | Price | RSI(14) | IVR | ZGL | γ-Sent | PCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIX | 19.15 ▲ | 41.79 ▼ | 15.4 ▲ | $10.58 | Neutral | 1.38 |
| TNX | 45.52 ▲ | 64.89 ▼ | 34.9 ▲ | - | - | - |
| GLD | $417.73 ▼ | 44.83 ▼ | 25.1 ▼ | $419.66 | Neutral | 0.93 |
| DXY | 99.20 ▲ | 58.70 ▲ | 33.6 ▲ | - | - | - |
| SLV | $70.67 ▼ | 62.42 ▼ | 24.0 ▲ | $70.34 | Neutral | 0.57 |
Dark Pool Activity
- DIX (Dark Index): 0.454
- DIX Signal: Moderate buying
- GEX (Gamma Exposure): 8.6B
Credit Conditions
- HY OAS Spread: 2.82% (Normal)
- BBB Spread: 0.96%
- 2s10s Spread: 0.48% (Flat-ish)
Market Breadth
- Stocks Above 50-Day SMA: 47.3%
- Stocks Above 200-Day SMA: 55.4%
- Breadth Signal: Moderately Bullish
- Total Stocks Analyzed: 499
- Mag 7 Concentration: 33.0%
- Top 10 Concentration: 43.9%
Sector Breadth
| Sector | % > 50d SMA | Stocks |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 82.1% | 23/28 |
| Technology | 64.6% | 42/65 |
| Energy | 57.9% | 11/19 |
| Financials | 54.4% | 37/68 |
| Industrials | 50.7% | 34/67 |
| Communication Services | 50.0% | 10/20 |
| Materials | 45.8% | 11/24 |
| Consumer Staples | 42.4% | 14/33 |
| Health Care | 33.3% | 18/54 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 25.4% | 15/59 |
| Utilities | 23.3% | 7/30 |
Energy & Commodities
- Energy Regime: ELEVATED ◆
- WTI Crude: $99.66 ▼ (5d: +1.6% ▼)
- Brent Crude: $108.09 ▲ | Spread: $8.43 ▲
- RBOB Gasoline: $3.5000/gal ▲
- Heating Oil: $3.9900/gal ▲
- 3-2-1 Crack Spread: $54.20/bbl ▲ (Very wide)
- XLE (Energy Sector): $58.07
- UNG (Nat Gas): $11.16
Correlations
| Pair | 20d Corr | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| SPY / VIX | -0.552 | elevated |
| SPY / DXY | -0.716 | stretched |
| SPY / TNX | 0.366 | normal |
| SPY / Oil | -0.723 | stretched |
Volatility & Options
- Volatility Regime: Contango (Normal)
- MOVE Index (Bond Vol): 69.63
- VIX/MOVE Ratio: 0.28 ▲ (Equity Vol Elevated vs Rates ◆)
- 0DTE Call Volume: 0.0 ▼
- 0DTE Put Volume: 0.0 ▼
- 0DTE Put/Call Ratio: 0.73 (No 0DTE Flow Yet ◆)
- 0DTE Notional Dollar Volume: $556.0B
- Gamma Call Wall: $750 | Put Wall: $744 (Spot: $739.39)
CTA Trend Stack
- SMA Stack Score: 4/4 above
- Position: Above all 4 SMAs (full-stack long)
Positioning & Sentiment
- CFTC E-mini Specs Net: -103,885 contracts (Z +0.76, as of 2026-05-05)
- AAII Bull-Bear Spread: +2.7% (as of 2026-05-13)
- Squeeze Setup: none (0/4 triggers · no triggers active)
Macro Fundamentals
- 10Y Yield: 4.55% ▲
- Yield Curve (10Y-3M): 0.96 ▲ (Normal)
- DXY: 99.20 ▲
- Growth vs Value: 0.96 ▼
- Fed Funds Rate: 3.50-3.75% | Next FOMC: 2026-06-10
- Rate Probabilities: Hold 84.0% | Cut 11.0%
Inflation Expectations
- 5Y Breakeven: 2.70% (Above Target)
- 10Y Breakeven: 2.47%
- 5Y5Y Forward: 2.24%
- Stagflation Risk Score: 42/100
Fed & Global Liquidity
- Fed Balance Sheet (WALCL): $6728.5B
- Treasury General Account (TGA): $838.6B
- Reverse Repo (RRP): $2.0B
- US Net Liquidity (WALCL - TGA - RRP): $5,888B
- Liquidity Regime: Adequate
- ECB Balance Sheet: ~$7,198B
- BOJ Balance Sheet: ~$4,183B
- Global Net Liquidity: $17,286B
- BTC-USD (Liquidity Proxy): $80,438 ▼ (Risk-on)
Active Alerts
- [WARNING] SPY near gamma wall — expect increased resistance/support and potential pinning at key strike.
- [CRITICAL] WTI crude at $102.02 — triple-digit oil, severe stagflation and margin pressure.
- [WARNING] Oil market backwardation signal: energy regime SHOCK with crack spread at $50.44/bbl — supply disruption driving spot premium.
- [WARNING] Oil-equity transmission active: SPY-Oil correlation at -0.723 with energy in SHOCK — crude shock propagating into equities.
- [CRITICAL] WTI crude at $102.02 — energy shock territory, stagflation risk rising.
- [WARNING] 5Y breakeven inflation at 2.70% — inflation expectations well above Fed target.
- [WARNING] 3-2-1 crack spread at $50.44/bbl — refining margins extremely elevated, consumer fuel price pressure.
- [WARNING] Oil spike alert: USO at $143.0 — potential geopolitical disruption or supply shock.
- [WARNING] Key correlation regime break detected — normal market relationships are shifting, increased unpredictability.
- [WARNING] CTA SMA stack now 4/4 — systematic trend trigger fired. Above all 4 SMAs (full-stack long).
Seasonality
- Current Month: May
- Average Return: +1.12%
- Median Return: +1.61%
- Hit Rate: 80%
- Signal: Historically Neutral
Today's Events
Economic Releases:
- Core Retail Sales(MoM)(Apr): 0.7% vs Est. 0.7% (INLINE) | Prev: 1.9%
- Initial Jobless Claims: 211 vs Est. 205 (BEAT) | Prev: 199
- Retail Sales(MoM)(Apr): 0.5% vs Est. 0.5% (INLINE) | Prev: 1.6%
- Atlanta Fed GDPNow(Q2): 4.0% vs Est. 3.7% (BEAT) | Prev: 3.7%
- Business Inventories(MoM)(Mar): 0.9% vs Est. 0.8% (BEAT) | Prev: 0.4%
- Continuing Jobless Claims: 1,782 vs Est. 1,790 (MISS) | Prev: 1,758
- Export Price Index(MoM)(Apr): 3.3% vs Est. 1.1% (BEAT) | Prev: 1.5%
- Fed's Balance Sheet: 6,729 | Prev: 6,710
- Import Price Index(MoM)(Apr): 1.9% vs Est. 1.0% (BEAT) | Prev: 0.9%
- Retail Control(MoM)(Apr): 0.5% vs Est. 0.4% (BEAT) | Prev: 0.8%
- Retail Inventories Ex Auto(Mar): 0.4% vs Est. 0.5% (MISS) | Prev: 0.5%
Upcoming Calendar (30 Days)
Economic Releases:
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 2026-05-28
- Employment Situation (Payrolls): 2026-06-05
- Consumer Price Index (CPI): 2026-06-10
- Producer Price Index (PPI): 2026-06-11
Earnings & EPS Estimates:
- NVDA (2026-05-20): EPS Est. $1.78 (↑0.1% vs 30d)
- WMT (2026-05-21): EPS Est. $0.66 (↓0.6% vs 30d)
- JPM (2026-07-14): EPS Est. $5.40 (↑1.0% vs 30d)
- GS (2026-07-14): EPS Est. $13.74 (↓0.2% vs 30d)
- TSLA (2026-07-22): EPS Est. $0.45 (↑1.8% vs 30d)
- GOOGL (2026-07-23): EPS Est. $2.88 (↑4.1% vs 30d)
- MSFT (2026-07-29): EPS Est. $4.25 (↓0.2% vs 30d)
- META (2026-07-29): EPS Est. $7.22 (↑1.4% vs 30d)
- AAPL (2026-07-30): EPS Est. $1.89 (↑9.4% vs 30d)
- AMZN (2026-07-30): EPS Est. $1.82 (↑1.6% vs 30d)
FX News Wire
No new articles found since last report.
Iran War News
Updates (1):
[1] Merz urges Iran to reopen Hormuz, resume talks Time: 2026-05-15T12:08:31.746Z
Hormuz Strait Status
Hormuz Strait: no change since last report.
Strait of Hormuz Dashboard:
- Ships Transiting: Near zero (normal: ~60/day)
- Stranded Vessels: 150+ ships including tankers, bulk carriers, and other commercial vessels
- Oil Prices: Brent crude surging due to supply disruption
- War Risk Insurance: Premiums at extreme levels, over 16x normal rates
- Throughput: Under 2% of normal daily deadweight tonnage
- Global Impact: 21% of world oil supply at risk; 25% of global LNG trade at risk; est. $4 billion/day economic cost
- Shipping: +14 days via Cape reroute; tanker rates tripled