{"id":189649,"date":"2023-05-01T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=189649"},"modified":"2023-05-01T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T19:10:09","slug":"the-calm-before-the-calm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/the-calm-before-the-calm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Calm Before the \u2026 Calm?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today is a quiet one.&nbsp;Most European and Asian markets are closed for Labor Day or May Day holidays, and US trading is rather directionless after two days of solid gains.&nbsp; The most pressing concern appears to be behind us, with JPMorgan (JPM) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdic.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2023\/pr23034.html\">assuming the deposits and acquiring most of the assets<\/a> of troubled First Republic Bank(FRC).&nbsp; That puts the latest chapter of the banking woes behind us and allows us to more clearly focus on the events that await us later this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The relative calm is despite higher yields across the Treasury curve.&nbsp; There is a large wave of corporate issuance scheduled for the coming days, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-ca\/money\/topstories\/meta-plans-7-billion-bond-issue-bloomberg-news\/ar-AA1aAywi\">a $7 billion issue by Meta Platforms<\/a> (META).&nbsp;&nbsp; They reported solid earnings last week; one can\u2019t blame them for trying to take advantage of the good feelings. But this fits with the theme of the seemingly unflappable market leadership.&nbsp; Little seems to bother equity investors lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The market\u2019s blas\u00e9 attitude will be tested this week.&nbsp; On Wednesday, we have an FOMC meeting.&nbsp; We have seen the propensity for FOMC meetings and the subsequent press conferences to bring extra volatility to major indices.&nbsp; That said, the last two meetings have not brought exceptional volatility, as shown in the table below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"617\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Picture1-2.png\" alt=\"1 and 3 day changes after previous FOMC meetings\" class=\"wp-image-189651 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Picture1-2.png 708w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Picture1-2-700x610.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Picture1-2-300x261.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 708px; aspect-ratio: 708\/617;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reaction around the February meeting might be a precedent for the events of this week.&nbsp; We had a near-consensus for the FOMC rate announcement on Wednesday and a Nonfarm Payrolls report scheduled for Friday.&nbsp; That is the same scenario we face this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Monday before the February 1<sup>st<\/sup> meeting, Fed Funds futures showed 100% probability for a 25 basis point hike, and a 5% chance for an additional 25bp.&nbsp; Now we show a 95% probability for a 25bp hike, so the setup is relatively similar.&nbsp; If you recall, after an initial dip when the expected hike was announced, stocks rallied sharply each time Chairman Powell uttered the word <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/region\/disinflation-is-the-new-neutral\/\">\u201cdisinflation\u201d<\/a> during the press conference.&nbsp; The rally continued apace during the subsequent session.&nbsp; I view that as the \u201ccoming out party\u201d for so-called <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/options\/the-games-havent-changed-the-casino-opened-more-tables\/\">zero-dated options<\/a>, as traders discovered that there were now index and ETF options that expired on that Thursday, ahead of Friday\u2019s Payrolls report.&nbsp; We then reversed much of the prior gains on Friday, and February 2<sup>nd<\/sup> remains the year-to-date high for the S&amp;P 500 (SPX).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>History doesn\u2019t repeat, but it often rhymes, and the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is rhyming as well. &nbsp;&nbsp;We came into that week and year-low levels of VIX, which fell even further in the post-FOMC rally.&nbsp; The current levels are now notably even lower, with VIX at a 15 handle and approaching the lows last seen in November 2021, when the NASDAQ 100 (NDX) topped out.&nbsp; One might reasonably assert that VIX, which measures the market\u2019s anticipated volatility over the coming 30 days is reflecting the overall calm that we have seen in recent days, but the 9-Day VIX (VIX9D) shows similar relative calm.&nbsp; Bear in mind that there are significant events scheduled for at least 3 of the next 9 days:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-year-chart-vix-red-green-daily-bars-vix9d-blue-line\"><strong><em>&nbsp;2-Year Chart, VIX (red\/green daily bars), VIX9D (blue line)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"378\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Picture2-2.png\" alt=\"\u00a02-Year Chart, VIX (red\/green daily bars), VIX9D (blue line)\" class=\"wp-image-189652 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Picture2-2.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Picture2-2-300x182.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/378;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet there is one more highly relevant event that has the potential to move markets this week.&nbsp; Apple (AAPL) reports after the close on Thursday.&nbsp; AAPL is the largest US stock by market capitalization, representing over 7% of SPX and about 12.5% of NDX<a href=\"#_edn1\" id=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a>.&nbsp; We saw last week that solid reports from Microsoft (MSFT) and META were sufficient to catalyze rallies.&nbsp; It is hardly out of the question that AAPL results could exacerbate a market move in either direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A classic market adage is \u201cdon\u2019t short a dull tape.\u201d&nbsp; Today\u2019s modest rally epitomizes that idea.&nbsp; But things are likely to get far more exciting, whether or not volatility markets agree.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" id=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> Because NDX has a modified market cap weighting, Microsoft (MSFT) actually has a larger weight of 13.3%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is a quiet one.  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