{"id":198584,"date":"2023-11-02T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=198584"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T18:02:22","slug":"was-powell-upstaged-by-yellen-plus-apple-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/was-powell-upstaged-by-yellen-plus-apple-earnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Powell Upstaged by Yellen?\u00a0 Plus, Apple Earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As consequential as yesterday\u2019s FOMC meeting was, particularly for equity markets, one can assert that Chairman Powell was upstaged by his predecessor, Treasury Secretary Yellen earlier in the day.&nbsp; But regardless of whether the present or prior Fed Chair was delivering the message, markets were enthusiastic about what they heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary Yellen didn\u2019t actually speak publicly, but the Treasury\u2019s refunding announcement did the talking for her.&nbsp; Bond markets were already encouraged after Monday\u2019s announcement that the Treasury\u2019s borrowing needs would not be appreciably worse than feared, and then became enthusiastic when they learned that this quarter\u2019s borrowing would be more front-end loaded than last quarter\u2019s.&nbsp; <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/another-month-another-fomc-meeting\/\">As we noted yesterday<\/a>, after the first leg down in yields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bond traders were thrilled that the&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/financing-the-government\/quarterly-refunding\/most-recent-quarterly-refunding-documents\"><strong><em>quarterly refunding announcement<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>&nbsp;was biased more heavily toward shorter-term notes than long-term bonds.&nbsp; That bias is helpful for two reasons: first, because the concerns about excess supply had been weighing more on the long end; and second, because the long end is more volatile than the short end, good news has a bigger impact.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then it was the current Chair\u2019s turn.&nbsp; The FOMC delivered the expected pause in rate hikes, but not a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201chawkish pause\u201d \u2013 no change in rates and a largely unchanged policy statement.&nbsp; Yet there was one key addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20231101a.htm\">second sentence in the second paragraph<\/a> that got traders excited:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Tighter <u>financial<\/u> and credit conditions for households and businesses are likely to weigh on economic activity, hiring, and inflation<\/em>.&nbsp;[emphasis mine]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may be thinking, \u201cyay, financial conditions are tighter?\u201d&nbsp; But you need to think like a liquidity addict.&nbsp; An acknowledgment that financial conditions have tightened could mean that the Fed is more likely to ease to ameliorate them.&nbsp; Then he uttered this meeting\u2019s magic word: \u201cdone.\u201d&nbsp; Implying that the FOMC might be \u201cdone\u201d kicked stocks and bonds into another gear.&nbsp; That enthusiasm is unabated today.&nbsp; <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/another-month-another-fomc-meeting\/\">Yesterday we reminded that<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Traders react while investors consider.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investors considered yesterday\u2019s developments overnight, and clearly agreed with the traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/another-month-another-fomc-meeting\/\">We have noted<\/a> traders\u2019 propensity to fixate on key words that can be interpreted in a friendly manner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>think about trader\u2019s enthusiastic reactions to terms like \u201c<\/em><a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/region\/disinflation-is-the-new-neutral\/\"><strong><em>disinflation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>\u201d in February, and \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradersinsight.news\/traders-insight\/securities\/good-cop-bad-cop-fed-version\/\"><strong><em>neutral<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>\u201d in August 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much about today\u2019s reaction reminds me of the events of February 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of this year.&nbsp; Here are two charts that illustrate the comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-day-chart-january-30-th-february-2-nd-10-year-bond-yields-white-vs-spx-purple\"><strong><em>4-Day Chart, January 30<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 February 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 10-Year Bond Yields (white) vs. SPX (purple)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"414\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture6-1.png\" alt=\"4-Day Chart, January 30th \u2013 February 2nd, 10-Year Bond Yields (white) vs. SPX (purple)\" class=\"wp-image-198590 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture6-1.png 936w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture6-1-700x310.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture6-1-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture6-1-768x340.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 936px; aspect-ratio: 936\/414;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Bloomberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-day-chart-october-30-th-november-2-nd-10-year-bond-yields-white-vs-spx-blue\"><strong><em>4-Day Chart, October 30<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 November 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 10-Year Bond Yields (white) vs. SPX (blue)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"282\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture5-1.png\" alt=\"4-Day Chart, October 30th \u2013 November 2nd, 10-Year Bond Yields (white) vs. SPX (blue)\" class=\"wp-image-198589 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture5-1.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture5-1-300x136.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/282;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Bloomberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the FOMC press conference that occurred on the afternoon of the 1<sup>st<\/sup>, we saw both bonds and stocks rally with each successive mention of \u201cdisinflation.\u201d&nbsp; The S&amp;P 500 (SPX) closed over 1% higher on February 1<sup>st<\/sup> and nearly 1.5% higher on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>.&nbsp; As of now, this is awfully similar to what we have seen over the past day and a half.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, the bond market reaction now is even more powerful.&nbsp; On February 1<sup>st<\/sup>, the 10-year yield dropped 9 basis points, much less than yesterday, and only another 2.5bp on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>.&nbsp; But it is important to keep in mind that the bond market was not yet focused on Treasury supply concerns (yields were around 3.5%, more than 1% below today\u2019s levels), so in February yields were not supercharged by their own specific events.&nbsp; And today, yields also benefitted from a higher-than-expected 3Q Nonfarm Productivity Report of +4.7% (vs. 4.3% consensus), and an unexpected drop in 3Q Unit Labor Costs of -0.8% (vs +0.3% consensus).&nbsp; Higher productivity is always welcome news, while shrinking wages benefit the overall inflationary picture (if not those whose wages fell).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bullish traders should hope that the parallels between now and February end tomorrow.&nbsp; Then, as now, we had a monthly jobs report on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.&nbsp;&nbsp; That day Nonfarm Payrolls came in well above expectations.&nbsp; Equities gave back their Thursday gains and bonds gave back their entire post-FOMC move.&nbsp; Expectations for tomorrow morning\u2019s report are for a gain of 180,000 payrolls and an Unemployment Rate unchanged at 3.8%.&nbsp; We\u2019ll know tomorrow if history repeats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-day-chart-january-30-th-february-3-rd-10-year-bond-yields-white-vs-spx-purple\"><strong><em>5-Day Chart, January 30<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 February 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, 10-Year Bond Yields (white) vs. SPX (purple)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"415\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture4-1.png\" alt=\"5-Day Chart, January 30th \u2013 February 3rd, 10-Year Bond Yields (white) vs. SPX (purple)\" class=\"wp-image-198588 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture4-1.png 936w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture4-1-700x310.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture4-1-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture4-1-768x341.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 936px; aspect-ratio: 936\/415;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Bloomberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another key catalyst of course will be Apple\u2019s (AAPL) earnings due after today\u2019s close.&nbsp; Expectations are for $1.39\/share on revenues of $89.3 billion.&nbsp; That revenue expectation is slightly above last year\u2019s $90.1bn and last quarter\u2019s $81.8bn.&nbsp; It would break a three-quarter streak of lower revenues, something one does not expect to see from the premier growth stock \u2013 one sporting a 29 P\/E and a PEG ratio of 3.22.&nbsp; As we have seen with other mega-cap tech stocks ahead of their recent earnings, the options market is placing a maximum probability on slightly above-market options, as shown by the IBKR Probability Lab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ibkr-probability-lab-for-options-expiring-friday\"><strong><em>IBKR Probability Lab for Options Expiring Friday<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"390\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture3-1.png\" alt=\"IBKR Probability Lab for Options Expiring Friday\" class=\"wp-image-198587 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture3-1.png 936w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture3-1-700x292.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture3-1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture3-1-768x320.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 936px; aspect-ratio: 936\/390;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At-money options expiring tomorrow have a daily implied volatility of 5%, which is right in line with AAPL\u2019s average 4.87% post-earnings move over the past four quarters (-4.8%, + 4.69%, +2.44%, +7.56%):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aapl-implied-volatility-term-structure\"><strong><em>AAPL Implied Volatility Term Structure<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"639\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture2-1.png\" alt=\"AAPL Implied Volatility Term Structure\" class=\"wp-image-198586 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture2-1.png 936w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture2-1-700x478.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture2-1-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture2-1-768x524.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 936px; aspect-ratio: 936\/639;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skews are also relatively normal, with even this week\u2019s options showing something resembling the classic \u201c<a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/should-we-say-goodbye-to-the-elvis-smile\/\">Elvis smile<\/a>\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aapl-multi-expiry-skew-for-options-expiring-tomorrow-dark-blue-next-friday-light-blue-and-november-17-th-yellow\"><strong><em>AAPL Multi-Expiry Skew for Options Expiring Tomorrow (dark blue), Next Friday (light blue) and November 17<sup>th<\/sup> (yellow)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"604\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture1-1.png\" alt=\"AAPL Multi-Expiry Skew for Options Expiring Tomorrow (dark blue), Next Friday (light blue) and November 17th (yellow)\" class=\"wp-image-198585 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture1-1.png 998w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture1-1-700x424.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture1-1-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Picture1-1-768x465.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 998px; aspect-ratio: 998\/604;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have seen very powerful rallies over the past two days in stocks and especially bonds.&nbsp; We\u2019ll have a much better idea tomorrow at this time whether these moves might represent key turning points or simply relief rallies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As consequential as yesterday&#8217;s FOMC meeting was, particularly for equity markets, one can assert that Chairman Powell was upstaged by his predecessor, Treasury Secretary Yellen earlier in the day.  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