DC Lite #274

5 of Friday's best charts and insights

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January 03, 2025

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1. Corporate debt. "The broader liquidity environment in the US is set to change dramatically in 2025 as a large chunk of the corporate debt issued in 2020 and 2021 comes due for roll-over at much higher interest rates."

2. Financial conditions. "US financial conditions have tightened since the Fed began easing, driven by the strong dollar and rising bond yield."

3. 0DTE volume. "0DTE contracts made up 51% of S&P Index’s options volume in Q4."

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4. Cyclicals vs. Defensives. "Global non-Tech Cyclicals have outperformed more Defensive sectors in the last three months."

5. EPS revisions. "The Q4 bottom-up EPS estimate decreased by 2.7% (to $61.88 from $63.60) from September 30 to December 31. This percentage is smaller than the 5-year average of 3.4%."

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