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November 9 CDS Heatmap

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Remember the equity market yesterday: total, insane, low-volume melt up? One would think CDS would be blue blue blue. Well, here is what happened across NA IG CDX land. (and yes, no surprises).

 

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Tue, 11/10/2009 - 18:58 | 126510 Jupiter
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Can you please explain why things should be blue based on yesterday's performance, just trying to understand.

Thank you.

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:06 | 126522 Tyler Durden
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As disclosed earlier, blue is tighter (equivalent to a cash bond increasing in price). vice versa for red. tighter accompanies move higher in equities. read the end of day CDS recap reports from credit research to get a sense for the data qualiatitvely. the heatmap gives a good 30k foot idea of what happened as a post mortem.

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:07 | 126523 Jupiter
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Tyler,

Thank you for the info and this website.  I will read the information.

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 22:19 | 126694 Anonymous
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His name was Robert Paulson.

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 18:59 | 126512 D.O.D.
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I have absolutely no idea what I am looking at, but it is kinda pretty...

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:04 | 126520 Anonymous
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I agree. very pretty.

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:34 | 126553 Anonymous
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That was my first thought, too!

My second was: How come I got the worst cubicle on the floor!

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:00 | 126513 lizzy36
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oven mitt

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 18:59 | 126514 lizzy36
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How do explain the divergence in GE equity vs. GE CDS?

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:10 | 126526 Tyler Durden
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Cause frontrunningbot 3000 (equity, the credit version costs $19.95 more) blew a fuse

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:18 | 126536 lizzy36
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the amusing thing is that is probably the most rational explanation. 

 

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 20:06 | 126576 IE
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With explicit 100% backing from Uncle Sugar, shouldn't Bank of GE be bright blue?  Man, that special trading box needs some percussive maintenance!

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 21:03 | 126622 Bit Bucket
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Maybe because GE issued 1.5B of bonds today?

From WSJ

"General Electric Capital Corp. launched $1.5 billion in notes maturing in five years, according to a person familiar with the deal. The notes were launched at 155 basis points over Treasurys. These levels are at the tight end of earlier price guidance, indicating good demand. Meanwhile, a 5.5% note due in 2014 was quoted at 145 basis points over Treasurys on MarketAxess."

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:13 | 126531 Anonymous
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How do I short this map?

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:20 | 126538 Anonymous
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Hmmmm ..... DIS heating up a bit. Long term puts might be in order

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