Thursday, October 9, 2014

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October 8, 2014 NEW Market Elements 002

Trends & Inflection Points

October 9, 2014 NEW Introducing TIPS 9

Relative Strength Filter

October 8, 2014 Benchmark Breakdowns & Relative Returns 10

October 7, 2014 Universalities of SMID 11

October 6, 2014 All Cap Technology Buys 13

October 3, 2014 U.S. Growth Stocks Still Standing 14

October 2, 2014 Haircuts for Outperformers 15

October 1, 2014 Energy – Retain the Best, Lighten the Rest 16

September 30, 2014 Gold @ $1,000 17

September 29, 2014 Credit Stress Exceeds Equity Pullbacks 18

September 26, 2014 Junk Junked 19

September 25, 2014 When Canadian Banks Break 20

September 24, 2014 Capitulation Filters 21

September 23, 2014 Downshifting Expectations & the Upshifting Sector 22

September 22, 2014 Canadian Breakdowns & Shifts 23

September 19, 2014 U.S. Small Cap Growth – Before the Breakout 24

September 18, 2014 Constructiveness of U.S. Home Construction 25

September 17, 2014 Universal Health Care Outperformance 26

September 16, 2014 Auto Components Down Shifting 27

September 15, 2014 Dealer Wins 28

September 12, 2014 Shift to Underweight Canada/Overweight U.S. 29

September 11, 2014 Real Estate Retrenchment 30

September 10, 2014 Macro Shifts for Canadians 31

September 9, 2014 CDN LifeCos for E&P 32

Focal Points

June 24, 2013 Tighten Up 34

Market Elements October 8, 2014 Research Comment Quantitative/Technical Research Website

Mark Steele (416) 359-4641 mark.steele@bmo.com Assoc: Tiberiu Stoichita/Jin Li

Equities extended losses, but turned sharply higher on the release of FOMCminutes, which noted concern about “foreign economic growth” coming in“weaker than expected”; the S&P 500 surged 1.7%.

The U.S. 10y and 2y yield each dropped 7bps on the minutes; the 10y yield hit a14m low, and the 2y yield fell to a 7w low; corporate CDS indices narrowed.

The U.S. dollar retreated with the decline in U.S. shortrates; commodity currencies led the advance.

Oil extended its recent decline; base metals fell, withcopper breaking back below $3 before rebounding withrisk assets in the afternoon.

Levels* Currencies (USD per) Commodities Government 10-Yr Benchmark Equity Indices & Sentiment

Symbol H/L Level %Chg Symbol H/L Level %Chg Symbol H/L Level Chg Symbol H/L Level %ChgDXY 85.24 -0.5% BB Cmdty 118.80 -0.9% U.S. L 2.32 -0.02 MSCI World 1,677 0.9%EUR 1.2737 0.5% WTI Oil L 87.57 -1.4% Canada 2.02 -0.01 MSCI EM 1,003 -0.8%CHF 1.0508 0.5% NMX Gas 3.86 -2.5% U.K. L 2.26 -0.03 S&P 500 1,969 1.7%GBP 1.6173 0.5% Gold 1,221.7 1.1% Germany 0.91 0.00 S&P/TSX 14,666 0.6%JPYx10 0.0925 -0.1% Silver 17.4 1.3% France 1.26 -0.01 STOXX 50 3,053 -0.9%CAD 0.9001 0.6% Platinum 1,281.1 1.8% Italy 2.33 -0.01 FTSE 100 6,482 -0.2%AUD 0.8844 0.3% Palladium 803.25 2.2% Spain 2.10 -0.04 Hang Seng 23,263 -0.7%NZD 0.7904 0.9% CMX Cu 303.10 -0.3% Portugal 3.02 -0.00 Topix 1,275 -1.2%BRL 0.4202 0.9% LME Al 3m 0.88 -0.8% Greece 6.69 0.03 S&P/ASX 5,241 -0.8%MXNx10 0.7498 1.0% LME Ni 3m 7.50 -2.4% Australia 3.36 -0.03 CSI 300 H 2,478 1.1%ZAR 0.0906 1.4% LME Zn 3m 1.05 -0.0% Hong Kong 1.86 -0.07 CDX IG 5Yr 67.07 -3.8%KRWx10 0.9351 -0.3% Lumber 347.40 0.0% India L 8.41 -0.04 ARMS 0.90 -28.6%CNY 0.1629 -0.1% Corn 343.3 0.8% Japan 0.50 -0.01 VIX 15.11 -12.2%

Moves Currencies (spot) Commodities Government 10-Yr Benchmarks Equity Indices

0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5%

KRW

JPY

CNY

AUD

GBP

CHF

EUR

CAD

BRL

NZD

MXN

ZAR

3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0%

NMX Gas

LME Ni 3m

WTI Oil

BB Cmdty

LME Al 3m

CMX Cu

LME Zn 3m

Lumber

Corn

Gold

Silver

Platinum

Palladium

-0.08-0.06-0.04-0.020.000.020.04

Hong Kong

India

Spain

Australia

U.K.

U.S.

Canada

Italy

Japan

France

Portugal

Germany

Greece

2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0%

Topix

STOXX 50

S&P/ASX

MSCI EM

Hang Seng

FTSE 100

S&P/TSX

MSCI World

CSI 300

S&P 500

Sectors MSCI World S&P Europe 350 S&P 500 S&P/TSX Composite

0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0%

Telecom

Energy

Materials

Cons Disc

Industrials

Financials

Cons Stap

Utilities

Info Tech

Hlth Care

0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0%

Telecom

Energy

Materials

Cons Stap

Cons Disc

Industrials

Financials

Info Tech

Utilities

Hlth Care

2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.5%

Info Tech

Materials

Industrials

Cons Disc

Energy

Hlth Care

Telecom

Financials

Utilities

Cons Stap

2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0%

Energy

Utilities

Industrials

Telecom

Info Tech

Hlth Care

Cons Disc

Financials

Cons Stap

Materials

Source for all data and graphics in this publication: BMO Capital Markets, Bloomberg, Thomson * H/L = at a new closing 52-wk High/Low; / = within 10% of the 52-week High/Low; Colour codes are inverted for bond and sentiment indications

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Daily Charts 3-Month View with 26-Day Bollinger Bands and 150-, 200- and 50-Day Moving Averages

The dollar index tests the steep uptrend with the 2y yield retreating back to its moving averages.

The U.S. 10y yield follows the 30y in breaking support.

Currencies Commodities Bonds Equities

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Intra Day Charts 2-Day 1-Minute View

The minutes… all charts changed on the minutes.

Currencies Commodities Bonds Equities

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Daily Sector Charts 3-Month View with 26-Day Bollinger Bands and 150-, 200- and 50-Day Moving Averages

U.S. – at a 52-week high: Consumer Staples.

S&P 500

S&P/TSX Composite

S&P Europe 350

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Market Movers – Largest Daily Percentage Moves

S&P Global 1200 ex U.S. & Canada S&P 500 S&P/TSX CompositeName Symbol % Chg Name Symbol % Chg Name Symbol % ChgSECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg

Energy Petrofac Ltd PFC LN 1.4% Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC 4.3% Canadian Energy Services & Tec CEU 6.8%Ultrapar Participacoes SA UGPA3 BZ 0.6% Tesoro Corp TSO 4.1% TORC Oil & Gas Ltd TOG 4.3%

Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDSB LN 0.5% Valero Energy Corp VLO 3.8% NuVista Energy Ltd NVA 4.1%

Tenaris SA TEN IM -3.2% Nabors Industries Ltd NBR -0.6% BlackPearl Resources Inc PXX -3.6%

Cairn Energy PLC CNE LN -3.5% Halliburton Co HAL -1.3% Enerplus Corp ERF -4.0%

Tullow Oil PLC TLW LN -4.1% Chesapeake Energy Corp CHK -1.4% Bellatrix Exploration Ltd BXE -5.1%SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg

Materials Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA BVN US 7.9% Newmont Mining Corp NEM 4.8% Torex Gold Resources Inc TXG 16.4%Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd 5713 JP 2.2% Sealed Air Corp SEE 4.0% Novagold Resources Inc NG 14.5%Sociedad Quimica y Minera de C SQM US 2.1% LyondellBasell Industries NV LYB 3.3% B2Gold Corp BTO 13.3%Antofagasta PLC ANTO LN -3.4% FMC Corp FMC -0.2% Capstone Mining Corp CS -2.4%

ArcelorMittal MT NA -3.5% EI du Pont de Nemours & Co DD -0.7% Canexus Corp CUS -3.6%

Newcrest Mining Ltd NCM AU -3.9% CF Industries Holdings Inc CF -0.9% Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp LIF -5.8%SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker ChgIndustrials Embraer SA ERJ US 2.1% United Rentals Inc URI 3.9% Westport Innovations Inc WPT 2.6%

G4S PLC GFS LN 1.0% PACCAR Inc PCAR 3.5% Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc RBA 1.1%

Edenred EDEN FP 0.8% Cummins Inc CMI 3.4% CAE Inc CAE 1.0%

Makita Corp 6586 JP -3.5% Expeditors International of Wa EXPD 0.2% Horizon North Logistics Inc HNL -2.0%

Firstgroup PLC FGP LN -4.9% Southwest Airlines Co LUV -0.4% Finning International Inc FTT -2.1%

Vestas Wind Systems A/S VWS DC -5.1% Delta Air Lines Inc DAL -1.3% Wajax Corp WJX -2.6%SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg

Cons Disc adidas AG ADS GR 1.7% Cablevision Systems Corp CVC 4.4% Dollarama Inc DOL 1.5%

Electrolux AB ELUXB SS 1.6% Best Buy Co Inc BBY 4.2% Gildan Activewear Inc GIL 1.4%

Grupo Televisa SAB TLEVICPO MM 1.3% Harman International Industrie HAR 3.8% Corus Entertainment Inc CJR/B 1.4%

Valeo SA FR FP -3.7% Family Dollar Stores Inc FDO 0.1% Magna International Inc MG -0.1%Pandora A/S PNDORA DC -4.0% PVH Corp PVH -0.1% Tim Hortons Inc THI -0.1%

Peugeot SA UG FP -4.1% Tractor Supply Co TSCO -0.2% Canadian Tire Corp Ltd CTC/A -0.2%SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg

Cons Stap Nippon Meat Packers Inc 2282 JT 1.9% Monster Beverage Corp MNST 4.4% Jean Coutu Group PJC Inc/The PJC/A 2.4%Yakult Honsha Co Ltd 2267 JT 0.8% Constellation Brands Inc STZ 3.2% Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc ATD/B 1.7%

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd 2502 JT 0.7% Molson Coors Brewing Co TAP 2.8% Saputo Inc SAP 1.5%

Diageo PLC DGE LN -1.5% Safeway Inc SWY 0.3% Cott Corp BCB 0.1%

Delhaize Group SA DELB BB -2.0% Avon Products Inc AVP -0.4% Maple Leaf Foods Inc MFI -0.2%

Cencosud SA CENCOSUD CC -2.1% Archer-Daniels-Midland Co ADM -3.1% Empire Co Ltd EMP/A -0.3%SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg

Health Care Fresenius SE & Co KGaA FRE GR 5.0% Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc ALXN 5.0% Extendicare Inc EXE 2.0%

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 4519 JP 2.3% Gilead Sciences Inc GILD 4.4% Catamaran Corp CCT 1.6%

Merck KGaA MRK GR 2.2% Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX 4.1% Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intern VRX 0.0%

UCB SA UCB BB -1.8% Perrigo Co PLC PRGO 1.0%Novo Nordisk A/S NOVOB DC -2.0% Bristol-Myers Squibb Co BMY 0.9%

Astellas Pharma Inc 4503 JP -2.3% Edwards Lifesciences Corp EW 0.6%SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg

Financials Investment AB Kinnevik KINVB SS 3.5% Moodys Corp MCO 3.9% Dream Unlimited Corp DRM 2.9%

Man Group PLC EMG LN 3.1% Hudson City Bancorp Inc HCBK 3.1% Home Capital Group Inc HCG 2.4%Credicorp Ltd BAP US 3.0% Boston Properties Inc BXP 3.0% Royal Bank of Canada RY 1.7%

AMP Ltd AMP AU -2.2% Navient Corp NAVI 0.2% Power Financial Corp PWF -1.9%

Danske Bank A/S DANSKE DC -2.8% E*TRADE Financial Corp ETFC -1.0% IGM Financial Inc IGM -4.4%

Bank of Ireland BKIR ID -4.0% Aon PLC AON -2.3% AGF Management Ltd AGF/B -5.3%SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg

Technology Konica Minolta Inc 4902 JP 0.7% Applied Materials Inc AMAT 3.8% Avigilon Corp AVO 8.9%Fujitsu Ltd 6702 JP 0.3% Symantec Corp SYMC 3.5% Open Text Corp OTC 1.6%

NTT Data Corp 9613 JP -0.1% Analog Devices Inc ADI 3.3% Descartes Systems Group Inc/Th DSG 1.0%

Rohm Co Ltd 6963 JP -3.3% FLIR Systems Inc FLIR 0.3% Celestica Inc CLS -0.5%

Delta Electronics Inc 2308 TT -4.0% Cisco Systems Inc CSCO 0.1% DH Corp DH -0.5%Alcatel-Lucent ALU FP -4.7% Juniper Networks Inc JNPR -0.4% BlackBerry Ltd BB -0.6%SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg

Telecom Swisscom AG SCMN VX 2.1% Windstream Holdings Inc WIN 2.0% BCE Inc BCE 0.4%

Deutsche Telekom AG DTE GR 0.5% CenturyLink Inc CTL 1.8% Rogers Communications Inc RCI/B 0.1%Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd 2412 TT 0.4% Verizon Communications Inc VZ 1.5% TELUS Corp T 0.1%

Koninklijke KPN NV KPN NA -2.0% AT&T Inc T 0.8% Manitoba Telecom Services Inc MBT -0.4%

SoftBank Corp 9984 JP -2.1% Frontier Communications Corp FTR 0.6%

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone C 9432 JP -2.4%SECURITY_NAME TICKER Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg SECURITY_NAME Ticker Chg

Utilities Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais CIG US 4.3% Exelon Corp EXC 3.1% Brookfield Renewable Energy Pa BEP-U 0.9%

Chubu Electric Power Co Inc 9502 JP 3.3% FirstEnergy Corp FE 2.9% Fortis Inc/Canada FTS 0.6%

E.ON SE EOAN GR 2.2% Consolidated Edison Inc ED 2.9% Emera Inc EMA 0.3%

Veolia Environnement SA VIE FP -1.8% PG&E Corp PCG 1.4% Algonquin Power & Utilities Co AQN -1.2%

Gas Natural SDG SA GAS SM -1.9% CenterPoint Energy Inc CNP 1.1% TransAlta Corp TA -1.6%Acciona SA ANA SM -2.4% AES Corp/VA AES -1.4% Just Energy Group Inc JE -4.8%

Bold = move of more than 5%

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U.S. Market Movers

Energy Industrials Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Technology FinancialsSymbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %ChgESV 38.52 -0.4% UTX 102.63 1.2% JCI 44.22 1.1% CVS H 82.52 1.8% GOOGL 583.74 1.6% WFC 52.15 2.0%NE 20.50 -0.3% BA 124.98 1.3% BWA 53.48 1.8% WAG 61.46 2.7% EBAY 54.51 2.9% USB 41.30 1.7%DO 35.14 3.3% HON 91.45 1.8% GM 32.18 1.3% SYY 37.67 1.6% YHOO 41.08 0.3% CMA 49.31 1.3%NBR 20.85 -0.6% LMT 176.35 1.9% F 14.21 0.8% KR H 54.07 2.1% AKAM 59.07 2.4% PNC 84.83 1.8%HP 89.41 0.8% GD 123.15 2.6% HOG 58.97 2.0% SWY 34.27 0.3% VRSN 56.13 2.0% BBT 37.89 1.3%RDC 24.64 0.4% RTN 96.95 1.2% MHK 134.39 0.8% WFM 37.80 1.0% ACN 79.84 1.3% STI 37.49 1.1%PTEN 29.17 0.1% NOC 126.36 1.4% PHM 18.31 1.0% WMT 78.24 1.2% CTSH 45.03 2.5% FITB 20.10 2.2%UNT 53.51 -0.8% PCP 228.94 2.2% DHI 21.00 1.3% COST H 128.73 2.8% LDOS 36.11 3.0% RF 10.00 1.4%ATW 41.67 -0.8% LLL 112.06 1.1% NVR 1,160 1.3% TAP 75.26 2.8% V 212.36 2.0% MTB 123.49 2.0%PES 12.01 0.0% COL 76.25 0.4% WHR 144 1.3% BF/B 89.14 1.7% MA 74.06 1.5% KEY 13.50 2.7%SLB 98.44 0.2% ITT 42.84 0.3% NWL 34.54 1.2% KO H 44.55 1.4% ADP 74.78 1.7% HBAN 9.76 2.0%HAL 60.41 -1.3% FLR 65.27 2.1% MAT 31.55 0.3% PEP H 93.94 0.9% WU 16.33 2.1% AMT 95.33 2.1%BHI 61.60 0.3% EMR 61.82 1.3% HAS H 55.52 1.4% MNST H 96.47 4.4% PAYX 44.34 1.0% NYCB 15.45 1.1%NOV 73.93 0.3% ROK 108.06 2.1% COH 34.93 2.0% CCE 43.33 1.8% FIS 56.51 2.3% HCBK 9.76 3.0%CAM 62.07 0.5% GE 25.25 1.8% VFC 66.68 1.5% DPS 65.20 1.6% CSC 59.23 2.1% PBCT 14.32 1.4%FTI 53.58 2.3% MMM 141.41 2.7% RL 166.11 1.8% ADM 48.02 -3.1% FISV 64.80 2.5% BAC 17.12 1.4%DRC 82.22 0.2% TYC 43.69 3.1% NKE 88.83 0.9% MDLZ 34.39 1.4% ADS 248.98 2.3% JPM 60.40 1.9%OII 62.78 0.8% CAT 96.65 2.1% LVS 61.90 1.4% KRFT 56.60 1.9% ADBE 67.99 3.0% C 52.54 2.4%DRQ 87.56 2.0% DE 81.31 1.6% WYNN 183.29 1.7% GIS 50.15 0.8% INTU 83.80 1.9% LUK 23.05 1.8%OIS 61.30 1.9% PCAR 58.75 3.5% IGT 17.07 0.9% K 61.12 1.6% CRM 57.90 1.7% CME 81.16 1.7%TDW 39.24 0.5% CMI 133.94 3.4% CCL 37.67 0.9% GMCR H 143.58 2.7% CTXS 68.15 0.9% MHFI 83.67 2.7%CRR 55.78 0.1% DHR 74.59 1.8% MAR 66.17 0.3% CPB 42.63 1.5% ADSK 57.08 0.8% ICE 201.34 2.5%SPN 29.64 -2.5% ITW 83.51 2.2% HOT 78.68 1.7% CAG H 33.86 1.7% MSFT 46.78 2.7% MCO H 96.24 3.9%CKH 76.95 2.9% ETN 62.81 1.8% WYN 78.71 1.2% MJN 97.69 1.4% ORCL 39.02 1.4% AXP 87.41 2.4%EXH 42.66 0.3% PH 112.41 2.5% MCD 93.83 1.1% HSY 94.10 1.6% SYMC 24.01 3.5% COF 82.76 2.4%BRS 68.56 -0.2% DOV 78.39 2.1% YUM 70.74 1.4% SJM 98.73 1.5% CA 27.05 0.8% DFS 64.83 2.1%HLX 22.10 1.3% FAST 45.82 2.3% SBUX 75.26 1.6% TSN 41.52 1.1% RHT 58.56 3.3% SLM 8.85 0.9%TTI 10.11 -0.5% GWW 252.19 1.0% DRI 49.99 0.9% HRL 51.49 1.5% ATVI 20.64 2.5% BK 38.56 1.7%IO L 2.49 -3.4% WM 47.58 1.8% CMG 672.10 1.4% MKC 68.27 1.9% EA 35.28 1.0% BEN 53.91 0.9%HOS 30.45 0.6% RSG 38.74 1.7% APOL 25.69 1.8% PM 85.06 1.3% CSCO 24.66 0.1% BLK 324.89 1.8%BAS 18.33 -0.7% UPS 98.14 1.8% DV 44.14 1.9% MO H 46.80 1.6% QCOM 75.19 2.2% STT 71.93 0.9%MTRX 23.52 1.9% FDX 160.25 2.7% HRB 29.86 1.5% RAI 60.08 1.5% MSI 61.58 1.8% TROW 77.55 1.5%GIFI 17.24 2.4% CHRW 66.28 1.3% OMC 67.00 1.5% LO 60.40 0.9% JNPR 21.20 -0.4% NTRS 67.38 1.0%XOM 94.61 1.3% EXPD 39.46 0.2% IPG 17.76 2.5% PG 84.18 1.2% HRS 65.44 1.1% AMP 120.62 1.3%CVX 117.95 1.6% LUV 32.11 -0.4% CBS 52.59 0.8% CL 65.82 1.4% FFIV 119.03 0.9% AMG 199.58 2.2%COP 74.53 0.8% DAL 34.81 -1.3% DISCA 37.16 2.7% KMB 109.21 2.1% AAPL 100.80 2.0% IVZ 38.90 0.8%OXY 95.56 0.7% UNP 108.02 1.6% CMCSA 54.77 2.9% CLX H 98.76 2.2% IBM 189.36 1.9% LM 51.18 2.0%MRO 36.16 0.8% NSC 109.15 0.8% DTV 87.70 0.4% CHD 70.47 1.5% HPQ 35.92 1.9% GS 186.64 1.5%HES 88.41 0.0% CSX 31.49 1.3% SIRI 3.41 1.5% AVP L 11.29 -0.4% TDC 41.95 1.5% MS 34.50 1.4%

MUR 55.50 2.0% Health Care TWC 147.28 3.2% EL 74.74 0.8% EMC 28.82 2.4% SCHW 28.73 0.8%

APA 85.43 1.4% Symbol H/L Last %Chg SNI 77.40 1.0% Utilities STX 57.06 3.2% MMC 51.19 0.6%DVN 63.95 0.5% MDT 65.73 2.7% DIS 88.11 1.1% Symbol H/L Last %Chg NTAP 40.24 1.4% AON 83.48 -2.2%APC 95.93 0.5% BAX 73.17 2.2% TWX 73.99 0.8% SO 45.04 2.0% WDC 95.66 2.5% MET 51.97 0.9%

Materials COV H 94.64 2.0% FOXA 34.11 1.4% EXC 35.83 3.0% SNDK 93.37 1.9% PRU 85.75 1.1%Symbol H/L Last %Chg SYK 84.35 2.3% VIAB 74.61 1.1% DUK H 77.05 2.4% FLIR 29.81 0.3% AFL 57.80 1.2%DD 68.52 -0.7% BDX H 129.90 1.4% GCI 29.21 0.8% NEE 95.32 2.4% GLW 18.96 1.4% PFG 51.50 2.3%DOW 50.00 1.0% ISRG 489.85 1.5% GPC 88.29 2.1% AEP 54.12 2.1% APH 99.81 2.1% LNC 51.58 1.0%PPG 189.53 1.7% STJ 62.58 1.8% AMZN 322.70 1.8% ETR 79.62 2.3% TEL 56.33 1.0% UNM 33.78 1.1%EMN 78.36 1.0% ZMH 103.54 2.1% PCLN 1,127 1.6% PPL 34.27 2.0% AVT 40.86 1.2% AIG 52.01 1.9%ASH 100.83 1.0% BSX 12.14 3.0% EXPE 85 0.8% FE 34.60 2.8% XRX 13.09 2.5% L 41.76 1.2%FMC L 54.87 -0.2% HSP 52.46 2.7% NFLX 466.86 2.3% EIX 58.06 2.4% AMAT 21.15 3.8% HIG 36.92 1.5%MON 109.73 1.8% MCK H 199.73 3.1% KSS 58.06 0.4% NU 46.67 1.8% KLAC 75.84 0.4% GNW 13.01 0.6%CF 280.28 -0.9% CAH 76.66 2.9% SHLD 28.85 -4.8% PNW 56.96 2.7% LRCX 74.41 1.7% BRK/B 139.94 2.3%PX 124.94 1.2% ESRX 71.57 2.7% M 57.98 1.1% POM 27.04 1.4% INTC 34.27 2.3% TRV 94.45 0.8%APD 126.70 0.7% DGX 60.31 1.6% JWN H 70.65 1.9% WR 34.62 1.9% TXN 46.94 2.0% ACE H 106.75 1.5%ARG 109.34 1.0% UNH 86.62 2.8% JCP 8.19 -10.9% GXP 24.91 1.5% BRCM 39.14 2.0% ALL 61.64 1.2%ECL 113.50 1.5% WLP 119.85 1.9% TGT 62.81 2.1% HE H 27.10 2.6% FSLR 62.19 2.9% CB 94.04 2.1%SHW 216.76 2.5% HUM 127.42 2.1% DG 61.61 0.9% CNL 50.12 2.6% NVDA 18.26 1.8% PGR 25.65 1.6%SIAL 135.80 0.0% AET 80.03 2.5% FDO 77.71 0.1% IDA 55.91 3.4% ADI 47.75 3.3% XL 33.20 1.0%IFF 94.86 1.8% CI 91.42 2.5% DLTR 57.22 1.1% ALE 47.75 1.8% MU 32.32 1.4% VNO 100.40 2.0%ALB 58.69 0.4% AMGN 140.07 2.9% TJX 60.99 2.2% EE 36.13 0.9% CREE 32.70 2.9% PLD 38.11 2.1%VMC 57.99 1.2% GILD 108.87 4.3% GPS 41.90 1.7% PNM 26.34 2.6% ALTR 33.69 1.5% BXP 118.59 3.0%MLM 118.69 0.5% CELG 94.89 2.6% LB 67.84 2.9% UIL 37.66 2.9% XLNX 41.49 2.3% SLG 104.26 2.9%OI 26.29 1.7% BIIB 324.59 2.7% ROST 76.44 1.8% NFG 71.16 1.3% LLTC 42.50 3.2% EQR 63.57 1.5%BLL 63.84 2.3% JNJ 104.91 2.4% URBN 36.25 1.3% UGI 34.41 0.6% AMD 3.28 0.0% AVB 145.37 2.2%AA 16.07 0.8% PFE 29.38 2.0% GES 21.86 2.6% GAS 52.30 1.7% MCHP 46.20 2.8% SPG 168.09 2.2%

FCX 32.30 2.2% MRK 60.18 2.9% BBY 31.51 4.2% STR 22.54 1.3% Telecom Services KIM 22.58 2.6%SCCO 28.99 1.3% ABT 42.14 1.6% HD H 94.09 1.8% ATO 48.52 2.4% Symbol H/L Last %Chg MAC 65.61 2.3%NEM 23.64 4.8% ABBV 58.34 2.9% LOW H 54.34 2.2% PNY 34.85 2.1% T 35.15 0.8% FRT 120.94 2.2%NUE 51.35 1.6% BMY 50.21 0.8% SPLS 11.76 2.3% OGS 35.71 3.2% VZ 49.87 1.5% PSA 169.37 2.3%CLF 7.97 2.6% LLY 65.24 1.5% TIF 94.99 1.5% WGL 43.89 2.7% CTL 40.82 1.8% HST 21.52 2.8%X 36.58 2.9% ACT 246.65 1.3% AZO 517.80 1.2% NJR 50.75 2.2% FTR 6.21 0.6% HCP 40.94 1.9%ATI 33.78 1.7% AGN H 190.50 2.3% ORLY 153.09 1.2% SWX 50.67 3.8% WIN 10.80 1.9% WY 32.12 0.9%IP 47.80 1.9% TMO 121.63 2.8% KMX 47.42 2.1% SJI 54.95 2.4% TMUS 28.94 0.3% CCI H 81.50 1.0%MWV 41.07 0.3% A 56.46 2.6% BBBY 66.84 1.3% NWN 43.95 2.2% S 6.07 0.4% VTR 63.69 1.4%

H/L = at a new closing 52-wk High/Low; / = within 10% of the 52-wk High/Low; Bold = move of more than 5%

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Canadian Market Movers

Energy Materials Industrials Consumer Discretionary Technology FinancialsSymbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %Chg Symbol H/L Last %ChgPD 10.87 -0.7% MX 73.26 0.0% BBD/B 3.60 0.0% MG 104.67 0.0% OTC 63.12 1.5% XIU 21.31 0.5%ESI 14.02 -0.9% CUS L 4.24 -3.6% CAE 14.06 1.0% LNR 56.81 0.4% SUM 8.35 -4.1% XSP 22.73 1.7%TDG L 7.85 -1.9% CHE-U 20.00 -1.5% MDA 84.44 0.2% MRE 12.80 0.5% HGN 9.10 -1.4% XIC 23.20 0.6%SCL 54.40 0.3% POT 37.31 0.8% MAL 12.26 -4.7% DII/B 33.17 0.5% GIB/A 38.06 0.0% XDV 25.24 0.1%SES 22.32 -0.8% AGU 96.08 1.6% HRX 9.96 -0.1% BRP 20.96 -0.2% DH 32.56 -0.5% XFN 31.46 0.9%PSI 30.76 -0.7% CCL/B 114.33 2.2% VIC 10.48 -2.3% DOO 24.45 0.6% CSU 290.72 -0.5% CPD 16.29 0.0%MTL 24.12 -0.6% ITP 15.78 1.0% SNC 51.09 -1.6% PSG 18.07 0.3% DSG 15.85 1.0% ZEB 23.88 1.3%CEU 8.95 6.8% WPK 27.70 0.1% ARE 14.89 -0.5% GIL 61.43 1.4% CMG L 11.20 -1.2% RY 80.99 1.6%TCW 11.88 -0.7% CAS 6.04 2.0% BDT 13.81 -1.1% AYA 31.73 0.9% ESL 36.50 0.1% TD 54.12 0.8%CFW 15.62 -2.1% TCK/B 19.33 2.1% WSP 34.82 -1.7% GC 18.53 -0.9% RKN 3.75 5.3% BNS 69.15 1.6%EFX 18.24 0.6% TRQ 4.26 5.1% SOX 8.50 0.7% GH 15.39 -4.0% ABT 6.64 -1.6% BMO 82.67 1.5%TESO US 18.15 -1.8% FM 20.02 -0.7% BAD 26.24 -1.0% TRZ/B 8.89 1.6% BB 10.25 -0.5% CM 101.10 1.1%FRC 11.84 -1.3% LUN 5.25 0.5% BLD 3.30 1.2% WB 17.85 -1.1% JDSU US 12.80 1.3% NA 51.63 1.3%SU 38.24 -0.7% S 2.84 -0.3% TIH 25.98 0.0% THI 88.12 0.0% WIN 3.51 0.0% CWB 39.62 1.5%IMO 51.40 -0.3% HBM 9.00 0.4% WPT 7.49 2.6% MTY 29.65 -8.4% SW 28.74 2.3% LB 48.78 1.3%HSE 28.27 -2.0% TCM 2.30 0.0% AFN 44.20 0.3% BPF-U 20.85 -0.8% MITL US 8.43 0.2% MIC 36.82 1.4%CVE 28.47 -1.2% CS L 2.07 -2.3% NFI 12.86 -0.3% AW-U H 24.90 0.0% SVC 2.74 -1.4% HCG 51.19 2.3%IOC US 49.99 2.1% MDI 6.54 0.9% ATA L 12.30 -1.9% PZA 13.39 -0.2% CDV 3.54 -0.5% EQB 64.70 0.2%CNQ 39.76 -0.6% TKO 1.89 2.1% XTC 9.68 1.7% ECI H 14.11 2.0% EXF 4.34 -0.2% FN 21.49 -1.8%ECA 23.43 -1.1% RIO 2.69 8.4% FTT 28.77 -2.0% AIM 16.27 0.6% ET 16.07 0.0% MKP 14.65 0.0%CPG 38.12 -1.2% ABX 15.94 4.5% RUS 33.63 -0.7% MDZ/A 20.74 -0.2% GSIG US 11.87 5.0% FC 12.75 -0.3%TOU 48.50 0.7% G 27.21 7.9% RCH 51.35 0.6% CJR/B H 25.41 1.3% PUR 7.98 -2.6% OCX 61.12 0.4%TLM L 8.57 -2.7% K 3.60 3.4% MIL US L 6.41 -4.3% SJR/B 27.66 0.3% AVO 15.30 8.8% X 54.00 -0.4%COS 19.15 0.0% AEM 34.05 8.9% WJX 35.60 -2.5% QBR/B 28.01 0.2% VNP 2.69 -1.8% EFN 13.13 0.6%ARX 27.70 -1.6% ELD 8.44 11.0% CVL L 18.61 -0.9% CCA 59.11 0.9% CLS 11.21 -0.5% IGM L 44.86 -4.3%MEG 31.75 -2.5% YRI 6.67 6.2% CWX 5.68 -1.0% XSR 7.01 -1.2% CSIQ US 32.83 0.4% CIX 32.67 -0.2%VET 62.33 -2.3% IMG 2.85 5.9% RME 10.55 0.0% CGO 53.51 -0.4% VXS 1.15 0.0% AGF/B 10.63 -5.2%BTE 38.90 -2.0% IGT 13.15 0.6% TCL/A 14.27 0.7% LGF US 32.20 0.8% DC/A 16.42 0.0%

POU 58.24 -2.9% FNV 57.68 9.4% BIN 28.49 0.6% CGX 41.05 0.0% Utilities U 5.04 -0.9%PRE 16.81 -1.1% CG 5.50 9.5% NAL 20.80 -1.8% IMX 29.48 0.7% Symbol H/L Last %Chg SII 2.65 0.7%

PEY 35.08 2.0% NGD 5.60 7.0% RBA 25.98 1.0% DHX H 8.75 3.1% XBB 30.76 0.0% AD 29.98 -0.4%PSK 34.48 -0.5% AGI 9.76 12.9% RBA US 23.39 1.6% TRI 41.29 0.5% XCB 21.28 0.0% GS 28.89 3.5%ERF 18.33 -4.0% SMF 4.25 11.5% BYD-U 40.67 0.0% TS/B 7.11 0.9% XRB 23.66 -0.1% GCG/A 17.66 -0.7%UPL US 21.93 -0.6% NG 3.32 14.4% DCI 15.34 2.1% Y 14.75 -1.6% XSB 28.64 -0.1% GMP 7.14 -1.5%WCP 15.45 0.7% DGC 8.98 10.8% BDI L 22.60 -1.6% UNS 28.01 0.0% FTS 31.75 0.3% CF 11.24 -0.4%KOG US 12.21 0.3% PVG 5.80 6.6% KBL 39.71 -2.3% HBC 17.89 0.0% BIP-U 44.42 0.3% MFC 21.32 0.3%PWT L 6.21 -2.3% PHY/U 10.07 0.4% HNL L 4.83 -2.0% SCC 9.92 -0.8% EMA 33.76 -0.7% GWO 31.28 -0.5%PGF L 5.02 -3.4% SEA 9.13 9.0% MSI 16.58 -1.3% CTC/A 117.08 -0.2% VNR 15.81 0.1% PWF 32.90 -1.9%TET 24.29 -0.2% GBU 0.93 -3.1% STN 72.12 0.7% DOL 96.73 1.5% SPB 13.26 -0.2% SLF 39.94 0.3%BNP 12.06 0.0% KGI 5.43 12.6% WJA 28.19 -1.5% RET/A 6.06 -1.3% JE 6.04 0.0% POW 30.23 -0.7%ATH L 4.96 -0.4% BTO 2.47 13.3% CHR/B 4.04 -3.1% RON 14.01 1.0% CU 39.50 -0.2% IAG 44.44 0.8%BNE 53.64 -0.1% XGD 10.61 6.9% AC/B 7.76 -0.7% EH 23.99 1.8% ACO/X 52.05 -0.2% FFH 508.94 1.1%NBZ L 16.23 -0.3% SGR 0.10 5.5% HNZ/A L 17.61 -3.4% IDG 11.50 0.4% BEP-U 31.05 -0.4% IFC 74.06 0.4%FRU 22.07 -0.7% P 5.55 11.2% EIF 16.60 -1.6% ACQ 59.22 0.1% MXG 3.04 1.3% XRE 16.01 0.4%RRX 8.35 -0.3% AR 3.80 7.9% CNR 75.80 0.7% LNF 13.59 -2.9% RNW 11.39 0.3% HR-U 21.84 0.1%PXT 11.65 -0.5% TXG 1.70 16.4% CP 230.91 -0.2% GBT/A 15.50 0.0% NPI 17.73 -0.6% REF-U 47.99 0.2%

BIR 9.72 -0.9% GSC 0.43 4.8% TFI 26.97 -0.6% ATP 3.53 0.9% DRG-U 9.08 0.0%

SGY 6.55 0.4% LSG 1.09 7.9% STB 6.90 -0.4% Consumer Staples CPX 26.20 -0.4% CUF-U 18.92 -0.1%AOI 8.50 0.0% CNL 3.15 7.5% CSS 14.95 -0.2% Symbol H/L Last %Chg AQN 8.16 -0.2% CRR-U 12.93 0.7%KEL 11.14 0.9% AUQ 4.14 9.8% WTE 32.03 -0.6% PJC/A H 24.99 2.4% BLX 13.25 -0.1% AP-U 34.40 0.3%

NVA 10.67 4.0% RMX 1.47 8.8% L 56.10 1.0% AXY 0.31 -4.6% D-U 27.60 0.2%

BNK 4.96 0.4% SSL 4.78 7.9% Health Care WN 90.01 1.2% INE 10.25 -0.7% BOX-U 26.89 0.5%BXE L 6.17 -5.0% OGC 2.55 5.8% Symbol H/L Last %Chg MRU H 75.31 0.4% CSE 4.41 0.2% BEI-U H 69.71 0.7%CR 9.07 0.5% GUY 2.71 9.7% NVDQ US 13.25 3.0% ATD/B 36.03 1.7% CUP/U 10.25 0.0% CAR-U 23.72 0.4%OXC 9.85 -1.2% CGG 3.29 8.5% DR 16.58 0.1% EMP/A 76.71 -0.3% TA 12.93 0.3% NPR-U 27.83 -1.0%LEG L 5.35 0.0% TNX 2.27 15.8% ACC 6.98 0.4% NWC 23.24 0.7% REI-U 25.71 0.5%PPY 7.76 0.0% ASR 2.17 5.3% LW 13.69 2.6% LIQ 12.82 -2.4% CWT-U 26.06 0.6%

TOG 11.52 4.2% NSU 3.95 3.9% RLC 8.34 0.7% CSW/A 20.45 1.1% Telecom Services MRT-U 18.03 -0.8%CJ 17.47 -1.5% SLW 22.84 7.2% CCT 47.27 1.6% BCB 7.53 0.1% Symbol H/L Last %Chg AX-U 15.21 0.2%

AAV 5.32 -0.9% PAA 11.97 7.5% PLI 1.57 1.9% SAP 32.91 1.5% BCE 49.45 0.1% CSH-U 10.95 1.2%

LTS 4.51 0.2% FR 8.54 6.7% GUD 5.80 -2.7% MFI 19.10 -0.2% T 41.38 0.8% INN-U 5.13 -2.0%SPE L 3.12 -1.5% SSO 6.57 11.5% TKM 26.47 4.8% AGT 27.33 0.1% BA 28.20 -0.1% NWH-U 9.76 -0.5%LRE L 4.00 -0.9% SVM 1.75 2.3% QLT 4.53 -1.1% RSI 4.44 -1.6% MBT 31.41 -0.4% BAM/A 49.91 0.1%RMP 6.22 -0.9% PHS/U 6.96 0.5% VRX 139.87 0.0% PBH 23.77 -1.8% RCI/B 43.41 0.2% FCR 17.60 0.0%KEY 93.50 -0.2% DPM 4.49 4.6% CXR 38.86 -0.1% CLR 10.49 1.3% DRM 13.19 2.8%PKI 20.95 -1.7% DDC 15.90 -0.1% COM 9.01 -0.4% SOY 14.66 1.7% MRC 140.00 0.0%ENB 51.57 -0.5% THO 23.37 7.1% EXE 8.34 2.0% HLF 19.78 -1.1% BPY-U H 23.95 0.2%TRP 55.80 -1.4% III L 8.12 -0.2% GRT-U 37.91 0.8%PPL 45.17 -2.4% LIF L 20.32 -5.7% KMP 10.35 0.0%IPL 35.90 -1.3% WFT 54.91 -0.7% MEQ 39.70 -0.3%ALA 46.20 -3.5% CFP 24.88 -0.5% MRD 23.35 -1.2%GEI 33.50 -0.5% SJ 30.42 0.3% FSV 59.72 0.8%VSN 17.47 -2.1% IFP 16.39 -0.7% AIF 19.57 -1.5%ENF 30.17 0.7% ANS 2.50 -0.7% BRE 13.58 -1.8%CCO 18.79 1.2% NBD 22.75 -1.4%

H/L = at a new closing 52-wk High/Low; / = within 10% of the 52-wk High/Low; Blue = S&P/TSX 60 member, Italics = ETF, Bold = move of more than 5%

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Trends & Inflection Points October 9, 2014Research Comment Quantitative/Technical Research Website

Mark Steele (416) 359-4641 mark.steele@bmo.com Assoc: Tiberiu Stoichita/Jin Li

Introducing TIPS

Today our Quantitative/Technical team begins a new chapter as we launch our new daily morning note BMO Trends &Inflection Points (TIPS). We enable TIPS with a full suite of tailored products designed to support both our generalist andspecialist clients. It has been almost a decade since we launched Relative Strength Filter, and TIPS is a substantial push forward.Our product offering has grown significantly over the years, and while relative strength remains a key focus, our analysis nowencompasses a much more holistic perspective to capital markets. To see our new suite of tailored products, clients can use the“click here” icon within our note and they may bookmark the suite from our updated website.

For those who are new to our system, the suite also contains short tutorials, the first of which is found here: Introduction.

Figure 1: Our New “Click Here”

Source: BMO Capital Markets, Bloomberg, Thomson, Markit

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Relative Strength Filter October 8, 2014 Research Comment Quantitative/Technical Research Website

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Benchmark Breakdowns & Relative Returns CLICK HERE for a printer friendly version of this report including research disclosures.

Are you checking to see if your benchmark has brokentrend? Don’t bother it has – Figure 1.

o The breakdowns that have been focused oneverything but U.S. large caps, struck U.S.large yesterday.

Global macro markers of the breakdown? – see page 2.

Figure 1: Price Trends on Benchmarks from our Index Constituents Link

Source: BMO Capital Markets, Bloomberg, Thomson, Markit

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First of all, the focus is not so much

on credit, albeit CDS indices are flattening out, and are trending higher for U.S. high risk – Figures 2, 3.

o Have high risk stocks in the portfolio, where equity is correlated to CDS? You should rethink those positions.

The combined view of the bond market, where all major 10-year yields are tending lower, and inflation expectations are either doing the same, or are breaking to the downside points to a bond market that isvery comfortable, saying low global growth is here to stay. Yesterday’s IMF reminder was not necessary – Figures 4, 5.

From a global sector perspective, we reiterate that it is technology and health care that are in outperforming trends; yet yesterday it was staples and utilities breaking above underperforming trends– Figure 6.

o It’s not that staples and utilities are doing well on an absolute basis; rather, they are declining less than the market – Figure 7.

Looking for absolute return? Downshift your expectations. Looking for relative? We have the tools.

Figure 2: CDX North American High Yield 5-Yr CDS Figure 3: CDX North American Investment Grade 5-Yr CDS

Figure 4: Trends on Major 10Year Bond Yields Figure 5: Trend on Inflation Expectations

Figure 6: Sector Relative Strength Trends vs MSCI World Figure 7: MSCI World & Sector Price Trends

Source: BMO Capital Markets, Bloomberg, Thomson, Markit

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Relative Strength Filter October 7, 2014 Research Comment Quantitative/Technical Research Website

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Universalities of SMID CLICK HERE for a printer friendly version of this report including research disclosures.

We will first focus on the Russell 2000 small cap index, yetthe trends we see on both price patterns and relative strengthpatterns on global, Canadian, and mid cap indices are similar.

o Prices are breaking down, and the shorter-termpatterns sport downtrends – Figure 1.

o Relative strength trends against large capbenchmarks are woeful. Small caps are not justspiking lower, they are trending lower. Trying tocatch a spike means fighting the trend – Figure 2.

In terms of sector performance, and note we arehighlighting relative performance against benchmarksthat are breaking down, the sectors outperforminguniversally are the ones that show up best in our groupselection report, health care and technology – Figure 3.

Similarly, the underperformance of resources andindustrials is universal – Figure 4.

See this link for our SMID monitor.

Figure 1: Russell 2000 TR Index – Short Term Trend Figure 2: Russell 2000 vs Russell 3000 Index

Figure 3: Health Care & Technology Outperformance Figure 4: Resource and Industrial Underperformance

Source: BMO Capital Markets, Bloomberg, Thomson, Markit

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All Cap Technology Buys CLICK HERE for a printer friendly version of this report including research disclosures.

Both large cap and small cap technology stocksare in consistently outperforming trends againsttheir respective benchmarks – Figures 1, 2.

From an equal-weighted breadth perspective,the sector continues to improve, and is justabout to break out of the neutral zone – see link.

For the third day, we will continue to focus on the leaders, as most sportbuyable RSIs and are priced around their 50d MAs.

o For the large cap manager, we used our TMT link and honedin on the largest most consistent outperformers – Figure 3.

o For the small cap manager, we tuned our Small Cap link toshow the equivalent list – Figure 4.

Figure 1: Technology vs MSCI World Figure 2: Small Cap Technology vs MSCI World Small Caps

Figure 3: Largest 10 Technology Stocks Consistently Outperforming ACWI Technology – See Link for Complete List

Fig 4: Largest 10 SmlCap (<$5b) Technology Stocks Consistently Outperforming ACWI SmlCap IT – See Link for Complete List

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Source: BMO Capital Markets, Bloomberg, Thomson, Markit

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U.S. Growth Stocks Still Standing

There are manybroken equitybenchmarks outthere. The Russell 3000 Growth index is not one of them – Figure 1.

Yes, we are right at the bottom of the channel, and the channel could break; however,

o the equity market (MSCI World) has corrected the same 5% as it did in August, and we seecredit risk abating again this morning;

o our capitulation filters are rather full; and

o growth continues to outperform value – Figure 2.

You can buy most Russell 3000 Growth outperformers with RSIs in the 40-50s range – Figure 3.

Figure 1: Russell 3000 Growth Index Figure 2: Russell 3000 Growth vs Value

Figure 3: Russell 3000 Growth Outperformers – Click Here for Full List

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Source: BMO Capital Markets, Bloomberg, Thomson, Markit This report was prepared in part by an analyst(s) employed by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., and who is (are) not registered as a research analyst(s) under FINRA rules. For disclosure statements, including the Analyst's

Certification, please refer to pages 2 to 3.

Relative Strength Filter October 2, 2014 Research Comment Quantitative/Technical Research Website

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Haircuts for Outperformers

Yesterday, U.S. large capindices broke uptrends, puttingthem more at par with thebreakdowns we have seenelsewhere over the past severalweeks – Figure 1.

Our capitulation filters are fillingup, and the selling we are seeingis becoming less discriminate.

We will be quite discriminate in terms of what to buy on the selloff, and will use our vs.Peers link to hone in on stocks (see full list here):

o in consistently outperforming trends against the market and the Subindustry;

o where those subindustries are in favour (top 5 deciles from our groupselection report); and yet

o are off at least 5% in the past five days.

We also excluded companies with high CDS levels, not wanting tobe buying into credit stressed situations.

Figure 1: Equity Indices Breaking Price Uptrends Yesterday

Fig 2: Shares in (including Severed Trends) Outperforming Trends vs. 500 & +ve Subind off at least 5% - See Link for Full List

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Energy – Retain the Best, Lighten the Rest

From a top down perspective, our Group Selection Report (based on abottom up analysis of which groups are being rewarded) puts Energyalongside the other sectors like materials and industrials which are shunnedwhen there is not enough global growth to spurn outperformance – Fig 1.

From our Sector & Industry Report, detailing index relative strengthtrends, five of the 16 energy sectors broke below the bottom ends of theirchannels yesterday. S&P 500 energy just broke down to a 7yr RS low.

Most energy commodities are under assault (Fig 2), as is a broad basket ofcommodities, and as we highlighted yesterday with Gold @ $1,000, this isunder the cover of universal dollar strength, and diving inflationexpectations.

When you know the sector is a mess, how do you retain the best?

For the global manager, our BMO Energylink details the performance of over 500energy stocks vs ACWI Energy (for localmarkets, use our Index Constituents link andselect EN for Energy).

Over a quarter of the outperformers aretransports, 2/3 of which are MLPs.

Outside the transports, we highlight theenergy stocks outperforming ACWI below.Note that most the best outperformers arenow priced below falling 50d MAs on anabsolute basis – Fig 3.

Fig 1: Sector Breadth Heat Map From Group Selection Report Figure 2: Trends on Energy Commodities

Figure 3: Non Transport Energy Outperformers vs ACWI Energy

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Gold @ $1,000

Gold is about to break to the downside,under cover of a universal strength in theUSD (Figure 1, and note the EUR slidesbelow 1.26 this morning), and divinginflation expectations (15mo low for the US10y BE). Downside risk is to $1,000 – Fig 2.

o Our link to everything bullionrelated is found here.

Gold shares are breaking down against bullion, and are priced at a 4m low.If you want gold in the portfolio, we suggest you have gold in the portfolio,but not gold shares. We expect an exodus as gold breaks below $1,200.

o Our momentum sell list of gold shares against spot gold ishighlighted in Figure 3.

o The gold shares breaking outperforming trends against gold arehighlighted in Figure 4.

Figure 1: Universal Dollar Strength Figure 2: Spot Gold at 7am This Morning

Figure 3: Momentum Sells vs Bullion

Figure 4: Largest 10 Gold Shares Breaking Outperforming Trends vs Bullion – See Full List Here

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Credit Stress Exceeds Equity Pullbacks

Friday’s CDS report showed credit stress continuingto spread (see Friday’s RSF) with Investment Gradefollowing the move in high yield – Figure 1.

o CDS indices continue to widen thismorning.

When we look at equity/CDS divergences overvarious timeframes, we find credit wideningexceeding equity pullbacks. The largest 5-daydivergences (sum of 5-day equity and CDS rate ofchange) that are indications of equities most at riskare shown in Figure 2.

The largest “mind the gap” concern for equity holders is US Steelwhere credit has widened by 46% and equity has only pulled back8% over the past five days - Figure 3.

o Resources weigh heavily on the list, with Alcoa, Nabors,and AK Steel, all showing similar profiles to US Steel.Teck is high on the list, yet in this case, it is creditcapitulating, as equity never priced-in a positive outlook.

Some large cap financials like Bank of America and GoldmanSachs have actually seen equity rise while credit risk has increased.

Mind the recent negative turn in credit, and mind the gaps.

Figure 1: 5-Year CDS Indices

Figure 2: Largest Equity/CDS Divergences over Past 5 Days Figure 3: US Steel Equity/CDS Overlay

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Junk Junked

Most credit risk indices continue to trendlower, as does the basket of toointerconnected to fail banks, which iswhy we refer to the credit market asbenign in terms of its ability to spreadrisk indiscriminately. With yesterday’sselloff, our capitulation filters continuedto fill up, yet we note that the twoCanadian banks in our oversold RSI(below 30) filter are the two banks (BNS,TD) we believe should be for sale.

One credit risk index is not trending lower, and that has been the case sinceJuly, the three-year bull market for North American High Yield is over.

o The trend is not yet higher, but the momentum is negative – Figure 1.

Junk bond ETFs are breaking uptrends, as well as 50d and 200d MAs. They arealso currently oversold – Figure 2.

Within our CDS monitor, we narrow in on the companies for which equitymoves are most highly correlated to their credit default swaps. Two-thirds ofthe CDS over 100 bps are over-widened. Junk has been junked and is likely torebound over the short term. If you own junk, we would advise selling into therebound. We highlight the companies with rising CDS trends, priced over 100bps in Figure 3. Don’t fight these trends.

Figure 1: Markit CDX North American High Yield 5Yr CDS Figure 2: High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (HYG US)

Figure 3: CDS Uptrends Priced Over 100 bps, and Where Equity Moves Are Correlated to CDS Moves

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When Canadian Banks Break

Canadian banks have broken their steep uptrend, andconsolidation is due once again – Figure 1.

The repercussions (noting that banks represent a hefty 20%of the Canadian equity market), in an environment that remains unfriendly to commodities, are well spelled out.

o The S&P/TSX Composite breaks down, joiningthe Small and MidCap indices.

o The Canadian equity market loses luster relativeto global markets, Canada should be underweighted – Figure 2.

If it is within your mandate, you can shift to U.S. banks,where four of the six U.S. majors are breaking aboveunderperforming trends against the Canadian bank index –Figure 3.

Where can you shift, within Canada?

o You really can’t. So trim the weakest banks; Bankof Nova Scotia is the weakest link, and TD wouldbe the next to trim – Figure 4.

o Take those trimmings and shift to LifeCos, whereSunLife is the best outperformer, and both GreatWest LifeCo and Power Corp are breaking aboveunderperforming trends vs CDN Financials.

Figure 1: S&P/TSX Diversified Banks Index Figure 2: MSCI Canada vs MSCI World

Figure 2: US Banks vs the S&P/TSX Banks Index Figure 3: Bank of Nova Scotia vs CDN Banks

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Capitulation Filters

This link brings up a series of capitulation filters weuse when the market decides to shake things up, likethe present. What is obvious when going through thelist is how discriminate the market has been in pushingstocks into oversold territory. Most oversold stocks arethe ones you don’t want to own, seeing as they are inweak groups, or are underperforming the market andsector. The market is turning that weak relativeperformance into weak absolute performance.

After two or three relatively sharp down days in the market,Bollinger bands will have widened. Our oversold filter thatcaptures stocks with wide bands, relative to their history, is agood starting point. We further tuned the list to narrow in onstocks still in price uptrends, which are also in outperformingtrends against the market – Figure 1.

o JetBlue Airlines (JBLU US) is at trade support, andmajor support is just $1 away – Figure 2.

o Interpublic Group (IPG US) is nearing major support –Figure 3.

Figure 1: Oversold Stocks With Wide Bollinger Bands in Consistent Price Uptrends, and in Outperforming Trends vs. Market

Figure 2: JetBlue Airlines (JBLU US) Figure 3: Interpublic Group of Cos (IPG US)

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Downshifting Expectations & the Upshifting Sector

Resource-levered Aussieand CDN equity marketsbroke first, but yesterdaythere was a torrent ofequity indices breakinguptrends with slopesranging from as skinny as3% for MSCI Small Capex US, to the steep slopeof 43% for the Bovespa –Figure 1.

What are the pressure points for equity markets, and do they indicate a sharp correction or adownshifting of expectations, where index breakdowns meander into consolidation patterns?For the most part, we believe consolidation patterns are developing.

o The credit front is currently stress free, which means a low risk of contagion.

o The stress on the bond yield front is fading, with yields retreating back toward 50dMAs

o Yet there is no question that the commodity front is suffering and US inflationexpectations are spiking lower. Commodity equity markets are at risk of corrections,which is what the currency market is already telling you.

The sector benefiting from downshifting expectations is Health Care (see Universal HealthCare Outperformance), which offers the best relative strength and momentum – Figures 2, 3.

Figure 1: Global Equity Indices Breaking Price Uptrends

Figure 2: Global Relative Strength Breadth Heat Map Figure 3: Health Care Relative Strength Z-Score

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Canadian Breakdowns & Shifts

On Friday, the S&P/TSXComposite broke below avery steep and consistentuptrend. This follows thebreaks a month ago forCanadian small caps andmid-caps. The CanadianVenture Composite fell to a7.5m low - Figures 1, 2.

In total, over 10% of Canadian stocks that were in rising price uptrends on Thursday,broke below these trends on Friday – Figure 3.

The key to the steep uptrend for the CDN equity market has been banks and two of thebig five (TD, BNS) broke price uptrends on Friday. This follows breaks of their relativestrength trends, which we highlighted one week prior (see RSF Shift to UnderweightCanada). The shift we see for CDN Financials is toward LifeCos – Figure 4.

On a micro level, the largest Canadian stocks breaking above underperforming trends areshown in Figure 4 and the full list is found here.

Figure 1: Canadian Index Trends

Figure 2: S&P/TSX Composite Figure 3: Largest Stocks Breaking Down Friday (full list here)

Figure 4: CDN LifeCos vs S&P/TSX Financials Fig 5: Breaking Above Underperforming Trends (see full list)

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U.S. Small Cap Growth – Before the Breakout

U.S. Small Cap Growth is not dead, it’s sleeping.The benchmark has been consolidating gains sinceApril. The wedge is narrowing. The apex nears.We expect a break to the upside soon – Figure 1.

o Why specify growth over value?

Note the revival – Figure 2.

There are 85 Russell 2000 Growth momentum buys, outperformingthe market and sector, above rising moving averages, and notoverbought. The top of the list is shown in Figure 3.

The benchmark may be asleep, but there are 28 stocks breaking outof their dormancy – stocks with good long-term relative strengthtrends, breaking above flat to negative trends – Figure 4.

Figure 1: Russell 2000 Growth Index Figure 2: Russell 2000 Growth vs Value – Short-Term Trend

Figure 3: R2k Growth Mo Buy List – See Full List Here Figure 4: R2k Growth Long Term +ve, Breaking to the Upside

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Constructiveness of U.S. Home Construction

In our ETF monitor; the U.S.Home Construction ETF (ITB)gapped higher on the best volumein six months yesterday. This ETFis breaking above an underperforming trend – Figure 1.

o We dig in.

One quarter of the HomeConstruction ETF holdingsgapped higher yesterday, including seven home builders and a building products company – Figure 2.

Home Construction ETF holdingsare heavily slanted towardunderperforming trends, but theseare reversing to the upside –Figure 3.

The leader in the group is Eagle Materials (EXP), which is the sole momentum buy.

The major improvement retail stocks, Home Depot (HD) and Lowes (LOW) continueto push higher, after turning positive last month.

o The small cap, Lumber Liquidators (LL), which was liquidated on hugecapitulation volume in July, is now starting to fill in the gap.

Amongst homebuilders, and comparing homebuilders to homebuilders,

o NVR, DR Horton (DHI) and to a lesser extent PulteGroup (PHM) are thehomebuilders outperforming the homebuilding index.

o Lennar (LEN) shows the largest positive reversal.

o Ryland Group (RYL) is the best laggard just reversing an underperformingtrend with yesterday’s gap higher.

Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) is reversing an underperforming trend and breaking above aprice downtrend on good volume.

o Norbord (NBD CN), Ainsworth Lumber (ANS CN) and Interfor (IFP CN)sport similar patterns amongst Forest Products stocks.

Self-editor note…we need more space for charts…time to consider expanding to amultiple page format.

Figure 1: US Home Construction ETF (ITB) vs S&P 500 Figure 2: ITB Members That Gapped Higher Yesterday

Figure 3: US Home Construction ETF Holdings vs S&P 500 Index

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Universal Health Care Outperformance CLICK HERE for a printer friendly version of this report including research disclosures.

It is not the slope of outperformance, nor theconsistency; it is the universality of health careoutperforming, or in the case of Canada andAustralia, breaking above underperforming trends,which is the positive – Figure 1.

Health Care is just starting to break out of theneutral zone from a global relative strength breadthstandpoint. Yesterday marked the best reading sinceApril – Figure 2.

From our Index Constituents link, we pulled out the Health Caremomentum buy list of MSCI World Index Members– Figure 3.

o Of this list, BMO ranks Celgene, Allergan, Aetna, andGilead Sciences Outperform.

From our Long/Short filters link, we highlight the list of Health Carestocks with good long-term relative strength histories, breakingabove flat to negative trends – Figure 4.

o Of the list, BMO ranks Valeant and AMN HealthcareOutperform.

Figure 1: Health Care vs Local Markets – Universal Strength Figure 2: Health Care Relative Strength Z-Score

Figure 3: Momentum Buy List of MSCI World HC Stocks Figure 4: Good LT RS Reading Breaking Flat/Negative Trends

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Auto Components Down Shifting

In the discretionarysector, we advisetaking funds out ofAuto Components.

The market cap weighted global auto components index just broke down to form a lower relativestrength low, as the price trend broke to the downside yesterday – Figures 1, 2.

Our Relative Strength decile reading on Auto Components shifted from neutral to negativeyesterday with a 9th decile reading. This reading is derived from the facts that – Figure 3;

o more auto components stocks are underperforming than are outperforming; and

o more auto components are breaking to the downside, rather than the upside.

Of the largest 5 global auto component stocks, four are already in underperforming relativestrength trends, and flat-to-negative price trends. The fifth, Magna, just broke below a steepoutperforming trend and price trend yesterday. It’s time to trim.

Figure 1: Auto Components vs MSCI World Figure 2: MSCI World Auto Components Price Trend

Figure 3: Auto Components Stocks vs MSCI World

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Dealer Wins CLICK HERE for a printer friendly version of this report including research disclosures.

There are many shifts going on in markets, with rates breaking abovedowntrends, commodities being pushed below the bottom ends oftheir channels, and volatility gauges in most cases above risingmoving averages. See link to BMO Macro to see these and more.

Our ETF screens do a good job of ferreting out the shifts in equitiesthat we have been highlighting recently, including the breakdowns inNatural Resources and Real Estate, and the positive reversals in U.S.Financials and U.S. Retail. Of the “severed trend” subset, we note thatthe only ETF with a positive weekly return last week was the USBroker Dealer ETF, which broke out to a six-year high on Friday –Figures 1, 2.

Breaking down the U.S. Broker Dealers, note thatNasdaq and Schwab are in outperforming trends,and the balance are breaking aboveunderperforming trends, including CME and ICE,which did so on Friday – Figure 3.

o All stocks in this group were priced at 1-9mo relative strength highs on Friday.

o When looking at price trends, four of thefive hit four-year highs.

Markets may be turbulent, but said market istelling you that the dealer wins.

Figure 1: Industry ETFs vs ACWI – Severed Trends Figure 2: U.S. Broker Dealer ETF (IAI US) Dvd Adj Price Trend

Figure 3: U.S. Brokers & Exchanges vs S&P 500

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Shift to Underweight Canada/Overweight U.S.

The Canadian equity market has outperformed the S&P 500, but that outperformance is giving way. This is the inflection point atwhich one sells Canada – Figure 1.

o The resource-levered TSX SmallCap index shows a similar pattern, yet the breakdown is more advanced – Figure 2.

o Looking under the hood, the key to Canadian outperformance has not been resources, rather, it has been driven by banksand rails – Figure 3.

CDN rails continue to outperform, as do U.S. rails.

Two Canadian banks (TD, BNS), however, broke below outperforming trends yesterday – Figure 3.

Sticking with banks, the two key North American banks seeing rotation in are Citi and BofA.

Figure 1: S&P/TSX 60 vs S&P 500 Figure 2: S&P/TSX Small Cap ETF vs S&P 500

Figure 3: S&P/TSX 60 Members vs S&P 500

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Real Estate Retrenchment

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One-quarter of U.S. Real Estate stocks in outperforming trends against the S&P 500 broke below those uptrends yesterday – Figure 1.

In Canada, where resource retrenchment is a bigger issue, Real Estate did not break relative strength trends; rather, the TSX REIT index broke below its price uptrend as did the XRE. It did so without minting a new high, forcing the question, “Is a double top upon us?” – Figure 2.

There is no mystery here, rather a simple cause and effect. North American 10-year yields are breaking above downtrends; we highlight this in the context of major global 10y yields in Figure 3.

o The real drive for lower North American long rates has been an import from Europe, where yields are trending lower at a much steeper clip. The first sign that that influence may be waning emanates from the Swiss 10-year bond yield, trending lower at over 100%/year, posting rates as low as 40 bps, but seeing rates reverse to the upside.

Extrapolation has its limits.

Is the retrenchment global? Yes – Figure 4.

o See BMO Real Estate for stocks against a global real estate bench.

o See these links for CDN and U.S. Real Estate stocks vs. TSX and SPX.

o See this link for European Real Estate stocks vs. STOXX 50.

Fig 1: One-Quarter of U.S. REITS Broke RS Trends Wednesday Figure 2:S&P/TSX REIT Index

Figure 3: Trends on Major 10Year Bond Yields Figure 4: FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Index

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This morning, the yield on the U.S. 2ybond is priced at a 40m high.

The trend on U.S. short rates, whichbecame unglued last May (starting with theMay 3, 2013, payroll data point), hasshifted over the past five months to rise atalmost double the pace (90%), which hadbeen the trend since the start of the year –Figure 1.

That acceleration has broadened thestrength of the USD against major crosses,all of which have broken below 50d MAs.

o The loonie, has taken out itsshort-term uptrend. We expect aretest of the low – Figure 2.

Yesterday, the weakest base metal, copper, broke below its short-termuptrend. This was also followed by breakdowns in nickel and zinc, all ofwhich are being pulled in the direction of the bear trends on Chinese steeland iron ore – Figure 3. If trends on base metals and bulks look weak, trendson energy commodities look worse - Figure 4. Lastly, the head and shouldersbottom on gold should have played itself out by now. We expect a retest ofthe $1,200 low.

Canadian portfolios should be,

o overweight the positive trends in banks, auto parts, pipes and rails;

o overweight the positive reversal s seen in food retail and LifeCos;

o looking at positive reversals in technology shares; and

o underweight utilities, materials, telecom, E&P, energy equipment

For more, see BMO Canada, and our presentation on Global Macro & NorthAmerican Equity Trends.

Figure 1: Short-Term Trend on US 2Year Bond Yield Figure 2: Canadian Dollar

Fig 3: Trends on Base Metals & Bulks Includes Cu Breakdown Figure 4: Trends on Energy Commodities

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This is really the market call, asviewed through the Canadasection of our sector report.Yesterday, the relative strengthof CDN E&P broke below theAugust low, almost wiping outgains for the year, and the onlylarge enough underperforminggroup to act as a rotation-intocandidate, the LifeCos, brokeback above what is becoming aless consistent underperformingtrend – Figure 1.

In wider context,

o most energy sectors are priced at 4-6 month relative strength lows against localbenchmarks, so the weakness is global and it also encompasses materials; and

o the recent weakness of North American bonds, which is beneficial for LifeCos,has not yet been enough to break yield downtrends, but as a precursor, yieldsare breaking above 50d MAs.

The LifeCo, rotation-into candidates, are in underperforming trends, which are becomingless severe. Three of the six are reversing underperforming trends. If you look at pricetrends (relative strength trends have to beat the composite, which is trending higher at asteep clip of 24%/year), GWO, SLF, and POW rank as momentum buys, and all havetilted toward a flat or positive trend. If we had to pick one, SLF is the key outperformeragainst its peers.

For more on Canadian stocks, visit BMO Canada.

Figure 1: Largest Dozen CDN Subindustries (Almost Three Quarters of the Composite) vs S&P/TSX Composite

Figure 3: CDN LifeCos vs S&P/TSX Composite

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Tighten Up

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In May and June, markets star ted a new dance called the Tighten Up.

o 1st tighten up on the long end of the U.S. treasury curve – Figure 1.

o 2nd tighten up the Chinese in terbank lending curve – Figure 2.

o 3rd tighten up on the short end of the U.S. treasury curve – Figure 3.

Sock it to me now

Tighten it up

Archie Bell & The Drells

A tipping point has been reached. The central bankers’ bank (BIS) now deems that (1) there has been enough stimulus provided to the global economy, (2) more cannot be done without compounding risks that central banks have already created, and (3) easing has led to the delay of structural reforms (BIS Annual Report June 23, 2013).

After a period of unprecedented central bank easing, and ultra low interest rate volatility, markets are adjusting to now rather rapid tightening and escalating volatility.

o The known unk nown is that when intere st rates move from lo w and highly certain, to high and highly uncertain, that carry trades blow up. This was Long-Term Capital Management, th is was Carlyle Capital Corporation, and this i s the known unknown that markets are routing out now.

Our goal over the next few pages is to detail these stresses, which we believ e are still at very early stages. We expect global equity weakness to persist over the near term.

Figure 1: U.S., German, and Japanese 10-Year Bond Yields (Top) and Implied Volatility (Bottom)

Figure 2: Chinese Interbank Lending Rates Figure 3: Odds of a ‘14 Fed Rate Hike From Fed Funds Futures

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FOMC: Early Withdrawal? Really?

President Bullard also felt that the

Committee’s decision to

authorize the Chairman to

lay out a more elaborate plan for reducing the pace of

asset purchases was

inappropriately timed

FRB of St. Louis June 21

There has been a change in the calculus of the FED this year . In BIS term s, “Delivering further extraordinary monetary stimulus is becoming increasingly perilous”.

o U.S. inflation expectations just started to ease leading into the FOMC minutes release in February. o On February 20 we learned that the FED was concerned about its open ended QE policy.

This was also the start of the market's fascination with the term “tapering” wh ich has been written about 150 times per day, on average, in the month of June (“NT Tapering” on Bloomberg).

o Inflation expectations really started falling after Cypriot debt resolution uncertainty came to bear on March 18. One month later, inflation expectations were breaking down globally.

o While inflation expectations were falling, asset price inflation was picking up. This is obviously not the inflation that the fed targets, but it was the destination that the market was targeting for QE related flows.

o Would outgoing Bernanke go down as the FED who stoked asset price inflation? – Figure 4.

On May 22 Bernanke and the FOMC told the market that QE could be stepped down as early as June. On June 19 Bernanke delivered the withdrawal schedule verbally. Asset price inflation is no longer a problem.

Asset price deflation in our clients’ portfolios is our key interest now.

Figure 4: US Inflation Expectations (10-Year Breakeven Rate) Top; FTSE Global REIT Index (TENHGU) Bottom

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PBOC: Money Not in the Right Places

It's not that there's no

money, it's that the money is

not in the right places

PBOC June 23, 2013

While it may seem to be a stretch to jump from looking at infla tion expectations at the long end of the U.S. curve, to the stresses at the ultra short end of the Chinese credit curve, it is not.

o The combination of low U.S. interest rates, and interest rate volatility encouraged flows into emerging markets with higher-yielding assets.

o The FOMC, whose policy underpins the world’s largest and most liquid bond market becomes the central banker to the world via the carry trade.

$3.9 trillion had flowed into emerging markets over the past four years. It is a mistake to apply market western policy thinking to policy action of the n ew People's Republic of China g overnment,

and the PBOC. o Rather than releasing stim ulus in response to weak economic figures, which was the point where the Chin ese

sovereign CDS broke to the upside (Figure 5), China has done the opposite, has withheld stimulus, and has allowed banking stress to build – Figure 2.

o China is g etting it’s plumbing in order b y reigning in th e shadow banking s ystem, which it needs to g et under control such that it can have a handle on its financial system. During this plumbing exercise,

Chinese bank CDS levels are soaring – Figure 6. Chinese Real Estate CDS levels are soaring – Figure 7.

We are sure that the Minsky Moment for many shadowy players in the Chinese financial system is upon them now, but to call this the Lehman moment for China as a whole is premature. Possible, but premature – Figure 8.

o China has breathing room to tighten up, and so it is. o Global growth oriented resource countries such as Canada should continue to be underweighted.

Figure 5: Chinese Sovereign CDS Figure 6: Chinese Bank 5Yr CDS

Figure 7: Chinese Real Estate CDS Figure 8: Chinese Sovereign CDS Levels and Curve

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BIS: Borrowed Time

Central banks cannot do more

without compounding the risks they have already

created

BIS June 23, 2013

The tone of the BIS annual report released Sunday shows central banking thinking turning from carrot to stick:

What central bank accommodation has done during the recovery is to borrow time...But the time has not been well used

The short end of the U.S. curve is tightening up.

o The FED's assessment, disclosed last Wednesday, was to bring the time of a rate hike forward by two months. o Fed funds futures on Friday signaled a greater than 50% probability of a FED rate hike next year – Figure 3.

Nowhere does time seem to be more borrowed than in the European periphery where bonds received a massive ECB (Draghi) induced grace period. It seems that European policy makers could use the stick to un-jam the process that calm has created.

o The stick is coming: The Spanish sovereign CDS, like many others, has broken to the upside – Figure 9. A peripheral European banks CDS basket is basing and should soon mint a higher high– Figure 10. Italian-German and Spanish-German stress and spreads are just now starting to turn up again – Figure 11. The Italian bank UniCredit remains the SIFI with the most inverted curve – Figures 12, 13.

Figure 9: Spanish Sovereign CDS Figure 10: Average Peripheral Bank CDS

Figure 11: Italian and Spanish Spreads off of German Bunds Figure 12: UniCredit SpA 5Yr CDS

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SIFI: Stresses Rising

The cost to protect systemically important financial institutions (SIFI) is rising – Figure 13. o Where the trends were showing improvement in creditworthiness (green wedges), the trends have broken (red arrows). o Our systems’ best fit for most European SIFI CDS trends is towards widening (red wedges).

Debt protection costs at the short end of the curve (1yr) debt is rising faster than the long end of the curve (5yr). o Our SIFI CDS trend list below is sorted by this ratio (CDS Curve 1/5Yr). o No curve is even close to b eing over 100% (LEH-like), but it is interesting (and unflattering) to see Asia-centric HSBC line up

close to UniCredit (top two lines in Figure 13).

Figure 13: CDS Trends on Too-Interconnected to Fail Banks

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US Equities: Last Dot Finally Connected, Picture Now Emerging

The stress in the banking system is just starting to be felt in the U.S. equity market – Figure 14. o The breakout in the cost to protect the US Banks against default last Thursday coincided with the breakdown in the S&P 500.

The U.S. 2-year swap spread, a gauge of counterparty risk, has just started to get in the game – Figure 15. o It is still incredibly low – Figure 16, but will move higher with continued stress in the banking system. o When stresses are high enough, one can watch this counterparty risk move with S&P futures tick for tick. o We have not seen this yet, but are expecting it. When we see it, we will be closer to an equity bottom.

The known unknown is that when interest rates move from low and highly certain to high and highly uncertain that carry trades blow up. o This is the precursor to LTCM, to CCC, and to the known unknown of 2013.

When this unknown is known, we believe equities will be lining up for a bottom.

Figure 14: US Bank CDS and the S&P 500 Figure 15: U.S. 2-year Swap Spread

Figure 16: U.S. 2-year Swap Spread – Long Term Perspective

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