This will be the final Q1 Earnings Monitor as 88% of the S&P 500 has reported and the results are mostly known. It was a solid earnings season and beat rates are well above average. Callum Thomas of Topdown Charts observed that analysts have scrambled to revise their estimates upwards in response to earnings reports and...
Preface: Explaining our market timing models We maintain several market timing models, each with differing time horizons. The "Ultimate Market Timing Model" is a long-term market timing model based on the research outlined in our post, Building the ultimate market timing model. This model tends to generate only a handful of signals each decade. The Trend...
How expensive are US equities? Fed Governor Lael Brainard warned about "stretched valuations" in the preamble to the May 2021 Financial Stability Report: Vulnerabilities associated with elevated risk appetite are rising. Valuations across a range of asset classes have continued to rise from levels that were already elevated late last year...The combination of stretched...
Mid-week market update: Should you Sell in May and go away? While many traders are familiar with the Wall Street adage, what "Sell in May" really means is the six months starting May 1 has experienced subpar returns compared to the six months starting in November 1. It's not necessarily bearish. While it's...
We are well into Q1 earnings season. 60% of the S&P 500 has reported their results and the top and bottom line beat rates are well above average. The V-shaped recovery is complete. Here is the more difficult question. The six largest companies in the S&P 500 reported last week and all of...
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