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*                         3/31     4/7      4/14     4/21/25
S&P 500 Index             5580.94  5074.08  5363.36  5282.70
Trailing 12 month PE      25.63    23.24    24.62    23.81
Trail Earnings yield      3.90%    4.30%    4.06%    4.20%
Forward 12 month PE       21.55    19.54    20.77    19.57
Fwd Earnings Yield        4.64%    5.12%    4.81%    5.11%
90 day tbill yield        4.33     4.28     4.34     4.34
10 year tbond yield       4.27%    4.01%    4.48%    4.34%
Arezi Ratio               1.11     0.99     1.07     1.03
Fed Ratio                 0.92     0.78     0.93     0.85

The Arezi Ratio is the 90 day tbill yield divided by the trailing
earnings yield of the S&P500. A low ratio means that stocks are undervalued.

The 'Fed Ratio' is the 10 year treasury bond yield divided by the
forward estimated operating earnings yield of the S&P500. A low ratio
means that stocks are undervalued. Thus, a ratio of 0.71 for example
means, according to Yardeni, that stocks are cheaper than 'fair value'
by 29%.

The 'S=120-50*Arezi Ratio' formula indicates an allocation of 68%
stocks, 32% cash this week.

Other timing indicators:
The S&P index is below its 200DMA. - Bearish
We are in the Nov-Apr part of the year. - Bullish
The trailing PE ratio of the S&P is above 17. - Bearish
The treasury yield curve is inverted. - Bearish

A composite allocation may start with the Arezi formula and subtract 10%
for each bearish indicator. The current target allocation is 38%.

An alternative allocation, using S=120-30*Arezi Ratio and the first
two of the other timing indicators, produces a target of 79%.

Elan

The yield curve is perfectly flat this week with identical yields on the 3-month and 10-year treasuries, at 4.34%. I've chosen to label it as inverted because the middle of the curve is inverted, with the 2-year treasury yield being the lowest at 3.81%.

Elan

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