No. of Recommendations: 18
* 7/20 7/27 8/3 8/10/26
S&P 500 Index 7457.69 7411.98 7489.72 7757.64
Trailing 12 month PE 32.41 28.49 28.63 29.69
Trail Earnings yield 3.09% 3.51% 3.49% 3.37%
Forward 12 month PE 20.88 19.77 20.92 20.53
Fwd Earnings Yield 4.79% 5.06% 4.78% 4.87%
90 day tbill yield 3.85 3.96 3.83 3.87
10 year tbond yield 4.55% 4.69% 4.75% 4.65%
Arezi Ratio 1.25 1.13 1.10 1.15
Fed Ratio 0.95 0.93 0.99 0.95
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 63%
stocks, 37% cash this week.
Other timing indicators:
The S&P index is above its 200DMA. - Bullish
We are in the May-Oct part of the year. - Bearish
The trailing PE ratio of the S&P is above 17. - Bearish
The treasury yield curve is normal. - Bullish
A composite allocation may start with the Arezi formula and subtract 10%
for each bearish indicator. The current target allocation is 43%.
An alternative allocation, using S=120-30*Arezi Ratio and the first
two of the other timing indicators, produces a target of 76%.
Elan