No. of Recommendations: 17
* 10/5 10/12 10/19 10/26/26
S&P 500 Index 7722.72 7811.54 7659.44 7623.68
Trailing 12 month PE 26.15 26.50 26.42 26.15
Trail Earnings yield 3.82% 3.77% 3.79% 3.82%
Forward 12 month PE 18.93 19.17 18.94 18.65
Fwd Earnings Yield 5.28% 5.22% 5.28% 5.36%
90 day tbill yield 4.19 4.25 4.26 4.22
10 year tbond yield 5.28% 5.24% 5.09% 5.00%
Arezi Ratio 1.10 1.13 1.12 1.10
Fed Ratio 1.00 1.00 0.96 0.93
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 65%
stocks, 35% 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 45%.
An alternative allocation, using S=120-30*Arezi Ratio and the first
two of the other timing indicators, produces a target of 77%.
Elan