No. of Recommendations: 12
* 3/25 4/1 4/8 4/15/24
S&P 500 Index 5235.15 5254.35 5204.34 5123.41
Trailing 12 month PE 27.10 27.24 27.10 26.64
Trail Earnings yield 3.69% 3.67% 3.69% 3.75%
Forward 12 month PE 23.20 23.24 22.94 22.56
Fwd Earnings Yield 4.31% 4.30% 4.36% 4.43%
90 day tbill yield 5.46 5.46 5.43 5.45
10 year tbond yield 4.22% 4.20% 4.39% 4.50%
Arezi Ratio 1.48 1.49 1.47 1.45
Fed Ratio 0.98 0.98 1.01 1.02
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 47%
stocks, 53% cash this week.
Other timing indicators:
The S&P index is above its 200DMA. - Bullish
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 27%.
An alternative allocation, using S=120-30*Arezi Ratio and the first
two of the other timing indicators, produces a target of 76%.
Elan