No. of Recommendations: 12
* 8/28 9/4 9/11 9/18/23
S&P 500 Index 4405.71 4515.77 4457.49 4450.32
Trailing 12 month PE 23.65 24.34 23.97 23.87
Trail Earnings yield 4.23% 4.11% 4.17% 4.19%
Forward 12 month PE 20.68 21.00 20.68 20.58
Fwd Earnings Yield 4.84% 4.76% 4.83% 4.86%
90 day tbill yield 5.61 5.53 5.55 5.56
10 year tbond yield 4.25% 4.18% 4.26% 4.33%
Arezi Ratio 1.33 1.35 1.33 1.33
Fed Ratio 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.89
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 54%
stocks, 46% 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 inverted. - Bearish
A composite allocation may start with the Arezi formula and subtract 10%
for each bearish indicator. The current target allocation is 24%.
An alternative allocation, using S=120-30*Arezi Ratio and the first
two of the other timing indicators, produces a target of 70%.
Elan