No. of Recommendations: 15
* 8/31 9/7 9/14 9/21/26
S&P 500 Index 7711.76 7718.60 7656.98 7650.50
Trailing 12 month PE 29.79 26.36 25.93 26.10
Trail Earnings yield 3.36% 3.79% 3.86% 3.83%
Forward 12 month PE 20.25 20.23 19.05 19.10
Fwd Earnings Yield 4.94% 4.94% 5.25% 5.24%
90 day tbill yield 3.90 3.91 4.07 4.14
10 year tbond yield 4.73% 4.78% 4.96% 5.01%
Arezi Ratio 1.16 1.03 1.05 1.08
Fed Ratio 0.96 0.97 0.94 0.96
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 66%
stocks, 34% 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 46%.
An alternative allocation, using S=120-30*Arezi Ratio and the first
two of the other timing indicators, produces a target of 78%.
Elan