No. of Recommendations: 10
* 8/19 8/26 9/2 9/9/24
S&P 500 Index 5554.25 5634.61 5648.40 5408.42
Trailing 12 month PE 27.38 27.75 27.74 26.78
Trail Earnings yield 3.65% 3.60% 3.60% 3.73%
Forward 12 month PE 23.42 23.78 23.76 22.64
Fwd Earnings Yield 4.27% 4.21% 4.21% 4.42%
90 day tbill yield 5.33 5.25 5.21 5.13
10 year tbond yield 3.89% 3.81% 3.91% 3.72%
Arezi Ratio 1.46 1.46 1.45 1.37
Fed Ratio 0.91 0.91 0.93 0.84
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 51%
stocks, 49% 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 21%.
An alternative allocation, using S=120-30*Arezi Ratio and the first
two of the other timing indicators, produces a target of 69%.
Elan