think come this time next year we'll be wondering if the march lows are gonna hold
think this top will continue to be somewhat rounded and try to drag as many people back in that "missed the boat" before the next plundge comes...who knows when or how high it goes before we top...but i'm very convinced 12 months from now we'll be lower.....
printing presses not working joe...at least not yet....explain to me how we can inflate with M2 going flat
U.S. Money Supply
Annualized Rates of Growth in Percentage Terms
<TABLE border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=154>
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>3 Month
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>6 Month
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>12 Month
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=154>MZM
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>-3.1
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>2.9
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>9.2
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=154>M-1
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>17.0
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>9.4
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>18.2
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=154>M-2
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>0.8
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>2.9
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=154>8.3
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Interpretation
On a year-over-year basis the money supply is still rising strongly. The Fed's effort to inflate its way out of this crisis is in full swing. Conventional and unconventional monetary measures - i.e. inflating like there is no tomorrow - are showing up in the statistics. And in my view, the Fed is laying the groundwork for inflation in the future.
The huge differences between M-1 and the other two aggregates in the last 3 months is probably due to shifts connected to the phase-out of some government guarantee programs.
Price to Earnings Ratio (P/E) and Dividend Yields
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</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>P/E
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>Dividend Yield
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=205>S & P 500
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>154
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>2.4
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=205>NASDAQ 100
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>48
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>0.9
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=205>DAX
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>49
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>3.6
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=205>Eurostoxx
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>33
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>4.1
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=205>Nikkei 225
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>negative
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=205>1.8
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Interpretation
No matter how you look at it, the fundamental valuations of all major stock markets are very expensive. Valuation is not a short- or medium-term timing tool. But it is worth remembering that the long-term risk is still very high. It follows that we do need an exit strategy for our stock holdings. This is still not a time for buy and hold, but a time to hit and run.
200-Day-Moving Averages
<TABLE border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=307>S & P 500
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=307>up trend
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=307>NASDAQ
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=307>up trend
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=307>DAX
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=307>up trend
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=307>Eurostoxx
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=307>up trend
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=307>Nikkei
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=307>up trend
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Interpretation
The 200-day moving average is a slow technical analysis tool, and that's exactly its merit. It filters out the short-term noise and focuses on the larger picture. As long as the 200-day moving average is falling I am looking to sell rallies in its vicinity. When it is rising I am trying to buy the dips.
The 200-day moving averages of all major stock markets are clearly rising, thus confirming medium-term uptrends. The message of this simple and time-tested technical tool is unequivocally bullish right now.
NYSE Market Breadth New York Stock Exchange
<TABLE border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=307>Advance Decline Line
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=307>up trend, new highs confirmed
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=307>Advance Decline Volume Line
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=307>up trend, new highs confirmed
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Interpretation
Market breadth is an important tool that allows you to peek under the surface of the indices. The Advance Decline Volume Line did not confirm the June highs of the stock market. This negative divergence is just another sign of internal market weakness. However, both advance decline indicators are confirming the new highs in the NYSE index.