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While Credit Paused Earnings Has Taken the Wheel
A Fundamental Slowdown Is Now Priced In, It Isn’t Showing Up
The Earnings Hangover Has Ended
The Rally We Should’ve Had in 2022
Back In Business, And Ain’t It Grand
2025 Is Set Up For Growth, With A Bumpy Start
Banks Are Finally Getting Ready To Open The Vault
Corporates Are Finally Investing In The Future
Will The Fed Be In Time To Maintain Corporate Growth
Claudia Sahm’s Warning Shot Just Fired
The Market Is Betting The Calvary Is About To Arrive
AI Alone Can’t Solve The Two-Thirds Equation
It’s the Earnings Growth, Stupid
A Wall of Worry Is Better Than a Cliff of Defaults
Follow Management’s Money, It Tells A Story
Banks Keep Making It Harder For Borrowers
The Market is Letting a Good Story Get in the Way of Facts
Valuations Don’t Dictate A Market Dropping, Just How Much
More And More Signals Point Towards A Slowdown
Even A Dead Cat Will Bounce If You Drop It From High Enough
Recessions Are Caused By A Need To Refinance Debts
Risk Blind Investors Are Increasing The Risk Of A Correction
Credit Metrics Continue To Show Growing Signs Of Risk
We Are Likely Past The Point of Avoiding A Recession
Growing Borrower Delinquency Rates Highlight Credit Stress
Borrower Balance Sheets Mean This Recession Won’t Be Deep
SVB Was A Casualty Of Fed Tightening But Not A Harbinger
Market correlation data says we’re not in a new bull market
“Don’tFightTheFed”ShouldContinueToBeInvestorsMantra
The Market Can’t Rise Without Lasting Earnings Growth
Thet Surest Signf of a a l Potential Recessiont Just Flashed
An Earnings Recession Is Not The Same Thing As A Recession
The Market Dropped, That Doesn’t Mean It’ll Continue To
There Are Actually Three Directions a Market Can Go
Rising Cost to Borrow Isn’t Preventing Growth – Only Excessively High Cost Will
6% Nominal GDP Growth in A Recession Makes It Not One
The Worst Is Likely Behind Us, A Positive Catalyst For H2 2022
When Management Team’s Speak, We Listen, They’re Bullish
Geopolitical Risk Is (Still) For Reporters, Not Investors
Geopolitical Risk Is For Reporters, Not Investors
Credit Demand Is Means Green Shoots of Growth Are Returning
Management Teams Are Primed to Deliver Strong Earnings Growth for 2022
The Market May Get Growth And Inflation Concerns For Christmas
We Are Waiting for Growth
You Can’t Have The Growth Stage Of A Bull Market Without Growth
The Most Important Rule Of A Bull Market Is…Buy The Dips
This Market Appears Well-Positioned to Climb the Wall of Worry
Early Management Buying Signals May Give Reason for Growing Growth Optimism
A Sideways Market Is Not The End Of The World, And A Reasonable Outlook
Investors Would Be Wise to Sell In May and Go Away This Year
Credit Spreads Levels Are As Important As Their Rate of Change… They Remain Low
The Market Continues To Rise, While Growth and Inflation Signals Give Us Pause
The Market Rally Has Fundamental Backing, But Short-Term Risk-Reward is Skewed
Excessively Positive Sentiment Points to Early 2021 Returns Being Pulled Forward
Managements Showed Growth Bullishness in October, And the Vaccine Helps
Growth and Sentiment Signal We’re at the High End of a Range Bound Market
We Warned A Pullback Was Coming – Don’t Panic, Just Watch The Growth Signals
The Market Continues to Climb the Wall of Worry – With Limited Long-term Worries
With The Market Re-testing June Highs, Last Month’s Playbook Remains Unchanged
There are signs the U.S. recovery could be quick, but markets are already expecting it
The data says expect a retest of the lows, but it says don’t panic during it, buy
A month further in the crisis, the long-term fundamental picture remains positive
Weathering a storm requires a strong foundation, which this economy has
Party like it's early 1999 – the markets are set up to
After a 15% rally since October, the market may be set up to pause – don’t panic
Santa’s job may be done soon, but his rally has more room to run into 2020
Early credit warning signs and accelerating growth – sounds like a late stage Bull
It’s steady as she goes in a choppy sea, but no storm clouds on the horizon
Stalled earnings growth and sentiment point to a range bound market
Weak earnings growth and a recession are two different things, focus on the former
The Fed makes the trend, and the (upward) trend is your friend
…or how I learned to stop worrying and buy the Bull market
Pull-backs are natural in a healthy bull market, and this is a healthy bull market
The data continues to tip the scales towards reasons to expect market upside
We are in the 7th inning of this market rally, and there is a lot of baseball left to play
Bull markets die on euphoria, no one looks euphoric for this market
A RECESSION IS COMING ... in 1.5-2 years if trends do not change before then
A deep bear market does not occur without credit risk – we do not see any
With oil prices tumbling, are you not concerned about an economic downturn?
In the middle of a retest is the hardest, and best, time to trust the (right) data
Halloween may be around the corner, but don’t be spooked by the market’s moves
Higher highs and higher lows, fundamentally and technically
The signal and the noise
A Goldilocks environment as earnings season enters full swing?
Bullish sentiment and headline risk creates buying opportunities – use them
“I’ve got a really good feeling about this” – Young Han Solo on today’s market
Management teams are voting with their wallets, investors are likely to follow
The fundamentals, not the headlines, will end up dictating the market direction
Inflation will be a headwind to multiples, but earnings growth can be a tailwind
2018 is shaping up similar to 2017 — and that is very good for investors
As we sing Auld Lang Syne ― let us reflect on why this old bull market still has life
Can Santa Claus visit twice In 4 Months – investors are betting against it
When fundamentals, sentiment, and credit point the same way, don't overthink it
Santa Claus is coming to town – someone should tell equity investors
The weighing machine continues along, but the voting machine is overheating
Cross another concern off–moderating inflation facilitates premium valuations
More and more fundamental factors point to a growth acceleration
Fundamental storm clouds are receding, so news related sell-offs offer opportunity
When sentiment reaches neutral levels (like now) in a Stage 2 bull, be a buyer
Not to be a broken record, but when this next dip comes (and it will) buy it
All signs still point to longer-term fundamental tailwinds, but near-term volatility
Overly bullish investors point to the likelihood of a market dip, but be sure to buy it
Growth is emerging – but markets need to pause for fundamentals to catch up
Green shoots of growth are starting to emerge post-election
With many catalysts, and all conflicting, what to do? Wait.
Corrections remain buying opportunities due of lack of investment alternatives
Maybe sentiment isn’t too extended - Interest rates and leverage offer upside
ROA' forecast revisions are a positive, but excessive investor optimism is a risk
Catalysts for growth remain absent, increasing valuation and sentiment risk
Investor sentiment appears ahead of management action, spelling volatility
A sideways market where fundamentals limit upside, but credit limits downside
Still a sideways market where growth limits upside, but credit limits downside
A sideways market where fundamentals limit upside, but credit limits downside
Markets are down over 10% from highs, but credit signals give reason for calm
Valuation, profitability and growth put a ceiling on upside and may spell downside
Markets appear fully valued, but could growth be around the corner?
Credit fundamentals and management sentiment signal risks are exaggerated
When all investors are positioned for the worst, downside is often limited
A September rate hike looks more likely, but any correction is a buying opportunity
Investor sentiment appears to be overly negative in the near term, while management teams are growing more constructive, supporting a continued bounce off of near-term lows.
Management teams’ unwillingness to spend on growth, combined with fairly valued equity markets, points to a range-bound market in the near term. However, with no credit concerns that would threaten the bull market, any dip is a buying opportunity.
While management sentiment indicators are growing, they remain low, and combined with falling growth indicators, limit the potential for a pick-up in investment in the near-term.
While equity markets no longer appear undervalued, valuations are only in the middle of historic levels for the current market context.
Oil prices do collapse during recessions. they also fall or remain low when the business and market cycles are building a foundation for a strong bull. Now, it supports the bull market.
We can unequivocally say that that we have not yet seen a market top, and that this bull market seems fully intact. With continued earnings and steady multiples, 2015 looks like it could be another 2014.
No one can consistently pick a market bottom or market top ahead of time. However, you can be pretty sure when it has already happened. That may be all you need.
Current favorable credit environment implies limited risk of bear market, though fundamentals will dictate incremental equity upside.
In similar to current market conditions, P/E multiples have been +20x, giving U.S. equities 10% to 25% more upside.
Though sentiment is neutral-to-negative, credit signals do not justify bear market, current weakness a buying opportunity in slightly undervalued market.
Neutral investor sentiment, potential early signs of growth picking up; still in first stage of Bull market and market appears slightly undervalued.
Shift from overly bullish investor sentiment to neutral investor sentiment; lower correction risk, still in first stage of Bull market, and market appears fairly valued.
Remaining in the later stage of the Bull Market's first stage, safe credit means low risk of bear market, though fair valuations and investor sentiment suggest sideways stock-pickers market.
Corporate profitability is at incredible highs, correlation between S&P1500 stocks has fallen steadily, and credit markets are still at historical lows.
The U.S. is at the earlier stages of a complete bull market cycle; high corporate profits likely to be sustained amidst a low-growth environment.
Approaching the later stage of the Bull Market's first stage in the Market Phase Cycle: long-term positives for the formation of a bull market remain.
Talks of a bubble overstated: The current First Stage U.S. Bull Market justified by Corporate Performance in a low-rate environment.
USA Market Phase Cycle currently in the Middle of a Bull Market's First Stage. Long-term, more upside for the US market, though with high volatility.
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