S&P 500 to 10-year note ratio is going parabolic
Source: barchart, The Daily Shot
US equities: absolute & relative valuations offer a different perspective
•On the positive side, market (absolute) valuations have improved as stock prices have dipped and earnings have held up •On the negative side, the rise in bond yields imply a lower Equity Risk Premium (ERP), now at 39bps (19-year low), i.e equities are more expensive vs. bonds than at the start of the Summer... Source: Edward Jones, BofA
48pct of global stocks are BELOW pre-covid levels
Source: BofA
More than 80% of SP500 companies that have reported so far have beaten profit expectations but the returns are setting this up to be one of the worst earnings seasons over the last 11 years
Source: Bloomberg
Bonds and stocks are tanking together... Are Chinese banks selling US Treasuries to 'fund' their yuan intervention?
Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com
There is bearish divergence spotted between the market (SP500) and % of stocks above their 200-day MA
The last occurrence led to significant downside for equities. Source: Game of Trades
China asks some Funds to avoid net equity sales as Markets sink
Chinese authorities asked some investment funds this week to avoid being net sellers of equities, as a rout in the nation’s financial markets deepened. Stock exchanges issued the so-called window guidance to several large mutual fund houses, telling them to refrain for a day from selling more onshore shares.
The AI-hype has driven some stocks valuations to extreme levels
The most emblematic one among large-caps is Nvidia with a P/E ratio which went from under 50x to 224x in just 8 months. Source: Game of Trades
