This sweet spot where you have "pretty solid" companies with ROE of 10-20% and price-to-sales ratios under 1.0 is virtually non-existent in the US
Only 20 companies in the S&P 500 fit that profile. In Japan, such companies are one-sixth of the Nikkei 225 - source: Jeff Weniger
The SP500 $SPX continues trading inside the almost perfect channel that has been in place since July highs
So far this is just a reversal off the lower part of the channel. First resistance is around the 200 day moving average, currently at 4260ish. Note the 50/100 day cross very much in "force". Source: TME, Refinitiv
S&P 500 Q3 GAAP earnings per share are 18% higher than a year ago, the 3rd straight quarter of positive YoY growth. Quarterly earnings are now just 2% below the record high from Q4 2021
Source: Charlie Bilello
In case you missed it... The SP500 Equal Weighted Index is now down more than 5% this year...
Source: Barchart
Here’s a look at the four 10%+ corrections we’ve had in the last two years
Just registered 4 last week. How deep will this one end up being? Source: Bespoke
The S&P 500 is now down over 10% from its high in late July, the largest drawdown thus far in 2023
Is such a decline unusual? Not at all according to Charlie Bilello. A 10% intra-year drawdown has happened every 1.6 years on average.
It’s not a disconnect between macro view and S&P 500, it’s simply Mag7 euphoria driving the divergence
S&P 493 is valued more in line with macro expectations. Source: BofA, Michel A.Arouet
Magnificent Seven? How about Magnificent Mondays?
While the S&P 500 is up over 10% YTD, without Mondays it would be fractionally lower. Source: Bespoke
