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Simple U.S. Risk Parity Strategy Risk parity strategies performed very well this year. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

BofA Global Investment Strategy Proprietary Indicators and BofA Bull & Bear Indicator Table showing BofA’s contrarian, tail risk, relative value and macro indicators. Image: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Investment Strategy Click the Image to Enlarge

S&P 500 and Seasonal Rotation Strategy Sell in May and go away? This chart suggests that a rotation between defensive and cyclical sectors was a much better strategy Image: CFRA, S&P Global

Earnings Revisions Strategy Outperforms Around First Fed Rate Cut Around first Fed rate cut, earnings revisions is the top factor out of 200 strategies. Image: Ned Davis Research

Warren Buffett Talks Investment Strategy and Mastering the Market “Well, I look at a lot of figures just in connection with our businesses. I like to get numbers. So I’m getting reports in weekly in some businesses, but that doesn’t tell me what the economy’s going to six months from now or three months from…

Volatility – Number of S&P 500 Companies Reporting Daily vs. Average Performance Dispersion As the number of earnings results increases, the higher the volatility of stock. Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy

Deflation Assets vs. Inflation Assets The leadership is still deflationary, and the laggards are inflationary. Deflation Assets: government bonds, U.S. investment grade, S&P 500, U.S. consumer discretionary, growth and US high yield.Inflation Assets: TIPS, EAFE, U.S. banks, value and cash. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

Global FX Volatility In the current environment of low inflation and low interest rates, volatility in foreign exchange markets hits record low. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

BofA Bull & Bear Indicator History The BofA bull & bear indicator is at 7.1 and suggests a neutral signal on stocks. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy You may also like “BofA Bull & Bear Indicator.”

Valuation Expansion: Year-Over-Year Change in S&P 500 Forward P/E This chart suggests that investors shouldn’t expect valuation expansion this year. Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy