U.S. vs. World ex-U.S. Equities
U.S. vs. World ex-U.S. Equities Is it a major turning point for the U.S. stock market? Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
U.S. vs. World ex-U.S. Equities Is it a major turning point for the U.S. stock market? Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
S&P 500 Excluding Five Highest and Lowest Return Days As the chart suggests, mistiming the U.S. stock market can be disastrous. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
S&P 500 Volatility History The stock market crash of 1929, the Black Monday of 1987, the global financial crisis in 2008, and the COVID-19 crisis were the most extreme events. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Equity Over-Valuation Composite Indicator Is the current stock market the most overvalued since 1998? 78% of FMS investors think so. Image: BofA Global Fund Manager Survey
Performance – Retail Trading Favorites vs. S&P 500 The most popular retail trading stocks have outperformed sharply the broader market. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Volatility – VIX over a Century The stock market crash of 1929, the Black Monday of 1987, the global financial crisis in 2008, and the coronavirus crash were the most extreme events. Image: BNP Paribas
S&P 500 Forward 2-Year P/E Ratio The U.S. stock market is pricing in a V-shaped economic recovery. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Valuation – GS Top-Down vs. Consensus Bottom-Up Estimates of 2020 EPS Growth This chart suggests that equity market valuations are too high, as current stock prices do not reflect the scale of earnings declines in a recession. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Equity Flows vs. Equity Return Goldman Sachs is mildly bullish, suggesting that the demand for equity from funds could increase this year and support the stock market. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Inequality – Percent of Total Investment Assets Held by Wealth Distribution The U.S. economy is not the stock market. The top 10% of American households own 84% of all stocks, and the bottom 90% own 16% of all stocks. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Stoxx Europe 600 and Europe Manufacturing PMI Is the Europe manufacturing PMI rebound in the cards? European stock markets remain bullish. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research