Dear Friends,
I know that in the recent days, STI has been dropping from a high of 3187 to today close of 3120. Some of you may ask, is this another fall or weakness in the Singapore market.
My view is that this is a tremendous opportunity to buy into singapore stocks! The reason for this fall is due to OCBC. News are that they are seeking to acquire another company. And this is normally bad for the stock in the short term. It is normal that OCBC correct quite a bit recently. In fact I think once OCBC stabilise, I do think OCBC is the best of the 3 banking companies to invest in.
Shortists of Acquisition companies are are generally short sighted. So take this fall to look at OCBC once the price stabilises.
And do not fret about the market!
This may be the best angbao for you to buy into this short term drop! There is no fundamental reason for this drop! And I still feel that singapore is about to go into a good run.
Be prepared for it.
Good luck and Huat ah!
Rgds
Daniel
www.danielloh.com
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SINGAPORE, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Singapore shares snapped a three-day losing streak on Wednesday, on course for their biggest daily gain in nearly three weeks after robust trade data raised expectations for U.S. growth. The benchmark Straits Times Index < .FTSTI> was up 0.5 percent at 3,141.22 by 0420 GMT, in line with a 0.4 percent gain in the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan < .MIAPJ0000PUS> . Food and beverage company Thai Beverage Pcl Singapore's biggest bank, DBS, also topped the list of most traded stocks by value on Wednesday with more than 1.9 million shares traded. Brokerage CIMB's recommended it as its top sector pick in a research note on Tuesday. Among other stocks, shares of Tiger Airways |
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WEEKLY SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE WATCH WHAT?S HOT, WHAT?S NOT? We highlight the support and resistance levels of 20 stocks with the largest traded value in this weekly special and further highlight two stocks that could be trading near their potential resistance levels and another two stocks that could be trading near their potential support levels in the following pages. All prices are in Singapore dollars unless otherwise specified. In this issue, listed companies in the same industry such as Hankore Environment Tech and Memstar Technology found their way to our weekly S& R table. COMPANY TICKER /LAST CLOSE / 7 JAN 14 / IMMEDIATE SUPPORT / NEXT SUPPORT / IMMEDIATE RESISTANCE / NEXT RESISTANCE Hankore Environment Tech BIOT SP 0.12 0.108 0.085 0.125 0.15 Singapore Telecommunications ST SP 3.54 3.45 3.18 3.73 4.10 DBS Group DBS SP 17.04 16.30 14.50 18.00 19.50 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp OCBC SP 9.75 9.45 8.95 10.20/10.80 12.50 Keppel Corp KEP SP 11.18 10.70 9.90 11.60 13.00 Global Logistic Properties GLP SP 2.86 2.70 2.55 3.20 - Memstar Technology MSL SP 0.105 0.094 0.07 0.115 0.135 Capitaland CAPL SP 2.96 2.90 2.60 3.10 3.25 Charisma Energy Services CHEN SP 0.085 0.065 0.051 0.09 0.125 Genting Singapore GENS SP 1.485 1.40 1.28 1.60/1.75 1.90 SIIC Environment SIIC SP 0.196 0.170 0.145 0.21 - / 0.29 Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (US$) HPHT SP 0.665 0.63/0.60 0.50 0.68 0.78 Wilmar International WIL SP 3.33 3.31/3.18 3.02 3.45 3.65 Golden Agri-Resources GGR SP 0.545 0.51 0.45 0.59 0.67 Noble Group NOBL SP 1.03 0.97 0.85 1.13 1.24 Otto Marine OTML SP 0.095 0.085 0.07 0.105 0.13 GSH Corp GSH SP 0.085 0.08 0.07 0.092/0.105 0.115 Thai Beverage THBEV SP 0.535 0.47 0.38 0.58/0.61 0.71 Ascendas Real Estate Inv Trust AREIT SP 2.19 1.98 1.80 2.27 2.40 Keppel Land Ltd KPLD SP 3.22 3.19 2.80 3.45 3.80 Source: Bloomberg, UOB Kay Hian |
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08-Jan-2014 09:55
Yells: "I come at the turn of the tide " |
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Trend reversal with pivot at 3,120 for the STI ! Need a few more information to confirm the reversal haha. Good buying in opportunity now. Upside greatly outweighs the down. |
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08-Jan-2014 09:39
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Risktaker 4D number for chinese new year http://www.3sharetrader.com/viewtopic.php?f=43& t=299 |
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08-Jan-2014 09:38
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$500 Billion In 2013 Corporate Buybacks: Half Of QE Everyone knows that the Fed, through the bank excess reserves/cash deposit pathway, participated in indirectly purchasing some $1 trillion in risk assets in 2013 through POMO - a process that many have confused with economic recovery. It is also known that corporate stock buybacks have managed to keep S& P500 EPS rising by removing the total number of shares outstanding (and thus lowering the S in EPS in a world where absolute E stubbornly refuses to grow): after all, someone has to keep those activist shareholders happy or else they release unpleasant letters about corporate CEOs. However, what may not be known is just how large the total amount of corporate buybacks in the past year was. The answer: the second highest in history, just shy record of 2007 (when there was no additional $1 trillion in stock purchases coming from the Fed/Primary Dealer complex), amounting to $500 billion (even if non-US buybacks have been a tiny fraction of US). Presented otherwise, corporations injected roughly half of the total POMO cash used by the Fed to push the S& P straight-line higher. 
For the sake of stocks, and with QE tapering, let's hope that this critical buyer remains in the market or else the tapped out retail investor may have a tough time to keep the S& P at its now more expensive than 2007 level for long. 
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08-Jan-2014 09:27
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Senate approves Janet Yellen as Fed chair. |
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08-Jan-2014 09:07
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STI is giving a big discount to buy in! |
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08-Jan-2014 08:20
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Temasek Holdings is exploring the possibility of selling bonds to Singapore retail investors, the investment firm said on Tuesday. -- ST FILE PHOTO: TAN SUAN ANN By Fiona Chan Temasek Holdings is exploring the possibility of selling bonds to Singapore retail investors, the investment firm said on Tuesday. In a statement on its website, Temasek's managing director of corporate affairs Stephen Forshaw said the company is " exploring how to make it practical and efficient" to offer these bonds to the public. " This will provide an alternative investment opportunity for those seeking stable returns with lower risks," he said. Temasek started selling bonds to institutional investors in 2005. The proceeds are used to fund the ordinary course of business of Temasek and its investment holding companies. |
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08-Jan-2014 08:16
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NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday, breaking a three-day losing streak at the start of the year for the Standard & Poor's 500 index. The gains were led by health care stocks. UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurer, jumped 4 percent, the biggest gain among the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average. KEEPING SCORE: The S& P 500 rose nine points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,836 as of 1:55 p.m. Eastern time. It's still down 0.6 percent so far this year. The Dow climbed 108 points, or 0.7 percent, to 16,533. The Nasdaq composite gained 36 points, or 0.8 percent, to 4,150. HEALTHY GAINS: Health care companies led the rise in the S& P 500, climbing 1.3 percent. UnitedHealth group rose $3.05 to $77.29 after analysts at Deutsche Bank recommended that their clients buy the stock, on expectations that the insurer will be able to push through above-average price increases this year. Johnson & Johnson climbed $2.13, or 2.3 percent, to $94.96 after analysts at RBC Capital raised their outlook on the stock to " outperform," in part due to optimism on sales of the diabetes drug Invokana. JANUARY STATS: The S& P 500's start to 2014 was the worst opening to a year since 2005. The last time the index closed lower for four straight days to begin a year was 1978, according to S& P Capital IQ. Even though the market ended up in both those years, a weak January is typically a harbinger of a weak year for the stock market. The performance of stocks in January has predicted the trend for 62 of the last 85 years. YELLEN EFFECT: Janet Yellen will take the helm of a Federal Reserve after the Senate easily approved her nomination Monday. The vote puts an economist in the post who has backed the Fed's recent efforts to stimulate the economy with low interest rates and huge bond purchases. The confirmation is a boon for stock investors, reminding them that the Fed's policies of stimulating the economy will likely continue, said Kristina Hooper, U.S. Investment Strategist at Allianz Global Investors. " It's just a nice little halo effect," said Hooper. THE YEAR SO FAR: Despite Tuesday's gains, stocks have started the year off on uncertain footing. Materials companies have declined 1.8 percent so far this year, led by Cliffs Natural Resources. The mining company, which was the second-biggest loser in the S& P 500 last year, is extending its slump. It's down 7 percent this year. SHRINKING DEFICIT: The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to its lowest level in four years, an encouraging sign for the economy. Gains in energy production and stronger sales of American-made airplanes, autos and machinery lifted exports to an all-time high, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. TOY STORY: Mattel fell 68 cents, or 1.5 percent, to $45.94, after analysts at Goldman Sachs advised their clients to sell the toy retailer's stock. Goldman is predicting that the company's earnings will struggle to match expectations as sales stagnate. DIGITAL STREAMING: Netflix, the biggest gainer in the S& P 500 last year, fell $19.22, or 5.3 percent, to $340.41, after analysts at Morgan Stanley cut their outlook on the stock to " underweight," saying that the online video service faces increasing competition from services such as Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime and HBO GO. TREASURYS AND COMMODITIES: The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.94 percent from 2.96 percent Monday. The price of oil rose 57 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $94 a barrel. Gold fell $8.40, or 0.7 percent, to $1,229.60 an ounce. __________________
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08-Jan-2014 07:46
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia to get some relief as Wall St, Europe rallies* Strong trade numbers burnish outlook for US, global growth |
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08-Jan-2014 07:32
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Are the bulls back? S& P 500, Nasdaq notch first gains of the year NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Investors may finally be ready to step back in to the market this year.The Dow jumped more than 100 points Tuesday -- its first triple-digit advance of the year. The S& P 500 and Nasdaq also rose, logging their first gains of 2014. CNNMoney's new Tech 30 Index, which is designed to give investors a snapshot of 30 tech industry leaders around the globe, advanced 1%, with BlackBerry (BBRY) leading the way. Investors were somewhat encouraged following a report that showed U.S. international trade gap narrowed in November. The smaller-than-expected trade deficit bodes well for stronger economic growth for the fourth quarter. Related: Check out CNNMoney's new Tech 30 index of the most important tech stocks Still, traders are likely to remain cautious before key economic reports due later this week. The minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting of 2013 are due out on Wednesday and the December jobs report comes out Friday morning. The health of the labor market will likely determine the pace of further reductions in bond buying by the Federal Reserve under new chair Janet Yellen. Nearly 60% of the 30 investment strategists and money managers surveyed by CNNMoney believe the central bank will continue to gradually cut back on its bond purchases throughout this year so it can completely wind down its quantitative easing program by the end of 2014. Related: Here comes the end of QE Related: Fear & Greed Index still shows Greed Despite Tuesday's healthy gains, 2014 has so far been a dud, especially in comparison to 2013. The Dow and S& P 500 ended the year at record highs and the Nasdaq finished at its highest level in over a decade. As the market rallied, U.S. stock funds raked in a record $352 billion last year, breaking the previous record set in 2000, according to TrimTabs data. Bond funds, on the other hand, lost a record $86 billion as investors pulled out in light of rising rates. /////////////////////////////////////////// |
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World MarketsNorth and South American markets finished mixed as of the most recent closing prices. The IPC gained 0.61% and the S& P 500 rose 0.61%. The Bovespa lost 1.07%. North and South American Indexes
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Short sell orders executed on 07 January 2014
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Singapore index edges up OCBC heads south for 4th day: Reuters Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd was headed for a fourth straight session of falls after the company said it is in talks to acquire Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank, while the Singapore index rebounded after a two-day losing streak. The benchmark Straits Times Index gained 0.2 percent to 3,131.26 points by 0436 GMT, while the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.2 percent.... OCBC shares fell as much as 1.4 percent to a near one-month low at S$9.73, on concerns about the high price tag of the deal. More than 11 million shares were traded, three times its average 30-day full-day volume. " Wing Hang is a moderate-sized asset in an unattractive market," CIMB analysts said in a research note. " We think OCBC should be well aware of this and not bid aggressively just for a better position to capture future Asian trade business." CIMB expected OCBC's share price to remain under pressure from overpaying concerns. OCBC, Singapore's second-largest bank, gained 4.8 percent last year, lagging behind a 15 percent rally in bigger rival DBS Group Holdings Ltd and a 7.2 percent rise in United Overseas Bank Ltd. CIMB is more positive on Singapore banks than their peers in Southeast Asia, as Singapore is evolving as a funding centre for Asian trade, which should more than offset weaker domestic loan demand. Among other stocks, shares of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd edged down 0.3 percent to S$3.87, shrugging off an announcement on Monday that its marine arm, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd, secured new orders worth about S$446 million ($351.75 million) in the fourth quarter of 2013. |
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Stocks Slide To Worst Start To Year Since 2005US equities converged down to VIX's warnings from the holiday period as for the 3rd day in a row equities dropped. This is the worst start to the year for the S& P 500 since 2005. Equities improved during the European session but top-ticked at the US open, tumbling to 10-day lows by the time Europe closed. A leak higher with a vertical ramp to VWAP in the afternoon gave way to selling in the last hour. Trannies are the worst year-to-date (-2.2% from 2013 close highs). Treasuries gained further today, with yields down 6-8bps on the year. The USD lost ground during the European session then flatlined for the rest of the day (-0.25% on the day). From Friday's close, commodities are ending almost unchanged but all had a very volatile ride today (most notably in gold and silver). VWAP once again played a key role in S& P 500 futures trading today...(and volume was well above the average of the holiday period)... 
Stocks caught down to VIX... 
Bonus Chart: Lots of odd couplings and uncouplings across asset classes today... 
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07-Jan-2014 09:41
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PUBLISHED JANUARY 07, 2014
China's Dec service sector PMI drops sharply Mainland and regional stock markets respond negatively to news BYVIRGINIE MANGIN IN BEIJINGPRINT |EMAIL THIS ARTICLE Chipmii0701 The HSBC/Markit services sector Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 50.9 in December from 52.5 in the previous month, with new business expansion the slowest in six months - PHOTO: REUTERS GROWTH in China's service sector dropped sharply, a private survey showed yesterday, further weighing on stocks in the mainland and across the region as mounting evidence point to a slowdown in the world's second largest economy. The HSBC/Markit services sector Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 50.9 in December from 52.5 in the previous month, with new business expansion the slowest in six months. The survey mirrors the official services PMI published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday which hit a four-month low of 54.6 and comes after both of the manufacturing PMIs also dropped in December on weak external demand. The official manufacturing PMI fell to 50.1, its first dip since June. |
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NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Monday after a mixed batch of economic reports, which showed a slowdown in growth in the U.S. services sector and a rebound in new orders for factory goods. Two measures of activity in the services sector indicated slower growth in December, indicating the economic recovery remains modest, while a separate report showed factory orders rose as expected in November. The S& P 500 closed out 2013 with a gain of 2.4 percent in December, its fourth straight month of gains. But the benchmark index has stumbled in the first three trading sessions out of the gate in 2014, falling more than 1 percent so far in January. " With respect to the data, there were no huge surprises so with that huge year-end rally and working off that overbought condition, there is the potential for days like this where we don't get a lot of market movement," said Todd Salamone, vice president of research at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. Salamone also said investors may be hesitant, with earnings season on the horizon as well as events such as Friday's payrolls report and the release of the Fed minutes on Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 44.89 points or 0.27 percent, to end at 16,425.10. The S& P 500 lost 4.60 points or 0.25 percent, to finish at 1,826.77. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 18.226 points or 0.44 percent, to close at 4,113.681. Volume was modest, due in part to icy conditions that snarled travel across the U.S. Midwest. Thousands of flights were canceled or delayed over the weekend, as forecasters warned that life-threatening cold was heading eastward. About 5.44 billion shares traded on U.S. exchanges, short of the 5.71 billion average so far this month, according to data from BATS Global Markets. Apparel retailer Men's Wearhouse mounted a hostile bid for rival Jos. A. Bank Clothiers with an increased offer, days after the smaller rival raised its buyout defenses. Men's Wearhouse shares gained 2.2 percent to $51.68, and Jos. A Bank shares climbed 4.5 percent to $56.87. Twitter shares fell 3.9 percent to $66.29 after being downgraded by Morgan Stanley. The stock had surged nearly 70 percent in the past six weeks. The firm also cut eBay to " neutral weight," sending its shares down 2.8 percent to $51.78. The S& P telecom sector index, up 0.5 percent, was the best performing of the 10 major S& P sectors after T-Mobile US Inc said it is buying wireless airwave licenses from Verizon Wireless to improve its high-speed network in a $3.3 billion deal, adding that it hopes to follow up with more spectrum purchases. T-Mobile shares shot up 3.7 percent to $33.48 while Verizon Communications Inc rose 0.6 percent to $48.69. Ford Motor Co and its local partners boosted sales in China by nearly 50 percent last year, nudging past Japanese giants Toyota and Honda to make big inroads into the world's largest auto market. Ford shares rose 0.5 percent to $15.58. Solar panel shares garnered attention. ReneSola advanced 3.9 percent to $4.23 after the company secured a contract to supply solar panels to a solar project developer based in Japan. SolarCity jumped 7.3 percent to $63.61 after Goldman Sachs added the stock to its " conviction buy" list. The U.S. Senate is set to vote at 5:30 p.m. (2230 GMT) to confirm Janet Yellen as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Yellen, who has been the Fed's vice chair since 2010, is poised to become the first woman to head the U.S. central bank. She is widely seen as continuing the policies set in place by Ben Bernanke, who will step down as Fed chairman at month's end. Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by a ratio of about 8 to 7, while on the Nasdaq, about 16 stocks fell for every nine that rose. |
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Stocks start the week with modest losses Investors returned from the holidays in a cautious mood, starting the first full week of 2014 with some light selling. The Dow Jones industrial average, the S& P 500 and the Nasdaq all ended Monday modestly lower. After starting the year with a lackluster performance last week, stocks could continue to tread water in the run-up to Friday's big jobs report. Investors are also awaiting the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's December meeting, when it announced plans to trim its monthly bond purchases by $10 billion to $75 billion beginning this month. Later Monday, the U.S. Senate is expected to confirm Janet Yellen to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, after Ben Bernanke's second term ends in January. Fool's gold? Gold prices briefly plunged $30 an ounce before bouncing back. The move triggered a 10 second pause in trading after a " velocity logic event" occurred, according to a spokesman for exchange operator CME Group. Velocity logic events are relatively common in electronic markets, the spokesman said. They provide a brief window for investors to modify or cancel orders, he added. While the CME spokesman said there were no erroneous trades, there was rampant speculation on StockTwits about what caused the drop. Some compared it to the 2010 Flash Crash in stocks, while others claimed that gold prices are being manipulated. But most were just trying to figure out what happened. European markets ended mixed after the latest purchasing managers' survey showed the euro zone services sector lost some momentum in December. Many Asian markets ended lower. The latest report from HSBC on China's services sectors showed a slower rate of growth in December, adding to the downbeat tone. //////////////////////////////////////// U.S. Stocks Fall for Third Day After Slower Services Data U.S. stocks fell for a third day, the longest stretch of declines to start a year for the Standard & Poor?s 500 Index since 2005, after slower-than-forecast growth in service industries. The S& P 500 slid 0.3 percent to 1,826.77 at 4 p.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 44.89 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,425.10. About 6.5 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, about 9 percent above the three-month average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ?Today is just noise back and forth, up a little down a little,? Donald Selkin, who helps manage about $4 billion as the New York-based chief market strategist at National Securities Corp., said by phone. ?I think we?re just going to go sideways until we see the Fed?s minutes and the jobs report on Friday.? Related: Service Industries in U.S. Grow at Slower Pace Than Forecast Ten SurprisesStocks trimmed losses earlier after Blackstone Group LP?s Byron Wien forecast U.S. economic growth of more than 3 percent for 2014. Wien, vice chairman of Blackstone?s advisory services unit, said in his annual ?10 Surprises? list that economic growth will top 3 percent this year. He predicted the S& P 500 will advance about 20 percent in 2014 after a sharp correction. ?It?s a relatively quiet news day, so a relatively bullish forecast by a respected strategist didn?t hurt at all today, and may have helped,? Richard Sichel, chief investment officer at Philadelphia Trust Co., said in a telephone interview. He helps oversee $1.9 billion. ?There?s still good values out there. With reasonable price-earnings ratios, we think that people should be investing.? Stocks SlideThe gauge has declined in each of the year?s first three trading sessions, losing 1.2 percent, for the first time since 2005, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The S& P 500 slid 2.3 percent in the first three days of 2005, and recovered to gain 3 percent for the year. Before this year, the S& P 500 had fallen each of the first three trading days of the year seven times since data on the index began in 1928. It posted an annual gain in six of those seven years, according to the data. Stock Valuations Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) climbed 3.4 percent to $12.33. Morgan Stanley raised the maker of the Watchman heart implant to overweight, or buy, from equal weight, or hold. The brokerage said the company?s sales will improve in 2014 and future years, while the shares may reach $15 apiece. Valuations in the S& P 500 increased by the most since the financial crisis last year as 460 stocks rose, more than any year since at least 1990. Neither are reasons to bet against equities now. While Wall Street strategists are the most cautious in almost a decade after the broadest U.S. rally on record sent price-earnings ratios up 19 percent, expanding multiples have preceded advances twice as often as they have retreats, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Since 1936, the S& P 500 has risen 69 percent of the time following quarters when valuations widened, the data show. The average return is 14 percent in years after more than 400 constituents climbed, according to data compiled by Strategas Research Partners. Calm Markets?One sign that things are becoming more popular is they?re more expensive,? Michael Shaoul, the chief executive officer of Marketfield Asset Management LLC, which oversees about $19 billion, said in a Jan. 2 interview in New York. ?I would be quite surprised if this bull market didn?t continue for another two to three years.? Markets for stocks, currencies, bonds and commodities are the calmest in at least 12 years amid investor confidence that central bank stimulus is spurring economic growth. Expectations for price swings have fallen to the lowest on record for 29 assets, including U.S. equities, interest rates, the euro and oil, based on data since 2002 compiled by New York-based hedge fund Lake Hill Capital Management LLC. The implied volatility, a gauge of options prices, for the markets reached an average of 15.3 on Nov. 22, compared with an all-time high of 44.2 in 2008, data on two-month exchange-traded contracts show. |
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