Why we are still Bullish
I was on Yahoo Finance this morning discussing why I remain bullish on US stocks
1. Fed & Treasury have stabilized capital markets
- They have eliminated bankruptcy risk for much of the S&P 500
- Bond Buying Program relieved global dollar liquidity shortage
- Also freed up capital to support risk assets
2. Combination with Fiscal Policy for first time in my life
- PPP Program, Direct Checks, Enhanced unemployment, have all worked tremendously, far beyond expectations
- The result of #1 & #2 have ballooned Money Supply by 25% since March
- Stocks normally do well with expanding liquidity, and when I say normally I mean 11 out of 10 times
3. US Economy in a V shaped recovery
- Continuing claims had a 844k drop this week, which was a massive suprise
- This has happened far quicker than anyone could have imagined
- Yesterday’s ISM services number great example, new Orders sub component hit highest level ever
- The rate of change may decelerate, but its not stopping
4. Earnings Estimates are rising
- Analysts are always, always too bullish heading into earnings quarters
- Estimates always come down regardless of market or economic cycles
- This quarter – peak irony – is somehow the exception with estimates inching up 2.4%
- Estimates for Q1 2021 for S&P are for 13%+ earnings growth
- Q2 & Q3 2021 maybe the highest quarterly earnings growth - ever