2. 3 Key Questions
Why? What? When?
Analysis. 15 indicators. 3 Scenarios. Specific time frames
3. WHY
Analysis Map
News Sentiment Fundamentals Liquidity Economy Cycle
Media Cycle Value Multipliers Fiscal and Budget
Fed Balance
CPI
PMI
Monetary Policy
Grey Rhino Events Corporate Debt
Earnings Dynamics
Reverse REPO
Banks’ Cash
GDP
Savings
Yield Curve
Assets Behaviour
4. Sentiment: Waiting for a Grey Rhino
Oct
2022
Nov
2022
Dec
2022
Jan
2023
Feb
2023
Mar
2023
Apr
2023
May
2023
Jun
2023
Jul
2023
45 Bars, 64 d
Vol 119.263B
-54 Bars, -78 d
Vol 131.921B
News Sentiment Cycle
FED Tightening Peak Bank Crisis Debt Ceiling
70 Bars, 104 d
Vol 172.329B
6. Earnings: Slowing on Growing Expectations
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
-10.0%
-20.0%
-30.0%
-40.0%
-50.0%
-60.0%
Consumer
Disc
Comm
Services
Industrials Real
Estate
Financials Consumer
Staples
Info.
Technology
Utilities S&P 500 Health Care Materials Energy
S&P500 Earnings Growth by Sector
Below
In-line
Above
Info.
Technology
Comm
Services
Consumer
Disc
Consumer
Staples
Health
Care
S&P 500 Energy Materials Real
Estate
Industrials Financials Utilities
S&P500 Earnings vs Estimates
7. Cycle Stage: Slowdown!
GDP
Inflation
Monetary Policy
Yield curve
Asset behavior
Economic Cycle Indicators
Current stage and favorable sectors
Recovery Early growth Late growth Slowdown Recession
Fast GDP growth to reach
pre-crisis level
High growth High growth
Positive growth but slowing
down
GDP negative
Low inflation but starts to
increase
Lower than target inflation Inflation peak Inflation slowing down Low inflation / deflation
Stimulus / low rates
Low rates getting ready for
hikes
Monetary tightening, rates
growing
Tightening stops Start to lower the rates
Ascending: long-term rates
are slightly higher than
short-term
Normal ascending: long-
term rates significantly
higher than short-term
Flattening of the curve
Inversion: short term rates
higher than long-term rates
Flattening
Rates are low so the bonds
are as expensive as they
get, stocks starts to grow
Bond yields slightly increase,
stocks continue to grow
Cash looks favorable
because of the rates, bonds
as cheap as they get, stocks
reach peak
Short-term rates peak, high
quality bonds start to grow,
stacks starts to decline
Bonds grow fast, low rates
make cash unattractive,
stocks decline rapidly
Target sector
Technolog
Consumer cyclical
Industrial
Transportation
Commoditie
Material
Energy
Consumer defensiv
Utilitie
Healthcare
Bond
Financials
8. Liquidity: Drought in Sight
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
2021-11 2022-01 2022-03 2022-05 2022-07 2022-09 2022-11 2023-01 2023-03 2023-05 2023-07
1990 1995 2000 2005 2005 2010 2015 2020
Wed, Jul 12, 2023: 463.2466
Small Banks Cash Assets
8700K
8600K
8500K
8400K
8300K
8200K
8100K
4 Feb 2023 - 1 Aug 2023
Aug ‘23
Jul ‘23
Jun ‘23
May ‘23
Apr ‘23
Mar ‘23
Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023
Total Assets (In millions of dollars) : 8 733 787
Federal Reserve Balance Sheet
0
1k
2k
24 Jul
29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul
May 31, 2023
Treasury : $2,254.859B
May 31, 2023
Treasury : $2,254.859B
$Billions
Reverse REPO
-15
-10
-5
0
5
1973 1983 1993 2003 2013 2023 2033
Primary Deficit
or Surplus
Net Interest
outlays
Total Deficit
or Surplus
Federal Budget Deficit
$1.5 trilllion,
5.5% GDP Deficit
9. Scenarios
Basic Negative Positive
65% - S&P500 at
$4000 by December
31st 2023
20% - S&P500 at
$3200 by December
31st 2023
15% - S&P500 at
$5000 by December
31st 2023
Slow down of Economy
Gloomy consumer
Liquidity crisis
Major Recession Headlines
Grey Rhino event makes the
Fed print money
10. Crowd Wisdom
A crowd of options traders:
High accuracy Amazing knowledge Strong motivation
12. Takeaways
Sentiment runs in 90 day cycle
Fundamentals look negativ
Macro cycle stage - Slowdow
Liquidity is a ris
Base case: S&P500 will end 2023 at $4000
+timing: pullback starts in August-September