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LVX Research – Prior Signals of Corrections in US Stock Markets and Where We Currently Stand – June 2015
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Edge June 2015 – Market Review and Health Check- 20Yr UST vs S&P 500
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Long dated treasury bonds in the US act as a safe haven attracting capital when markets get nervous or when economic conditions are expected to turn down over the medium term. Looking at
simple trends of the 20 year bond price divided by the broad market index historically has given an early warning of a correction, comparing it to its moving average. This was the case in 2008,
in 2011, 2012.

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Edge June 2015 – Market Review and Health Check – S&P 500 Vs Vix Index
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Medium term increases in volatility have in the past signalled more difficult markets ahead, particularly as the moving average starts to accelerate upwards.

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Edge June 2015 – Market Review and Health Check – Initial Jobless Trend
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Job growth in the US has been a focus of central banks and a gauge of the health of the economy. Watching trends in its deterioration particularly through moving average increases has
been a good indicator for more difficult markets and a trend reversal in the US historically.

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Edge June 2015 – Market Review and Health Check – Economic Signals
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Industrial production and leading economic indicators when they breach their moving averages have historically shown difficult markets ahead. The fed credit officer survey
for small business as to whether banks are tightening credit is also a good indicator of the health of the economy because if banks aren't lending to the biggest job creators
in the economy (small business) historically has been a predictor of a correction in the markets

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Edge June 2015 – Market Review and Health Check- S&P 500 Earnings Trends
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Watching the trend in earnings and the components of growth , have historically driven market performance and whilst there is a lag, focusing on the most economically sensitive areas has
historically been accurate. US earnings have recently turned down .

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Edge June 2015 – Market Review and Health Check- Global Earnings Trends
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Watching the trend in earnings and the components of growth , have historically driven market performance and whilst there is a lag, focusing on the most economically sensitive areas has
historically been accurate. US earnings growth has out performed the rest of the world substantially since 2008, whereas Latin America and Russia have underperformed as has Australia.
Asia has performed well from an earnings perspective but not from a market perspective.

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Edge June 2015 – Market Review and Health Check- Number Consumer Co’s in S&P 500 Showing +ve Growth
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The chart shows the percentage of consumer goods companies in the S&P 500( the consumer makes up 70% of GDP) that are showing positive sales growth and those showing
positive earnings growth for 2014. These charts line up against 2007 going into 2008. The internals of the market are deteriorating in terms of companies showing positive growth.

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Edge June 2015 – Market Review and Health Check- Number Cos Showing +ve Earnings Growth S&P 500
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This chart shows the percentage of companies in the S&P 500 that are showing positive sales growth and those showing positive earnings growth for 2014. These charts line up
against the performance during 2007 going into 2008. The internals of the market look worse 2008 in terms of the percentage of companies showing positive growth.

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Edge June 2015 – Market Review and Health Check
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