Market Signals Summary:
The Hi-Lo Index of the S&P 500, the iM-Google Trend Timer and the CAPE-Cycle-ID are out of the stock markets. The bond market model begins to favor high beta (long) bonds. However, the MAC-US as well as the S&P 500 Coppock Indicator are invested the Stock Market since the first week of February 2023. The Forward Rate Ratio between the 2 and 10 year rates inverted beginning August 2022 thus signalling a recession. Also the growth of the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicator is signalling a recession. The Gold Coppock is invested in gold, so is the iM-Gold Timer. The Silver Coppock model generated a buy signal and is invested in silver.
Stock-markets:
The MAC-US model invested the US stock markets in first week of February 2023.
The 3-mo Hi-Lo Index Index of the S&P500 is at -0.42% (last week +3.43%), and exited the stock markets March 7, 2023.
The Coppock indicator for the S&P500 entered the the US stock markets in the first week February 2023. This indicator is described here.
The MAC-AU model generated a buy signal end August 2022, and is invested the Australian stock market.
This model and its application is described in MAC-Australia: A Moving Average Crossover System for Superannuation Asset Allocations.
Recession:
BCIg does not signal a recession, but BCIp is.
The growth of the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicator after the August 18 update signals a recession. The November 18 update of the Leading Economic Indicator is signaling that the US economy is/will soon be in a recession.
The Forward Rate Ratio between the 2-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields (FRR2-10) inverted beginning August 2022 and is signalling a recession — the average lead time of this signal is 14 months.
A description of this indicator can be found here.
The iM-Low Frequency Timer switched to bonds on 9/26/2020.
A description of this indicator can be found here.