DJIA vs S&P 500 P/E
Posted By Barry Ritholtz On February 13, 2013 @ 12:00 pm In Cycles,Earnings,Investing | Comments Disabled
Monthly chart portfolio of global markets
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Source: Merrill Lynch
The chart above, courtesy of the Merrill’s chief Technical Analyst, shows the relationship between long term secular bear markets and valuation as measured by price to earnings (P/E) ratio on a monthly chart.
This is the primary reason I am unconvinced that the secular bear is over, but the length we have endured so far is why I believe we are closer to the end than the beginning.
If you want a more specific forecast date for when I think it will end, my best guess is sometime between next Tuesday and 2017.
Source:
Monthly Chsart Portfolio of Global Markets
Mary Ann Bartels
Merrill Lynch, February 13, 2013
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