Global Multi-Asset Investment Strategist, True Insights

Jeroen Blokland

All-round Multi-Asset investor. Former head of a EUR 5 billion multi-asset fund range. Speaker. Charts & Frameworks. Founder of True Insights, a provider of independent investment research, trade ideas & well-diversified portfolios.
https://true-insights.net/

Global Multi-Asset Investment Strategist

Weekly Market Monitor (16) - The Odds of a Recession Is Rising; Earnings Just Don’t Know It Yet

Operating Leverage in Reverse: The Impact on Equity Markets

Weekly Market Monitor (17) - Banking Anxiety – Back with a Vengeance!

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Multiple Countries / Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>US retail sales fell 1.0% in March, the fourth decline in the last five months. We expect the downturn in the housing market to cause another dip in consumer sentiment.</li>
<li>Our earnings-per-share vs. P/E ratio analysis provides little upside. It will demand higher valuations and/or positive earnings growth to allow for meaningful upside.</li>
<li>Sentiment has been the key market driver in recent weeks. But with the VIX Index down to 17 in a weakening macro environment, the impulse may be fading.</li>
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US retail sales fell 1.0% in March, the fourth decline in the last five months. We expect the downturn in the housing market to cause another dip in consumer sentiment.
Our earnings-per-share vs. P/E ratio analysis provides little upside. It will demand higher valuations and/or positive earnings growth to allow for meaningful upside.
Sentiment has been the key market driver in recent weeks. But with the VIX Index down to 17 in a weakening macro environment, the impulse may be fading.


Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX INDEX)

Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index

Changes in Portfolio Weights: Lowering the Weight of Equities