A fast be aware to reply this query:
What occurs after markets make a brand new all-time excessive (after a yr w/o one)?
Take a look at the desk above, through Warren Pies. He spoke with Batnick and Josh earlier this month.
Going again to 1954, markets are at all times increased one yr later – the one exception was 2007. That was after housing had peaked, subprime mortgages had been defaulting, and the nice monetary disaster was about to start out.
That is the 15th time markets have made ATH highs after 12 months. Excluding 07, returns have ranged from 4.9% to 36.9% a yr later, averaging about 14%; the bull market that adopted ranges from 9.7% to 350%, with a median of 85%. Drawdowns following ATH are usually shallower than different durations as nicely.
Peter Mallouk factors out that investments made on days of all-time highs outperform investments made on all different days,
Technicians will let you know All-Time Highs are bullish as a result of there isn’t a promoting resistance; behavioral economics suggests it’s bullish on account of FOMO and plain previous greed.
Ask your self this: Is 2024 extra akin to 2007, or most different markets the place new all-time highs had been made?
See additionally:
Nothing is Extra Bullish than All-Time Highs (Michael Batnick, February 3, 2024)
All-Time Highs within the Inventory Market are Normally Adopted by Extra All-Time Highs (Ben Carlson, February 8, 2024)
Beforehand:
How Bullish Had been You in 2011? (November 29, 2023)
The Most Hated Rally in Wall Avenue Historical past (October 8, 2009)
