Another paradoxical observation emerges when combing through the latest Bank of America data.
First, as discussed earlier today, while a net 48% of surveyed fund managers had an allocation to equities in March, the highest in two years, this flood into stocks has taken place even as the highest number of respondents since 2000 admitted stocks were overvalued.
That was one part.
The S&P 500 is down over 1% this morning. While in the old normal that would be nothing much to note, in the new normal, this is the biggest drop since October 11th!
The 110-day streak without a 1% drop is over... this was the longest streak since May 1995
Below is a look at historical streaks of trading days without a 1%+ decline going back to 1928:
VIX topped 12.5 for the first time since february and is breaking towards its 100DMA...
Pop quiz, name the top performing asset class of thus far this year?
If you guessed US stocks or bonds, you’re wrong. The top performing asset class hands down is Emerging Market stocks, followed by Gold, THEN the S&P 500, following by Treasuries and finally, Oil.
By the way, if you think the $USD is a big winner, think again, it's down 2% YTD.
European stocks are modestly in the green as gains in banks and oil companies offset declines in miners. Asian stocks and S&P futures rise with Emerging-market stocks extending their longest winning streak since August on the back of the 5th consecutive daily drop in the USD.
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