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Ahead of the Curve provides analysis and insight into today's global financial markets. The latest news and views from global stock, bond, commodity, and FOREX markets are discussed. Rajveer Rawlin is a PhD and received his MBA in finance from the Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, UK. He is an avid market watcher, having followed capital markets in the US and India since 1993. His research interests include capital markets, banking, investment analysis, and portfolio management, and he has over 20 years of experience in the above areas, covering the US and Indian markets. He has several publications in the above areas. He currently teaches business and management students at CHRIST University. The views expressed here are his own and should not be construed as advice to buy or sell securities.

Wednesday, 11 August 2021

Inter Market Divergences

With the stock markets hitting new highs some inter-market divergences have started to appear. Let's take a look at a few of them. The first chart looks at the SPX versus the Transports. You can see the marked divergence in the last few months with transports not confirming new highs in the SPX:

Next, we look at SPX vs Gold. Gold is a big beneficiary of liquidity in the system and often leads the SPX. Again there is a notable divergence developing:

Taking a look at SPX vs Crude shows a smaller divergence that has developed recently:

The AUDJPY currency cross is a good measure of risk appetite. Note the marked divergence developing:

Lastly, the SPX vs VIX chart reveals the VIX not making new lows for new highs in the SPX:

While these divergences may not matter with central banks flooding the markets with liquidity, once the liquidity shows signs of reversing, they may prove useful in determining what lies ahead.

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My Asset Allocation Strategy (Indian Market)

Cash - 40%
Bonds - 20%
Fixed deposit - 20%
Gold - 5%
Stocks - 10% ( Majority of this in dividend funds)
Other Asset Classes - 5%

My belief is that stocks are relatively overvalued compared to bonds and attractive buying opportunities can come along after 1-2 years. In a deflationary scenario no asset class does well other than U.S bonds, the U.S dollar and the Japanese yen, so better to be safe than sorry with high quality government bonds and fixed deposits. Cash is the king always. Of course this varies with the person's age.