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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.

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Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Nasdaq - Nasdaq 100 Ratio at 2000 Levels - Massive Crash Just around the Corner?

After 19 long years the Nasdaq - Nasdaq 100 Ratio has reached the record lows it saw in 2000, when a hand full of tech stocks outperformed the broader market. This occurred at the market peak just before the dotcom bubble burst taking the Nasdaq down almost 80% and the rest of the market over 40%. This time will be no different with a massive market crash just around the corner, with all signs such as global inverted yield curves and trade wars pointing to a severe recession ahead:

nasdaq - nasdaq 100 ratio - market crash

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.