Alain Bokobza of the Société Générale Quant team, writes that their “Economic surprise indicator” suggests risky assets are now technically vulnerable:
“After undergoing a massive rally since last September, risky assets are now technically vulnerable: SG Quant sentiment indicator is close to an all-time high, economic revisions have rarely such a high percentage of upgrades, equity volatility is at a four-year low, the Canadian dollar is dear versus the USD and lastly inflows into equities reached $8bn last month, led by “panic-buying.”
This economic surprise indicator is a measure of the deviation of economic data surprises, calculated as the difference between figures released and figures expected by consensus. Global Equities relative to Global Bonds: 3-month performance of MSCI World Index (in US$, in total return) divided by Barclays Global Bond Index (in US$, in total return).
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Economic Surprise Indicator
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Bonds no longer expensive vis à vis equities
1 & 3: time to switch out of bonds into equities
2 & 4: time to switch out of equities into bonds
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Don’t despair: correction of risky assets likely coming soon
Alain Bokobza, Roland Kaloyan, Arthur van Slooten, Philippe Ferreira
Multi Asset Snapshot, Société Générale Quant Group
Asset Allocation Strategy
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