Market Summary
May 2014

Depending on the Index you follow, the markets in April were once again flat to negative.

 

This has pretty much been the story for 2014 so far, albeit with some volatility mixed in.

 

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that 1st quarter GDP came in at a very weak 0.1%.  As a comparison, the 4th quarter of 2013 GDP grew by 2.6%. (Source:  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, April 30, 2014) 

 

 

In order to officially be labeled "in a recession", GDP must come in negative for 2 consecutive quarters.  A 0.1% number, while not negative, is cutting it VERY CLOSE to falling back into the negative growth area, so many of us are going to be keeping our eye on the next quarter to see if the weather truly hampered us in the beginning of the year or we are beginning a trend lower once again in GDP.

 

The markets have gone well over a year without a correction of 10% or greater now.  In our opinion, this is because of the Fed's involvement.  In fact, if one goes back to 2009, it's obvious that the market's pullbacks have occurred when Fed stimulus programs have expired.

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Market Summary Continued

 

Looking forward, the Fed once again voted to reduce their stimulus by another $10 billion dollars starting in May.  This will bring the total stimulus to $45 billion, down from its peak of $85 billion last year.  Also, over the course of the last few months, the growth sector, which led the markets last year, have broken down, with many big names down 20% or more so far this year.  It would appear that a convergence of these factors could be setting us up finally for a correction of some sort.

 

As we have lightened up on our growth oriented holdings, we believe that opportunity may start presenting itself overseas.  The divergence in the U.S. stock market and the European stock markets has widened drastically over the last couple years.  Europe is now talking stimulus (sound familiar), which could put it on the verge of an upward trend, much like the U.S. the last couple years.  From a technical perspective, we believe that this divergence in markets will eventually resort back to the mean, with both markets running more closely in tandem, historically speaking.

 

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