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An Esoteric Market Indicator Just Flashed A Warning
Forbes ^ | 8/26/2021 | Simon Constable

Posted on 09/05/2021 3:06:43 AM PDT by EBH

Stock investors might need to look out below.

An esoteric financial markets indicator just registered a warning signal that historically augured in double-digit falls in the S&P 500, the index tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) exchange-traded fund. The metric in question is the Marshallian K., which measures the liquidity in the economy. Recently, the liquidity started contracting...

“[T]he Marshallian K. now shows liquidity not only deteriorating but actually contracting,” states a recent report from financial company Leuthold Group.

That conclusion might surprise many people who look at the Federal Reserve’s money-printing program, which started during the financial crisis of 2007-2009. The Fed’s balance sheet has ballooned in the decade or so to more than $8.2 trillion recently from less than a trillion, according to government data. In other words, that would appear to be a lot of liquidity.

Marshallian K Could Kick the Market However, if you believe the Marshallian K., what matters is whether the money supply grows faster than the economy. And right now, that isn’t happening.

The opposite is happening. According to the recent research by Leuthold and others, the growth of the money supply is lower than GDP growth. That’s likely to put a squeeze on the financial markets if history repeats.

(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: depression2021; fed; kmarket; liquidity; marketcrash; marshalliank; sandp; stockmarket; wboopi
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1 posted on 09/05/2021 3:06:43 AM PDT by EBH
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To: ping jockey

Speaking of risk, you are headed to the panhandle at the peak of hurricane season.


3 posted on 09/05/2021 3:25:37 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Puddin' Head Joe--We are checking our watches for the end of your miserable White House tenure.)
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To: ping jockey

Enjoy your vacay!

It is going to be a bumpy fall.


4 posted on 09/05/2021 3:36:05 AM PDT by EBH (Republics are only meant for a good and moral people. 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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To: EBH
[T]he Marshallian K


5 posted on 09/05/2021 3:48:44 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: EBH

“...a warning signal that historically augured in double-digit falls in the S&P 500,...”

OMG,OMG A DOUBLE DIGIT FALL IN THE S&P!!!!!

BTW, a 10 point drop is a “double digit” drop and this average has had multiple “double digit drops” since the 1st of the year.

Markets go up and markets go down. It is a fact of life and unless you are invested for the long term then you have no business being in the market at all.


6 posted on 09/05/2021 3:53:40 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: billyboy15

Forbes: Our staff has shorted everything so sell baby, sell!!!

7 posted on 09/05/2021 4:01:54 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

All in the plan, build back better remember? They want to collapse the economy, bring in digital currency and be able to control your personal finances. You will eventually be told you make above the margin the remainder will be put in a pool for all to share.


8 posted on 09/05/2021 4:03:07 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: central_va

“Forbes: Our staff has shorted everything so sell baby, sell!!!

LOL, you may be right. It is a fact that Market Mavins have correctly called 987 of the last 3 downturns.

As long as we have our ppt I’m not worried.


9 posted on 09/05/2021 4:09:58 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: billyboy15

The Business MSM is just as corrupt as them regular MSM.


11 posted on 09/05/2021 4:10:57 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

I agree. I have not ever made an investment decision based on what some “expert” in the media has said.

The rules for investing have not changed.

1. Never invest more than you can afford to lose.
2. Never invest money you will need in the next 5 years
3.Invest in a diversified and well balanced portfolio and look to re balance every 6 months or sooner if needed.
4. Re invest all dividends and distributions.
5. Try and avoid checking your portfolios value after every market correction or surge. Better to check quarterly.


12 posted on 09/05/2021 4:25:22 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: NautiNurse; ping jockey

Speaking of risk, you are headed to the panhandle at the peak of hurricane season.
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Possibly but he didn’t say which panhandle....

Alaskan Panhandle
Alabama Panhandle
Connecticut Panhandle
Florida Panhandle
Idaho Panhandle
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Maryland Panhandle
Nebraska Panhandle
Oklahoma Panhandle
Panhandle (San Francisco), a park in San Francisco, California
Panhandle, Ohio
Panhandle, Texas
Texas Panhandle
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Northern Panhandle of West Virginia


13 posted on 09/05/2021 4:58:04 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: EBH

I had an Esoteric Market Indicator once.


14 posted on 09/05/2021 5:01:33 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: hecticskeptic

Fortunately, I don’t take investment tips from you. All of your vacation destination options are wonky except for the FL Panhandle.


15 posted on 09/05/2021 5:10:47 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Puddin' Head Joe--We are checking our watches for the end of your miserable White House tenure.)
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To: EBH

I expect a correction as well, but not because of “special K”.


16 posted on 09/05/2021 5:23:10 AM PDT by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
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To: EBH

Bkmk


17 posted on 09/05/2021 5:29:08 AM PDT by sauropod (Bidet was no prize before he put the “d” in “dementia.” - Schlichter)
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To: billyboy15

Normalcy bias.

It works until it no longer works.

And—you get _no_ warning.


18 posted on 09/05/2021 5:44:31 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: central_va

Exactly


19 posted on 09/05/2021 5:47:57 AM PDT by thinden
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To: EBH

I’ve been wondering about this for a while now- how it could possibly be avoided. Didn’t know there was a name for it.


20 posted on 09/05/2021 6:07:22 AM PDT by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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