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Monthly Investment Compass

Charting The Course Of The Markets

November 11th, 2017

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Monthly Investment Compass1) Executive Summary: November 11th, 2017

• U.S. Stock Market:  Unmet upside targets in several positively correlated foreign indexes and US sector related ETFs target an additional 2% to 4% rise in the US broad market between now and year end.  However, recently widening corporate bond spreads, deteriorating market breadth, and contracting ETF asset flows warn of the market’s vulnerability to a countertrend decline first.  We would view a sustained decline below 2550 in the S&P 500 as evidence that this decline is underway.  Should this decline emerge, we would view it as being countertrend – and a potential buying opportunity – as long as it does not exceed 6% to 8% off the all‐time highs.  Bigger picture, unmet upside targets in several additional US stocks and foreign indexes suggest the potential for an additional 9% to 16% rise, overall, into 2nd Quarter 2018, when US stocks seasonally peak for the summer months.

• Size:  Large Cap stocks are amid favorable conditions to continue outperforming, potentially into year end.  We are also watching Small Cap for an overweight opportunity by early next year.

• Style: The January trend of relative outperformance by Growth stocks remains intact.

• US Market Sectors:  We are currently overweight Technology and Financials, and are outright positive on Financials and Health Care.

• Industry Groups: We have unmet upside targets in Banks and Homebuilders. 

• Individual Stocks: We have existing long ideas in FITB, CF, NFLX, and NDAQ.

• US Interest Rates:  2.34% is a major inflection point in the yield of the 10‐Year Treasury Note.  The latest asset flows data suggest a near term move toward lower rates and rising Treasury prices, perhaps through year end.

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About Asbury ResearchCorrection Protection Model (CPM): When To Be Invested

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Purpose & Key Features:•The model is a defensive hedge against market corrections and bear markets that can decimate investor portfolios.•The model utilizes 4 quantitative inputs.•The model uses the S&P 500 as a proxy for the market.•The model is binary: either in the market (Risk On) or out of it (Risk Off). There are no short positions, leveraged longs, or hedging via derivatives.•The model was designed to: 1) be in the market as much as possible, 3) exit on meaningful declines, and 4) quickly re‐enter as soon as a positive trend has been reestablished.•Since 2007, the model has been in the market 74% of the time•Since 2007, the model has averaged 4.6 signals per year or approximately 1 per quarter.

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About Asbury ResearchStock & ETF Ideas: Where To Be Invested

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The table above displays and breaks down our 35 most recent closed out trading ideas, through 05‐04‐2017, along with some performance related information in the table at right.

• Our model utilizes many quantitative and technical inputs to screen the entire S&P 500, plus ETFs that track US sectors and industry groups, foreign stock indexes, and commodities for special low risk/high reward opportunities.

Our methodology produces:1> a high percentage of winning trades,2> significantly larger winning trades than losing trades, and3> very small drawdowns.

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US Stock MarketPrice & Trend (1): No Signs Of A Top For The US Broad Market

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This monthly chart of the S&P 500 since 1980 shows the June 2013 move above the 2000 and 2007 highs established a new, higher long term price range.

This 10‐year weekly chart of the S&P 500  shows that the US broad market index is above its major trend proxies.  All upside targets in US indexes have been met.

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US Stock MarketPrice & Trend (2): Semis Closing In On Formidable Resistance, Watch SPX Support

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Minor underlying support in SPX is2% below the market at 2534.  Major 

support is 6% to 8% below the market at 2432 to 2401.

The market leading PHLX Semiconductor Index is just 4% away from a test of its 

March 2000 all‐time high of 1362.  This is the US market’s next major upside obstacle.

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US Stock MarketIntermarket Analysis (1): March Breakout In India Targets Additional 9% Rise

The March resumption of the 2016 uptrend in the iShares India ETF targets an additional 9% rise to 38.00, or a total 

advance of 26%.

The long term positive correlation between the INDA and  the S&P 500 

suggests that as goes India, so is likely to go the US broad market.

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US Stock MarketIntermarket Analysis (2): Switzerland  Index Targets Additional 4% Advance

The September resumption of the 2017 advance in the iShares MSCI Switzerland Index ETF targets an additional 4% rise 

to 35.70.

The tight positive correlation between EWL and the S&P 500 suggests that as goes the Swiss Index, so is likely to go 

the US broad market.

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US Stock MarketIntermarket Analysis (3): United Kingdom Index Targets Additional 3% Rise

The September 11th breakout in the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF targets an additional 3% rise to 35.75 or a total 

advance of 4%.

The positive correlation between EWU and the S&P 500 suggests that as goes the UK Index, so is likely to go the US 

broad market.

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US Stock MarketTrade Ideas: FITB, CF Target Additional 16%, 32% Advances

The late September resumption of Fifth Third Bancorp’s 2016 advance targets an additional 16% rise to $32.40 per share.  Positively correlated to the S&P 500.

The 2017 major bullish trend change in CF Industries Holdings targets an 

eventual, additional 32% rise to $49.00 per share.  

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US Stock MarketTrade Ideas (2): NDAQ, NFLX Target Additional 9%, 13% Advances

The Oct 5th resumption of the April advance in Netflix targets an additional 13% rise to 

$215.25 as long as $189.63 holds as support. Positively correlated to SPX.

Nasdaq Inc. is in a major price advance and testing major support at $71.80.  If support holds, it targets an additional 9% advance to $80.00. Also positively correlated to SPX.

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US Stock MarketStock & ETF Ideas: Trending Stocks With Good Risk/Reward Parameters

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The top portion of the table includes our current trade ideas with risk parameters.The middle portion lists our current price targets for global stock indexes.

The bottom portion lists our 15 most recent closed out ideas with performance data.

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US Stock MarketMomentum: Near Term Positive, Peaking?

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SPX’s 1‐month rate of change, a near termmomentum gauge, has been 

positive (bullish) since September 8th and will remain so above 2561 to 2551.

However, the MACD, an intermediate termmomentum gauge, appears to have peaked at a previous extreme in positive 

momentum. Pullback coming?

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US Stock MarketDow Theory: Near Term Negative

The Dow Transports (DJTA) peaked and turned lower on October 12th  while the Dow Industrials (DJIA) have continued to new all‐time highs.  According to Dow Theory, 

this non confirmation of a new high is a bearish warning signal.

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US Stock MarketETF Asset Flows: Near Term Negative

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The total net assets invested in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) have just declined 

below their 21‐day MA to indicate a trend of monthly contraction.  Negative for SPX.

The daily total net assets invested in the iShares Russell 2000 ETF have also contracted below their 21‐day MA for the first time since 

August.  Negative for Small Cap.

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US Stock MarketVolume: Near Term Positive

On balance volume in the S&P 500 has been rising on a monthly basis since late August.  Volume measures investor urgency. Rising volume indicates day‐to‐day 

urgency to buy and typically accompanies a healthy price advance.

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US Stock MarketCorporate Bond Spreads: Near Term Negative

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High yield corporate bond spreads shifted to a trend of monthly widening on October 31st, which is near term negative

for the US stock market.

This chart shows the shift to monthly widening in the spread began from 30‐year narrow extremes, warning this could be the start of a larger decline.

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US Stock MarketRelative Performance: Near Term Positive

Junk bonds (JNK) have been underperforming the US broad market (SPY) since August 31st (note the inverse scale in the upper panel).  This has historically 

coincided with near term strength in the S&P 500 (lower panel).

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US Stock MarketVolatility: Near Term Negative

This chart shows that the VIX is rebounding slightly from a low extreme of 10.00, indicating an extreme in investor complacency, and that previous instances of this 

have closely coincided with most minor declines in the S&P 500 since April.

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US Stock MarketInvestor Sentiment: Near Term, Intermediate Term Negative

A survey of near to intermediate termoriented futures traders has reached most bullish extremes on the S&P 500 that have previously led near term market declines.

Meanwhile, a survey of intermediate to long term oriented brokerage/advisory 

firms is hovering at most bullish extremes, warning of an intermediate term peak.

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US Stock MarketMarket Breadth: Near Term, Intermediate Term Negative

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The percentage of NYSE Composite stocks trading above their 40‐day MA has been 

declining since October from frothy extremes while SPX has continued higher.  Negative.

The percentage of these constituents trading above their 200‐day MA has been declining 

from frothy extremes since late 2016, indicating a weakening major price trend.

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US Stock MarketOverbought/Oversold: Near Term, Intermediate Term Negative

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SPX is hovering at monthly overboughtextremes that have previously coincided with or closely led every minor broad 

market top during the past year.

Meanwhile, SPX is also hovering at quarterly overbought extremes that have historically coincided with or closely led 

intermediate term market tops. 

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US Stock MarketSeasonality: Near Term Positive, Intermediate Term Negative

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November and December are the 3rdand 1st seasonally strongest months of the year in the S&P 500 based on data since 1957, after which the seasonal 

trend weakens in January and February.

This quarterly chart shows that the next two weeks (3rd and 4th weeks of November), and the 2nd week of 

December, are thee of the four seasonally weakest of the entire 4th Quarter

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US Stock MarketSize: Large Cap Poised For More Q4 Relative Outperformance, Watch Small Cap

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Meanwhile, IJR (S&P 600) is closing in on quarterly oversold extremes vs. ITOT that have previously led multi‐month relative outperformance by Small Cap. Watching 

for an emerging opportunity here.

IVV (S&P 500) is rebounding from October quarterly oversold extremes vs. ITOT (S&P 1500) that have previously led multi‐month 

periods of relative outperformance by Large Cap.  11% outperformance so far.

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US Stock MarketStyle: Growth Stocks’ January Performance Trend Still Remains Intact

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The S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) has been in a trend of quarterly relative outperformance versus the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) since late January, and has recently 

made its fifth successful test of that trend since mid June. 

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US Stock MarketSectors (1): Investor Assets Moving Into Financials, Out Of Health Care

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Asbury’s sector rotation model is currently overweight Technology (October 16th) and Financials

(September 25th).

The biggest inflows over the past 1 and 3 month periods went to Financials.

The biggest outflows over the past month came from Health Care, and over the past

3 months came from Consumer Discretionary.

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US Stock MarketSectors (2): Utilities, Energy Under‐Invested.  Consumer Discretionary, Health Care Over‐Invested.

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This chart shows the historic daily average distribution of assets invested in the original 9 Sector SPDR ETFs since the series began in 

May 2006.

This chart shows the current distribution of these assets through November 2nd.  The most under‐invested sectors are 1) Utilities, 2) Energy 

and 3) Consumer Staples.

The most over‐invested sectors are 1) Consumer Discretionary, 2) Health Care, and 

3) Industrials.

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US Stock MarketSectors (3): Financials, Health Care Target Additional 5%, 18% Advances

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The SPDR Financial Sector ETF has an additional 5% to go before meeting our Sep 22nd upside target of 27.50. Tight positive correlation to the S&P 500.

The SPDR Health Care Sector ETF resumed its 2013 advance in May and targets an additional 18% rise to $95.50.  Also 

positively correlated to SPX.

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US Stock MarketIndustry Groups (1): Homebuilders Poised For More Strength

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This table displays our current upside targets for Sector and Industry Group ETFs, the date we made the target 

available to subscribers, and how the asset has performed since then.  

The February resumption of the 2012 advance in the SPDR Homebuilders ETF targets an additional 10% rise to $45.00.  

Highly correlated to the S&P 500.

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US Stock MarketIndustry Groups (2): Banking Targets Additional 11% Advance, Oil & Gas Opportunity?

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The KBW Bank Sector Index resumed its 2016 advance in late September and is now retesting that breakout.  A rise from $97.52 targets an 11% move to $109.20

The SPDR Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF is testing major overhead resistance near $17.00.  Major decision point, watch for a bullish breakout.

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US Interest RatesLong Term US Interest Rates At A Major Decision Point

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The yield of the benchmark 10‐Year Treasury Note is edging above major yield resistance at 2.31% to 2.34%.  

Major decision point.

Meanwhile, the SPDR Long Term Treasury ETF  is testing major support at $36.84.  

Another major inflection point, a breakdown is necessary for higher rates.

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US Interest RatesInvestors Betting On A Near Term Decline In Long Term Interest Rates

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The current trend of monthly expansion in the total net assets invested in SPTL indicates near term conviction that Treasury prices are headed higher.

Smart money commercial hedgers are holding a record net long extreme in CBOT 

5‐Year Note futures. Represents an aggressive bet on declining interest rates.

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