Market Commentary

Joshua Street

March 5, 2018

Key Observations:

January was a strong month for most asset classes, with continually low volatility at unprecedented levels.
February was a totally different story, as volatility came back with a vengeance. All asset classes lost value across the board, stemming from sharp drops early in the month, followed by a muted recovery that tailed off by the end of the month.
Although long-term momentum for most asset classes is currently still positive, the shifting short-term momentum may be foreshadowing for what’s to come in the coming months.
As of the end of January, most major asset classes remained at expensive long-term valuation levels, potentially indicating reduced future performance over the coming 7-10 years. February’s market declines may have made some of these asset classes slightly more attractive from a valuation perspective, but there’s a lot more room for them to decline further and become significantly cheaper.

Source: Morningstar Direct daily total return data for SPY, EFA, EEM, AGG, TIP, DBC, GLD, & ICF

Source: GMO 7-Year Asset Class Real Return Forecasts as of 11/30/2017, Research Affiliates Asset Allocation Interactive Data as of 11/30/2017

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