Estimating The Downside
Estimating The Downside - February 2021
The S&P 500 had a monthly loss of 1% to start 2021. This moved our downside-to-median estimate just a tick under its contemporary extreme of -42%.
Estimating The Downside - January 2021
The S&P 500 gained another 3.7% in December to close the year with a price return of +16.3%.
Estimating The Downside - December 2020
The S&P 500 ripped to new all-time highs in November, posting a 10.8% gain. This move pushed our downside to median estimate for the index from -36% to -41%.
Estimating the Downside - November 2020
Late-month weakness led to another monthly decline in the S&P 500. Now down roughly 7% since the end of August, our downside-to-median estimate has moved from -42% to today’s -36%.
Estimating the Downside - October 2020
The S&P 500 broke a five-month winning streak and stumbled -3.9% in September.
Estimating the Downside - September 2020
The S&P 500 continued to shrug off long-term valuation averages, gaining 7% in August.
Estimating the Downside - August 2020
The S&P 500 gained another 5.5% in July and now stands 49% above its lowest close in March.
Estimating the Downside - July 2020
The S&P 500 gained another 2% during June and has bounced an incredible 39% off of its March low.
Estimating the Downside - June 2020
As the S&P 500 rallied 4.5% over the course of May, forward earnings estimates continued to crumble.
Estimating the Downside - May 2020
The historically reasonable prices didn’t last long (although they may return) as April’s +13% S&P 500 bounce pushed our downside-to-median estimate from -12% to -24%—right back to where we were at the end of February.
Estimating the Downside - April 2020
A nice, round -20% Q1 haircut for the S&P 500 took most of the stuffing out of our downside-to-median estimate.
Estimating the Downside - March 2020
The last week of February generated a lot of interest in the vignette.
Estimating the Downside - January 2020
In December, the S&P 500 advanced for the fourth consecutive month, finishing the quarter with an 8.5% gain.
Estimating the Downside - December 2019
During November, the S&P 500 advanced for the third consecutive month, posting a 3.4% gain.
Estimating the Downside - November 2019
The S&P 500 rose 2.2% in October and ended the month just a day removed from setting an all-time high.
Estimating the Downside - October 2019
The S&P 500 erased the modest losses of August and ended September +1.7%.
Estimating the Downside - September 2019
After a gut-check plunge to start the month, the S&P 500 oscillated in a 4% range as investors weighed the trade war, dropping interest rates, and central bank accommodation.
Estimating the Downside - August 2019
The S&P 500 set a fresh all-time high in July and ended the month with a modest 1.3% gain.
Estimating the Downside - July 2019
The S&P 500 spiked 6.9% higher in June, recouping nearly all the loss incurred in May.
Estimating the Downside - June 2019
The S&P 500 tumbled 6.6% in May, erasing the previous two months’ gains.