Stock Market Internals Earnings Momentum, Small/Mid/Large Caps, Growth/Value/Cyclicals, and Additional Factors
Small Cap vs Mid Cap vs Large Cap
Small Cap Premium Spikes Back To 20%
Growth vs Value vs Cyclicals
Large Cap Value Left Out Of October Surge
Additional Factors
S&P 500: Equal Weighted Index Bounces Back
Earnings Momentum
Up/Down Earnings: Highest Third Month Reading Since Q1 2012
Small/Mid/Large Cap - Small Caps Experience Worst Monthly Return Since May 2012
In September, the Russell 2000 index lost 6% and is down 4.4% YTD. Large Caps widened their YTD performance lead (S&P 500 +8.3%). Small Cap Premium slides to 15%.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Growth Stocks Better In Rough September
Additional Factors
September was very unkind to smaller firms.
Earnings Momentum
Up/Down Earnings ratio cools off in August.
Small Cap/Mid Cap/Large Cap
Small Caps are selling at a 19% valuation premium relative to Large Caps.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Large Cap Growth has had an impressive advantage over Large Cap Value in six of the past seven years but that trend is reversing in 2014.
Additional Factors
The Equal Weighted S&P 500 edged out the Cap Weighted index by 20 bps in August and expanded its lead to almost 1% YTD (price change only).
Earnings Momentum
Up/Down Earnings: Q2 Starts Off With A Bang
Small/Mid/Large Cap
Small Cap Premium Slumps To 17%
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Growth And Value Go Down Together
Additional Factors
The S&P 500 couldn’t hang on to its gains and snapped a five month winning streak in July. This is only the third down month in the last year.
Earnings Momentum
Easy earnings growth days are behind us.
Small/Mid/Large Caps
Small cap premium spikes back up.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Value strong again in Q2.
Additional Factors
S&P 500: Equal Weighted better in june.
Earnings Momentum
The second month of Q1 earnings reports registered an Up/Down Ratio of 1.16. This is far below the long term “two-month” average of 1.52, and ties the lowest “two-month” result since 2009.