Bullish Percent Indicators: 2 May 2025

Spring comes to Canby.

Market action over the past few days has been sufficient to push ITA portfolios to a higher level than they were on March 31, 2025.  This recent push only elevates the Buffett Indicator and Shiller PE Ratio.

Index BPI

All indexes are currently bullish and four are in the overbought zone.  Note that the two broad indexes, NYSE and NASDAQ, are hovering around the 50% level while the S&P 500 and DJIA are above 70% bullish.  This tells me that small- and mid-cap stocks are not participating in this recent upsurge.  At least not to the same level as the large- and mega-cap stocks.

Sector BPI

Now we come to the sectors which we use to manage the three Sector BPI portfolios.  Five of the eleven sectors are overbought so we will be placing TSLOs under these sectors.  I think Technology (VGT) was sold a few weeks ago, but will need to check each portfolio.

The basic rule is to place a 3% TSLO under the overbought sectors.  If one wishes to be a bit more precise, here is what I plan to do with the sector holdings.

• Financial (VFH): Place a 2.3% TSLO.
• Industrial (VIS):  Place a 2.7% TSLO.
• Materials (VAW):  Place a 2.9% TSLO.
• Technology (VGT):  Place a 1.4% TSLO if still in any portfolios.
• Real Estate (VNQ):  Place 2.6% TSLO.