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A Few Observations To Start Another Week
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A Few Observations To Start Another Week

Seeking Alpha·Danielle Park, CFA·21 days ago
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Summary

  • The conclusion here is not that traditional and defensive stocks are cheap but rather that tech and tech-related sectors have never been so inflated.
  • When finance is euphoric and its customers are depressed, something is fundamentally broken and unsustainable.
  • Current market conditions are so extreme that the masses believe they are normal and durable. Such assumptions have historically proven painful.
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A few charts to illuminate the start of another week.

First, another look at the record overvaluation in tech and tech-related companies (dark blue below via topdowncharts.com) versus the S&P 500 traditional cyclicals (light blue) and defensive sectors (black) since 1973. Again, the conclusion

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